A voltage divider of a voltage generator is provided. The divider comprises an input terminal opposite an output terminal, a measurement resistor electrically connected in series between the input terminal and the output terminal, a footer resistor electrically connected in parallel between the output terminal and electrical ground, and a footer capacitor electrically connected in parallel between the output terminal and electrical ground. A value of the footer resistor is at least a magnitude s...

A balanced vibration generator (1) for resonance-amplified operation of a machine or equipment (20) comprises at least one set of counter-oscillating masses (4, 16, 20) suspended in a spring system (3) in which the resonance springs are helical springs which also support the masses. The generator comprises a built-in, balanced drive system (6, 7, 8). The generator is suspended in securing elements (10, 11) which comprise special, adjustable securing elements (9) which are in engagement with the ...

Two generation systems 3, 8 each including inverter 8 are switched over between series connection and parallel connection by switching section 5. Reference waveform signals are mutually communicated between the two generation systems through communication lines 6. When a phase difference between these two reference waveform signals is within a predetermined range, the inverters are driven to generate an output alternating current. One of the conduction angles of thyristors 3a, 3a in two converte...

A wheel has two wheel halves, a generator, two bearings and two metal rings. The wheel halves are detachably connected to each other. The generator is composed of an annular coil seat and an annular permanent magnet. The coil seat is securely mounted between the wheel halves and has a winding wound around the coil seat. The permanent magnet is rotatably mounted between the wheel halves. Each bearing is received in one of the wheel halves and electrically connects with one end of the winding. Eac...

A wipe pattern comprises a series of horizontal rows, R0-R4. As the wipe proceeds first video Y in a row is replaced by second video X. The wipe proceeds from row to row. The wipe may progress from left to right from the top row to the bottom or from right to left from the bottom row to the top. An alternative wipe pattern comprises vertical rows. In another alternative, the wipe in one row begins before the wipe of the preceding row ends.

A portable apparatus for generating chlorine from common salt preferably includes a base with a passageway in it, a first liquid-holder extending upward from the base in fluid communication with one end of the passageway, and a second liquid-holder extending upward from the base in fluid communication with the other end of the passageway. An anode and a cathode are disposed in the passageway, with an ion-selective membrane positioned between them. The electrodes preferably include an electrolyte...

A pyrotechnical gas generator, preferably for an airbag system, consists of a housing, an ignition unit, a gas generating mixture, a conically shaped cooling system (or cooling and filtering system) tapering in the discharge direction, a gas generating mixture disposed within the cooling system. The housing is preferably one piece and tubular. The combustion gases are discharged through exit ports arranged radially, axially or diagonally on a side of the housing opposite the ignition unit. The c...

A smoke generator in which a supply of smoke making fluid is caused to pass cyclically down tubing (20). In a heat exchanger, an electrical current is passed along the tubing to heat the tubing and a sensor (54) is arranged to sense the tube temperature. Electrical power is controlled to heat the tubing cyclically so that fluid in the tubing is burnt off, every cycle of the power being switched on or off, thus reducing clogging.

An excitation apparatus for a generator includes an AC/AC inverter having a voltage holding function and connected to an output line of an AC generator. The apparatus includes an AC/DC converter, a capacitor connected to an output of the AC/DC converter, and a DC/AC converter connected to the capacitor and excites a field winding of the generator with an AC/DC converter controllable with a current and connected to the output of the AC/AC inverter. Even when a voltage of the output line is lowere...

A pulse generator, which only occupies a small area in a circuit chip by using a characteristic that the potential in both ends of a capacitor is maintained. The pulse generator comprises a voltage level control unit for controlling a voltage level of a first node according to the state of input signal; a first switching unit for controlling a voltage level of a second node by performing a switching operation according to the state of the input signal; a second switching unit for changing a volt...