Author: claimsbot

1. A voltage regulator, comprising:
a first analog to digital converter generating a first digital stream according to the first output voltage and a reference voltage, and generating first data according to the generated first digital stream;
a second analog to digital converter generating a second digital stream according to the second output voltage and the reference voltage, and generating the second data according to the generated second digital stream;
a voltage adjustment device applying a predetermined weighting to the first data and the second data according to a power providing priority of a first load and a second load, and generating voltage control signals according to the weighted first data and the weighted second data to make the first output voltage reach a target voltage faster than the second output voltage according to the power providing priority; and
a switching module respectively providing the first output voltage and the second output voltage to the first load and the second load according to the voltage control signals.
2. The voltage regulator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the voltage adjustment device generates the voltage control signals further according to characteristics of the first load and the second load.
3. The voltage regulator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first load and the second load have different power consumption characteristics.
4. The voltage regulator as claimed in claim 3, wherein the predetermined weighting is further determined according to the power consumption characteristics of the first load and the second load.
5. The voltage regulator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the voltage adjustment device further comprises a weighting selection device applying the predetermined weighting to the first data and the second data.
6. The voltage regulator as claimed in claim 1, wherein values of the first digital stream and the second digital stream are presented in two’s complement form.
7. The voltage regulator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first data and the second data are two’s complement values of the first digital stream and the second digital stream, respectively.
8. The voltage regulator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the voltage adjustment device further comprising a clock generator providing the voltage control signals.
9. The voltage regulator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the voltage control signals comprises a charging signal, a first load signal, and a second load signal.
10. The voltage regulator as claimed in claim 9, wherein the switching module comprises:
a first switch enabled to charge an external element from a power source in accordance with the charge signal;
a second switch coupled between the external element and the first load, enabled to provide the first output voltage to the first load by the external element in accordance with the first load signal; and
a third switch coupled between the external element and the second load, enabled to provide the second output voltage to the second load by the external element in accordance with the second load signal.
11. The voltage regulator as claimed in claim 9, wherein the voltage adjustment device comprises:
a weighting selection device applying the predetermined weighting to the first data and the second data according to the power providing priority of the first load and the second load;
a decision device generating an enable signal according to the weighted first data and the weighted second data; and
a clock generator generating the charging signal, and the first load signal or the second load signal according to the enable signal.
12. A voltage regulating method, comprising:
generating first data according to a first output voltage and a reference voltage by analog to digital conversion;
generating second data according to a second output voltage and the reference voltage by analog to digital conversion;
applying a predetermined weighting to the first data and the second data according to a power providing priority of a first load and a second load;
generating voltage control signals according to the weighted first data and the weighted second data to make the first output voltage reach a target voltage faster than the second output voltage according to the power providing priority; and
respectively providing the first output voltage and the second output voltage to a first load and a second load according to the voltage control signals.
13. The voltage regulating method as claimed in claim 12, further comprising generating the voltage control signals according to characteristics of the first load and the second load.
14. The voltage regulating method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the first load and the second load have different power consumption characteristics.
15. The voltage regulating method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the predetermined weighting is determined further according to the power consumption characteristics of the first load and the second load.
16. The voltage regulating method as claimed in claim 12, further comprising:
generating a first digital stream according to the first output voltage and the reference voltage;
generating a second digital stream according to the second output voltage and the reference voltage; and
generating the first data and the second data respectively according to the generated first digital stream and the second digital stream.
17. The voltage regulating method as claimed in claim 16, wherein values of the first digital stream and the second digital stream are presented in two’s complement form.
18. The voltage regulating method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the first data and the second data are two’s complement values of the first digital stream and the second digital stream, respectively.
19. The voltage regulating method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the voltage control signals comprises a charging signal, a first load signal, and a second load signal.
20. The voltage regulating method as claimed in claim 19, further comprising:
charging an external element from a power source in accordance with the charge signal;
providing the first output voltage to the first load by the external element in accordance with the first load signal; and
providing the second output voltage to the second load by the external element in accordance with the second load signal.

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. A liquid ejecting head, comprising:
a flow channel substrate made of silicon and having pressure generating chambers that communicate with nozzles through which liquid is ejected;
a pressure generating unit that is disposed on the flow channel substrate so as to oppose the pressure generating chambers and varies a pressure of a liquid in the pressure generating chambers;
a flow channel member comprising a holding section that houses the pressure generating unit, wherein the flow channel member is bonded to a side of the flow channel substrate where the pressure generating unit is disposed, the flow channel member being made of silicon;
a temperature sensor disposed on a side of the flow channel member opposite to the flow channel forming substrate, wherein the temperature sensor has a lead wire for electrical connection;
an additional substrate; and
a circuit that drives the pressure generating unit, wherein the circuit is disposed on the additional substrate;
wherein the lead wire is connected to the additional substrate.
2. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising the liquid ejecting head according to claim 1, the liquid ejecting apparatus being configured to switch a drive waveform to drive the pressure generating unit in accordance with a temperature detected by the temperature sensor.
3. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising a liquid ejecting head,
the liquid ejecting head comprising:
a flow channel forming substrate made of silicon and having pressure generating chambers that communicate with nozzles through which liquid is ejected;
a pressure generating unit that is disposed on the flow channel forming substrate so as to oppose the pressure generating chambers and varies a pressure of a liquid in the pressure generating chambers; and
a flow channel member which has a holding section that houses the pressure generating unit and is bonded to a side of the flow channel forming substrate where the pressure generating unit is disposed, the flow channel member being made of silicon and provided with a temperature sensor that is disposed on a side of the flow channel member opposite to the flow channel forming substrate, wherein the temperature sensor has a lead wire for electrical connection, and the lead wire is connected to the substrate on which a circuit that drives the pressure generating unit is formed;
the liquid ejecting apparatus being configured to switch a drive waveform to drive the pressure generating unit in accordance with a temperature detected by the temperature sensor.

1. A grey water diversion system, comprising:
an interceptor that comprises a grey water inlet, a filter, a sewer outlet, and an interceptor orifice, wherein the filter is located along a bottom of a water flow path from the grey water inlet to the sewer outlet and delivers grey water to the interceptor orifice as filtered grey water;
a gas pump connected to a filter stem, wherein the gas pump delivers gas to the filter via the filter stem in response to the grey water diversion system detecting the presence of the grey water, wherein the gas rises through the filter to raise debris from the filter to the water flow path, and wherein a grey water overflow delivers the debris to the sewer outlet;
a suction manifold that comprises a sensor, wherein the suction manifold receives the filtered grey water from the interceptor orifice, and wherein the sensor detects the presence of the filtered grey water;
a water pump that receives the filtered grey water from the suction manifold, wherein the water pump activates in response to the sensor detecting the presence of the filtered grey water and delivers the filtered grey water into a water usage system.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the filter comprises a coarse filter and a fine filter.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein the filter stem delivers gas beneath the coarse filter and beneath the fine filter.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the gas pump is an air pump and the gas is air.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the suction manifold further comprises an adjustable enclosure that comprises the sensor, wherein the adjustable enclosure is adjusted to be situated at an angle that determines an amount of grey water received by the suction manifold before the sensor detects the presence of the filtered grey water.
6. The system of claim 5, wherein the adjustable enclosure further comprises an air vent connected to the interceptor.
7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a controller that continues activation of the water pump for a predetermined amount of time after the sensor fails to detect the presence of the filtered grey water.
8. The system of claim 7, wherein the controller prevents activation of the pump in response to a sensor detecting that the grey water is associated with at least one of an electrical conductivity above an electrical conductivity threshold and a basicity measure (pH) one of above and below a basicity measure threshold.
9. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor is a float switch.
10. The system of claim 1, further comprising a second interceptor that comprises a second grey water inlet, a second filter, and a second sewer outlet, wherein the second filter is located along a bottom of a second water flow path from the second grey water inlet to the second sewer outlet and delivers second grey water to a second interceptor orifice as second filtered grey water; wherein the second grey water inlet receives the second grey water from the sewer outlet of the interceptor, and wherein the suction manifold receives the second filtered grey water from the second interceptor orifice.
11. The system of claim 10, wherein the gas pump is connected to a second filter stem, wherein the gas pump delivers second gas to the second filter via the second filter stem in response to the grey water diversion system detecting the presence of the second grey water, wherein the second gas rises through the second filter to raise second debris from the second filter to the second water flow path, and wherein second grey water overflow delivers the second debris to the second sewer outlet.
12. A grey water diversion system, comprising:
an interceptor that comprises a grey water inlet, a filter, a sewer outlet, and an interceptor orifice, wherein the filter is located along a bottom of a water flow path from the grey water inlet to the sewer outlet and delivers grey water to the interceptor orifice as filtered grey water, wherein the interceptor orifice is aligned with a central orifice of the filter, wherein the central orifice of the filter accepts a filter stem that is accessible via an access opening to remove the filter, wherein the interceptor further comprises a member located as to prevent at least one of the filter and the filter stem from impeding flow to the interceptor orifice;
a suction manifold that comprises a sensor, wherein the suction manifold receives the filtered grey water from the interceptor orifice, and wherein the sensor detects the presence of the filtered grey water;
a water pump that receives the filtered grey water from the suction manifold, wherein the water pump activates in response to the sensor detecting the presence of the filtered grey water and delivers the filtered grey water into a water usage system.
13. The system of claim 12, wherein the member further prevents debris from entering the interceptor orifice.
14. The system of claim 12, wherein an entry to the interceptor orifice is raised above the bottom of the interceptor to prevent debris from entering the interceptor orifice.
15. The system of claim 12, wherein the filter stem comprises a plug for plugging the interceptor orifice.
16. The system of claim 12, further comprising a second interceptor that comprises a second grey water inlet, a second filter, and a second sewer outlet, wherein the second filter is located along a bottom of a second water flow path from the second grey water inlet to the second sewer outlet and delivers second grey water to a second interceptor orifice as second filtered grey water, wherein the second interceptor orifice is aligned with a second central orifice of the second filter, wherein the second central orifice of the second filter accepts a second filter stem that is accessible via a second access opening to remove the second filter, wherein the second interceptor further comprises a second member located as to prevent at least one of the second filter and the second filter stem from impeding flow to the second interceptor orifice, and wherein the suction manifold receives the second filtered grey water from the second interceptor orifice.
17. A grey water diversion system, comprising:
an interceptor that comprises a grey water inlet, a filter, a sewer outlet, and an interceptor orifice, wherein the filter is located along a bottom of a water flow path from the grey water inlet to the sewer outlet and delivers grey water to the interceptor orifice as filtered grey water;
a suction manifold that comprises a sensor, wherein the suction manifold receives the filtered grey water from the interceptor orifice, and wherein the sensor detects the presence of the filtered grey water;
an oil-cooled water pump that comprises a temperature sensor, wherein the oil-cooled water pump receives the filtered grey water from the suction manifold, wherein the oil-cooled water pump activates in response to the sensor detecting the presence of the filtered grey water and delivers the filtered grey water into a water usage system, and wherein the temperature sensor disables the oil-cooled water pump when the temperature of the oil-cooled water pump exceeds a predetermined threshold.
18. The system of claim 17, wherein the oil-cooled water pump further comprises a strainer to prevent debris from entering the oil-cooled water pump.
19. The system of claim 17, wherein the oil-cooled water pump delivers the filtered grey water into the water usage system via dual check valves that prevent the filtered grey water from flowing back into the suction manifold and reactivating the oil-cooled pump.
20. The system of claim 17, wherein the water usage system comprises an irrigation system with distribution valves that distribute the filtered grey water based at least partially on soil moisture sensors.

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. A film with a porous carbon structure, comprising:
an electrically-conductive porous carbon structure with interconnected pores;
wherein said carbon structure is formed in a mesoporous template film with cubic mesostructural ordering having a plurality of mesopores by filling the pores with an organic precursor, polymerizing the organic precursor, pyrolyzing the polymerized organic precursor to produce electrically-conductive carbon, selectively removing the template film to yield said electrically-conductive porous carbon structure with interconnected pores; and
wherein at least 50% of the pores are interconnected to at least one other pore within the carbon structure.
2. A film as recited in claim 1, wherein said mesoporous template film comprises a material selected from the group consisting of silica, titania, alumina, oxides, organosiloxanes, nitrides, phosphides, carbides, chalcogenides, organometallic compounds, metals, or mixtures thereof.
3. A film as recited in claim 1, wherein said organic precursor is selected from the group consisting of sucrose, phenolic resin, resorcinol, naphthalene, furfuryl alcohol, or aromatic-containing organic precursors.
4. A film as recited in claim 1, wherein said porous template film comprises a mesoporous film with body-centered-cubic Im 3 m ordering.
5. A film as recited in claim 1, wherein said porous template film is prepared by spin-coating, dip-coating, or casting a structure-directing organic species in the presence of a network-forming inorganic species, followed by removal of said structure-directing organic species.
6. A film as recited in claim 1, wherein said electrically-conductive mesoporous structure comprises a mesoporous film.
7. A film as recited in claim 1, wherein said porous carbon structure has a surface area greater than approximately 100 m2g.
8. A film as recited in claim 1, wherein said porous carbon structure has an electrical conductivity greater than approximately 5 Scm.
9. A film as recited in claim 1, wherein said interconnected pores are highly interconnected with greater than 90% of the pores interconnected to at least one other pore.