On-bright Electronics (shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Perma Pure, Inc.

Shanghai Kelu Software Co., Ltd.

Shanghai Ocean University

C. R. Bard, Inc.

Yuan Lin

Lieyi Fang

Qiang Luo

Yunchao Zhang

Yaming Cao

Paul C Ciccone

Xiaomin Huang

Zhiqiang Sun

Penglin Yang

Chao Yao

Jun Ye

Xiuhong Zhang

Weihua Wang

Zhenglan Xia

Dongze Yang

Yun Sun

Huawei Lyu

Qian Fang

Xiangkun Zhai

Craig Sunada

Huawei Lv

Yunqi Shao

Sui Peng

Hamza Mohamed

Xiaozhi Kang

Jun Liang

Hongge Zhang

Jiasong Fang

Junwei Cao

Binbin Pan

Dahai Zhang

Jiawang Chen

Han Ge

Beatrice Wan

Richard Reineke

Cui Jun

Jill Walthall

Robert Laemmle

Mitch Loy

Rachel W True

Robert H Iii Orr

Jennifer Rae

Emily Lewis

Laura F Bigby

Jacky Duchamp

Mila Epshteyn

A full-ocean-depth fidelity enzymological measurement device for microbial extracellular enzyme is provided, comprising a pressure-maintaining sampling bottle, pressure-maintaining transfer equipment, a pressure-maintaining enzymological reactor, and heat preservation equipment and enzyme activity detection equipment. The pressure-maintaining enzymological reactor comprises a barrel body, a plug, polytetrafluoroethylene gaskets, an O-ring, a piston, a high-pressure straight-through valve, and a high-pressure connector. The pressure-maintaining enzymological reactor is in a closed barrel body shape and is internally provided with the piston, and the plug and the valve are arranged at each of two ends of the pressure-maintaining enzymological reactor; and the valve is connected to the pressure-maintaining transfer equipment through the high-pressure connector. According to the full-ocean-depth fidelity enzymological measurement device provided by the present disclosure, full-ocean-depth (-m) sample pressure-maintaining sampling and transferring can be achieved; and sample collection, transferring and enzymological reaction can be conducted under in-situ pressure and temperature conditions.

Full-ocean-depth fidelity enzymological measurement device for microbial extracellular enzymes

Controller and method for a power converter. For example, the controller includes: a first terminal configured to receive a first voltage; a second terminal connected to a capacitor and biased to a second voltage; a voltage detector configured to receive the second voltage from the second terminal and generate a detection signal based at least in part on the second voltage; a charging controller configured to receive the detection signal and generate a first control signal based at least in part on the detection signal; and a charging current generator configured to receive the first voltage from the first terminal and receive the first control signal from the charging controller; wherein the voltage detector is further configured to: detect that the second voltage has decreased to a first predetermined threshold; and generate the detection signal indicating that the second voltage has decreased to the first predetermined threshold.

Systems and methods for providing power to pulse-width-modulation controllers of power converters during normal operation

Controller and method for a power converter. For example, a controller for a power converter includes: a mode detector configured to determine a mode of operation for the power converter; a first gate driver configured to output a first drive voltage to a first transistor related to a first auxiliary winding coupled to a primary winding, a secondary winding, and a second auxiliary winding; a second gate driver configured to output a second drive voltage to a second transistor related to the primary winding; wherein the first gate driver is further configured to, if the mode of operation satisfies one or more first predetermined conditions, generate the first drive voltage so that the first transistor remains turned off during a switching cycle of the power converter.

Controllers and methods for controlling transistors based at least in part on modes of operation related to power converters

System and method for controlling turning on a first transistor and turning off a second transistor. For example, a system for controlling turning on a first transistor and turning off a second transistor includes: a logic signal generator configured to: process information associated with a first voltage related to a second voltage of a first auxiliary winding, the first auxiliary winding being coupled to a primary winding, a secondary winding, and a second auxiliary winding; generate a third voltage based on at least information associated with the first voltage, the third voltage indicating a first voltage difference from a drain terminal to a source terminal of a first transistor related to the primary winding; process information associated with the third voltage and a reference voltage; and change a logic signal from a first logic level to a second logic level.

Control systems and methods for turning off transistors associated with auxiliary windings and turning on transistors associated with primary windings

Controller and method for a switching power supply. For example, a controller for a switching power supply includes: a first terminal configured to receive a feedback voltage representing an output voltage associated with a secondary winding of the switching power supply; a second terminal configured to output a drive voltage to a first transistor associated with a primary winding coupled to the secondary winding of the switching power supply; a comparator configured to receive the feedback voltage and a predetermined feedback threshold and generate a comparison signal based at least in part on the feedback voltage and the predetermined feedback threshold; a pulse-width detector configured to detect a pulse width of the drive voltage during a first switching cycle, compare the detected pulse width with a predetermined time threshold, and generate a detection signal based at least in part on the detected pulse width and the predetermined time threshold.

Systems and methods for controlling gate voltage increase on primary side to reduce voltage spike on secondary side of switching power supplies

Controller and method for a power converter. For example, a controller for a power converter includes: a first gate driver configured to output a first drive signal to a first transistor related to a primary winding, the first transistor including a drain terminal and a source terminal, the primary winding being configured to receive an input voltage, the primary being coupled to a first auxiliary winding and a second auxiliary winding; one or more voltage detectors configured to generate a first detection signal and a second detection signal based at least in part on a current signal related to the first auxiliary winding; a time controller configured to receive the first detection signal and the second detection signal and generate a control signal based at least in part on the first detection signal and the second detection signal; and a second gate driver configured to receive the control signal.

Controllers and methods for detecting and adjusting voltage drops related to transistors in power converters

Controller and method for a quasi-resonant switching power supply. For example, a controller for a quasi-resonant switching power supply includes: a valley detector configured to receive a voltage signal, detect one or more voltage valleys of the voltage signal in magnitude, and generate a detection signal representing the detected one or more voltage valleys; a valley-locking controller configured to receive one or more signals, generate a mode control signal that indicates a selected valley-locking mode based at least in part on the one or more signals, select from the detected one or more voltage valleys, one or more valleys that correspond to the selected valley-locking mode, and generate a valley control signal indicating the one or more selected valleys; and a gate driver configured to generate a drive signal based on at least information associated with the valley control signal.

Systems and methods for valley locking related to quasi-resonant switching power supplies

System controller and method for regulating a power converter. For example, the system controller includes a first controller terminal and a second controller terminal. The system controller is configured to receive an input signal at the first controller terminal and generate a drive signal at the second controller terminal based at least in part on the input signal to turn on or off a transistor in order to affect a current associated with a secondary winding of the power converter. Additionally, the system controller is further configured to determine whether the input signal remains larger than a first threshold for a first time period that is equal to or longer than a first predetermined duration.

Systems and methods for regulating power conversion systems with output detection and synchronized rectifying mechanisms

System and method for regulating a power conversion system. A system controller for regulating a power conversion system includes a first controller terminal and a second controller terminal. Additionally, the system controller is configured to receive an input signal at the first controller terminal, and generate a drive signal at the second controller terminal based at least in part on the input signal to turn on or off a transistor in order to affect a current associated with a secondary winding of the power conversion system. Moreover, the system controller is further configured to determine whether the input signal is larger than a first threshold at a first time, in response to the input signal being determined to be larger than the first threshold at the first time, determine whether the input signal is smaller than a second threshold at a second time.

System and method for protecting a power converter. An example system controller for protecting a power converter includes a signal generator, a comparator, and a modulation and drive component. The signal generator is configured to generate a threshold signal. The comparator is configured to receive the threshold signal and a current sensing signal and generate a comparison signal based on at least information associated with the threshold signal and the current sensing signal, the current sensing signal indicating a magnitude of a primary current flowing through a primary winding of a power converter. The modulation and drive component is coupled to the signal generator.

System and method providing over current protection based on duty cycle information for power converter

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