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DIMMING DEVICE Filed July l5, 1959 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 MED/UM United States Patent fiice 3,032,683 DIMMING DEVICE Joel S. Spira, 180 Riverside Drive, New York, N.Y. Filed July 15, 1959, Ser. No. 827,232 6 Claims. (Cl. 315-272) This invention relates to dimming devices, and more particularly relates to novel circuits and apparatus for selectively dimming electric illumination or varying electrical power to a load.
In accordance with my present invention I utilize a diode or rectier element in conjunction with an inductor or autotransformer, in switching relationship, to effect the dimming or power control. The invention is particularly directed for use in homes or small establishments for controlling light or power to the order of 300 to 500 watts nominal rating. Its principles and features are applicable to larger or smaller wattages. Further, the autotransformer-diode conguration hereof has the feature of giving constant dimming ratios for any load that it controls, from zero to full load.
For dimming home lighting, the invention apparatus is sufficiently small and operates with a sufficiently small temperature rise, to enable safe enclosure in a conventional wall switch junction box. For larger sized dimming devices hereof, a novel switch box extension enclosure is provided that readily fastens to the front of the conventional box. Further details thereof are set forth hereinafter.
Insertion of a diode or half-wave rectifier in series with a lamp load, reduces the power and effective voltage applied to the lamp load to the order of half. However, due to the well known illumination characteristics of electric lamps the lumen output falls to 30% of the full load value. Means are provided by my invention to increase or decrease the voltage applied to the seriesconnected diode, to thereby correspondingly increase or decrease the output power and voltage applied to the lamps or load. In this manner a greater range of steps or values are afforded in the output than heretofore practical with a diode alone.
In one important form of my invention I use an autotransformer to eifect a plurality of dimming steps with a series diode to the load. At the higher value steps I connect the autotransformer in a voltage step-up circuit, for the lower value steps, in a voltage step-down circuit. By such combinations of the diode and the autotransformer a plurality of effective dimming steps are provided, in a smooth transition from full load or lumens to zero. Further, the size, weight, cost and heating factors. of the autotransformer are substantially reduced in my invention system using the diode therewith.
In another form of the invention I employ an inductor in place of an autotransformer, in novel circuital combinations with a diode whose polarity is unimportant, for the dimming steps. The autotransformer or inductor, with the diode and a two-pole switch, comprise the essential elements of the present invention. They are effectively cornbined in novel circuitry and design for small size and relatively low cost compared to prior dimmers. The invention apparatus is effective, foolproof, and gives long service. It lends itself readily to a plural number of smooth dimming or power reducing steps.
It is accordingly an object of my present invention to provide novel dimming and power variation systems.
Another obiect of my present invention is to provide light dimming apparatus that is compact and of relatively low cost.
A further object of my present invention is to provide dimming apparatus incorporating a diode and autotrans former in circuital combinations with a multi-position switch for smooth dimming steps.
3,032,688 Patented May l, 1962 Still another object of my present invention is to provide a novel power varying apparatus composed of a diode and inductor in power varying combinations.
Still a further object of my present invention is to provide novel extension enclosures for securement with mounted conventional junction boxes.
These and other objects of my invention will become apparent from the following description of exemplary embodiments thereof, illustrated in the drawings, in which:
FIGURE l is a diagrammatic showing of an exemplary dimming device in circuit with a lamp load.
FIGURE 2 is a schematic electrical diagram of the exemplary dimmer.
FIGURES 3, 4 and 5 are schematic electrical circuits of the active steps of the dimmer of FIGURE 2.
yFIGURE 6 is a graph of several curves devoting autotransformer heating and incandescent lamp lumens under various voltage conditions.
FIGURE 7 is a schematic electrical diagram of a modified dimming embodiment with more steps than the form of FIGURE 2.
FIGURES 8, 9 and l0 are schematic circuit diagrams of the operation of the inductor-diode form of the dimmer control.
FIGURE l1 is a front elevation view, in perspective, of an extender box or enclosure for the control of my invention.
FIGURE 12 is a front elevational View, in perspective, of the enclosure of FIGURE 11 with front plate and control knob removed.
FIGURE 13 is a perspective view of the control apparatus and enclosure of FIGURE 1l, separated.
FIGURE 14 is an elevational view of the mounting plate of the enclosure of FIGURE 11.
FIGURE l5 is a plan view of the mounting plate of FIGURE 12.
FIGURE 16 shows a fastening arrangement for the cover plate of FIGURE 12.
FIGURE l illustrates the simple circuit relation of the invention dimmer device 20 with respect to the input voltage 21 (El) and a lamp load 22. A simple line pair 23 connects load 22 to the dimmer output 20. The exemplary dimmer 20 is diagrammed in FIGURE 2. The dimmer 20 comprises autotransformer 24 and diode 25 whose polarity is unimportant. A two-pole four position ganged switch 26, 27 operates dimmer 20 from Off position 28, 28 to full or 100% position 30, 30. The two intermediate steps 31, 31 and 32, 32 are arranged to effect a smooth differential light or power transition, as desired, and as described hereinafter. Dimmer 20 may be used for lamp loads (22) or any power load. A fuse 29 or overload device is placed, as indicated.
For lighting, I have ascertained that effective psychological dimming is feasible when the first step decreases the lumens to about 42% of the full or normal, and the second step to about 24%. The third step down is zero or off in the dimmer 2t). While I prefer to construct the exemplary dimmer 20 with these stated lumen rations, it is to be understood that other values may instead be used within the principles of my invention. Also more dimming steps are feasible as illustrated in FIGURE 7, and described hereinafter. Further, it is at times advantageous to use the continuously variable type of autotransformer such as one trade-named Variac in conjunction with the diode circuit hereof.
It is readily demonstratable that illumination in the range of about 70% upwards, is not readily discernible from the value. Also illumination in the range from 42% upwards to about 60% is not readily distinguishable from the 42% value. This effect is due to the light compensating characteristic of the diaphragm of theY eye. While it is true that a change of illumination from 55% to 60% may be perceived, the dramatic and psychological effects are not different by such short change. Fechner in 1858 stated that for a stimulus brightness change from B1 to B2, the sensation change (to eye) is proportional to log BZ-log B1. This law has been found to be vali-d to about 2% in the general seeing range. My exemplary dimmer 20 uses this principle to proportion the dimming steps, lumenwise, to a relatively constant proportion, namely of about one-half.
Towards this end, dimmer 20 is schematically shown in FIGURE 2 with four steps', step 30, 30 for 100%; step 31, 31' for 42%; step 32, 32 for 24%; and step 28, 23 for Zero or off Other intermediate lumen output ratios for steps 31, 1 an-d 32, 32 may of course be used. I have found these enumerated ratios to effect a smooth pleasant sensory dimming action for a four position dimmer. At the maximum output position, for 100% lumens, the switch arms 2d, 27 contact respectively at 30, 30. Input lead 33 is thereupon connected by lead 34 directly to terminal 35 of lamp load 22 to complete its circuit from terminal 36 to input supply E, through return 37.
FIGURE 3 illustrates such 100% full step 30, 30 connection of dimmer 20. It is noted that diode 25 remains unconnected, as is autotransformer 24, in this position. This is the normal or full power connection to lamp load 22, or to another load that is used instead. The second position 31, 3T. is illustrated in FIGURE 4 schematically, also as indicated in FIGURE 2. The input lead 33 is connected to tap 40 of autotransformer 24 through leads 41, 42. Outer terminal 43 of autotransformer 24 is thereupon connected by lead 44 to contact 31' and diode 25 through switch arm 2'7, and thence to load terminal 35.
It is noted that for the second step, FIGURE 4, the autotransiormer 24 is connected as a voltage step-up unit,
with outer tap 43 at a predetermined higher voltage Eo input Ei voltage rating, e.g. 120 volts instead applied directly to diode 25, the illumination level of lamp load 22 in series therewith would be 30%, a value too low for the intended 42% for this position (31, 31').
It is an important feature of my present invention to control the illumination level or applied power to a load to practical desired degrees by using an autotransformer (24) in combination with a rectifier or diode (2S). Thus, by connecting autotransformer 24 in a step-up mode to apply a raised voltage (E0) to dode 25, I provide the desired 42% illumination level for the second step. To achieve the 42% illumination level, the tap 40 on autotransformer 24 is arranged to yield about 130 volts at terminal 43 for voltage Eo to diode 25. For another desired illumination level that is above 30%, a correspondingly different output voltage (E0) is used by arrangement of the tap 40, as will be set forth in more detail hereinafter.
The third step is schematically illustrated in FIGURE 5, with ganged switch arms 26, 2'7 on contacts 32, 32. In this position the input A.C. voltage Ei is applied to outer terminal 43 of autotransformer 24 through contact 32 and leads 45 and 44. The autotransformer thus is connected in a voltage step-down mode, with tap 40 yielding an output voltage E2. This output voltage Ezis applied to diode 25 through leads 42, 46, contact 32 and switch arm 27. The stepped-down Voltage E2 is inversely related to the inverse connection of autotransformer from its step-up ration Eo/Ei, as the same terminals 40, 43 are used. This third position yields the desired 24% illumination level at lamp load 22, as will be set forth. In this case voltage E2 is about 110 volts for a 120 volt value of El.
Reference is made to the curves of FIGURE 6. Curve 50 shows the heating relation of an autotransformer feeding an incandescent lamp load over an operating range of Zero to of the normal applied voltage. The autotransformer heating loss factor (f) is the ordinate. The maximum autotransformer heating results with voltage output in the 50 to 60 percent range, decreasing towards zero and 100 percent voltage outputs. The wattage loss in the transformer equals the factor (f) times the wattage load, times the transformer efficiency. This relation, namely curve 50, is well known in the art. Correspondingly, the percent lumens output or illumination level of a light load connected to such autotransformer, directly to the lamp load with a series diode, is illustrated by curve 51.
In accordance with my invention hereof, a diode or rectifier (25) is connected between the autotransformer (24) output and the lamp load (22), such as per FIG- URES 2, 4 and 5 ldescribed hereinabove. Curve 512 of FIGURE 6 shows the heating factor of the autotransformer 24 thus connected with series diode (25). The peak factor (f) at mid-voltage of curve 52 is about .106, as compared with .180 without the diode (curve 50)` thus being a much more etiicient relationship between zero and 100% voltage output. As we also utilize a greater than 100% output (Eo) for the second step (FIGURE 4), the curve portion 52' for the range 100% to 120% shows the heating factor therefor. It is noted that at about the point the heating factor equals that of the mid-voltage region. Curve 53 illustrates the illumination level or percent lumens for the voltage output range corresponding to curves 52, 52.
The amount of autotransformer heating is an important factor in its size and design, and its application in light switch boxes is limited by iFire Underwriters standards. From curves 52', 53, it is noted that factor (f) is .156 for a lumen level of 57% (at 120% voltage). At the desired 42% lumens for the exemplary second step (FIGURE 4), the corresponding factor is .06 (at 110% voltage). The heating factor (f) is thus seen to be 250 percent higher for the voltage (E2) to yield 57% lumens, than for 110% voltage to yield the desired 42% lumens.
As a practical matter, the lumen step from full 100% to 42% is perceived smoothly as a second step as stated above. Thus, the 57% is not required, and a simpler, smaller, less costly system results. As the heating of the autotransformer goes up, the transformer size need be increased to maintain allowable limits of temperature rise. The exemplary steps of 100%, 42%, 24% permit the transformer to t into a standard switch box for a lamp load rating of about 380 watts. The 24% lumen output, referred to curve 53 indicatesa 92% Voltage used, and a modest .04 factor (f). In practice slightly different voltages result due to the same autotransformer 24 being used in its step-up mode for the second step at 42%, and the step-down mode for the third step 24%, with common terminals 40, 43. The curves 52, 52', 53 are theoretically derived and found to be close to the practical.
It is clear at this point that'the essence of my invention is the use of intermediate power or lamp (22) load output steps by reversing the autotransformer (24) mode between step-up and step-down through a diode rectifier (25). For lamp loads (22) the perceptive relation, for a relatively constant dimming proportion of about onehalf, is accomplished by my invention with moderate deviations of voltage output from the 100%. The second step (42%) is accomplished at the 110% voltage; the third step (24%) at 92% voltage. The heating factor (f) is relatively low and practical, namely below .045 in both cases.
The combination autotransformer (24) and diode (25) hereof` results in a heating effect or factor (f) of 58.5% less (curve 52) than that of an autotransformer alone (curve 50). For a given percent lumen, the factor (f) and the consequent volume and weight reduction are even more significant. The volume and weight ratio of the autotransformer-diode combination to autotransformer alone is equal to the (f) ratios of each. The following table demonstrates these relationships.
The autotransformer-diode dimmer combination hereof enables a substantially smaller and less expensive device for a given range of light or power load control than with autotransformer alone.
FIGURE 7 illustrates a modified form of my invention with ve intermediate power or lumen level steps. Autotransformer 55 has three intermediate taps 56, 57, 58, and an outer terminal 59. The diode 60 (with its polarity unimportant), is connectible in various voltage step-up and step-down ratios, to be described, for effecting a seven step control. Ganged switch arms 61, 61' coact with two sets of seven contacts 6-2-62, 63-63, 64-64, 65-65', 66--66,` 67--67', 6 8-68. A fuse 69 or overload protector is used in line 71.
The circuit of FIGURE 7 shows arms 61, 61' in the full or 100% position at contacts 62, 62', with line voltage E1 connected directly to load 70 through leads 71, 72, 73. The return is lead 74. Five intermediate control positions interconnect autotransformer 55 and diode 60 between leads 71 and 73 to load 70. Exemplary illumination levels for the seven positions of the dimmer control 75 of FIGURE 7 are: 100%, 70%, 40%, 30%, 20%, 12% and zero. It is obvious that other graduations are feasible, and that more or less than the indicated five inter- Amediate control positions may be employed within the principles of my invention.
For illumination levels at lamp load 70 greater than 30%, the autotransformer 55 is connected in a step-up mode for diode 60. This occurs in dimmer 75 at step 63, 63 for 70%, and step 64, 64 for 40%. At central step 65, 65 for 30% the direct input voltage Eo is applied to diode 60 across lead 76. -For step 66, 66 at 20% and step 67, 67 at 12% the autotransforrner is used in its voltage stepdown mode for diode 60. Different voltage ratios may be desirable where control 75 is designed for a power load rather than for practical perceptive illumination changes. In effecting the 70% (step 63, 63') and 12% (step 67, 67') operations in dimmer 75, we depart further from unity turns ratio of the autotransformer 55 as compared with the 40% (step 64, 64') and 20% (step 66, 66') operations. More heating therefore occurs during the 70% and 12% steps for this reason.
A modified dimming apparatus 80 using an inductance 81 in conjunction with a diode rectier 82 is schematically illustrated in FIGURES 8, 9 and 10. The circuit of FIG- URE 8 connects lamp load 83 in Full to applied A.C. line voltage Eo by leads 84, 85. The inductance 81 and diode 82 are out of circuit in the Full position. For Medium illumination output, load 83 is connected as shown in FIGURE 9, with inductance 81 in parallel with diode 82, and both in series with voltage Eo through lead 84. As noted hereinabove a diode (82) alone between line (E0) and load (83) gives an illumination level of about 30%. The parallel inductor 81 across diode 82 passes additional power to load 83 and thus gives a somewhat higher output than the 30%. In the Low position of FIGURE l0, the inductance 81 is in series with diode 82, and acts as an impedance that drops the overall result at lamp load 83 below the 30%. A suitable ganged twoaarm (87) four-position (88, 89, 90, 91) switch (86) 6 readily enables a uni-control circuit action for the three positions per FIGURES 8, 9, 10 and oft Using a tapped inductor would afford more power positions where desired.
FIGURE 11 is a circuit diagram of untapped inductor 81 and diode 82 with two-arm switch 86, 86' to effect the schematically shown operational modes of FIGURES 8, 9, l0. The off position 91, 91' is with the components unconnected. 'Ihe Full or 100% position 88, 88' as illustrated has lead 94 directly connected fromline 84 to contact 88', and through arm 87' to lamp load 83, and returned through line 85. The Medium position 89, 89 corresponding to FIGURE 9 connects diode 82 to line 84 through contact 89, and inductor 81 in parallel therewith through lead 93 and contact 89. The Low position 90, corresponding to FIGURE 1 connects the diode 82 in series with inductor 81 through contact 90 and leads 95, 96.
FIGURE 12 is a perspective view of an extender box or enclosure used for a dimmer control or other enclosable apparatus that is physically too large for a conventional or standard size wall switch box. The extender box 100 projects pleasantly from the wall 101, fully enclosing such apparatus, and hiding the wall switch box opening underneath. The multi-position control knob 102 is mounted on a control shaft 102' (FIGURE 13), and is in front of cover plate 103 of enclosure 100. Cover or switch plates 103 is secured against interior plate 105 and the face of frame 106. This may be accomplished by the use of machine screws through apertures in cover plate 103 and coacting threads in plate 105. However, I utilize a novel and more esthetic method.
Enlarged FIGURE 16 illustrates the latter cover plate 103 fastening arrangement. A washer 107 is placed against cover plate 103 and over control shaft 102'. A nut 108 is threaded on shaft 102 and presses Washer 107 firmly against cover plate 103 the edge of which in turn presses in position against frame 106. An important feature of washer 107 is the use of radially extending teeth 107 along its outer periphery. Teeth 107' preferably have partially twisted sharp edges or points in the manner of lock-washers, and dig against the cover plate 103 to keep it in firm position when set. The control knob 102, indicated dotted in FIGURE 16, and seen in FIGURE 12, is recessed to accommodate washer 107 and nut 108, and hide them underneath.
FIGURES 13, 14 illustrate the extender box 100 with knob 102 and cover plate 103 removed. The box-like frame 106 supports plate 105 through mounting screws 109, 109 which engage threads 122, 122. The control assembly 110 is supported on inside surface of plate 105 through screw washer 111 on the sleeve of control shaft 102. The diode (25), autotransf-ormer (24) and fusing (29) of the control assembly (110) are mounted or suitably bracketed to plate 105. This is the physical ernbodiment of the dimmer system 20 of FIGURES 2 through 5. The control assembly 110 ts within the interior of frame 106, that is made substantially larger in volume than the switch box over which it is mounted. FIGURE 14 shows control apparatus 110 outside of extender box 100, and the interior open space 112 in the interior switch box for wiring junctions, etc. Also seen is an edge portion of the mounting plate 115 for frame 106.
FIGURE 15 is a plan view of the mounting plate 115 in position flush against Wall 101. Plate 115 is supported against the outer edges of the interior switch box already in wall 101 (not shown) through screws 116, 116 threading in the apertures conventionally provided by the switch boxes `for mounting switches. Extender mounting plate 115 is composed of an essentially flat square frame with parallel vertical sides 117, 117 and joining the horizontal ones 118, 118. Raised nuts 121, 121 are vertically supported above plate 11S. The shanks of machine screws 120, 120 (see FIGURES 13, 14) engage nuts 121, 121 and the heads of screws 120, 120 bear against the top of frame 106 to secure it to plate 115. The frame 106 overlaps mounting plate 115 so as to hide it from View, and the frame edges are contiguous with wall 101.
Although the present invention has been described in connection with exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that modifications and variations thereof, as to circuitry, structure or utilization, are feasible that fall within the broader scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.
I claim:
l. An electrical control for an electric load comprising an autotransformer, a diode rectiiier and switching means including circuit connections with said autotransformer and ysaid diode rectifier for providing voltages in predetermined magnitudes to said load bearing predetermined voltage ratios to an applied voltage source; said auto# transformer being interconnected by the switching means in its voltage step-up mode for the diode rectiiier to establish an intermediate magnitude for the load that is higher than that by connecting the applied voltage source directly to the diode.
2. A power control of the character described comprising an autotransformer, a rectiiier and switching means including circuit connections with said autotransformer and said rectiiier for providing power to a load bearing predetermined power ratios to an applied power source; said autotransformer being interconnected by the switching means in its voltage step-up mode for the rectifier to establish a second ratio for the load that is higher than that by connecting the applied power source directly to the diode alone and in its voltage step-down mode to establish a third ratio that is lower than that to the diode alone.
3. A dimmer control for `an electric lamp load comprising an autotransformer with two outer terminals and an intermediatefftaa diode, vand switching means including circuit connections with said autotransformer terminals and tap and said diode for providing lumen output in predetermined steps; said autotransformer terminals and tap being interconnected by the switching means in its voltage step-up mode for the diode to establish an in-` termediate lumen step for the lampy load that is higher than that by the diode alone. n
4. A dimmer control for an electric lamp load com-v prising an autotransformer with two outer terminals and an intermediate tap, a diode, and switching means including circuit connections with said autotransformer terminals and tap and saiddiode for providing lumen output in predetermined steps; said autotransformer terminals and tap being interconnected by the switching means in its voltage step-up mode for the diode to establish a second lumen step for the lamp ,load that is higher than that by the diode alone and interconnected in its voltage stepdown mode to establish a third lumen step that is lower than that by the diode alone.
5. An electrical control for an electric load ofthe character described comprising an autotransformer with two outer terminals and intermediate taps, a diode rectifier, and switching means including circuit connections with said autotransformer terminals and taps and said diode rectifier for providing voltages to said load bearing predetermined ratios to an applied voltage source; said autotransformer terminals and taps being interconnected by the switching means 'in voltage step-up modes for the diode rectiiier to establish voltage output steps for the load that are higher than that by the diode alone.
6. An electrical control for an electric load of the character described comprising an autotransformer with two outer terminals and intermediate taps, a diode rectier, and switching means including circuit connections with said autotransformer terminals and taps and said diode rectifier for providing voltages to said load bearing predetermined ratios to an applied voltage source; said autotransformer terminals and taps being interconnected by the switching means in voltage step-up modes for the diode to .establish output voltage steps for the load that are higher than that by the diode alone and interconnected in voltage step-down modes to establish intermediate output voltage steps that are lower than that by the diode alone.
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So I always wonder what it takes to get people to try out a comic book series that they've not read before or one that they've not read in more than 10 years. Everyone has their own reasons, but are they just making excuses because they don't want to give it a try or is it that they know - without a doubt - that particular series is just NOT for them?
It's hard for me to say I've not read a series, even just one issue, and not tried to like it. I will read nearly any comic book if you put it in front of me. I may not like it, but - like broccoli - I'll try it to just to know for sure. Now, I say 'nearly any comic book' mainly because I know one of you jokers will try and throw something at me that I know just by the name or the cover I'm not going to like because of my personal feelings for the subject matter. But, if you feel you must - DM me for my mailing address.
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Lots of big news this week about TXDoT's proposed expansion and revamping of I45N, including eliminating the Pierce Elevated downtown, but I'm going to hold off posting about it until I get a chance to go to the Tuesday public meeting information session. Instead let's clear out some smaller misc items this week: ULI writes […] [Read More]
Touring METRO's new rail lines: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Today I got to take a media preview tour of Metro's new Southeast/Purple and East/Green lines, which are opening to the public May 23rd. Metro brought a great team to give us the tour and answer our questions. Photos below for your enjoyment, but here are my thoughts categorized into the Good, the Bad, and […] [Read More]
Houston's general plan and the real source of wealth inequality: housing and land-use regulation
This week I have three items that all touch on the same theme: the risks of overly restrictive local land use regulation. The first is an amazing paper by a 26-year-old MIT graduate turning heads over his theory that income inequality is actually all about housing (all summarized in one graph). (hat tips to Payton […] [Read More]
New life for the Astrodome at 50, everybody's coming to Texas, our openness to new ideas, the rise of private transit, and more
Hope you enjoyed last week's April Fools post – quite the backlog of items to get to this week: The ULI released their full report on a future for the Astrodome (Chronicle story, City Lab story). I've discussed it here before and am a big fan – I hope Judge Emmett and the County Commissioners can get traction […] [Read More]
J.J. Watt running for Mayor of Houston
Adding his hat (well, helmet) into an already crowded ring, Texans defensive end and 2014 NFL Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt announced today that he'll be running for Mayor of Houston, instantly vaulting to front-runner status. Citing Arnold Schwarzenegger as his political role model, he vowed to tackle – literally – Houston's pension, […] [Read More]
Sprawl wins in a solar world, bribing commuters to ride transit, new option to Dallas, downtown's progress, lessons from Chicago and Atlanta
First, an event announcement: long-time readers know I don't do official political endorsements (this is a policy blog), but I have admired Bill King's strong stand on the city's pension crisis (among others), a topic most politicians seem to shy away from. You can learn more about his Back-to-Basics campaign and ask all the questions […] [Read More]
Avoiding CA's mistakes, Astrodome talk, great rankings, cool H-town video, and more
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Ten years of Houston Strategies
Exactly ten years ago today were my very first posts on Houston Strategies: a welcome/kickoff/teaser post and an idea for a UH Institute of Technology campus (the idea didn't take, but I'm still hopeful UH will see the light one day…). And here we are 1,050 posts later with thousands of readers – I can't […] [Read More]
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This post originally appeared on the Frankfurt Book Fair blog. I highly recommend visiting the official blog for interesting posts from Richard Nash, Alex Hippisley-Cox, and Arun Wolf
While I'm crushing on India, I thought I'd take a post to introduce Blaft, a very young, very hip, very successful Indian press that's worth checking out. I mean, putting aside their books (whicha are pretty wild), their logo is a purple alien. How awesome is that? And how awesome is it that they have stuffed, squeaky versions of this purple alien at their booth? And semi-racy bookmarks that say "Reading is Sexy"? . . . This really is a press after my heart.
Anyway, about that whole book thing: the first title that Blaft did was an anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction. Originally conceived of a one-off, the book was a wild sucess, attracting other books, and eventually convincing the husband-wife couple behind this—Rakesh Khanna and Rashmi Ruth Devadasan—and their friend—Kaveri Lalchand—to become publishers. Up till that point none of them had any experience in publishing, so the whole experience has been quite an adventure.
In addition to more pulp fiction-y titles, Blaft is also doing some literary fiction—Charu Nivedita's Zero Degree is a very experimental, daring book—graphic novels, and even a "pictoral survey of typography and design found on signboards, taxis, buildings, tiffin dabbas, and in other public spaces of Bombay."
I don't think I've met anyone else here at the fair with as much energy and enthusiasm for publishing. Blaft is here as part of the "Invitation Program," which helps small, independent presses from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe to attend the fair, make connections, and display their works. This section of Hall 5.0 is one of the most fun to visit, and great for finding about about books and presses that generally don't get a lot of attention.
And in terms of Blaft, they will be giving a public presentation about their program on Sunday morning at 10:30am in Hall 6.0 E905.
Founded in 1960 by such creative pioneers as George Perec, Raymond Queneau and Italo Calvino, the Oulipo, shorthand for Ouvroir de littérature potentielle, came about in when a group of writers and mathematicians sought constraints to find new structures and. . .
There's little to say about a series of prose poems that willfully refuse to identify pronoun antecedents. Or perhaps there are a million things. The poems in Morse, My Deaf Friend— the chapbook by Miloš Djurdjević published by Ugly Duckling. . .
The Crimson Thread of Abandon is the first collection of short fiction available in English by the prolific Japanese writer and all-around avant-garde trickster Terayama Shūji, who died in 1983 at the age of 47. This collection would be important. . .
Last year, NYRB Classics introduced English-language readers to Catalan writer Josep Pla with Peter Bush's translation of The Gray Notebook. In that book, Pla wrote about life in Spain during an influenza outbreak soon after World War I, when. . .
"Your bile is stagnant, you see sorrow in everything, you are drenched in melancholy," my friend the doctor said.
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What to make of Vano and Niko, the English translation of Erlom Akhvlediani's work of the same name, as well as the two other short books that comprise a sort of trilogy? Quick searches will inform the curious reader that. . .
The opening of Jón Gnarr's novel/memoir The Indian is a playful bit of extravagant ego, telling the traditional story of creation, where the "Let there be light!" moment is also the moment of his birth on January 2nd, 1967. Then. . .
Mahasweta Devi is not only one of the most prolific Bengali authors, but she's also an important activist. In fact, for Devi, the two seem to go together. As you can probably tell from the titles, she writes about women. . .
The prolific Spanish author Benito Pérez Galdós wrote his short novel, Tristana, during the closing years of the nineteenth century, a time when very few options were available to women of limited financial means who did not want a husband.. . .
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While Dead Can Dance's music was always more baroque and eclectic than the 'goth' label might suggest, _Within the Realm of a Dying Sun_ is certainly one of the more brooding entries in their back catalogue. Of their early material (which is to say, before the more overtly 'ethnic' stylings of _Into the Labyrinth_ onwards), this is by far the best. Making superb use of Lisa Gerrard's astonishing vocal range, it runs the full gamut from dark-and-langourous to soaring inspiration. As usual, Perry's vocal contributions take a little longer to get used to; 'Xavier' sounds like 80s pop, albeit DCD-style.
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2015 is leaving Standard and Poor's (S&P) quite a bit poorer. Yesterday, the major credit rating agency agreed to pay $1.375 billion to resolve lawsuits brought against it by the U.S. Department of Justice and attorney generals from 19 states and the District of Columbia regarding S&P's pre-crisis ratings of mortgage-backed securitizations (MBS) and collateralized… Continue Reading
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Former JPMorgan Chase Insider Blows the Whistle
Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone recently profiled the woman JPMorgan Chase paid one of the largest fines in American history to keep from talking in his article, The $9 Billion Witness: Meet JPMorgan Chase's Worst Nightmare. Alayne Fleischmann, a former Chase manager, revealed the true reason why JPMorganChase settled the claims brought by the DOJ… Continue Reading
BofA Underwater Mortgage Cases Hit Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear two cases brought by Bank of America regarding whether a second mortgage on an underwater property can be voided during Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Both cases involve Florida homeowners who sued to void second mortgages when the debt owed to the holder of the first mortgage exceeded the value of… Continue Reading
Bank of America's $16.65 Billion Settlement
In what is being reported as the largest settlement ever between the U.S. and a single business entity, Attorney General Eric Holder and Associate Attorney General Tony West announced Thursday that Bank of America Corp. ("BofA") has agreed to pay $16.65 billion to settle accusations by the Department of Justice that it, as well as… Continue Reading
Robo-Signing Still Making Headlines As Wells Fargo Settles Another Lawsuit
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Bank of America's $8.5 Billion Settlement Will Not Be Delayed by AIG
Late last month, a New York state judge denied AIG's request to delay approval of Bank of America's $8.5 billion settlement with private investors in connection with certain mortgage-backed securities that had soured. Bank of America agreed to the settlement in June 2011 in order to resolve claims brought by institutional investors such as Black… Continue Reading
First Horizon Reaches Mortgage Loan Settlement With Freddie Mac
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Mortgage Crisis Penalty for the Real Wolves of Wall Street Could Top $50 Billion
The real wolves of Wall Street–sixteen of America's largest banks–could end up shelling out more than $50 billion to secure settlements from the federal government in connection with their alleged roles in the mortgage crisis. Of this amount, up to $15 billion would go directly to affected homeowners in the form of cash payments and/or… Continue Reading
Bank of America and Freddie Mac Settle Mortgage Loan Claims
Add yet another major settlement to the still-growing list of huge payouts by the nation's largest banks to settle claims over toxic mortgage-backed securities. Bank of America has now agreed to pay $404 million to Freddie Mac to resolve all repurchase liabilities on home loans that it sold to the government-controlled mortgage company from 2000… Continue Reading
JPMorgan Chase Agrees to $13 Billion Settlement with the U.S. Justice Department for Knowingly Selling Toxic Mortgage-Backed Securities
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JPMorgan Chase Agrees to Settle Forced-Placed Insurance Class-Action Lawsuit for $300 Million
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FHFA's $5.1 Billion Settlements With J.P. Morgan Chase
On October 25, 2013, the Federal Housing Finance Agency ("FHFA"), as conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announced that it will receive settlement payments of $5.1 billion with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. in connection with claims of alleged violations of federal and state securities laws related to private-label, residential mortgage-backed securities purchased by Fannie… Continue Reading
Wells Fargo Settles Mortgage Buyback Litigation with Freddie Mac for $869 Million
Under Threat of Having to Repurchase Thousands of Home Loans Sold to Freddie Mac Prior to January 1, 2009, Wells Fargo Agrees to Resolve all Remaining Claims in a Single $780-Million Cash Payment As of June 30 of this year, Wells Fargo & Co., this nation's largest mortgage lender, had received demands to repurchase $1.4… Continue Reading
$2.8 Million First NLC Settlement
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Bank of America Settles Class Action Brought By Mortgage Investors
$40 Billion Settlement Bank of America has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by investors who claimed they were misled by its Countrywide unit into buying risky mortgage securities. Bank of America acquired Countrywide Financial, a California-based lender, in July 2008 for $2.5 billion, but analysts have put the effective cost at more than… Continue Reading
New Precedent that Holds Banks Responsible?
Judge Rakoff awards $90.1 million judgment to Assured Guaranty Corp The legal press is abuzz with reports of a New York federal judge's award of a $90.1 million judgment to mortgage insurer Assured Guaranty Corp. after a lengthy trial in its suit against Flagstar Bank FSB. The lawsuit arose from Assured's claims that Flagstar had… Continue Reading
Judge Rakoff v. SEC and Citigroup
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Bank of America Won't Quit While It's Ahead
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New York Attorney General: Foreclosure Fraud and "Robosigning"
New York Attorney General Takes On Foreclosure Fraud, Including "Robosigning" New York Attorney General, Eric T. Schneiderman, has announced the introduction of a bill that would protect New Yorkers from fraudulent business practices in the foreclosure process, including "robosigning." The Foreclosure Fraud Prevention Act of 2012 imposes new criminal penalties for those who intentionally engage… Continue Reading
Lehman: "You Gotta Know When"
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Playing Graphics-intensive Fast-Action Games in the Cloud without Guzzling GigabytesMay 21, 2015 9:50 am | by Duke University | News | Comments
Gamers might one day be able to enjoy the same graphics-intensive fast-action video games they play on their gaming consoles or personal computers from mobile devices without guzzling gigabytes, thanks to a new tool developed by researchers at Duke University and Microsoft Research. Named "Kahawai," the tool delivers graphics and gameplay on par with conventional cloud-gaming setups for a fraction of the bandwidth.
AMD Announces "Zen" x86 Processor CoreMay 7, 2015 12:11 pm | by AMD | News | Comments
AMD provided details the company's multi-year strategy to drive profitable growth based on...
NYU to Advance Deep Learning Research with Multi-GPU ClusterMay 5, 2015 11:37 am | by Kimberly Powell, NVIDIA | News | Comments
Self-driving cars. Computers that detect tumors. Real-time speech translation. Just a few years...
GPU4EO Challenge 2015: Stimulating Adoption of GPUs in Remote SensingApril 17, 2015 3:11 pm | by Suzanne Tracy, Editor-in-Chief, Scientific Computing and HPC Source | News | Comments
GPU4EO Challenge 2015 is an international initiative which involves students, researchers and...
Highly Realistic Human Heart Simulations Transforming Medical CareMarch 26, 2015 5:03 pm | by Suzanne Tracy, Editor-in-Chief, Scientific Computing and HPC Source | Articles | Comments
The World Health Organization reports that cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of death globally. Working to address this imperative public health problem, researchers world-wide are seeking new ways to accelerate research, raise the accuracy of diagnoses and improve patient outcomes. Several initiatives have utilized ground-breaking new simulations to advance research into aspects such as rhythm disturbances and ...
10 New OpenPOWER Foundation Solutions UnveiledMarch 19, 2015 3:19 pm | by OpenPOWER Foundation | News | Comments
The OpenPOWER Foundation has announced more than 10 hardware solutions — spanning systems, boards and cards, and a new microprocessor customized for China. Built collaboratively by OpenPOWER members, the new solutions exploit the POWER architecture to provide more choice, customization and performance to customers, including hyperscale data centers.
NVIDIA's Next-Gen Pascal GPU Architecture to Provide 10X Speedup for Deep Learning AppsMarch 18, 2015 12:24 pm | News | Comments
NVIDIA has announced that its Pascal GPU architecture, set to debut next year, will accelerate deep learning applications 10X beyond the speed of its current-generation Maxwell processors. NVIDIA CEO and co-founder Jen-Hsun Huang revealed details of Pascal and the company's updated processor roadmap in front of a crowd of 4,000 during his keynote address at the GPU Technology Conference, in Silicon Valley.
Optimizing Application Energy Efficiency Using CPUs, GPUs and FPGAsMarch 13, 2015 8:43 am | by Rob Farber | Articles | Comments
The HPC and enterprise communities are experiencing a paradigm shift as FLOPs per watt, rather than FLOPs (floating-point operations per second), are becoming the guiding metric in procurements, system design, and now application development. In short, "performance at any cost" is no longer viable, as the operational costs of supercomputer clusters are now on par with the acquisition cost of the hardware itself.
HPC Advisory Council Switzerland Conference 2015January 20, 2015 10:10 am | by HPC Advisory Council | Events
The HPC Advisory Council and the Swiss Supercomputing Centre will host the HPC Advisory Council Switzerland Conference 2015 in the Lugano Convention Centre, Lugano, Switzerland, from March 23 - March 25, 2015. The conference will focus on High-Performance Computing essentials, new developments and emerging technologies, best practices and hands-on training.
First OpenPOWER Summit AnnouncedDecember 24, 2014 11:33 am | by OpenPOWER Foundation | News | Comments
The OpenPOWER Foundation, an open development community dedicated to accelerating data center innovation for POWER platforms, has announced its first OpenPOWER Summit will be held March 17 to 19, 2015, at the San Jose Convention Center. It will be hosted within the GPU Technology Conference, which has thousands of technology sector attendees, including developers, researchers, government agencies and industry luminaries.
First Annual OpenPOWER SummitDecember 23, 2014 8:47 am | by OpenPOWER Foundation | Events
The First Annual OpenPOWER Summit will take place at the San Jose Convention Center. It will be hosted within the GPU Technology Conference (GTC) which has thousands of technology sector attendees and significant industry press and analyst presence including developers, researchers, government agencies, and industry luminaries.
Deep Computer Neural Networks Catch Up to Primate BrainDecember 18, 2014 4:53 pm | by Anne Trafton, MIT | News | Comments
For decades, neuroscientists have been trying to design computer networks that can mimic visual skills such as recognizing objects. Until now, no computer model has been able to match the primate brain at visual object recognition during a brief glance. However, a new study from MIT neuroscientists has found that one of the latest generation of these so-called "deep neural networks" matches the primate brain.
HPC for AllNovember 21, 2014 4:32 pm | by Suzanne Tracy, Editor-in-Chief, Scientific Computing and HPC Source | Blogs | Comments
In the latest issue of HPC Source, "A New Dawn: Bringing HPC to the Enterprise," we look at how small- to-medium-sized manufacturers can realize major benefits from adoption of high performance computing in areas such as modeling, simulation and analysis.
Today's Enterprising GPUsNovember 20, 2014 2:09 pm | by Rob Farber | Articles | Comments
HPC has always embraced the leading edge of technology and, as such, acts as the trailbreaker and scout for enterprise and business customers. HPC has highlighted and matured the abilities of previously risky devices, like GPUs, that enterprise customers now leverage to create competitive advantage. GPUs have moved beyond "devices with potential" to "production devices" that are used for profit generation.
HPC Innovation Excellence Award: GIS FederalNovember 17, 2014 6:35 pm | Award Winners
For the US Army, and DoD and intelligence community as a whole, GIS Federal developed an innovative approach to quickly filter, analyze, and visualize big data from hundreds of data providers with a particular emphasis on geospatial data.
HPC Source - A New Dawn: Bringing HPC to Smaller ManufacturersNovember 13, 2014 3:43 pm | Digital Editions | Comments
Welcome to SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING's "Bringing HPC to Smaller Manufacturers" edition of HPC Source, an interactive publication devoted exclusively to coverage of high performance computing.
Hot Young Startups Vie for $100,000 GPU Challenge PrizeOctober 15, 2014 9:24 am | by Suzanne Tracy, Editor-in-Chief, Scientific Computing and HPC Source | News | Comments
NVIDIA is looking for a dozen would-be competitors for next year's Early Stage Challenge, which takes place as part of its Emerging Companies Summit (ECS). In this seventh annual contest, hot young startups using GPUs vie for a single $100,000 grand prize.
Cray CS-Storm Accelerator-Optimized Cluster SupercomputerSeptember 8, 2014 10:58 am | Cray Inc. | Product Releases | Comments
As part of the Cray CS cluster supercomputer series, Cray offers the CS-Storm cluster, an accelerator-optimized system that consists of multiple high-density multi-GPU server nodes, designed for massively parallel computing workloads.
Cray CS-Storm High Density ClusterAugust 26, 2014 3:11 pm | Cray Inc. | Product Releases | Comments
Cray CS-Storm is a high-density accelerator compute system based on the Cray CS300 cluster supercomputer. Featuring up to eight NVIDIA Tesla GPU accelerators and a peak performance of more than 11 teraflops per node, the Cray CS-Storm system is a powerful single-node cluster.
NVIDIA CUDA 6.5 Production ReleaseAugust 22, 2014 12:15 pm | Nvidia Corporation | Product Releases | Comments
NVIDIA CUDA 6.5 brings GPU-accelerated computing to 64-bit ARM platforms. The toolkit provides programmers with a platform to develop advanced scientific, engineering, mobile and HPC applications on GPU-accelerated ARM and x86 CPU-based systems. Features include support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2013, cuFFT callbacks capability and improved debugging for CUDA FORTRAN applications.
Invisible Particles Provide First Indirect Evidence of Strange BaryonsAugust 20, 2014 10:17 am | by Brookhaven National Laboratory | News | Comments
New supercomputing calculations provide the first evidence that particles predicted by the theory of quark-gluon interactions, but never before observed, are being produced in heavy-ion collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. These heavy strange baryons, containing at least one strange quark, still cannot be observed directly, but instead make their presence known by lowering the temperature at which other baryons "freeze out"
Realistic Computer Graphics Technology Vastly Speeds ProcessAugust 18, 2014 2:15 pm | by University Saarland | News | Comments
Creating a realistic computer simulation of how light suffuses a room is crucial not just for animated movies like Toy Story or Cars, but also in industry. Special computing methods should ensure this, but require great effort. Computer scientists from Saarbrücken have developed a novel approach that vastly simplifies and speeds up the whole calculating process.
NVIDIA Quadro K5200, K4200, K2200, K620 and K420 GPUsAugust 12, 2014 3:59 pm | Nvidia Corporation | Product Releases | Comments
Quadro K5200, K4200, K2200, K620 and K420 GPUs deliver an enterprise-grade visual computing platform with up to twice the application performance and data-handling capability of the previous generation. They enable users to interact with graphics applications from a Quadro-based workstation from essentially any device.
FirePro S9150 Server GPU for HPCAugust 7, 2014 10:56 am | AMD | Product Releases | Comments
The AMD FirePro S9150 server card is based on the AMD Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture, the first AMD architecture designed specifically with compute workloads in mind. It is the first to support enhanced double precision and to break the 2.0 TFLOPS double precision barrier.
Using Powerful GPU-Based Monte Carlo Simulation Engine to Model Larger Systems, Reduce Data Errors, Improve System PrototypingJuly 22, 2014 8:33 am | by Jeffrey Potoff and Loren Schwiebert | Blogs | Comments
Recently, our research work got a shot in the arm because Wayne State University was the recipient of a complete high-performance compute cluster donated by Silicon Mechanics as part of its 3rd Annual Research Cluster Grant competition. The new HPC cluster gives us some state-of-the-art hardware, which will enhance the development of what we've been working on — a novel GPU-Optimized Monte Carlo simulation engine for molecular systems.
On the Trail of Paradigm-Shifting Methods for Solving Mathematical ModelsJuly 15, 2014 10:11 am | by Hengguang Li | Blogs | Comments
How using CPU/GPU parallel computing is the next logical step - My work in computational mathematics is focused on developing new, paradigm-shifting ideas in numerical methods for solving mathematical models in various fields. This includes the Schrödinger equation in quantum mechanics, the elasticity model in mechanical engineering, the Navier-Stokes equation in fluid mechanics, Maxwell's equations in electromagnetism...
Eurotech Combines Applied Micro 64-bit ARM CPUs and NVIDIA GPU Accelerators for HPCJuly 2, 2014 8:07 am | Eurotech, Nvidia Corporation | News | Comments
Eurotech has teamed up with AppliedMicro Circuits Corporation and NVIDIA to develop a new, original high performance computing (HPC) system architecture that combines extreme density and best-in-class energy efficiency. The new architecture is based on an innovative highly modular and scalable packaging concept.
NVIDIA GPUs Open the Door to ARM64 Entry into High Performance ComputingJune 26, 2014 9:48 am | Nvidia Corporation | News | Comments
NVIDIA has announced that multiple server vendors are leveraging the performance of NVIDIA GPU accelerators to launch the world's first 64-bit ARM development systems for high performance computing (HPC).
HPC Advisory European Conference Workshop to Focus on ProductivityJune 3, 2014 11:39 am | by Brian Sparks, HPC Advisory Council Media Relations and Events Director | Blogs | Comments
In conjunction with ISC'14, we will hold a one-day HPC Advisory European Conference Workshop on June 22, 2014. This workshop will focus on HPC productivity, and advanced HPC topics and futures, and will bring together system managers, researchers, developers, computational scientists and industry affiliates to discuss recent developments and future advancements in High-Performance Computing. Our keynote session will feature the SKA Project
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