Patents by Inventor Ching-Tsai Pan
Ching-Tsai Pan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9054603Abstract: A DC to AC conversion circuit including an inverter, a first inductor, a first capacitor, a second inductor and a second capacitor is provided. The inverter has two input contact points and two output contact points. The input contact points receive a DC signal, and the output contact points output an AC signal. The first terminal of the first inductor is coupled to one of the two output contact points. The first capacitor is coupled to the first inductor in parallel. The first terminal of the second capacitor is coupled to the second terminal of the first inductor, and the second terminal of the second capacitor is coupled to another one of two output contact points. The first terminal of the second inductor is coupled to the first terminal of the second capacitor, and the second terminal of the second inductor is coupled to a load.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2013Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Po-Yen Chen, Ching-Tsai Pan, Pao-Chuan Lin, Ming-Che Yang
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Patent number: 9048750Abstract: The present disclose relates to a power active buck power factor correction device, comprising: a AC source; a rectifying device coupled to the AC source for receiving and rectifying the AC source so as to generate an input voltage; a first converting device coupled to the assistance device for receiving, transmitting, converting and storing energy; a load coupled to the first converting device; and an assistance device coupled to the first converting device for generating an assistance voltage. Specifically, the polarity of the assistance voltage is same with the input voltage, but is contrary to an output voltage, so that the first converting device may continue to work and receive an input current under the input voltage is smaller than the output voltage while the discontinue time of the input current is getting shorter so as to obtain the perfected power factor correction effect.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Wen-Tien Tsai, Ching-Ran Lee, Po-Yen Chen, Ching-Tsai Pan
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Publication number: 20150131330Abstract: The invention discloses a bidirectional dc-dc converter system and circuit thereof. In boost mode, topology is combined with interleaved two-phase boost converter for providing a higher step-up voltage gain. In buck mode, topology is combined with interleaved two-phase buck converter in order to get a higher step-down conversion ratio. The main objectives of the invention are aimed to both store energy in the blocking capacitors (C1&C2) for increasing voltage conversion ratio and reduce voltage stresses of active switches simultaneously. As a result, the invention topology possesses a nice low switch voltage stress characteristic. This will allow one to choose lower voltage rating MOSFETs to reduce both switching and conduction losses, and overall efficiency can be enhanced. In addition, due to charge balance of the blocking capacitor, the converter features both automatic uniform current sharing characteristic of interleaved phases and without adding extra circuitry or using complex control methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: National Tsing Hua UniversityInventors: Ching-Tsai PAN, Chen-Feng CHUANG
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Publication number: 20150097546Abstract: A bidirectional converter circuit includes a voltage source which provides an input voltage, an energy storage set connected to the voltage source and receives the input voltage, a switch set connected to the energy storage set, wherein the switch set includes a first switch and a second switch; an operating switch set connected to the switch set, wherein the operating switch set includes a first operating switch, a second operating switch, a third operating switch and a fourth operating switch. The bidirectional converter further includes a blocking capacitor set and a (input/output) capacitor set. Wherein, the blocking capacitor set is connected to the switch set and the operating switch set. The first operating switch and the second operating switch are driven complementarily with the first switch, and the third operating switch and the fourth operating switch are driven complementarily with the second switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: April 9, 2015Applicant: National Tsing Hua UniversityInventors: Ching-Tsai Pan, Chen-Feng Chuang
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Patent number: 9000609Abstract: An extension cord with AC and DC output, includes a first conducting line coupled to a positive end of a DC source and a first end of an AC source, a second conducting line coupled to a negative end of the DC source, a third conducting line coupled to a second end of the AC source, a first socket, and a second socket. The first socket includes a first node, a second node a third node respectively coupled to the first conducting line, the second conducting line, and the third conducting line. The second socket includes a fourth node, a fifth node and a sixth node respectively coupled to the first conducting line, the second conducting line, and the third conducting line. The second node floats when the first socket is provided with the AC output. The third node floats when the first socket is provided with the DC output.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2012Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: National Tsing Hua UniversityInventors: Ching-Tsai Pan, Po-Yen Chen, Yu-Hsiang Lee, Hao-Chien Cheng
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Patent number: 8995153Abstract: The disclosure relates to a passive power factor correction circuit. The passive power factor correction circuit comprises: a filtering device being used for decreasing high order harmonic of an input current; a resonance device being coupled to the filtering device for controlling operation time of the input current; and a suppression device being coupled to the resonance device for suppressing ripple of the input current.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Po-Yen Chen, Ching-Tsai Pan
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Patent number: 8971058Abstract: A high-efficiency high step-up ratio direct current converter with an interleaved soft-switching mechanism is provided. The direct current converter includes a voltage-multiplier circuit and an active clamping circuit. The voltage-multiplier circuit includes two isolating transformers, two main switches disposed on a primary side of the two isolating transformers, four diodes disposed on a secondary side of the two isolating transformers and four capacitors disposed on the secondary side of two isolating transformers, configured to boost a voltage of a direct-current power to a desired voltage value. The active clamping circuit, electrically connected to the voltage-multiplier circuit, includes two active clamp switches and a clamp capacitor to lower a voltage surge of the two main switches so that the two main switches and the two active clamp switches can be soft switched on.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2012Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Allis Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ching-Tsai Pan, Ming-Chieh Cheng, Ching-Ming Lai, Yen-Liang Chou, Chih-Hsing Fang, Wen-Wei Chan
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Patent number: 8854844Abstract: An AC/DC converter includes a rectifier circuit and a power factor correction circuit. An input port of the rectifier circuit receives an alternate current. The power factor correction circuit includes a first inductor, a second inductor, a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a first diode and a second diode. An end of the first inductor electrically connects to a positive pole of an output port of the rectifier circuit, and the other end electrically connects to a ground terminal of the output port through two parallel series routes which are bridged by the first diode. Wherein a series route contains the first capacitor and the second diode, and the other series route contains the second inductor and the second capacitor. The second capacitor is provided for parallel connecting with a loading. In this way, the input current could be controlled to increase the power factor effectively.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2013Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Hep Tech Co., LtdInventors: Ching-Tsai Pan, Po-Yen Chen, Ta-Sheng Hung
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Publication number: 20140153305Abstract: An AC/DC converter includes a rectifier circuit and a power factor correction circuit. An input port of the rectifier circuit receives an alternate current. The power factor correction circuit includes a first inductor, a second inductor, a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a first diode and a second diode. An end of the first inductor electrically connects to a positive pole of an output port of the rectifier circuit, and the other end electrically connects to a ground terminal of the output port through two parallel series routes which are bridged by the first diode. Wherein a series route contains the first capacitor and the second diode, and the other series route contains the second inductor and the second capacitor. The second capacitor is provided for parallel connecting with a loading. In this way, the input current could be controlled to increase the power factor effectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: HEP TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Ching-Tsai PAN, Po-Yen CHEN, Ta-Sheng HUNG
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Publication number: 20140153306Abstract: An AC/DC converter includes a rectifier circuit and an active power factor correction circuit. The rectifier circuit is electrically connected to a power supply, and is used to convert an alternate current into a direct current, wherein the rectifier circuit has a positive output and a negative output for sending out the direct current. The active power factor correction circuit electrically connects the rectifier circuit and a loading, wherein the active power factor correction circuit is used to suppress voltage ripples provided to the loading.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: HEP TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Ching-Tsai PAN, Po-Yen CHEN, Ta-Sheng HUNG
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Publication number: 20140153296Abstract: An isolated power conversion apparatus includes an isolation transformer and an auto charge pump circuit. The isolation transformer has a primary side and a second side, wherein the primary side is electrically connected to a pulsed power supply, and the secondary side has a first end and a second end; the auto charge pump circuit electrically connects the isolation transformer to a loading to improve power conversion efficiency and suppress output voltage ripples.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: HEP TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Ching-Tsai PAN, Po-Yen CHEN, Ta-Sheng HUNG
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Publication number: 20140139128Abstract: A direct current (DC) conversion circuit suitable for driving a load comprises a buck-boost converter, a resonant stage circuit and an output stage circuit. The buck-boost converter has two input ends receiving a first DC signal, and two output ends outputting a second DC signal. The resonant stage circuit has two input ends receiving the second DC signal. The resonant stage circuit converts the second DC signal to energy and further converts the energy to a negative voltage by a resonance effect. The resonant stage circuit has two input ends outputting the energy. The output stage circuit has two input ends receiving the energy to store the energy, and two output ends outputting energy to the load.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2013Publication date: May 22, 2014Inventors: Wen-Tien Tsai, Ching-Ran Lee, Po-Yen Chen, Ching-Tsai Pan
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Publication number: 20140132231Abstract: A DC conversion circuit in the disclosure includes a buck-boost converter and a resonant stage circuit. The buck-boost converter has two input ends, a negative output end and a positive output end. The buck-boost converter receives a first DC signal via its two input ends, and outputs a second DC signal via its two output ends. The resonant stage circuit has two input ends and two output ends. The resonant stage circuit receives the second DC signal via its two input ends, converts the second DC signal into energy for power charging, and outputs the energy to a load via its two output ends. Then, the resonant stage circuit converts the energy, which is used for power charging, to form a negative voltage by a resonance effect, and outputs the energy to the load via its two output ends.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Inventors: Wen-Tien TSAI, Ching-Ran LEE, Po-Yen CHEN, Ching-Tsai PAN
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Patent number: 8724356Abstract: A two-stage isolated DC/AC conversion circuit structure, consisting of a main switch, a second switch attached to a controller, another controller for controlling, and in work mode 1 and 2, after passing through the capacitor filter the low frequency half sine wave power is stored on this capacitor. After an inductor outputs the low frequency half sine wave power through this capacitor filter, it can respectively pass through the first and second transformers to increase the voltage, and then pass through the first and second secondary diode rectifiers, outputting the positive and negative half waves AC to the end user, and allow the end user to obtain the whole wave of the AC. Using the first and second diodes prevents outputting in reverse, and has the effect of isolation, and prevents all the stored energy for the later stage end user recharging to the front stage DC/AC conversion circuit.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: National Tsing Hua UniversityInventors: Ching-Tsai Pan, Po-Yen Chen, Ching-Hsiang Cheng
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Patent number: 8716944Abstract: A non-isolated AC/DC converter having power factor correction, comprising an active switch connected to a waveform controller for control, and sequentially showing conduction, cut off, making the alternating current power supply pass through one circuit rectifier for rectifying and forming one positive half sine wave electricity supply, which passes through a voltage step-down circuit to proceed with decreasing the voltage, then passing through a filter/storage circuit for filtering and forming direct current power supply, which is stored on this filter/storage circuit, then releasing the energy and supplying electricity to the electricity end; as a transformer isn't required, the circuit volume can be reduced, lowering costs, raising circuit conversion rates and achieving power factor correction and increasing the lifespan of the transformer, moreover, through the waveform controller controlling the output waveform, the storage circuit utilizes a lower capacity capacitor to avoid using an electrolytic capaciType: GrantFiled: March 1, 2012Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: National Tsing Hua UniversityInventors: Ching-Tsai Pan, Po-Yen Chen, Yu-Hsiang Lee
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Publication number: 20140112026Abstract: A resonant DC converter, combines a voltage type auto charge pump circuit with a full-bridge or half-bridge resonant DC conversion circuit at a primary side of a transformer, combines a double-voltage rectifier circuit at a secondary side of the transformer, and grants the circuit of the invention with characteristics of variable circuit architecture by means of the design of circuit parameters and the action of the LC resonant circuit. Integration of switching elements of the converter circuit and the use of characteristics of automatically changing the circuit architecture contribute to reduce the switching losses and increase the circuit conversion efficiency. Low output voltage ripple enables the circuit of the invention to avoid using large-capacitance electrolytic capacitors and be able to extend the service life of the transformer. The operation of the circuit of the invention at boost or buck mode can be controlled by adjusting the circuit parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2012Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITYInventors: Ching-Tsai Pan, Po-Yen Chen, Ming-Chieh Cheng, Ching-Hsiang Cheng
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Publication number: 20140104893Abstract: An isolated interleaved DC converter has a main circuit architecture integrating a transformer, a dual-phase interleaved step-up circuit, a voltage type auto charge pump circuit with a double-voltage rectifier circuit. The circuit of the invention integrates with the transformer, and combines the dual-phase interleaved boost circuit and the voltage type auto charge pump circuit at a primary side of the transformer to reduce the input current ripple. At a secondary side of the transformer, the circuit of the invention further combines the double-voltage rectifier circuit. The active switching elements can be further integrated in the dual-phase interleaved boost circuit to realize the soft switching technology while reducing EMI and the switching loss and increasing the circuit conversion efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2012Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: National Tsing Hua UniversityInventors: Ching-Tsai Pan, Po-Yen Chen, Ming-Chieh Cheng, Ching-Hsiang Cheng
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Patent number: 8699237Abstract: An inverter with soft switching is used for a high step-up ratio and a high conversion efficiency. The inverter includes an isolation voltage-quadrupling DC converter and an AC selecting switch. The isolation voltage-quadrupling DC converter includes an active clamping circuit. By a front-stage converter circuit, a continuous half-sine-wave current is generated. By a rear-stage AC selecting switch, the half-sine-wave current is turned into a sine-wave current. Thus, electricity may be supplied to an AC load or the grid. The circuit is protected by isolating the low-voltage side from the high-voltage side. The conversion efficiency is high. The leakage inductance is low. The switch stress is low. The inverter is durable and reliable. Hence, the inverter is suitable for use in a photovoltaic system to increase the total conversion efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2012Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: National Tsing Hua UniversityInventors: Ching-Tsai Pan, Ming-Chieh Cheng, Yu-Chuan Wang, En-Lin Chen
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Publication number: 20140098573Abstract: A DC/DC converter is coupled between a DC source and a load. The DC/DC converter includes a first charge pump circuit coupled to the DC source, a second charge pump coupled to the load, a first switch coupled to the first charge pump circuit, a second switch coupled to the second charge pump circuit, and a first inductor, wherein, one terminal of the first inductor coupled to the first charge pump circuit and the second charge pump circuit, and the other terminal coupled to a common node between the first switch and the second switch. And wherein, the first inductor, the first switch and the second switch are configured between the first charge pump and the second charge pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2012Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITYInventors: Ching-Tsai PAN, Po-Yen CHEN, Ming-Chieh CHENG
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Publication number: 20140092662Abstract: A DC to AC conversion circuit including an inverter, a first inductor, a first capacitor, a second inductor and a second capacitor is provided. The inverter has two input contact points and two output contact points. The input contact points receive a DC signal, and the output contact points output an AC signal. The first terminal of the first inductor is coupled to one of the two output contact points. The first capacitor is coupled to the first inductor in parallel. The first terminal of the second capacitor is coupled to the second terminal of the first inductor, and the second terminal of the second capacitor is coupled to another one of two output contact points. The first terminal of the second inductor is coupled to the first terminal of the second capacitor, and the second terminal of the second inductor is coupled to a load.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Po-Yen CHEN, Ching-Tsai PAN, Pao-Chuan LIN, Ming-Che YANG