1. A structure for enabling active power control of a circuit, comprising:
a power supply element coupled to the circuit;
a control element coupled to the circuit, said control element comprising one or more of a phase detector, a counter, a level detector, a voltage controlled oscillator, and one or more transistive elements wherein the control element is operable to measure one or more oscillations of a power supply signal of the power supply element; and
a stabilization element coupled to the control element and coupled to the circuit, comprising one or more capacitive elements, one or more transistive elements and one or more resistive elements, wherein said one or more capacitive elements, one or more transistive elements and one or more resistive elements are operable to mitigate one or more oscillations of the power supply signal of the power supply element.
2. The structure of claim 1, wherein the oscillations of the power supply signal are high frequency oscillations.
3. The structure of claim 1, wherein the oscillations of the power supply signal contain one or more non-sinusoidal components and one or more sinusoidal components.
4. The structure of claim 1, wherein a phase of the power supply signal is measured using the phase detector.
5. The structure of claim 1, wherein the one or more capacitive elements are ground coupled capacitors.
6. The structure of claim 1, wherein the one or more capacitive elements are one or more of one or more transistors and one or more capacitors.
7. The structure of claim 1, wherein the one or more resistive elements are one or more transistors.
8. The structure of claim 1, wherein one or more of the one or more capacitive elements and the one or more resistive elements are switched on to reduce one or more amplitudes of the one or more oscillations of the power supply signal.
9. The structure of claim 1, wherein the phase detector and the counter are operable to detect one or more resonance frequencies of the power supply signal.
10. The structure of claim 1, wherein one or more of the one or more capacitive elements and the one or more resistive elements are switched on to shift a one or more resonance frequencies of the circuit.
11. The structure of claim 1, wherein one or more of the one or more capacitive elements and the one or more resistive elements are switched on to reduce one or more amplitudes of one or more corresponding resonance frequencies of the circuit.
12. The structure of claim 1, wherein the one or more capacitive elements and the one or more resistive elements inject into the power supply signal a feedback signal that is out of phase with respect to a phase of the power supply signal.
13. The structure of claim 12, wherein switching a one or more of the one or more capacitive elements changes one or more resonance frequencies of the feedback signal.
14. The structure of claim 12, wherein the feedback signal has a feedback amplitude that is substantially the same as a power supply amplitude of the power supply signal.
15. A method for active power control of a circuit, comprising:
measuring one or more oscillations of a power supply signal; and
switching one or more of one or more resistive elements, one or more transistive elements and one or more capacitive elements into the circuit, in order to perform one or more of:
reducing one or more amplitudes of one or more corresponding resonance frequencies of the power supply signal;
changing one or more operating frequencies of the circuit; and
injecting a feedback signal into the power supply signal of the circuit;
wherein the operating frequency of a clock of the circuit is changed after measuring the one or more oscillations of the power supply signal.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the oscillations of the power supply signal comprise one or more oscillations with a corresponding one or more frequencies, said one or more frequencies exceeding a filtering capability of the circuit.
17. The method of claim 15, wherein the oscillations of the power supply contain one or more non-sinusoidal components and one or more sinusoidal components.
18. The method of claim 15, wherein the one or more capacitive elements are ground coupled capacitors.
19. The method of claim 15, wherein the one or more capacitive elements are one or more of one or more transistors and one or more capacitors.
20. The method of claim 15, wherein the one or more resistive elements are one or more transistors.
21. A method for active power control of a circuit, comprising:
measuring one or more oscillations of a power supply signal, wherein measuring one or more oscillations of a power supply signal further comprises measuring one or more of:
one or more phases of the power supply signal;
one or more amplitudes of the power supply signal;
one or more frequencies of the power supply signal; and
one or more spectrums of the power supply signal; and
switching one or more of one or more resistive elements, one or more transistive elements and one or more capacitive elements into the circuit, in order to perform one or more of:
reducing one or more amplitudes of one or more corresponding resonance frequencies of the power supply signal;
changing one or more operating frequencies of the circuit; and
injecting a feedback signal into the power supply signal of the circuit;
wherein a phase detector and a counter are used to detect one or more frequencies of the power supply signal.
22. The method of claim 15, wherein a feedback signal is injected into the power supply of the circuit is 180 degrees out of phase with respect to a phase of the power supply signal.
23. The method of claim 22, wherein the feedback signal is injected into the power supply and the feedback signal has a feedback amplitude that is substantially the same as a power supply amplitude of the power supply signal.
24. A structure for enabling active power control of a circuit, comprising:
a power supply element, coupled to the circuit;
a control element coupled to the circuit, said control element comprising one or more of a phase detector, a counter, a level detector, a voltage controlled oscillator, and one or more transistive elements wherein the control element is operable to measure one or more oscillations of a power supply signal of the power supply element;
a stabilization element coupled to the control element and coupled to the circuit, comprising one or more capacitive elements, one or more transistive elements and one or more resistive elements, wherein said one or more capacitive elements, one or more transistive elements and one or more resistive elements are operable to mitigate one or more oscillations of the power supply signal of the power supply element; and
a means for active power control of the circuit, comprising:
switching one or more of the one or more resistive elements, one or more transistive elements and the one or more capacitive elements into the circuit, in order to perform one or more of:
reducing one or more amplitudes of one or more corresponding resonance frequencies of the power supply signal;
changing one or more operating frequencies of the circuit; and
injecting a feedback signal into the power supply signal of the circuit.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An active body ventilation system for a motor vehicle body, comprising:
an active ventilation unit, comprising:
a portal housing, said portal housing having a portal opening disposed in the motor vehicle body which ventilates air inside the motor vehicle body to atmosphere outside the motor vehicle body;
a portal cover adjoining said portal housing, said portal cover being movable between a first position whereat said portal opening is covered by said portal cover and a second position whereat said portal opening is uncovered a predetermined amount by said portal cover; and
a portal cover actuator for moving said portal cover between said first and second positions; and
an electronic control system, said electronic control system operatively regulating said portal cover actuator responsive to a plurality of predetermined parameters of the motor vehicle.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein said electronic control system comprises:
an electronic control module having predetermined programming; and
a plurality of sensors electronically connected with said module, wherein each said sensor senses a respective predetermined parameter of said plurality of predetermined parameters.
3. The system of claim 2, wherein said plurality of sensors comprise at least one sensor sensing whether any door of the motor vehicle is open;
wherein if any door is sensed to be open, then said electronic control module signals said portal cover actuator to move said portal cover to said second position.
4. The system of claim 3, wherein said plurality of sensors further comprise at least one sensor sensing whether an engine of the motor vehicle is running and at least one sensor sensing a status of a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system of the motor vehicle;
wherein if the engine is sensed to be running and the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system is sensed to be operating, then said electronic control module signals said portal cover actuator to move said portal cover to a position between said first and second positions which is at a predetermined optimum for the operation of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system responsive to said status and said programming, otherwise said electronic control module signals said portal cover actuator to move said portal cover to said first position.
5. The system of claim 4, wherein said plurality of sensors further comprise at least one sensor sensing whether the doors are unlocked and further at least one sensor sensing whether the motor vehicle is parked;
wherein if the engine is sensed to be running, the doors are sensed to be unlocked and the motor vehicle is sensed to be parked, then said electronic control module signals said portal cover actuator to move said portal cover to said second position.
6. The system of claim 4, wherein if the engine is sensed to be not running and the doors are sensed to be unlocked, then said electronic control module signals said portal cover actuator to move said portal cover to said second position for a predetermined period of time, and thereafter said electronic control module signals said portal cover actuator to move said portal cover to said first position.
7. A method for actively ventilating a body of a motor vehicle, comprising the steps of:
disposing a portal opening in the motor vehicle body which ventilates air inside the motor vehicle body to atmosphere outside the motor vehicle body;
locating a portal cover adjoining the portal opening, wherein the portal cover is movable between a first position whereat the portal opening is covered by the portal cover and a second position whereat the portal opening is uncovered a predetermined amount by the portal cover;
electronically sensing predetermined parameters of the motor vehicle; and
moving the portal cover between the first and second positions in predetermined response to said predetermined parameters to thereby selectively ventilate the motor vehicle body.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein said electronic sensing comprises sensing whether any door of the motor vehicle is open;
wherein if any door is sensed to be open, then said predetermined response is to open said portal.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein said electronic sensing further comprises sensing whether the engine of the motor vehicle is running and sensing status of a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system of the motor vehicle;
wherein if the engine is sensed to be running and the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system is sensed to be operating, then said predetermined response is to open said portal a predetermined optimum amount responsive to said sensed status, otherwise said predetermined response to close said portal.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein if the doors are sensed to be unlocked and the motor vehicle is sensed to be parked and the engine is sensed to be running, then said predetermined response is to open said portal.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein if the doors are sensed to be unlocked and the engine is sensed to be not running, then said predetermined response comprises opening said portal for a fixed period of time; and thereafter closing of the portal.