G05D23/20

Sublimator control valve system
10585443 · 2020-03-10 · ·

A sublimator control valve system may include a sublimator having an injection port, a feedwater supply, a first solenoid valve in fluid communication with the feedwater supply and the injection port of the sublimator, a first sensor in electronic communication with a first controller, the first sensor configured to measure at least one of a first pressure parameter or a first temperature parameter; and a first tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the first controller, the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the first controller, cause the first controller to perform operations comprising receiving, by the first controller, a command signal and the first pressure parameter, and controlling, by the first controller, the first solenoid valve in response to at least one of the command signal or the first pressure parameter.

Temperature dependent current limit control for fast-charging and safe operating area (SOA) protection

An apparatus includes a power transistor to conduct a load current from a supply voltage node to an output node and a current sense circuit coupled to the power transistor. The current sense circuit generates a current sense current proportional to the load current. A temperature sense circuit is included to generate a temperature sense voltage proportional to the temperature of the power FET. A thermal limit circuit is coupled to the temperature sense circuit. A current limit circuit is coupled to the current sense circuit and to the thermal limit circuit. The current limit circuit generates a control signal on a current limit circuit output node. The control signal is responsive to the current sense current and to a first current from the thermal limit circuit. The current limit circuit output node is coupled to a control input of the power transistor.

Feedback device and method for providing thermal feedback using the same
10561374 · 2020-02-18 · ·

A method for providing a thermal feedback. The method may include executing a virtual reality application providing a virtual space, the virtual space including a virtual area to which an area temperature attribute is assigned, and a virtual object to which an object temperature attribute is assigned; detecting an area event, the area event reflecting that a player character enters the virtual area; controlling a feedback device to output a thermal feedback associated to the area temperature attribute when it is determined that the area event occurs, the feedback device outputting the thermal feedback using a thermoelectric element performing a thermoelectric operation; detecting an object event, the object event reflecting that the player character is influenced by the virtual object; and controlling the feedback device to override the thermal feedback associated to the area temperature attribute and output a thermal feedback associated to the object temperature attribute when it is determined that the object event occurs while the player character is in the virtual area.

Feedback device and method for providing thermal feedback using the same
10561374 · 2020-02-18 · ·

A method for providing a thermal feedback. The method may include executing a virtual reality application providing a virtual space, the virtual space including a virtual area to which an area temperature attribute is assigned, and a virtual object to which an object temperature attribute is assigned; detecting an area event, the area event reflecting that a player character enters the virtual area; controlling a feedback device to output a thermal feedback associated to the area temperature attribute when it is determined that the area event occurs, the feedback device outputting the thermal feedback using a thermoelectric element performing a thermoelectric operation; detecting an object event, the object event reflecting that the player character is influenced by the virtual object; and controlling the feedback device to override the thermal feedback associated to the area temperature attribute and output a thermal feedback associated to the object temperature attribute when it is determined that the object event occurs while the player character is in the virtual area.

Technologies for allocating resources within a self-managed node

Technologies for dynamically allocating resources within a self-managed node include a self-managed node to receive quality of service objective data indicative of a performance objective of one or more workloads assigned to the self-managed node. Each workload includes one or more tasks. The self-managed node is also to execute the one or more tasks to perform the one or more workloads, obtain telemetry data as the workloads are performed, determine, as a function of the telemetry data, an adjustment to the allocation of resources among the workloads to satisfy the performance objective, and apply the determined adjustment as the workloads are performed by the self-managed node. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

LOAD BOARD AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT TESTING APPARATUS

A load board to which a socket is mounted is electrically connected to a tester. The load board includes a first optical communication unit capable of transmitting and/or receiving signals by optical wireless communication with an electronic component handling apparatus that presses a DUT against the socket.

ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE

An electromagnetic shielding module and a display device are disclosed. The electromagnetic shielding module includes an electromagnetic shielding film and a temperature adjusting circuit, and the temperature adjusting circuit is configured for adjusting a temperature of the electromagnetic shielding film.

Technologies for a low-latency interface to data storage
10542333 · 2020-01-21 · ·

Technologies for a low-latency interface with data storage of a storage sled in a data center are disclosed. In the illustrative embodiment, a storage sled stores metadata including the location of data in a storage device in low-latency non-volatile memory. When accessing data, the storage sled may access the metadata on the low-latency non-volatile memory and then, based on the location determined by the access to the metadata, access the location of the data in the storage device. Such an approach results in only one access to the data storage in order to read the data instead of two.

SKIN SIMULATION DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS EVALUATION METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS EVALUATION SYSTEM
20200011745 · 2020-01-09 ·

[Object] To provide a skin simulation device, an electronic apparatus evaluation method, and an electronic apparatus evaluation system that make it possible to reproduce the characteristics of a skin temperature of a human body. [Solving Means] In order to achieve the object described above, a skin simulation device according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a sheet-shaped simulated skin member that includes an outer surface and an inner surface, and a subcutaneous unit that includes a subcutaneous temperature detector and a subcutaneous temperature adjusting mechanism, the subcutaneous temperature detector being capable of detecting a temperature of the inner surface, the subcutaneous temperature adjusting mechanism being capable of adjusting the temperature of the inner surface. This makes it possible to adjust the temperature of the inner surface of the simulated skin member (a subcutaneous temperature), and to reproduce the characteristics of a skin temperature of a human body.

TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT CURRENT LIMIT CONTROL FOR FAST-CHARGING AND SAFE OPERATING AREA (SOA) PROTECTION

An apparatus includes a power transistor to conduct a load current from a supply voltage node to an output node and a current sense circuit coupled to the power transistor. The current sense circuit generates a current sense current proportional to the load current. A temperature sense circuit is included to generate a temperature sense voltage proportional to the temperature of the power FET. A thermal limit circuit is coupled to the temperature sense circuit. A current limit circuit is coupled to the current sense circuit and to the thermal limit circuit. The current limit circuit generates a control signal on a current limit circuit output node. The control signal is responsive to the current sense current and to a first current from the thermal limit circuit. The current limit circuit output node is coupled to a control input of the power transistor.