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A converter of electric power at a first value of voltage and frequency produces a voltage at a second value and at a higher value of frequency by means of an inverter oscillator circuit having two serially connected transistors. An output power transformer is coupled to the transistors for receiving current excitation from alternate ones of the transistors during alternate half-cycles of the output voltage. Incoming voltage is converted by a diode bridge circuit to a DC voltage which drives the transistors. Serially connected capacitors bypass the bridge circuit to couple high frequency current from a primary winding of the transformer through the transistors. Additional windings of the transformer are coupled in the base-emitter circuit of each transistor for inducing states of saturation during conduction phases of each transistor so as to minimize power dissipation within each of the transistors. The transformer has a saturating reactor core which is made to saturate at the end of each half cycle of the output current, the intervals of current saturation resulting in a flux change which reverses the polarities of the windings in the base emitter circuits to alternate the states of conduction of the transistors.
1. An electric power converter comprising:
a first transistor and a second transistor serially connected between positive and negative terminals of a DC source, each of said transistors comprising an emitter terminal and a base terminal and a collector terminal, the emitter terminal of said first transistor being connected via a first junction point to the collector terminal of said second transistor;
a power transformer having a primary winding, a secondary winding and a saturable core inductively coupled to said primary and secondary windings;
a bypass circuit coupled between said positive and said negative terminals of said DC source, said bypass circuit comprising first and second capacitors serially connected at a second junction point, said primary winding being connected between said first junction point and said second junction point;
means magnetically coupled to said transformer for applying base current alternately to said first and said second transistors to induce states of conduction of current alternately in each of said transistors, the current in each of said transistors passing through said primary winding and inducing a voltage drop across said primary winding during a nonsaturated condition of said transformer core for minimizing power dissipation in each of said transistors, saturation of said transformer core reversing polarity of said current applying means to alternate activation of said two transistors, alternate flow of current in said transistors via said primary winding resulting in an oscillatory current in said primary winding, the oscillatory current inducing a voltage at said secondary winding suitable for operation of a load external to said converter;
a first transformer winding magnetically coupled to said base-current-applying means and connected between an emitter terminal of said first transistor and a collector terminal of said second transistor; and
a second transformer winding magnetically coupled to said base-current-applying means and connected between an emitter terminal of said second transistor and a junction of said bypass circuit with said DC source, said first and second tranformer windings acting to decrease voltage across said first and said second transistors respectively during states of conduction in said transistors.
2. A converter according to claim 1 wherein said current applying means comprises a first control winding coupled between the base terminal and the emitter terminal of said first transistor, a second control winding coupled between said base terminal and said emitter terminal of said second transistor, and wherein said first and said second control windings are magnetically coupled via said core to said primary winding and said secondary winding of said power transformer, said control windings being polled relative to each other and to said primary winding for inducing alternate states of conduction between said first transistor and said second transistor.
3. A converter according to claim 2 wherein said current applying means further comprises a first bias circuit coupled between a first output terminal of said DC source and the base terminal of said first transistor providing the function of inducing a state of conduction in said first transistor, a second bias circuit coupled between a second terminal of said DC source and the base terminal of said second transistor providing the function of inducing a state of nonconduction in said second transistor, the functions of said first bias circuit and said second bias circuit being overcome respectively by operation of said first control winding during a flow of current therein and by said second control winding during a flow of current therein.
4. A converter according to claim 3 wherein each of said bias circuits includes a diode and a resistor serially connected to the base terminal of each of said transistors, said converter further comprising a capacitor connected between the collector and the emitter terminals of each of said transistors.
5. A converter according to claim 4 wherein said DC source is a full-wave diode bridge rectifier having a pair of input terminals for receiving alternating current, said DC source including a filter coupled between said input terminals and an external set of terminals for receiving AC power; and wherein
said oscillatory current has an oscillation frequency many fold higher than the frequency of said AC power, the capacitors of said bypass circuit being sufficiently small to permit a voltage drop across said bypass circuit to follow voltage undulations across said bridge rectifier at a frequency of the alternating current.
6. A converter according to claim 1 further comprising a low profile container for enclosing said transistors, said power transformer, said bypass circuit and said current applying means, said container being suitable for mounting in a track lighting fixture, and wherein said external load is a lamp of said track lighting fixture.
7. A converter according to claim 1 wherein said DC source is a full-wave diode bridge rectifier having a pair of input terminals for receiving alternating current, said DC source including a filter coupled between said input terminals and an external set of terminals for receiving AC power; and wherein
said oscillatory current has an oscillating frequency many fold higher than the frequency of said AC power, the capacitors of said bypass being sufficiently small to permit a voltage drop across said bypass circuit to follow voltage undulations across said bridge rectifier at a frequency of the alternating current.
This invention relates to inverter-type power sources for transforming an AC (alternating current) voltage of a first magnitude to an AC voltage of a second magnitude suitable for driving a load such as a set of lamps or other household appliance. More particularly, the invention relates to a power converter comprising an inverter circuit which minimizes dissipation of power within components of the circuit, to permit a sufficient size reduction for unobtrusive mounting of the converter within an appliance fixture such as a track-lighting fixture.
Transformers have been employed for converting household voltage, for example 110 VAC 60 hertz, to a lower voltage such as 12 VAC for operating an appliance or other electrical load such as a lamp. However, the physical size of a transformer is dependent on the frequency of the alternating current and, at the usual frequency of household electric supply, tends to be too large to accommodate the transformer within an appliance. Accordingly, more modern power conversion devices employ an inverter circuit which includes a transformer and an oscillator operating at substantially higher frequencies so as to minimize the size of the transformer. The physical size of such power conversion devices is dependent on the size of the transformer plus other components such as transistors, capacitors, and any cooling devices such as fins which may be required.
A situation of particular interest is the deployment of a low-voltage power converter in a track lighting fixture. In such lighting fixtures, all the components thereof including the lamp, the track, and a device for securing the lamp to the track are visible, and must be esthetically pleasing for use in the home and in business establishments.
If it is desired to employ lamps which operate on a low voltage, such as 12 volts, it is necessary to provide a transformer or converter for the incoming house voltage of 110-120 volts to reduce the house voltage to the 12 volts required by the lamp. It would be most convenient if such a converter could be physically connected to the lamp in the track lighting fixture because such an arrangement of components would facilitate installation of the track lighting fixture.
The requirement of an esthetic appearance necessitates that the physical configuration of the converter present a relatively small package, of low profile so that the package is less visible and less intrusive to people utilizing the track lighting fixture. Such reduced size can only be accomplished by the use of relatively small electrical components on the converter, and by the construction of a circuit which minimizes the amount of power dissipated within the converter. It is readily apparent that excessive power dissipation within the converter would necessitate special cooling arrangements, such as external fins, and may also necessitate larger circuit components for handling increased power.
A problem that arises in existing circuits is that they do not minimize power dissipation within the electrical components to the fullest extent possible. As a result, attempts to include existing power sources or converters within a track lighting fixture, or other appliance having a high visibility location, without being obtrusive are not usually successful.
The foregoing problem is overcome and other advantages are provided by an electric power converter which employs an oscillator circuit comprising a pair of transistors coupled to an output transformer, the oscillator circuit operating at a frequency which is substantially higher than the frequency of alternating current commonly applied to homes and business establishments. This arrangement permits a reduction in the size of the output transformer.
In accordance with the invention, two transistors are operated with alternating states of conduction, and are coupled to an output transformer to produce an oscillatory current therein. Inductive circuits are employed for alternately exciting the two transistors by supplying base current thereto, the inductive circuits being magnetically coupled to the output transformer for synchronization of the operations of the transistors, with the oscillatory current in the output transformer.
One feature of the invention is the use of a saturable core in the output transformer. As the current in any one of the transistors increases due to the application of base current to the transistor, a primary winding of the output transformer produces a voltage drop in the oscillator circuit which minimizes a voltage drop across the transistor. The saturable core thus allows minimal power dissipation within the transistor.
With increasing current flow through the transistor and the primary winding of the output transformer, a current level is reached at which the core becomes saturated. At this point, the magnetic properties of the transformer change dramatically resulting in a reversal of voltages experienced in the inductive circuits which feed the base currents. As a result, there is a deenergization of the transistor which has previously been conducting, and an activation of the other transistor.
The deactivated transistor has minimal power dissipation because of a minimal current flow therein. The other transistor has minimal power dissipation because of a minimal voltage drop. Consequently, both transistors can be constructed with small physical size because of the reduced power dissipation requirements. Accordingly, the invention provides for minimization in the size of both the output transformer and the two transistors which drive the output transformer.
The circuitry of the power converter also comprises an input full-wave diode rectifier having output terminals coupled to the transistors, and also a capacitive bypass circuit comprising two capacitors connected in series between the rectifier output terminals. The two transistors are also connected in a series circuit such that center points of the transister circuit and of the capacitive bypass are connected to opposite terminals of the primary winding of the output transformer.
The storage capacity of the capacitors is sufficiently large to provide a low resistance path to the high-frequency currents flowing through the transistors, while allowing a relatively slow change in voltage across the capacitive bypass to follow the voltage waveform output from the full-wave rectifier. This arrangement minimizes the physical size of the capacitors of the bypass.
Additional capacitors, also of small physical size, are placed across the collector-emitter terminal-pair in each of the transistors to protect the transistors from surge voltages, and to facilitate a smooth flow of current in the branches of the oscillator circuit containing the transistors.
The invention additionally provides for minimization of all essential components of the converter circuit to permit miniaturization of the overall configuration of a container which would hold the converter in a typical application, such as the supplying of electric power to a lamp in a track lighting fixture.
In the accompanying drawing;
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the circuit of the power converter incorporating one embodiment of the invention; and,
FIG. 2 is a simplified schematic diagram thereof, in combination with a track lighting fixture.
Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings.
A power conversion circuit device incorporating one embodiment of the invention is generally indicated by the reference number 10 in FIG. 1.
The power conversion device 10 converts electric power at a first voltage (input voltage) to electric power at a second voltage different from the first voltage. For example, when the power conversion device 10 is employed in a track lighting fixture in a home, the input voltage is known to have a value in the range of approximately 110-120 volts AC applied between the terminals L and N. The second voltage is preferably an output voltage of approximately 12 volts applied to an external load 14, such as a lamp in the track lighting fixture. A third terminal G grounds a metal container 12 which encloses the device 10.
The device 10 comprises two basic portions, namely, an input portion 16 and a saturating reactor inverter 18. The input portion 16 supplies a full-wave rectifier an unsmoothed DC (direct current) voltage to the inverter 18, the inverter 18 transforming the DC voltage to an AC voltage of different magnitude. It should be noted that the device 10 can be constructed to convert the input voltage at terminals L, N to either a higher or lower voltage applied to the load 14. However, in the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is presumed that the voltage output to the load 14 is smaller than the input voltage, typically 10% of the input voltage.
The input portion 16 comprises a fuse 20, a capacitor 22, a resistor 24, an inductive choke 26, and a full-wave rectifier bridge 28 having four arms, each of which comprises one diode. Input alternating current and voltage are supplied via the fuse 20 and the choke 26 to input terminals of the bridge 28. The bridge 28 converts the alternating voltage to a full-wave rectified DC voltage between lines 30 and 32 coupled to output terminals of the bridge 28. The polarity of line 30 is positive relative to the polarity of line 32.
The choke 26 prevents any conductive noise which may be generated within the inverter 18 from propagating out of the device 10 on an input power line coupled to terminals L and N. The capacitor 22 and the resistor 24 are connected in series between the input power lines to serve as a snubber for absorbing transients which may appear on the input line, thereby protecting the device 10 from such transients. The fuse 20 protects the device 10 in the event of excessive current flow in the input power line.
The inverter 18 comprises two transistors 34 and 36, each of which has a collector terminal, a base terminal and an emitter terminal. Capacitors 38 and 40 are coupled between the collector and emitter terminals of the transistors 34 and 36, respectively. Two capacitors 42 and 44 are connected in series between the lines 30 and 32 to provide a path for current of the transistors 34 and 36 which bypasses the bridge 28.
The inverter 18 further comprises a transformer 46 having a primary winding 48, a saturable reactor core 50 made of magnetic ferrite, pot core SP43019, an output winding 52 coupled to the external load 14, and four control windings 54, 56, 58, and 60 for controlling voltages applied between emitter and base terminals of the transistors 34 and 36. All of the windings 48, 52, and 54-60 are magnetically coupled via the core 50. Dots are shown adjacent the ends of the respective windings of the transformer 46 to indicate polarities of voltages appearing across these windings. The polarities are induced by the magnetic coupling of the windings through the common core 50.
One terminal of the primary winding 48 is coupled to the junction of the capacitors 42 and 44. The opposite terminal of the primary winding 48 is coupled directly via line 62 to the collector terminal of the transistor 36, and via the winding 56 to the emitter terminal of the transistor 34. The two transistors 34 and 36 are serially connected via the winding 56, which winding connects the emitter terminal of the transistor 34 and the collector terminal of the transistor 36. The inverter 18 further comprises four resistors 64, 66, 68, and 70, two diodes 72 and 74, and two capacitors 76 and 78.
In operation, the resistors 64 and 66 are serially connected between the positive power line 30 and the base terminal of the transistor 34 to establish a bias voltage and current which induces a state of conduction for a flow of current between the collector and the emitter terminals of the transistor 34. The base and the emitter terminals of the transistor 36 are coupled via a DC path composed of a the transistor 36 are coupled via a DC path composed of a serial interconnection of the resistor 70, the diode 74, and the windings 58 and 60. This connection between the base and the emitter terminals of the transistor 36 provides, initially, for a state of nonconduction of current between the collector and the emitter terminals of the transistor 36.
The resistors 64 and 68 are serially connected between the power lines 30 and 32 via the winding 54 and a parallel combination of the capacitor 76 and the diode 72. This connection of the resistors 64 and 68 initializes a value of charge and voltage of the capacitor 76. The capacitor 78 has an initial voltage of zero volts due to its connection in parallel with the diode 74 in the aforementioned electrical path connecting the base and the emitter terminals of the transistor 36. The resistor 68 connects between lines 62 and 32 and, therefore, serves to initialize voltages and charges of the capacitors 38, 40, 42 and 44. As shown, the capacitor 38 is connected between line 30 and line 62 via winding 56, and the capacitor 40 is connected between line 62 and line 32 via winding 60.
The winding 54 is serially connected from line 62 via diode 72 and resistor 66 to the base terminal of the transistor 34. The diode 72 has a forward state of conduction in a direction of base current flowing toward the base terminal of the transistor 34. Similarly, the winding 58 is serially connected between line 32 and the base terminal of the transistor 36 via the diode 74 and the resistor 70. The diode 74 has a forward direction of conduction in the direction of base current flow into the transistor 36.
Upon electrical excitation of the device 10, the transistor 34 begins to conduct, resulting in a flow of current via line 62. The current splits between the resistor 68 to the power line 32, and through the primary winding 48 to the capacitors 42 and 44. This current continues to flow and to increase until the reactor core 50 of the transformer 46 saturates, resulting in a sudden change of magnetic flux. The change in flux introduces a negative voltage between the base-emitter terminal pair of the transistor 34 and a positive voltage between the baseemitter terminal pair of the transistor 36. As a result, the transistor 34 ceases conduction and the transistor 36 begins conduction of current between its collector and emitter terminals.
The current in the transistor 36 also passes via line 62 and splits between the resistor 68 and the primary winding 48. In this case the current through the primary winding 48 is in the opposite sense to the current produced therein by conduction of the transistor 34. The current applied to the winding 48 by the transistor 36 continues to increase until the reactor core 50 saturates, resulting in a sudden change of flux. The flux change induces voltages at the windings 54 and 58 which terminate the current in transistor 36 and restart the current in the transistor 34. An oscillation then develops in the inverter portion 18 of the device 10.
The saturating reactor inverter 18 is a free-running oscillator. The oscillation frequency is determined by the time required to saturate the transformer core 50. It should be noted that the diode 72 blocks flow of current from the base-feed resistor 64 to the return power line 32, thereby allowing base current provided by the resistor 64 and 66 to initiate current flow in the transistor 34.
The polling of the windings 46, 54 and 56 provides for voltage drops across these windings which coact to decrease the voltage drop across the transistor 34. Thus, current through the transistor 34 places the transistor 34 in a state of saturation. In the saturation state, the product of the collector current times the voltage drop between the collector and emitter terminals is at a minimum to minimize power dissipated within the transistor 34. During portions of the oscillation cycle wherein current flow is terminated in the transistor 34, power dissipated therein is also minimized by virtue of the product of the zero or near-zero transistor current and the voltage drop between the collector and the emitter terminals.
A similar operating procedure applies to the base drive of the transistor 36. Current provided via the winding 58, the diode 74, and the resistor 70 induces current flow through the transistor 36 during one portion of the oscillation cycle, and terminates current flow through the transistor 36 during the alternate portion of the oscillation cycle. The polling of the windings 48, 58 and 60 provides for voltage drops which tend to reduce the voltage drop between the collector and the emitter terminals of the transistor 36 so as to induce a state of saturation of the transistor 36 during the flow of current therein. Thus, the product of voltage and current at the transistor 36 is minimized during both portions of the oscillation cycle, as is the case described above for the transistor 34.
The capacitors 76 and 78 are smaller in value than the capacitors 42 and 44. The capacitors 76 and 78 serve as speed-up capacitors to ensure rapid changes in the states of current conduction in the transistors 34 and 36 upon attainment of a state of saturation in the core 50.
The capacitors 38 and 40 are smaller in value than the capacitors 76 and 78. The capacitors 38 and 40 provide bypass current paths around the transistors 34 and 36, respectively, to improve transient response in the operation of the device 10.
The resistors 66 and 70, connected in series with the base terminals of the transistors 34 and 36, respectively, serve to limit excessive current drive to the transistors 34 and 36, thereby ensuring proper operation of the transistors. The output voltage applied to the load 14 may be larger or smaller than the voltage at the primary winding 48 depending on the turns ratio of the windings 48 and 52.
The following component values are employed in the construction of the preferred embodiment of the device 10. The fuse 20 is set for 2.5 amperes at 125 volts. The choke 26 has a value of 500 microhenries at a current of 1 ampere. The four diodes employed in the bridge 28 are type 1N5395. The capacitors 22, 42, and 44 have values, respectively, of 0.47, 1.0, and 1.0 respectively, at 250 volts. The capacitors 38 and 40 have equal values of 0.001 microfarads at 500 volts. The capacitors 76 and 78 each have a value of 0.1 microfarad.
The diodes 72 and 74 are each type 1N4004. The transistors 34 and 36 are NPN type 13004. The resistor 24 has a value of 220 ohms with one watt dissipation. The resistors 64 and 68 each have a value of 100,000 ohms. The resistors 66 and 70 each have a value of 3.9 ohms. The frequency of oscillation of the transformer 46 is 25 KHz. The primary winding 48 has thirty-two turns, the output winding 52 has seven turns and the control windings 54, 56, 58 and 60 have seven, one, seven, and one turns, respectively.
It is noted that the frequency of oscillation of the inverter 18 is many fold greater than the frequency of the AC input power to the device 10. Thus, many cycles of current are outputted by the output winding 52 of the transformer 46 to the load 14 during a single cycle of the input power.
As previously noted, in order to conserve physical size of the capacitors 42 and 44, their charge capacity is just large enough to provide high-frequency paths of conduction for current flowing in the transformer 46. However, the capacitors 42 and 44 are not large enough to store voltage imparted thereto by the bridge 28 over the period of time of a cycle of input current. Therefore, the unsmoothed DC voltage appearing between the lines 30 and 32 is understood to vary in amplitude between various portions of the cycle of input power.
During relatively short moments of the input power cycle, when the voltage is near zero, the oscillations of the device 10 may cease until voltage is restored in a latter portion of the input power cycle. Resulting flicker in a lamp of the load 14 would be too small to be noticed. The oscillation is restored immediately upon attainment of a desired voltage between lines 30 and 32 due to the onbiasing of the transistor 34 by the resistors 64 and 66.
Thus, the physical sizes of the capacitors 42 and 64 are minimized. All other capacitors in the device 10 are of smaller value and smaller physical size. Also, as previously noted, the use of high-frequency excitation of the transformer 46 permits the transformer 46 to be constructed with a much smaller physical size than would be the case if the transformer were to operate at the relatively low frequency of electric power provided to households.
FIG. 2 shows a tracklighting fixture 80 in simplified schematic form comprising a lamp 82 secured to a track 84. A transformation of voltage from the relatively high voltage of 110-120 volts to the lamp voltage of 12 volts is accomplished by the power conversion device 10 which is secured to the base portion of the lamp 82 to ride alongside the track 84. The container 12 of the device 10 is shaped with a low profile that is esthetically pleasing as a part of the fixture 80, and is readily moveable along the track 84 with the lamp 82. FIG. 2 thus demonstrates how the power conversion device 10 of the invention can be readily incorporated into a track lighting fixture.
It is to be understood that the above described embodiment of the invention is illustrative only, and that modifications thereof may occur to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.
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The best apartment available at The Replay in Koh Samui. Executive Suite apartment with sea view. You would be one of the first to enjoy my condo as it was part of the last phase of the resort. My condo has been completed in February ´14!
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The location is one of the best in Koh Samui. Popular Fisherman Village is at 3 minutes drive, Big Buddha statue in less than 10 minutes and Chaweng in around 15 minutes. If it is your first time in Koh Samui, Fisherman Village is full of restaurants and bars on a high standard and releaxed environment, more orientated to couples and families while Chaweng is the party and busy area of the island a bit more crazy.
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The apartment size is 68 square meters, so it is a decent size. It has a balcony with views to the sea. The bedroom has king size bed with confort mattress and premium linen, a dressing area, a desk, coffee table and a 32 inch tv. The living room has a confortable sofa, coffee table, dinner table with 4 chairs, 32 inch tv, home cinema. The kitchen is also fully equipped. The bathroom is all tiled in porcelain, and has a nice rain shower. There is two air conditioning units with thermostat.
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Unfortunately Santiago's apartment block was not complete by the time we arrived. However Santiago had kept us in the loop throughout the lead up to our stay (as well as recommending things to do and answering any questions we had) and had arranged for us to be in another apartment block on the complex which was very similar in design to his but would be less noisy whilst the remaining work was being completed. The complex itself is perfectly located just a 10 min walk to fisherman's village and the amenities on site were excellent; well equipped gym, gorgeous pool, 24hr shop, bar/cafe and a reception happy to arrange taxi's whenever you need them. The apartment we stayed in was beautifully decorated and very spacious. Being self-catering, the apartments aren't serviced but this can be arranged at a cost should you wish, however there was a washing machine in the apartment should you prefer to do this yourself. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the complex, this particular style of condo and the host to anyone looking for the luxuries of home twinned with the charm of Thailand and Koh Samui. We will definitely be heading back to The Replay when the entire complex is finished, hopefully staying in Santiago's apartment next time! :)
I stayed at Santiago's apartment from 30th December to 6th January. Prior to my arrival Santiago contacted me to advise the developers for this complex would be doing work in the apartment next to his and it may get noisy and he had contacted the Complex Manager (Tawan) and arranged for him to place us in another apartment in another block and asked for the same quality of apartment and to also waive all charges that would normally be incurred as we were his guests.
The apartment we were put in was great, not as luxurious as Santiago's, but it was still nice, we had a sea view and it was clean and spacious. The pool is nice to come back to as well as it was lovely and cool.There is a 24hr 7 Eleven next door which came in handy for little bits and pieces, as well as an ATM.
We rented a car which was great forgetting around the island and not having to wait on buses, shuttles or taxis, as you get to pop out and about as you wish and just go where-ever you want to go, put it this way you cant get lost, it only takes 1.5hrs to get round the whole island. Highly recommend Meanam Beach I think its called, also Lamai was nice as well. Fishermans Village is very close and has some beautiful restaurants, would recommend you try Classico's and also a Steak Restaurant there, cant remember the name of it. After having a car and getting around, I realised that we had the best location on Koh Samui, Bophut is a far better location, Chaweng Beach wasnt far away, but more for the young party animals. Friday night markets at Fishermans Village is a must, lots of great bargains from the stalls and I loved the banana pancakes, there are also alot of nice restaurants and bars in this village and you really dont need to eat or drink anywhere
Santiago is an honest and trustworthy host who keeps in regular contact and will look after you. I will be coming back when funds allow me to. Oh yes, 1 more thing "New Years in Fishermans Village is a night to remember" we loved it and am sure you wont be disappointed either.
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Pearl is my maternal aunt. She was a good hugger and a great cook. Many fond memories of her. I have family info on her and would be happy to supply IF you care to add to her Memorial (#67388800. Thanks for your volunteering efforts. I volunteer out on Whidbey Island, WA.
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thank you for her transfer and linking her to her parents. Please disregard the previous message for Hester Ann Bristow, I typed in her name instead of her dau. Leatha's.
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Could you also transfer the memorial for Laura Odom Willis (43902175)and her husband to me? Laura is my 2nd great aunt. If you're related to either person, please let me know. I don't want to ask for any people you're related to.
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Thank you for adding the memorial and photo of the headstone of William Arnold Sheppard. He is my 2nd great grandfather. Are you related as well? If you're not related, could you transfer the memorial to me? If you are, I'd love to find out how.
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DUBAI - Safetex Group has started the construction of the first of its kind $10 million polyester stable fibre plant in Ras Al Khaimah and the production is expected to commence in March 2012, its top official said.
The initial capacity of plant is 500 tonnes per month, and it will be added by having 1,200 tonnes per month reaching the total capacity of 15,000 tonnes annually by the end of 2013.
"Safetex Group is heralding a new era in the Gulf by setting up a new polyester stable fibre plant in the Al Gail Industrial Park in Ras Al Khaimah Free Zone in the name of Emirates Fibre Industries FZ LLC," M. Saleem Ahmad, chief executive and chairman of Safetex Group, told Khaleej Times during an interview.
He said Safetex Group is looking at the new era of polyester stable fibre production by reaching the sales of Dh150 million per annum.
"It is the first polyester stable fibre plant in the UAE that will not only cater the local demand, but also provide us the opportunity to export the surplus production in the region," Ahmad said. "There is only one such plant in Saudi Arabia and this plant is the first of its kind in the UAE. At present the industry depends on the raw material imported from the Far East," he said.
Eco-friendly plant
The Ajman-based Safetex Group's chief executive said that the raw material, to be used from bottle grade prime resin, off specs, recycle plastic bottle flaks and chips, will be eco friendly.
The group is also the licensee and manufacturer for all major brands of bedding products in the Middle East and North Africa, he said adding that it has a complete unit of polyester warding plant in Ajman.
He said that Emirates Fibre Industries would produce all types of polyester stable fibres such as virgin hollow conjugated fibre on all deniers as well as solid fiber to cater to the bedding, mattresses and home furnishing industries.
He said that a large quantity of raw material is available in the UAE market. "The plant is designed in a way to use all type of PET bottle- grade chips, prime and off specs resins, plus it can use the recycle pet bottle flaks as well."
"The entire machinery is a mix from European and various manufacturers in Far Eastern countries. The building will be state of art keeping in view future expansions. Also we thanks our bankers for supporting us on this project specially Emirates Islamic Bank."
"We hope that since the demand of polyester stable fibre has sharply increased in recent years, it will continue to increase over the coming years," he said.
"Quality products have always remained the main concern of Safetex Group and we would like to assure that the quality of Emirates Fibre Industries will be of international standards," Ahmad concluded.
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We can take our city back by voting for Michael Kleen for mayor. He is an honest person who will stir things up so that we, the people, can rise to the top. We need a leader who takes pride in caring for people like you and me. Change is urgent. Michael Kleen will put the street lights back on. And take care of the basics so that Rockford can get back on its feet.
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Distractions - VERY photo heavy....
While waiting around for things to happen on the medical front, we've been distracting ourselves with both routine stuff like house repairs
and garden work, mixed with lots of day-trips. I thought I'd share some pictures of some of the things we've been up to...
Misty has made a few new friends, both canine
and human
and sleeps a lot.
We've done a fair bit of walking on local walking trails and gardens such as Hamilton beach
and Gairloch.
We've been in to Toronto several times, both for medical events and recreation. One day we had lunch at a Mexican restaurant in Kensington Market
where this Community Vehicular Reclamation Project caught our eye!
One day we went to Spadina House
to check out the garden there. (Mary - if you are visiting Toronto next year in gardening season, do visit Casa Loma and then go across the street to Spadina house too. Casa Loma was built on property purchased from the Spadina House estate. Spadina House is a much more modest property but there is still a suprising 5 acres or so in the heart of an upscale residental part of central Toronto. The garden isn't big but well worth a visit.)
There's an impressive stone wall draped in wisteria and sweet autume clematis - I think there are roses and likely honeysuckle in there too...) I got stung by a Yellow Jacket within 2 minutes of entering the garden! Those beasts just LOVE me for some reason!!
There's an attractive greenhouse beside the orchard.
We've been to a few smaller gardens in the nearby areas. Unfortunately we didn't get any good pictures from the Old Seedhouse garden. The Canadians here would be familiar with Dominion Seeds. The company was sold in the 1990s to a Quebec company which moved the operations to Quebec and essentially abandoned the growing fields. The story of what happened after that is quite interesting - see link below. There's now a quite nice small garden, tended by volunteers, in what is now a public park in a residential area.
Yesterday we visited another small garden and ecology area. There was an absolutely fascinating sundial there! There was an nice ordinary one
but the real attraction was the
There is a stone marked with the months and the north arrow.
You stand on the stone in the appropriate month and your shadow tells the time on the wall in front of you.
There was a flower garden outside the wall that included, appropiately enough, a lot of Mother of Thyme where it met the stone of the sundial's floor
There was also the best-looking clump of gaura I've ever seen! For a ruputedly iffy-hardy plant, they were thriving in an area that is colder than here.
The garden here is looking the best it ever has at this time of the year. We've got a great crop of European Highbush Cranberries this year that should provide nice winter interest by the gardage
The Heptacodium is also putting on a great show this year
(This is just after it started blooming and before we cut down the coneflowers.)
The hardy hibiscuses are also doing great this year although the dark red ones are still fairly young and haven't really clumped up yet. The pale pink ones with a deeper pink eye produced some seedlings, that don't have the dark eye, that are very attractive. I haven't got any really good pictures of the hibiscuses though so these ones don't really illustrate how much of a show they make.
Asters are the other big show at the moment but I can also never get any decent pictures of them either...
Walkies time.. gotta go...
Here is a link that might be useful: Old Seedhouse Garden
What a terrific photo tour Woody! I love all of them but especially that beautiful stone wall with the arches and windowboxes. wonderful! and that car planter!!!!!Amazing. That picture of Misty snuggled in that pillow is as cute as it gets. Love it. Thanks for sharing.
It annoys me that Toronto is so much warmer than our place and can grow things like wisteria and gaura! Oh well, both are wonderful! I do hope my heptacodium survives its transplanting here. It looks mighty sad today. I remember yours from before and seeing it again makes me hope even more that mine makes it. If not, I'll try again!
Good you are keeping busy with all the canine and human visitors. Are you re-roofing the house mow? Ours is looking mighty weak and it hasn't been all that long since we did it either. Maddening!
Particularly enjoyed the sundial shots!
Thanks Woody!
I have planted a sad heptacodium, too, after seeing Woody's last year, as well as a few on garden tours.
I love the analammetic sundial! I really want one just for the fun of it...I wonder if it can be easily created - I will have to research this....
I have a theory that most of those plants like Gaura die from our wet cold springs. I often see things that look like they've made it through the winter only to be taken out with the weather of March and April. I would like to try a raised bed rock garden and see if that helps.
Your days seem jam packed, Woody! Thank you for sharing them with us!
gb - we're still waiting for a date for the roofers to come - hopefully soon before we get a lot of rain and they can't work!
Randy just pointed out that the sundial sign was misspelled and it should read analemmatic sundial. Searching on the right spelling turns up information on how to construct one - see link.
Here is a link that might be useful: how to build analemmatic sundial
Ah yes Woody I love garden hopping with you. You find such interesting things.
I had a Gaura winter over a couple of different times when planted high and dry.
Nice to see Misty with new friends. Your garden is looking good.
I hope you and Randy continue your treks while the weather is fit.
Susan, I enjoyed your tours, both at home and elsewhere. I am so happy that you are doing all these things. I think you are a braver lady than I.
The highway depts seed a Gaura variety along the right-a-ways here. They were in full bloom not long ago. I kept wishing I had my camera with me when I went out. There has been a wonderful display of a sunflower along the roads also. I haven't researched to find out what species. Where the roadsides have been mowed, and grew back up, the plants are much shorter, but bushier and more full of blooms.
I have been working on bringing in my potted plants. The utility room is almose full, but several of the larger hardier plants are still outside. Nolon was just asking me today about how I plan on getting the huge tub with the Cannas in it inside. I managed to last fall, and am hoping to do it again this fall. It is the biggest challenge. :-)
I am hoping we will have a spell of drier weather before a freeze, so it will not be so water-logged....as it is now.
My thought will continue to be with you. And my hopes are that all will turn out for the best.
Not surprising that Misty makes a lot of friends. She is so cute! You are so lucky to live near the water and be able to walk there so often. We drive about an hour when we want to see the ocean. ...That car that is planted is wild, isn't it?! lol I really like the Spadina house. I imagine it is very roomy inside. I would especially like to see the view from the top floor. ...Wow, what a great wall. Love the Clematis and Wisteria on it. Good combo for different bloom times.... I love your highbush cranberries and the way you have limbed them up. I would not have guessed that was what they were. Looks like a bumper crop of berries this year. Love that color blue aster....You are certainly staying busy! Glad you are enjoying the fall. :-)
Hi Marian! The roadside plantings sound very interesting - to bad you didn't get pictures... I've not grown cannas - do you need to bring the whole tub in or can you do what I do with the elephant ears - i.e. remove them from the pots, get rid of tee soil, bring the roots/bulbs (whatever they are botanically speaking...) in to dry off, then restart them in new soil in mid-winter so they are off to a good start by the time it's warm enough to move them back outdoors ? Actaully, as I write all that, it sounds almost as much work as bringing in the pots! But it does refresh the soil once a year.
PM2 - Unfortunately the third floor was not open as it is undergoing some restoration. One of the interesting things about the house is that there are still functioning gaslights in it. It belonged 'way back when' the person who started Consumers Gas, so it had a lot of gas things that were modern in their day (e.g. a gas refridgerator) I found that the house didn't feel that spacious inside, largely I think bebause of a lot of dark wallpaper, and the rooms had high ceilings so the proportions kept the space from looking as big. Also, because the curtains were drawn to keep light from damaging the antique wall covering etc., the low lighting contributed to the spaces feeling smaller. The highbush cranberries are the remnant of the row of them we originally planted along the garage. Only the ones at the driveway end got enough light to bloom properly so we removed all the rest and replaced them with hydrangeas. The limbing up is necessary to keep the path along the garage accessible but we also like the effect as it sort of creates an arching canopy that mirrors the arbour nearby.
Good morning, Woody! What a wonderful walk-about for a Sunday morning!
Gaura is one of those plants I covet every time I see it. I assume it's our heavy clay soil, rather than the cold that makes it not work here.
The analemmatic sundial is very cool, no matter how you spell it ;)
Community Vehicular Reclamation Project!? Very interesting use of a junk car. I don't know if I want Jim to get a good look at it...we have a pick-up truck that needs to go to the junkyard, and I hate to encourage him to give it a home any longer, lol!
You and Randy are in my thoughts..take care
I am in agreement with you on removing the canna roots and storing them for the wimter. I actually think it would be harder for me to do than to bring the large container in. It enjoyed being inside last winter, and grew most of the winter. Besides, if I dug them, I am likely to forget to replant them :-(
I top the pot with fresh enriched potting soil when I put them back out. And if need be, I will fertilize them.
BTW, I think Misty is very cute, and I am amused by the 'friends' that visit. I am afraid our cats would not be happy with 'strange' cats visiting. It would take them much longer to accept them, and there would be much unhappiness while they did so. :-(
A local friend, who is also on my Facebook as a friend, sent me a message hoping I would take a mama cat, and 2 kittens, of theirs. They are moving and have to give them away. I declined. If Tommy and Trubby pass before we do, I would only want older cats, so I would not have to be concerned about them if we became unable to care for them.
Tim said he would take our 2 if that happens, but they would not survive long where he lives, and he would not tolerate their indoor outdoor activities all night every night! (It is pretty hard on me, too. But I started it, so I will stick with it.) If we should get any more, they will be strictly outdoor cats. All this cat hair is a real mess! I am just not up to doing much housework anymore. :-(
What a lot to see, Woody. Amazing the yellow jacket found you within minutes! I'm guessing your Mexican lunch was a chili relleno -- don't know what else that could be! Of my two gauras, one has been pulled, infested at the root with scale, probably vulnerable from too much shade. The other is in more sun and is resprouting at the base after a severe haircut. Like Saucy notes, the real test is if it comes back in spring.
Thanks for the tour!
Hi Woody! i really enjoyed the walk with you! Nice pictures, and Toronto is always a fun place to go. I did not know Gaura was difficult to grow. I have had one for three years now. It is blooming right now, just started about a week ago. Maybe it is reseeded? I can't grow coneflowers or anything that has daisy like petals. Hope all goes well with you!


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