Patents Assigned to Ampower Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 9035561
    Abstract: An exemplary light emitting diode (LED) driving system includes a direct current/direct current (DC/DC) converter, a detection circuit, a control circuit, a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller, and a current balance circuit. The DC/DC converter outputs a suitable direct current voltage to drive an LED array. The detection circuit detects cathode voltages of LED strings of the LED array. The control circuit generates and outputs a control signal to the PWM controller, and generates and outputs various adjusting signals. The current balance circuit adjusts current flowing through two of the LED strings, which have a minimum and a maximum detected cathode voltage, respectively. The current balance circuit includes switches. A related LED driving method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Ampower Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheng-Hung Tsai, Yong-Long Lee
  • Patent number: 8749472
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) driving system driving a LED array of a display device includes a converter circuit, a pulse width modulator (PWM) controller, a 2D parameter circuit, a 3D parameter circuit and a microcontroller. The 3D parameter circuit outputs 3D parameter control signals when the display device is in a 3D mode, and stops from generating the 3D parameter control signals when the display device is in a 2D mode. The PWM controller outputs PWM signals to control the converter circuit according to outputs of the 2D parameter circuit and the 3D parameter circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Ampower Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheng-Hung Tsai, Chin-Po Cheng
  • Patent number: 8653694
    Abstract: A junction box connected to a plurality of solar cell panels connected in series and under control a control device, includes a plurality of diodes, two ports, a switch, and a communication module. The plurality of diodes is forwardly connected in series to form a diode string with two ends, and each of the plurality of diodes is electrically connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of solar cell panels in parallel. The two ports are respectively connected to the two ends of the diode string and the plurality of solar cell panels, and output DC power of the plurality of solar cell panels. The switch is connected between the diode string and the two ports. The communication module is connected to the switch, and receives control signals from the control device to turn on or off the switch to control output of the DC power of the solar cell panels from the two ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Ampower Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Liang Hung, Chih-Chan Ger
  • Patent number: 8581099
    Abstract: A photovoltaic junction box includes a housing, a circuit board received in the housing, a plurality of metal brackets, and a plurality of bypass diodes. The plurality of metal brackets are secured to the circuit board, each of the plurality of metal brackets defines a receiving space receiving a spring sheet. The plurality of bypass diodes are respectively secured to the plurality of metal brackets and electrically connected to the circuit board. Each of a plurality of ribbons is clamped between the spring sheet and a corresponding metal bracket, and the ribbon directly and electrically contacts the corresponding metal bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Ampower Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Chan Ger, Yu-Hsiang Liao, Shang-Ting Chen, Yun-Bing Wang
  • Patent number: 8575852
    Abstract: A multi-lamp driving system includes a power stage circuit, a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller, a plurality of transformer circuits, and an abnormal detection circuit. Each of the transformer circuits includes a first primary winding and a second primary winding connected in series and a first secondary winding and a second secondary winding respectively outputting AC power signals to drive at least one lamp. The abnormal detection circuit is connected to a junction of the first primary winding and the second primary winding of each of the transformer circuits, and determines if voltages of the junction of the first primary winding and the second primary winding of each of the transformer circuits are different to determine if the at least two lamps are normal. The abnormal detection circuit further generate control signals to control the PWM controller upon the condition that one of the at least two lamps are abnormal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Ampower Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Chan Ger, Yu-Hsiao Chao, Cheng-Ta Lin
  • Patent number: 8569612
    Abstract: A junction box electronically connected to a solar panel and connected to a plurality of solar cell strings connected in series includes a first bypass diode string and at least one second bypass diode. The first bypass diode string includes a plurality of first bypass diodes forwardly connected in series, and each of the plurality of first bypass diodes is connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of solar cell strings in parallel. The at least one second bypass diode connected to at least two neighboring solar cell strings in parallel, turns on to bypass the at least two neighboring solar cell strings upon the condition that the at least two neighboring solar cell strings are abnormal simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Ampower Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Chan Ger, Yun-Bing Wang
  • Publication number: 20130271019
    Abstract: An exemplary light emitting diode (LED) driving system includes a direct current/direct current (DC/DC) converter, a detection circuit, a control circuit, a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller, and a current balance circuit. The DC/DC converter outputs a suitable direct current voltage to drive an LED array. The detection circuit detects cathode voltages of LED strings of the LED array. The control circuit generates and outputs a control signal to the PWM controller, and generates and outputs various adjusting signals. The current balance circuit adjusts current flowing through two of the LED strings, which have a minimum and a maximum detected cathode voltage, respectively. The current balance circuit includes switches. A related LED driving method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: AMPOWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHENG-HUNG TSAI, YONG-LONG LEE
  • Publication number: 20130249420
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) driving system includes a sampling circuit, a control circuit, a PWM controller circuit, a DC/DC converter and a current balance circuit. The sampling circuit detects voltage of cathodes of LED strings of a LED array. The control circuit generates and outputs a control signal according to the minimum voltage of the cathodes of rest LED strings except LED string with the minimum cathode voltage, if the minimum voltage is in an expected voltage range and a difference between the maximum voltage of the cathodes of the LED strings and the minimum voltage of the cathodes of the LED strings is greater than a threshold. The PWM controller circuit generates and outputs PWM signals according to the control signal, to control the DC/DC converter generate and output suitable direct current voltage to drive the LED array. The current balance circuit comprises a plurality of switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: AMPOWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YONG-LONG LEE, CHENG-HUNG TSAI
  • Patent number: 8536732
    Abstract: A power supply system drives a plurality of loads, and includes a power stage circuit, a pulse width modulation controller, a first isolation transformer, at least two second transformers, and at least two rectifier circuits. The power supply system converts external power signals into first alternating current (AC) power signals, and converts the first AC power signals into second AC power signals. The second transformers either boost or buck the second AC power signals, and each has a primary winding connected to a secondary winding of the first isolation transformer in parallel and a center tap grounded. Each of the rectifier circuits is connected to two ends of a secondary winding of a corresponding one of the second transformers, and rectifies the boosted or bucked second AC power signals to output direct current (DC) power signals to a corresponding one of the plurality of loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Ampower Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi-Hsiung Lee, Chih-Chang Chang, Ta-Chang Wei
  • Patent number: 8481917
    Abstract: A system and a method for calibrating an ambient light sensor (ALS) are disclosed. The ALS, an adjustable resistor and a switch are located on a first surface of a printed circuit board (PCB), and the adjustable resistor and the switch are connected in series between an adjustable probe of the ALS and the ground. A resistor is connected between two pads located on a second surface of the PCB via two probes touching the pads. A controller connected to the PCB reads a light sensitivity of the ALS and calculates a calculated resistance value of the adjustable resistor by a formula “detected light sensitivity/resistance value of the resistor=objective light sensitivity/resistance value of the adjustable resistor”, wherein the objective light sensitivity and the resistance value of the resistor are given.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignees: Amlink (Shanghai) Ltd., Ampower Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Li-Mei Chen, Ming-Fu Chen, Yi-Hsun Lin
  • Patent number: 8467202
    Abstract: A flyback power system includes a rectifier and filter circuit, a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller, a feedback circuit, a master converter circuit, a slave converter circuit, and a slave converter control circuit. The master converter circuit continuously converts power signals from the rectifier and filter circuit into first direct current (DC) power signals to drive load according to PWM signals of the PWM controller when the flyback power system powered on. The slave converter circuit converts the power signals from the rectifier and filter circuit into second DC power signals according to the PWM signals, and superposes the second DC power signals to the first DC power signals to drive the load when the load is heavy. The slave converter control circuit detects whether the load is heavy, and controls the PWM signals whether to input into the slave converter circuit according to a state of the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Ampower Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi-Hsiung Lee, Chien-Chieh Tai, Hung-Yi Chen
  • Patent number: 8460016
    Abstract: A power adapter includes a body, and a socket received in the body. The socket defines a first hole, a second hole and a third hole, and includes a live pin, a neutral pin and a ground pin respectively secured in the first hole, the second hole and the third hole. The live pin, the neutral pin and the ground pin are located along a straight line, and the neutral pin is located between the live pin and the ground pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Ampower Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu-Cheng Liu
  • Patent number: 8450698
    Abstract: An ion airflow generating device includes a number of generator stages, each of which includes a number of generators. Each generator includes a needle-shaped emitter and a ring-shaped receiver. The receivers in the same stage are arranged in an array. Each receiver defines a groove in an outer circumferential surface thereof along a direction parallel to the central axis thereof. Each two adjacent receivers in a former generator stage connect with each other, and the grooves thereof cooperatively define a hole for holding an emitter in a next generator stage. The receivers in the next generator stage symmetrically offset from the receivers in the former generator stage such that each emitter aligns to the center of a corresponding receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Ampower Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Liang Hung, Chi-Hsiung Lee, Yu-Hsiao Chao, Nai-Chun Chang
  • Patent number: 8446106
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) driving system comprises a plurality of current limitation circuits and a plurality of over-voltage protection circuits to driving a plurality of LED strings. Each of the current limitation circuits comprises a first switch comprising a control pole receiving a reference voltage, a first pole correspondingly connected to a LED string, and a second pole connected to the ground via a first resistor and a second switch comprising a control pole connected to the second pole of the first switch via a second resistor, a first pole receiving the reference voltage, and a second pole grounded. Each of the over-voltage protection circuits comprises a zener diode, a third switch and a first capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Ampower Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi-Hsiung Lee, Yu-Hsiao Chao
  • Patent number: 8436540
    Abstract: A multi-lamp driving system includes a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller, transformers, a current difference detection circuit, a lighting detection circuit, a frequency scanning detection circuit, a frequency regulating circuit, and a duty cycle regulating circuit. The current difference detection circuit detects difference among current flowing through lamps to determine if the current fluctuates. The lighting detection circuit determines if the lamps are lit according to the current, and generates a lighting indication signal after the lamps are lit. The frequency scanning detection circuit determines if the multi-lamp driving system is in a frequency scanning process according to the lighting indication signal, and generates a frequency scanning indication signal if the multi-lamp driving system is in the frequency scanning process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Ampower Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chin-Po Cheng, Yong-Long Lee
  • Patent number: 8436547
    Abstract: A multi-lamp driving system includes a filter circuit, a switch circuit, a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller, a protection circuit, transformers, and an abnormity detection circuit. Primary windings of the transformers are connected to the switch circuit in parallel, and high voltage terminals of secondary windings of the transformers are connected to lamps respectively. The abnormity detection circuit converts current signals flowing through the lamps into voltage signals, and retrieves highest and lowest voltage signals corresponding to highest and lowest current signal respectively. Then the abnormity detection circuit determines if a difference between the highest voltage signal and the lowest voltage signal exceeds a predetermined value, and generates a trigger signal if the difference between the highest and lowest voltage signals exceeds the predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Ampower Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi-Hsien Ho, Chin-Po Cheng
  • Publication number: 20130109204
    Abstract: A power adapter includes a body, and a socket received in the body. The socket defines a first hole, a second hole and a third hole, and includes a live pin, a neutral pin and a ground pin respectively secured in the first hole, the second hole and the third hole. The live pin, the neutral pin and the ground pin are located along a straight line, and the neutral pin is located between the live pin and the ground pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: AMPOWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: YU-CHENG LIU
  • Patent number: 8385090
    Abstract: A power supply system includes an electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter circuit, a rectifier and filter circuit, a switch circuit, a transformer, a feedback circuit and a controller. The feedback circuit includes a voltage divider circuit, a filter circuit, and a voltage and temperature compensation circuit. The voltage divider circuit generates a voltage dividing signal, and includes a first lossless element and a second lossless element connected in series between an output of the transformer and the ground, and the voltage dividing signal is generated at a node of the first and second lossless elements. The filter circuit filters the voltage dividing signal into a direct current (DC) signal. The voltage and temperature compensation circuit does voltage compensation and temperature compensation to the DC signal to generate a feedback signal, and sends the feedback signal to the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Ampower Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Chan Ger, Tsung-Liang Hung
  • Publication number: 20130021326
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) driving system driving a LED array of a display device includes a microcontroller, a control circuit, a pulse width modulator (PWM) controller, a first driving circuit, a second driving circuit, a first converter circuit and a second converter circuit. The microcontroller outputs a first signal when the display device is in a three dimension (3D) mode. The control circuit generates and output a 3D control signal upon receiving the first signal. The second converter circuit converts a direct current power into a second direct current voltage when the display device is in the 3D mode, and the second converter circuit stops working when the display device is in a two dimension mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: AMPOWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHENG-HUNG TSAI, CHIN-PO CHENG
  • Publication number: 20130016474
    Abstract: A photovoltaic junction box includes a housing, a circuit board received in the housing, a plurality of metal brackets, and a plurality of bypass diodes. The plurality of metal brackets are secured to the circuit board. The plurality of bypass diodes are respectively secured to the plurality of metal brackets and electrically connected to the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: AMPOWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIH-CHAN GER, YU-HSIANG LIAO, SHANG-TING CHEN, TSUNG-LIANG HUNG