Patents by Inventor Nan-Hsiung Tseng

Nan-Hsiung Tseng 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).

  • Publication number: 20240170954
    Abstract: A motor control method for coupled an electronic vehicle is provided. The motor controller controls a motor and is powered by a battery. The motor control method includes: when a main relay of the motor controller suddenly breaks contact, in a first phase, feeding back a surge current into the battery to suppress the surge current by a diode and a first current limit resistor of a first protecting circuit of the motor controller; and, in a second phase, conducting a discharge switch of a second protecting circuit of the motor controller by a control unit of the motor controller, and releasing the surge current to a reference voltage range by the discharge switch and a second current limit resistor of the second protecting circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Nan-Hsiung TSENG, Bing-Ren CHEN, Shin-Hung CHANG, Chin-Hone LIN
  • Patent number: 11989078
    Abstract: A vehicle control device and a method thereof are provided. A master processor and a slave processor simultaneously receive, monitor or process signals of a vehicle, a power management module monitors the master processor via a first watchdog signal, and the master processor monitors the slave processor via a second watchdog signal. When the power management module sends the first watchdog signal to the master processor and no response message is received, the power management module sends a first reset signal to reset the master processor, and when the master processor sends the second watchdog signal to the slave processor and no response message is received, the master processor sends a second reset signal to reset the slave processor. When the master processor and the slave processor are abnormal, a forced wake-up module outputs a high level signal to forcibly wake up the master processor and the slave processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yu-Long Wang, Nan-Hsiung Tseng, Yi-Lun Cheng
  • Publication number: 20230100219
    Abstract: A vehicle control device and a method thereof are provided. A master processor and a slave processor simultaneously receive, monitor or process signals of a vehicle, a power management module monitors the master processor via a first watchdog signal, and the master processor monitors the slave processor via a second watchdog signal. When the power management module sends the first watchdog signal to the master processor and no response message is received, the power management module sends a first reset signal to reset the master processor, and when the master processor sends the second watchdog signal to the slave processor and no response message is received, the master processor sends a second reset signal to reset the slave processor. When the master processor and the slave processor are abnormal, a forced wake-up module outputs a high level signal to forcibly wake up the master processor and the slave processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Yu-Long Wang, Nan-Hsiung Tseng, Yi-Lun Cheng
  • Patent number: 10944283
    Abstract: A distributed single-stage on-board charging device comprises a first transformer having a first primary winding and a first secondary winding; a first capacitor connected to the first primary winding; a first inductor connected to the first capacitor, wherein the first capacitor is located between the first inductor and the first transformer; a first transistor connected to the first capacitor and the first inductor; a first diode connected to the first secondary winding; a second transformer having a second primary winding and a second secondary winding, wherein the first transformer and the second transformer are connected in parallel; a second capacitor connected to the second primary winding; a second inductor connected to the second capacitor, wherein the second capacitor is located between the second inductor and the second transformer; and a second transistor connected to the second capacitor and the second inductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Nan-Hsiung Tseng, Chun-Chen Lin, Hsieh-Tai Su, Jih-Sheng Lai, Chin-Hone Lin
  • Publication number: 20190199114
    Abstract: A distributed single-stage on-board charging device comprises a first transformer having a first primary winding and a first secondary winding; a first capacitor connected to the first primary winding; a first inductor connected to the first capacitor, wherein the first capacitor is located between the first inductor and the first transformer; a first transistor connected to the first capacitor and the first inductor; a first diode connected to the first secondary winding; a second transformer having a second primary winding and a second secondary winding, wherein the first transformer and the second transformer are connected in parallel; a second capacitor connected to the second primary winding; a second inductor connected to the second capacitor, wherein the second capacitor is located between the second inductor and the second transformer; and a second transistor connected to the second capacitor and the second inductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: NAN-HSIUNG TSENG, Chun-Chen Lin, Hsieh-Tai Su, Jih-Sheng Lai, Chin-Hone Lin
  • Patent number: 9356526
    Abstract: A DC-DC power conversion apparatus and a DC-DC power conversion method are provided. The DC-DC power conversion apparatus includes a switching circuit, a main transformer circuit, a main rectifier circuit, an auxiliary transformer circuit and an auxiliary rectifier circuit. The switching circuit provides an input power to a primary winding of the main transformer circuit or a primary winding of the auxiliary transformer circuit by time-division. An AC input terminal of the main rectifier circuit is coupled to a secondary winding of the main transformer circuit. An AC input terminal of the auxiliary rectifier circuit is coupled to a secondary winding of the auxiliary transformer circuit. A power output terminal of the auxiliary rectifier circuit is coupled to a reference voltage terminal of the main rectifier circuit for lifting a voltage of the power output terminal of the main rectifier circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chi-Seng Lee, Nan-Hsiung Tseng, Chin-Hone Lin, Wei-Han Lai, Hidekazu Miwa, Jih-Sheng Lai
  • Publication number: 20150162845
    Abstract: A DC-DC power conversion apparatus and a DC-DC power conversion method are provided. The DC-DC power conversion apparatus includes a switching circuit, a main transformer circuit, a main rectifier circuit, an auxiliary transformer circuit and an auxiliary rectifier circuit. The switching circuit provides an input power to a primary winding of the main transformer circuit or a primary winding of the auxiliary transformer circuit by time-division. An AC input terminal of the main rectifier circuit is coupled to a secondary winding of the main transformer circuit. An AC input terminal of the auxiliary rectifier circuit is coupled to a secondary winding of the auxiliary transformer circuit. A power output terminal of the auxiliary rectifier circuit is coupled to a reference voltage terminal of the main rectifier circuit for lifting a voltage of the power output terminal of the main rectifier circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chi-Seng Lee, Nan-Hsiung Tseng, Chin-Hone Lin, Wei-Han Lai, Hidekazu Miwa, Jih-Sheng Lai
  • Publication number: 20120100944
    Abstract: An electrical control belt continuously variable transmission system controls a movable driving half-pulley or movable driven half-pulley initiatively, by changing a driving interval between the movable driving half-pulley and a fixed driving half-pulley or a driven interval between the movable driven half-pulley and a fixed driven half-pulley, respectively, depending on different statuses, in order to adjust a velocity ratio. By manipulating the movable driving half-pulley or the movable driven half-pulley, the system may further form a driving gap between the movable driving half-pulley and a transmission belt or a driven gap between the movable driven half-pulley and the transmission belt, such that the power is cut off. Clamping the movable driving half-pulley or the movable driven half-pulley to the transmission belt may restore the outputting of the power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicants: Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd., INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Huan-Lung GU, Chin-Hone Lin, Pan-Hsiang Hsieh, Shao-Yu Li, Nan-Hsiung Tseng, Sen-Hsien Chang, Chuan-Ming Su, Chien-Hung Lai