Patents by Inventor Kwok Kuen Tse

Kwok Kuen Tse 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: 10753365
    Abstract: A cooling fan module for a heat exchanger or the like, has a motor, a fan driven by the motor and a speed controller connected between the motor and a power supply. The speed controller is configured to operate the motor in a high speed mode and a low speed mode. The speed controller includes a high speed branch and a low speed branch connected in parallel. The low speed branch includes a pulse width modulation circuit configured to reduce an average voltage by a fixed duty ratio to achieve a low speed operation of the motor. By eliminating the conventional voltage dropping resistor, the speed controller reduces the power consumption, thus increasing the efficiency of the module, in the low speed mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Kwok Kuen Tse, Long Yu, Jian Dong, Qiu Yang Zhang, Rui Feng Qin
  • Patent number: 10622922
    Abstract: A fan and a motor drive device thereof are provided. The motor drive device is configured to drive a motor and includes a control management unit and a voltage converter. The control management unit classifies target rotation speed signals provided by an ECU into multiple rotation speed ranges, each corresponding to a specific output duty ratio. The control management unit receives a target rotation speed signal transmitted from the ECU in a real-time manner, and output a voltage regulating signal, which is a pulse width modulation signal having a duty ratio corresponding to one of the rotation speed ranges in which the target rotation speed signal transmitted from the ECU falls. The voltage converter is connected between a power source and the motor, and is configured to regulate a voltage outputted to the motor in response to the voltage regulating signal having the specific duty ratio outputted from the control management unit, to regulate a rotation speed of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Rui Feng Qin, Kwok Kuen Tse, Ji Xiang Gao, Jian Dong, Hai Gan
  • Patent number: 10491080
    Abstract: A brush assembly for a brush motor includes a support member, brush holders, at least four brushes respectively mounted to the brush holders, and first and second motor terminals for connecting with an external power supply. A first filter circuit is connected between the first motor terminal and corresponding first brushes. A second filter circuit is connected between the second motor terminal and corresponding second brushes. The first and second motor terminals and the first and second filter circuits are mounted in a region defined by two corresponding adjacent brushes forming an angle greater than 60 degrees but less than 180 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Rui Feng Qin, Ji Yu Liang, Kwok Kuen Tse, Xin Hui Guan, Shu Hai Yuan
  • Patent number: 10230317
    Abstract: A fan and a motor thereof are provided. The motor includes a motor drive device. The motor drive device includes a printed circuit board. A control management unit and a voltage converter are arranged on the printed circuit board, the control management unit classifies target rotation speed signals provided by an ECU into multiple rotation speed intervals, with each rotation speed interval corresponding to a fixed duty ratio. The control management unit receives a target rotation speed signal transmitted from the ECU in a real-time manner, and outputs a pulse width modulation signal having a duty ratio corresponding to the rotation speed interval to which the target rotation speed signal transmitted from the ECU belongs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Rui Feng Qin, Xin Hui Guan, Kwok Kuen Tse, Tao Qu, Zhong Wan, Kai Qi Xu, Bao Yi Xu
  • Publication number: 20180278129
    Abstract: A brush assembly for a brush motor includes a support member, brush holders, at least four brushes respectively mounted to the brush holders, and first and second motor terminals for connecting with an external power supply. A first filter circuit is connected between the first motor terminal and corresponding first brushes. A second filter circuit is connected between the second motor terminal and corresponding second brushes. The first and second motor terminals and the first and second filter circuits are mounted in a region defined by two corresponding adjacent brushes forming an angle greater than 60 degrees but less than 180 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Rui Feng QIN, Ji Yu LIANG, Kwok Kuen TSE, Xin Hui GUAN, Shu Hai YUAN
  • Patent number: 10008911
    Abstract: A brush assembly for a brush motor includes a support member, brush holders, at least four brushes respectively mounted to the brush holders, and first and second motor terminals for connecting with an external power supply. A first filter circuit is connected between the first motor terminal and corresponding first brushes. A second filter circuit is connected between the second motor terminal and corresponding second brushes. The first and second motor terminals and the first and second filter circuits are mounted in a region defined by two corresponding adjacent brushes forming an angle greater than 60 degrees but less than 180 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: JOHNSON ELECRIC S.A.
    Inventors: Rui Feng Qin, Ji Yu Liang, Kwok Kuen Tse, Xin Hui Guan, Shu Hai Yuan
  • Publication number: 20170350305
    Abstract: A fan and a motor drive device thereof are provided. The motor drive device is configured to drive a motor and includes a control management unit and a voltage converter. The control management unit classifies target rotation speed signals provided by an ECU into multiple rotation speed ranges, each corresponding to a specific output duty ratio. The control management unit receives a target rotation speed signal transmitted from the ECU in a real-time manner, and output a voltage regulating signal, which is a pulse width modulation signal having a duty ratio corresponding to one of the rotation speed ranges in which the target rotation speed signal transmitted from the ECU falls. The voltage converter is connected between a power source and the motor, and is configured to regulate a voltage outputted to the motor in response to the voltage regulating signal having the specific duty ratio outputted from the control management unit, to regulate a rotation speed of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Rui Feng QIN, Kwok Kuen TSE, Ji Xiang GAO, Jian DONG, Hai GAN
  • Publication number: 20170353132
    Abstract: A fan and a motor thereof are provided. The motor includes a motor drive device. The motor drive device includes a printed circuit board. A control management unit and a voltage converter are arranged on the printed circuit board, the control management unit classifies target rotation speed signals provided by an ECU into multiple rotation speed intervals, with each rotation speed interval corresponding to a fixed duty ratio. The control management unit receives a target rotation speed signal transmitted from the ECU in a real-time manner, and outputs a pulse width modulation signal having a duty ratio corresponding to the rotation speed interval to which the target rotation speed signal transmitted from the ECU belongs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Rui Feng QIN, Xin Hui GUAN, Kwok Kuen TSE, Tao QU, Zhong WAN, Kai Qi XU, Bao Yi XU
  • Publication number: 20160208810
    Abstract: A cooling fan module for a heat exchanger or the like, has a motor, a fan driven by the motor and a speed controller connected between the motor and a power supply. The speed controller is configured to operate the motor in a high speed mode and a low speed mode. The speed controller includes a high speed branch and a low speed branch connected in parallel. The low speed branch includes a pulse width modulation circuit configured to reduce an average voltage by a fixed duty ratio to achieve a low speed operation of the motor. By eliminating the conventional voltage dropping resistor, the speed controller reduces the power consumption, thus increasing the efficiency of the module, in the low speed mode of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Kwok Kuen TSE, Long YU, Jian DONG, Qiu Yang ZHANG, Rui Feng QIN
  • Publication number: 20150381019
    Abstract: A brush assembly for a brush motor includes a support member, brush holders, at least four brushes respectively mounted to the brush holders, and first and second motor terminals for connecting with an external power supply. A first filter circuit is connected between the first motor terminal and corresponding first brushes. A second filter circuit is connected between the second motor terminal and corresponding second brushes. The first and second motor terminals and the first and second filter circuits are mounted in a region defined by two corresponding adjacent brushes forming an angle greater than 60 degrees but less than 180 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Rui Feng QIN, Ji Yu LIANG, Kwok Kuen TSE, Xin Hui GUAN, Shu Hai YUAN
  • Patent number: 7446495
    Abstract: A drive circuit for a hair clipper comprises an electric motor and a control circuit for operating the motor at a constant speed regardless of load conditions. The control circuit has detector means for sensing the supply voltage to the clipper and the clipper current, processor means for generating an error signal indicative of a change in supply voltage needed to maintain a constant motor speed and driver means responsive to the error signal for adjusting the supply voltage to the motor to maintain the speed constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventors: Kwok Kuen Tse, En Hui Wang
  • Publication number: 20080100255
    Abstract: An electronic start control device for unidirectionally rotating a permanent-magnet rotor (14) of a synchronous motor (10), comprises: a static switch (22) for series connection to a winding of a stator (12) of the synchronous motor (10); and a position sensor (24) for detecting a position of the rotor (14) of the synchronous motor (10) and for providing a corresponding output (Pcon). The device is characterised by including an AC to AC converter (26) having an input (Va) from an alternating current-voltage source (Vac) at a fixed frequency connected in series with the stator (12) of the synchronous motor (10), and a single output (Vc) derived from the voltage input (Va); and an XNOR unit (28) having a first input (G1) in communication with the output (Vc) of the AC to AC converter (26), a second input (G2) in communication with an output (P) of the position sensor (24), and an output (GO) in communication with the static switch (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventor: Kwok Kuen Tse
  • Publication number: 20040257842
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for tracking the maximum power point of a solar panel. A pulsewidth-modulated converter, for example a SEPIC or Cuk converter, is provided between the output of the panel and the load, and a perturbation is introduced into a switching parameter of the converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: City University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Ron Shu Yuen Hui, Henry Shu Hung Chung, Kwok-kuen Tse
  • Publication number: 20030066555
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for tracking the maximum power point of a solar panel. A pulsewidth-modulated converter, for example a SEPIC or Cuk converter, is provided between the output of the panel and the load, and a perturbation is introduced into a switching parameter of the converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Ron Shu Yuen Hui, Henry Shu Hung Chung, Kwok-kuen Tse