Patents by Inventor Shang Shu Chung

Shang Shu Chung 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: 11791743
    Abstract: An alternator and a rectifier thereof are provided. The rectifier includes a transistor and a gate voltage control circuit. The transistor is controlled by a gate voltage. The gate voltage control circuit generates the gate voltage according to a voltage difference between an input voltage and a rectified voltage. During a first time interval after the voltage difference drops to a first preset threshold voltage, the gate voltage control circuit determines whether the voltage difference is less than a second preset threshold voltage, and decides whether to provide the gate voltage to turn on the transistor. When the transistor is turned on, the voltage difference substantially equals to a first reference voltage. And during a second time interval, the gate voltage control circuit regulates the gate voltage to set the voltage difference substantially to a second reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Jing Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Yen-Yi Chen, Huei-Chi Wang
  • Patent number: 11496066
    Abstract: An alternator and a rectifier thereof are provided. The rectifier includes a transistor and a gate voltage control circuit. A control end of the transistor receives a gate voltage. The gate voltage control circuit generates the gate voltage according to a voltage difference between an input voltage and a rectified voltage. The gate voltage control circuit detects a first time point when the voltage difference is less than a first preset threshold voltage, provides the gate voltage during a first time interval after the first time point to turn on the transistor, and sets the voltage difference to a first reference voltage. The gate voltage control circuit regulates the gate voltage to set the voltage difference to a second reference voltage during a second time interval after the first time interval. The first time interval is independent of a cycle of the input voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Jing Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Yen-Yi Chen, Huei-Chi Wang
  • Patent number: 11482953
    Abstract: An electronic actuator device and a control method thereof are provided. The electronic actuator device includes a plurality of first and second power switches and a driving circuit. The first power switches respectively provide a first reference voltage to a plurality of voltage receiving ends of a motor respectively according to a plurality of first control signals. The second power switches respectively provide a second reference voltage to the voltage receiving ends respectively according to a plurality of second control signals. The driving circuit generates the first and second control signals. In a braking operation, the first power switches are turned on during a plurality of first time periods, and the second switches are turned on during a plurality of second time periods that are alternate and non-overlapped with the first time periods. An interval time period is present between each adjacent two of the first and second time periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Jing Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Shih-Chieh Hou, Huei-Chi Wang
  • Publication number: 20220224262
    Abstract: An electronic actuator device and a control method thereof are provided. The electronic actuator device includes a plurality of first and second power switches and a driving circuit. The first power switches respectively provide a first reference voltage to a plurality of voltage receiving ends of a motor respectively according to a plurality of first control signals. The second power switches respectively provide a second reference voltage to the voltage receiving ends respectively according to a plurality of second control signals. The driving circuit generates the first and second control signals. In a braking operation, the first power switches are turned on during a plurality of first time periods, and the second switches are turned on during a plurality of second time periods that are alternate and non-overlapped with the first time periods. An interval time period is present between each adjacent two of the first and second time periods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Jing Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Shih-Chieh Hou, Huei-Chi Wang
  • Publication number: 20220123649
    Abstract: An alternator and a rectifier thereof are provided. The rectifier includes a transistor and a gate voltage control circuit. A control end of the transistor receives a gate voltage. The gate voltage control circuit generates the gate voltage according to a voltage difference between an input voltage and a rectified voltage. The gate voltage control circuit detects a first time point when the voltage difference is less than a first preset threshold voltage, provides the gate voltage during a first time interval after the first time point to turn on the transistor, and sets the voltage difference to a first reference voltage. The gate voltage control circuit regulates the gate voltage to set the voltage difference to a second reference voltage during a second time interval after the first time interval. The first time interval is independent of a cycle of the input voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Jing Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Yen-Yi Chen, Huei-Chi Wang
  • Publication number: 20220123665
    Abstract: An alternator and a rectifier thereof are provided. The rectifier includes a transistor and a gate voltage control circuit. The transistor is controlled by a gate voltage. The gate voltage control circuit generates the gate voltage according to a voltage difference between an input voltage and a rectified voltage. During a first time interval after the voltage difference drops to a first preset threshold voltage, the gate voltage control circuit determines whether the voltage difference is less than a second preset threshold voltage, and decides whether to provide the gate voltage to turn on the transistor. When the transistor is turned on, the voltage difference substantially equals to a first reference voltage. And during a second time interval, the gate voltage control circuit regulates the gate voltage to set the voltage difference substantially to a second reference voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Jing Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Yen-Yi Chen, Huei-Chi Wang
  • Patent number: 11005385
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an alternator and a rectifier thereof. The rectifier includes a transistor and a gate driving circuit. A control end of the transistor receives a gate voltage. The gate driving circuit generates the gate voltage according to a voltage difference between an input voltage and a rectified voltage. The gate driving circuit detects an initial time point when the voltage difference is smaller than a first preset threshold voltage, provides the gate voltage to turn on the transistor during a first time period after the initial time point, and sets the voltage difference to be equal to a first reference voltage. The gate driving circuit sets the voltage difference to be equal to a second reference voltage through adjusting the gate voltage during a second time period after the first time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Jing Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Yen-Yi Chen, Huei-Chi Wang
  • Publication number: 20210083609
    Abstract: An alternator and a rectifier are provided. The rectifier includes a gate driving circuit, a logic circuit, and a comparison circuit. The gate driving circuit generates a gate voltage, and a control terminal of a transistor receives the gate voltage. The gate driving circuit receives a control signal, and adjusts the gate voltage according to the control signal, so as to control a conductivity degree of the transistor. The logic circuit generates the control signal and a switch signal according to a comparison result and selects a selected voltage according to the switch signal. The comparison result is generated by comparing a sensing voltage of a first terminal of the transistor with the selected voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Jing Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Huei-Chi Wang, Yen-Yi Chen
  • Patent number: 10931189
    Abstract: An alternator and a rectifier are provided. The rectifier includes a gate driving circuit, a logic circuit, and a comparison circuit. The gate driving circuit generates a gate voltage, and a control terminal of a transistor receives the gate voltage. The gate driving circuit receives a control signal, and adjusts the gate voltage according to the control signal, so as to control a conductivity degree of the transistor. The logic circuit generates the control signal and a switch signal according to a comparison result and selects a selected voltage according to the switch signal. The comparison result is generated by comparing a sensing voltage of a first terminal of the transistor with the selected voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Jing Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Huei-Chi Wang, Yen-Yi Chen
  • Patent number: 10826406
    Abstract: An alternator and a rectifier thereof are provided. The rectifier includes a rectifying transistor, a gate driving circuit and a voltage clamping circuit. The rectifying transistor generates a rectified voltage according to an input voltage and is controlled by a gate voltage. The gate driving circuit generates the gate voltage according to a difference between the rectified voltage and the input voltage. The gate driving circuit provides the gate voltage in a first time interval when the difference is less than the first predetermined threshold voltage, and makes the difference equal to the first reference voltage. The gate driving circuit adjusts the gate voltage in a second time interval and the difference is equal to the second reference voltage. In the second time interval, the voltage clamping circuit clamps the gate voltage by comparing the difference with the third reference voltage and the gate voltage with the fourth reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Jing Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Yen-Yi Chen, Huei-Chi Wang
  • Publication number: 20200220477
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an alternator and a rectifier thereof. The rectifier includes a transistor and a gate driving circuit. A control end of the transistor receives a gate voltage. The gate driving circuit generates the gate voltage according to a voltage difference between an input voltage and a rectified voltage. The gate driving circuit detects an initial time point when the voltage difference is smaller than a first preset threshold voltage, provides the gate voltage to turn on the transistor during a first time period after the initial time point, and sets the voltage difference to be equal to a first reference voltage. The gate driving circuit sets the voltage difference to be equal to a second reference voltage through adjusting the gate voltage during a second time period after the first time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Jing Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Yen-Yi Chen, Huei-Chi Wang
  • Patent number: 10454363
    Abstract: A synchronous rectifier alternator and a power allocation method thereof are provided. The synchronous rectifier alternator includes an alternator, a synchronous rectifier circuit and a controller. The alternator converts mechanical energy to alternating current (AC) electrical energy. The synchronous rectifier circuit converts the AC electrical energy to direct current (DC) electrical energy and provides the DC electrical energy to a load. The controller detects a voltage level of the DC electrical energy. When the controller detects that the voltage level is higher than or equal to a first threshold voltage value, the controller controls ONs and OFFs of first transistors and second transistors of the synchronous rectifier circuit, such that at least one of regulator diodes of the synchronous rectifier circuit, a stator of the alternator and the load consume power of the alternator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shang-Shu Chung, Shih-Chieh Hou, Chien-Tin Chen, Wei-Jing Chen, Chi-Kai Wu
  • Patent number: 8472643
    Abstract: The present invention is related to an improved power amplifier and a method for restraining power of the improved power amplifier. The improved power amplifier has an output power restraint unit, and the output power restraint unit is capable of restraining output power of the improved power amplifier when the output power is exceedingly large. A method for restraining power of a power amplifier, the method comprises the steps of: determining whether power of output powers signal are exceedingly large through a power signal transformation unit, if yes, adjusting two variable resistor of an input amplifier unit for adjusting the power of the power signals, and outputting the adjusted power signals for driving a load via output terminals of the power amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Amazing Microelectronic Corp.
    Inventors: Ming-Hsiung Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Tung-Sheng Ku
  • Patent number: 8330538
    Abstract: An improved self-oscillating audio amplifier and a method for restraining audio distortion of the self-oscillating audio amplifier are disclosed. The improved self-oscillating audio amplifier comprises a distortion restraint unit configured to detect whether modulated audio signals outputted from the self-oscillating audio amplifier is distorted and, if so, to restrain the distortion. The method for restraining audio distortion of the self-oscillating audio amplifier includes the following steps of: determining whether the modulated audio signals outputted from an audio amplifier positive output terminal is distorted by a first flip-flop set, and if yes, restraining the distortion of the modulated audio signals outputted from the audio amplifier positive output terminal; and outputting the modulated audio signals to drive a speaker by the audio amplifier positive output terminal and an audio amplifier negative output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Amazing Microelectronic Corp.
    Inventors: Ming-Hsiung Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Tung-Sheng Ku
  • Patent number: 8249272
    Abstract: An audio playback apparatus is disclosed. The audio playback apparatus processes an audio signal and provides at least one output signal to at least one speaker or an earphone connected to a phone-jack. The audio playback apparatus comprises a clock generating module, a processing module, an amplifier module, and a detecting module. The processing module is connected to the clock generating module and processes the audio signal to generate a processed signal according to a clock signal generated by the clock generating module. The amplifier module amplifies the processed signal to generate an output signal. The detecting module detects whether the earphone is plugged in the phone-jack. If the earphone is plugged in the phone-jack, the amplifier module provides the output signal to the earphone. If not, the amplifier module provides the output signal to the speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Princeton Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Hsiung Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Ming-Chung Li
  • Patent number: 8170217
    Abstract: An audio signal processing apparatus is provided. The audio signal processing apparatus comprises a clock generator, a processing module, an amplifying module and an output module. The clock generator is used for generating a clock signal. The processing module is coupled to the clock generator for processing the clock signal and generating a processing signal. The amplifying module is coupled to the processing module for amplifying the processing signal and generating an amplifying signal. The output module is coupled to the amplifying module for outputting the amplifying signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Princeton Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Hsiung Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Ming-Chung Li
  • Patent number: 8144880
    Abstract: An audio amplifier includes a plurality of sub-audio amplifier sets, a clock source, and a speaker. When the audio amplifier is under an audio amplify mode, the plurality of sub-audio amplifier sets is operated under a synchronic operating frequency with a same clock signal generated by the clock source. When the audio amplifier is under a self-oscillation mode, the clock signal is isolated from being input to the plurality of sub-audio amplifier sets. A higher distortion is prevented by repeatedly charging and discharging an oscillating capacitor of a sub-audio amplifier in a sub-audio amplifier set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Princeton Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Hsiung Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Ming-Chung Li
  • Patent number: 7999610
    Abstract: A Class D amplifier capable of setting restraint power is provided, which comprises: an audio amplification unit, a pulse width modulation (PWM) unit, a first pre-drive unit, a second pre-drive unit, a first power transistor set, a second power transistor set and a power restraint unit. The power restraint unit has a comparator circuit and a power restraint circuit. The comparator circuit is configured to compare the level of first/second amplified audio signals against the level of a first reference voltage that is externally settable. When the high level of the first/second amplified audio signals is higher than the level of the first reference voltage, the comparator circuit outputs a first comparison signal and a second comparison signal to the power restraint circuit to restrain the power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Amazing Microelectronic Corp.
    Inventors: Ming-Hsiung Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Tung-Sheng Ku
  • Patent number: 7944297
    Abstract: A class D amplifier including a PWM circuit, a buffer amplifying circuit, a low-pass filter, and two current sources is provided. The PWM circuit transfers an analog signal into a PWM signal. The buffer amplifying circuit amplifies the PWM signal and generates an amplified signal. The low-pass filter will filter high frequency components out from the amplified signal and then transmit the filtered signal to a loading of the class D amplifier. The two current sources provide currents flowing into and out from a feedback node in the PWM circuit, respectively. The charging and discharging provided by the two current sources can generate a triangular signal for the PWM circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Amazing Microelectronic Corp.
    Inventors: Ming-Hsiung Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Tung-Sheng Ku
  • Publication number: 20110110538
    Abstract: The present invention is related to an improved power amplifier and a method for restraining power of the improved power amplifier. The improved power amplifier has an output power restraint unit, and the output power restraint unit is capable of restraining output power of the improved power amplifier when the output power is exceedingly large. A method for restraining power of a power amplifier, the method comprises the steps of: determining whether power of output powers signal are exceedingly large through a power signal transformation unit, if yes, adjusting two variable resistor of an input amplifier unit for adjusting the power of the power signals, and outputting the adjusted power signals for driving a load via output terminals of the power amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: AMAZING MICROELECTRONIC CORP.
    Inventors: Ming-Hsiung Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Tung-Sheng Ku