Patents by Inventor Kun-Min Chen

Kun-Min Chen 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).

  • Patent number: 10270376
    Abstract: A fan driving circuit includes a processing module providing a fan phase signal and a speed signal providing module electrically connected to the processing module and including a first switch having a first terminal, a second terminal receiving the fan phase signal and a third terminal electrically connected to a ground voltage, a second switch having a first terminal electrically connected to a speed signal providing terminal of the fan driving circuit and a first terminal of a first impedance, a second terminal electrically connected to a second terminal of the first impedance and a terminal of a diode, and a third terminal electrically connected to the first terminal of the first switch, and a third switch having a terminal electrically connected to a bias voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kun-Min Chen, Che-Ming Hsu
  • Patent number: 10224909
    Abstract: Disclosed are an error elimination amplifier and a motor control circuit using the same. The error elimination amplifier includes an amplification circuit, a switching circuit, a comparison circuit, an output comparator and a calibration circuit. The comparison circuit includes a first comparator and a second comparator. The switching circuit and the first input end of the output comparator are electrically connected to a signal output end of the amplification circuit. A second input end of the output comparator is coupled to a reference voltage. The calibration circuit is electrically connected to the amplification circuit. An offset of the amplifier is eliminated through the amplification circuit, the switching circuit and the calibration circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Jung Tsai, Kun-Min Chen
  • Publication number: 20190058462
    Abstract: Disclosed are an error elimination amplifier and a motor control circuit using the same. The error elimination amplifier includes an amplification circuit, a switching circuit, a comparison circuit, an output comparator and a calibration circuit. The comparison circuit includes a first comparator and a second comparator. The switching circuit and the first input end of the output comparator are electrically connected to a signal output end of the amplification circuit. A second input end of the output comparator is coupled to a reference voltage. The calibration circuit is electrically connected to the amplification circuit. An offset of the amplifier is eliminated through the amplification circuit, the switching circuit and the calibration circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: MING-JUNG TSAI, KUN-MIN CHEN
  • Patent number: 10186993
    Abstract: A motor control system includes a motor driving circuit and a motor. The motor driving circuit includes a control module, a PWM signal detecting module, a transient state detecting module and a driving module. The PWM signal detecting module is electrically connected to the control module to receive a PWM signal and to convert the PWM signal into a first digital PWM control signal. The transient state detecting module provides a second digital PWM control signal to the control module according to the first digital PWM control signal at a first time point and the first digital PWM control signal at a second time point. The driving module receives at least one driving signal from the control module. The control module determines whether to turn off a low side switch of the driving module according to the second digital PWM control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kun-Min Chen, I-Lin Chiu
  • Patent number: 10171016
    Abstract: A motor driving circuit includes a first output switch, a second output switch, a first adjusting module, and a second adjusting module. A rising slew rate of the first output current along the first direction is adjusted according to the first adjusting parameter of the first adjusting module. A falling slew rate of the first output current along the first direction is adjusted according to the second adjusting parameter of the second adjusting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kun-Min Chen, I-Lin Chiu
  • Publication number: 20180269816
    Abstract: A motor driving circuit for receiving a control signal to output at least one output current for driving a motor is provided. The motor driving circuit includes an input module, a gain module, an output module, a first slew rate limiting module, and a second slew rate limiting module. The first slew rate limiting module has a first limiting parameter. The second slew rate includes a second limiting parameter. An output current is outputted by the output terminal. When a rising slew rate of the output current is less than a first slew rate value, the first slew rate limiting module does not operate. When the rising slew rate of the output current is greater than the first slew rate value, the motor driving circuit limits the rising slew rate of the output current based on the first limiting parameter of the first slew rate limiting module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: KUN-MIN CHEN, I-LIN CHIU
  • Publication number: 20180269814
    Abstract: A motor control system includes a motor driving circuit and a motor. The motor driving circuit includes a control module, a PWM signal detecting module, a transient state detecting module and a driving module. The PWM signal detecting module is electrically connected to the control module to receive a PWM signal and to convert the PWM signal into a first digital PWM control signal. The transient state detecting module provides a second digital PWM control signal to the control module according to the first digital PWM control signal at a first time point and the first digital PWM control signal at a second time point. The driving module receives at least one driving signal from the control module. The control module determines whether to turn off a low side switch of the driving module according to the second digital PWM control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: KUN-MIN CHEN, I-LIN CHIU
  • Publication number: 20180262135
    Abstract: A motor driving circuit includes a first output switch, a second output switch, a first adjusting module, and a second adjusting module. A rising slew rate of the first output current along the first direction is adjusted according to the first adjusting parameter of the first adjusting module. A falling slew rate of the first output current along the first direction is adjusted according to the second adjusting parameter of the second adjusting module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: KUN-MIN CHEN, I-LIN CHIU
  • Publication number: 20180241329
    Abstract: The fan driving circuit includes a processing module providing a fan phase signal; a speed signal providing module electrically connected to the processing module; a first switch, wherein the third terminal of the first switch is electrically connected to a ground voltage, the second terminal of the first switch receives the fan phase signal; a second switch, wherein the first terminal of the second switch is electrically connected to the third terminal of the fan driving circuit and the first terminal of the first impendence, the second terminal of the second switch is electrically connected to the second terminal of the first impendence and the second terminal of the first diode, the third terminal of the second switch of is electrically connected to the first terminal of the first switch; and a third switch, wherein the second terminal of the third switch is electrically connected to a bias voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: KUN-MIN CHEN, CHE-MING HSU
  • Publication number: 20180195515
    Abstract: A heat dissipation system includes a control module, a first fan module and a second fan module. The first fan module is electrically connected to the control module to provide a speed signal to the control module. The second fan module is electrically connected to the control module and the first fan module. The control module provides at least one control signal to control the rotation of the first fan module and the second fan module respectively. The first fan module transmits a first trigger signal to the second fan module, and the second fan module starts to rotate or stops rotating together with the first fan module according to the first trigger signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: KUN-MIN CHEN, CHING-FENG LAI, CHIEN-SHENG WANG
  • Patent number: 9907205
    Abstract: A heat dissipation system at lease has a first fan module including a first fan and a first fan driving circuit. The first fan driving circuit generates a fan driving signal to drive the first fan. When a control module transmits a stopping signal to the first fan module, the first fan driving circuit decreases a duty cycle of the fan driving signal driving the first fan according to the stopping signal. When the duty cycle of the fan driving signal driving the first fan is less than or equal to a first predetermined duty cycle, within a first working time, the first fan driving circuit decreases the duty cycle of the fan driving signal driving the first fan to zero by subtracting one predetermined duty interval from the duty cycle of the fan driving signal driving the first fan every predetermined working time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kun-Min Chen, Chien-Sheng Wang, Yin-Kai Chen, Ching-Feng Lai
  • Patent number: 9793839
    Abstract: A motor control circuit is disclosed, which uses one hall sensor to sense the position of the magnetic poles of three-phase motor, and to execute phase switching mechanism by start controller and operation controller. The motor control circuit drives the three-phase motor from a start state to a normal operation state. In the start state, the start controller controls the switching time and controls storage to transmit the digital models of the phase switching to the operation controller. The operation controller executes the phase switching of the full-bridge circuit according to the received digital models, to drive the three-phase motor. In the normal operation state, the start controller stops transmitting the digital models of the phase switching to the operation controller. The operation controller captures six digital models in sequence once every switching time, and executes the phase switching of the full-bridge circuit, to drive the three-phase motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kun-Min Chen
  • Patent number: 9774283
    Abstract: A motor driving circuit for driving a direct-current (DC) motor, includes a driving circuit for converting an input voltage into a first and a second output voltages, a Hall sensor for generating a first and a second time sequential control signals according to a working condition of the DC motor, a current sensing unit for comparing the motor current to a reference current to generate a comparison result, and a control unit coupled to the driving circuit, the current sensing unit and the Hall sensor for controlling a working status of the driving circuit according to the first and the second time sequential control signals and the comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kun-Min Chen, Ching-Sheng Li, Ching-Shan Lu, Ming-Jung Tsai
  • Publication number: 20170264222
    Abstract: A motor control circuit is disclosed, which uses one hall sensor to sense the position of the magnetic poles of three-phase motor, and to execute phase switching mechanism by start controller and operation controller. The motor control circuit drives the three-phase motor from a start state to a normal operation state. In the start state, the start controller controls the switching time and controls storage to transmit the digital models of the phase switching to the operation controller. The operation controller executes the phase switching of the full-bridge circuit according to the received digital models, to drive the three-phase motor. In the normal operation state, the start controller stops transmitting the digital models of the phase switching to the operation controller. The operation controller captures six digital models in sequence once every switching time, and executes the phase switching of the full-bridge circuit, to drive the three-phase motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventor: KUN-MIN CHEN
  • Patent number: 9602036
    Abstract: The present disclosure illustrates a motor speed curve control circuit. The motor speed curve control circuit is configured for adjusting a speed of a motor according to a motor speed curve. The motor speed curve control circuit comprises a divider resistor module, an analog-to-digital converter and an arithmetic unit. The resistor module is configured for generating at least one turning-point voltage. The turning-point voltage is used to adjust a slope of the motor speed curve. The analog-to-digital converter converts the turning-point voltage to digital form. The arithmetic unit sets a speed associated with the turning-point voltage corresponding to a first preset duty cycle in the motor speed curve, such that the motor speed curve becomes linear. The arithmetic unit generates a second pulse width modulation signal according to the adjusted motor speed curve and a first pulse width modulation signal to drive the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kun-Min Chen, Ching-Sheng Li, I-Lin Chiu
  • Patent number: 9602030
    Abstract: The present disclosure illustrates a motor drive circuit. The motor drive circuit includes a resistor module, a multiplexer, a data control unit, an analog-to-digital converter and a register. The resistor module receives an input voltage and generates at least one parameter voltage. The parameter voltage is associated with a motor speed curve of a motor. The multiplexer receives the parameter voltage. The data control unit controls the multiplexer to output the parameter voltage. The analog-to-digital converter receives the parameter voltage and converts the parameter voltage to digital form, and then outputs the digital parameter voltage to the data control unit. The register stores the digital parameter voltage outputted by the data control unit. A controller determines the motor speed curve according to the digital parameter voltage stored in the register, and drives the motor in response to the motor speed curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kun-Min Chen
  • Patent number: 9577566
    Abstract: A motor driving circuit is provided, which selects a Hall sensor or a Sensor-less controller to achieve the phase commutation of a magnetic pole of a motor through a hall positive terminal and a hall negative terminal of a hall control device. When the hall positive terminal and the hall negative terminal receive a first hall signal and a second hall signal generated by the Hall sensor, the motor driving circuit selects the Hall sensor and then accordingly drives the motor. When the hall positive terminal and the hall negative terminal are floating, or one of them receives a high-voltage, the motor driving circuit selects the sensor-less controller and then accordingly drives the motor. Accordingly, the motor driving circuit can select different sensing devices to achieve the phase commutation of the magnetic pole of the motor according to the motor characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kun-Min Chen
  • Patent number: 9543864
    Abstract: A motor driving circuit with power reversal protection and a fan device are disclosed. The motor driving circuit has a supply end and a ground end. A reversal protection circuit is configured in the motor driving circuit and is electrically connected to the supply end. When a power line and a ground line of a power supply electrically and respectively connect to the supply end and the ground end (indicating a correct connection condition), the reversal protection circuit is turned on, so that the motor driving circuit receives the power transmitted from the power supply to operate. When the power line and the ground line of the power supply electrically and respectively connect to the ground end and the supply end (indicating an incorrect connection condition), the reversal protection circuit is turned off, so that the motor driving circuit does not receive the power transmitted from the power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kun-Min Chen, Chien-Lun Chu
  • Publication number: 20170005602
    Abstract: A motor driving circuit with power reversal protection and a fan device are disclosed. The motor driving circuit has a supply end and a ground end. A reversal protection circuit is configured in the motor driving circuit and is electrically connected to the supply end. When a power line and a ground line of a power supply electrically and respectively connect to the supply end and the ground end (indicating a correct connection condition), the reversal protection circuit is turned on, so that the motor driving circuit receives the power transmitted from the power supply to operate. When the power line and the ground line of the power supply electrically and respectively connect to the ground end and the supply end (indicating an incorrect connection condition), the reversal protection circuit is turned off, so that the motor driving circuit does not receive the power transmitted from the power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: KUN-MIN CHEN, CHIEN-LUN CHU
  • Publication number: 20160380565
    Abstract: The present disclosure illustrates a motor drive circuit. The motor drive circuit includes a resistor module, a multiplexer, a data control unit, an analog-to-digital converter and a register. The resistor module receives an input voltage and generates at least one parameter voltage. The parameter voltage is associated with a motor speed curve of a motor. The multiplexer receives the parameter voltage. The data control unit controls the multiplexer to output the parameter voltage. The analog-to-digital converter receives the parameter voltage and converts the parameter voltage to digital form, and then outputs the digital parameter voltage to the data control unit. The register stores the digital parameter voltage outputted by the data control unit. A controller determines the motor speed curve according to the digital parameter voltage stored in the register, and drives the motor in response to the motor speed curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventor: KUN-MIN CHEN