Patents by Inventor Tso-Jen Peng

Tso-Jen Peng 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: 20240088799
    Abstract: A power converter includes a primary-side rectifying/filtering circuit, an AC-DC converter, a DC/DC converter, a primary-side controller, a secondary-side rectifying controller, and a secondary-side feedback controller. The primary-side rectifying/filtering circuit receives an input voltage, and rectifies and filters the input voltage into an adjusted input voltage. The AC-DC converter receives the adjusted input voltage. The primary-side controller provides a first control signal to control the AC-DC converter to convert the adjusted input voltage into a DC input voltage, and provides a second control signal to control the DC-DC converter. The secondary-side rectifying controller provides a third control signal to control the DC-DC converter to convert the DC input voltage into a conversion voltage to supply power to a load according to a gain condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Tso-Jen PENG, Mao-Song PAN, Ssu-Hao WANG
  • Patent number: 11901820
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus with step-up and step-down conversion includes a primary-side rectifying/filtering circuit, a step-up converter, a full-bridge LLC converter, a primary-side controller, a secondary-side rectifying/filtering circuit, a voltage regulator, and a secondary-side controller. The primary-side rectifying/filtering circuit rectifies and filters an AC input voltage into a DC input voltage. The primary-side controller controls the step-up converter to step up the DC input voltage to a step-up voltage, and controls the full-bridge LLC converter to convert the step-up voltage to a conversion voltage. The secondary-side rectifying/filtering circuit rectifies and filters the conversion voltage into a DC output voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tso-Jen Peng, Ssu-Hao Wang
  • Patent number: 11817788
    Abstract: A voltage converter includes a feedback controller, a primary-side controller, a secondary-side controller, a primary-side rectification-filtration circuit, a boost converter, and a voltage conversion circuit. The feedback controller receives a voltage demand signal from an output end to output a first feedback signal and a second feedback signal. The primary-side controller generates a boost control signal and a first switching control signal according to the first feedback signal. The secondary-side controller generates a second switching control signal according to the second feedback signal. The boost converter is configured to boost a DC voltage outputted by the primary-side rectification-filtration circuit into a first voltage according to the boost control signal. The operation mode of the voltage conversion circuit is switched between a half-bridge rectification mode and a full-bridge rectification mode according to the first and second switching control signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tso-Jen Peng, Ssu-Hao Wang, Mao-Song Pan
  • Patent number: 11764689
    Abstract: A flyback power-converting device includes a transformer circuit, a clamp damping circuit, a first switch, a voltage-reducing circuit and a second switch. The clamp damping circuit and the first switch are coupled to the transformer circuit. The voltage-reducing circuit and the second switch are coupled in series between the clamp damping circuit and the transformer circuit. Through switching of the first switch, the transformer circuit converts an input power to generate a first converted voltage and to enable the clamp damping circuit to store an inductive energy. In addition, when the second switch is turned on, the clamp damping circuit releases the inductive energy to the transformer circuit via the voltage-reducing circuit, so that the transformer circuit generates a second converted voltage according to the inductive energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tso-Jen Peng, Ssu-Hao Wang
  • Patent number: 11757350
    Abstract: A power converter with over temperature protection compensation includes a main conversion unit, a primary-side control unit, a primary detection circuit, and an over temperature adjustment circuit. The primary-side control unit obtains a primary voltage change value through the primary detection circuit, and the primary-side control unit correspondingly provides a current change value to the over temperature adjustment circuit according to the primary voltage change value. The over temperature adjustment circuit provides a temperature control voltage according to the current change value so that the primary-side control unit determines whether an over temperature protection is activated according to the temperature control voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tso-Jen Peng, Ssu-Hao Wang
  • Publication number: 20230141926
    Abstract: A transformer including a winding frame, a first coil, a second coil, a locating piece, and two iron core pieces is provided. The winding portion has a through hole. The first baffle and the second baffle are respectively and horizontally extended from two opposite ends of the winding portion. The terminal socket is connected to the second baffle. The first coil is wound on the winding portion and electrically coupled to the terminal socket. The second coil is disposed around the first coil and the two are spaced apart from each other. The second coil has a plurality of copper sheets located between the first baffle and the second baffle. The locating piece is correspondingly disposed on the winding frame to locate the second coil. The two iron core pieces are respectively disposed on the second baffle of the winding frame and the locating piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tso-Jen Peng, Ssu Hao Wang, Mao-Song Pan
  • Patent number: 11569734
    Abstract: A power converter with over temperature protection compensation includes a main conversion unit, a primary-side control unit, a secondary-side control unit, a secondary detection circuit, and an over temperature adjustment circuit. The secondary-side control unit obtains a secondary voltage change value through the secondary detection circuit, and the secondary-side control unit correspondingly provides a current change value to the over temperature adjustment circuit according to the secondary voltage change value. The over temperature adjustment circuit provides a temperature control voltage according to the current change value so that the secondary-side control unit determines whether an over temperature protection is activated according to the temperature control voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tso-Jen Peng, Ssu-Hao Wang
  • Patent number: 11532982
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a power supply and an operation method thereof. The power supply includes a power factor correction (PFC) circuit, a resonant conversion circuit and a dead zone control circuit. The PFC circuit performs power factor correction to output a corrected voltage. The resonant conversion circuit is coupled to the PFC circuit to receive the corrected voltage. The resonant conversion circuit converts the corrected voltage into a converted voltage. The dead zone control circuit is coupled to the resonant conversion circuit to receive the switch voltage. The dead zone control circuit controls the PFC circuit to adjust the corrected voltage. The dead zone control circuit observes the change trend of the falling time of the switch voltage in the deadtime by adjusting the corrected voltage. The dead zone control circuit determines the corrected voltage according to the change trend of the switch voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tso-Jen Peng, Mao-Song Pan, Yi Ching Su
  • Publication number: 20220360175
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus with step-up and step-down conversion includes a primary-side rectifying/filtering circuit, a step-up converter, a full-bridge LLC converter, a primary-side controller, a secondary-side rectifying/filtering circuit, a voltage regulator, and a secondary-side controller. The primary-side rectifying/filtering circuit rectifies and filters an AC input voltage into a DC input voltage. The primary-side controller controls the step-up converter to step up the DC input voltage to a step-up voltage, and controls the full-bridge LLC converter to convert the step-up voltage to a conversion voltage. The secondary-side rectifying/filtering circuit rectifies and filters the conversion voltage into a DC output voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Tso-Jen PENG, Ssu-Hao WANG
  • Publication number: 20220286045
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a power supply and an operation method thereof. The power supply includes a power factor correction (PFC) circuit, a resonant conversion circuit and a dead zone control circuit. The PFC circuit performs power factor correction to output a corrected voltage. The resonant conversion circuit is coupled to the PFC circuit to receive the corrected voltage. The resonant conversion circuit converts the corrected voltage into a converted voltage. The dead zone control circuit is coupled to the resonant conversion circuit to receive the switch voltage. The dead zone control circuit controls the PFC circuit to adjust the corrected voltage. The dead zone control circuit observes the change trend of the falling time of the switch voltage in the deadtime by adjusting the corrected voltage. The dead zone control circuit determines the corrected voltage according to the change trend of the switch voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tso-Jen Peng, Mao-Song Pan, Yi Ching Su
  • Patent number: 11411504
    Abstract: A voltage transforming device is provided. The voltage transforming device boosts an input voltage to generate a boosted voltage in response to a voltage demand from an external device. The voltage transforming device converts the boosted voltage to provide a converted voltage based on a fixed gain condition. In addition, the voltage transforming device converts the converted voltage to provide an output voltage in response to the voltage demand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tso-Jen Peng, Ssu Hao Wang
  • Patent number: 11336173
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a power converter device including a power factor correction circuit, a resonance converter circuit, and a zero voltage switching circuit. The power factor correction circuit is coupled to the primary side rectifier circuit, and includes a first switching circuit, a first control circuit and a first output circuit. The resonance converter circuit includes a second switching circuit and a second control circuit. The second switching circuit is coupled to the first output circuit, and the second control circuit is coupled to the secondary side rectifier circuit. The zero voltage switching circuit is coupled between the first control circuit and the second control circuit. The zero voltage switching circuit is configured to obtain a switching voltage of a switch element in the second switching circuit, and output an adjustment signal to the first control circuit according to the switching voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tso-Jen Peng, Mao-Song Pan, Yi-Ching Su
  • Publication number: 20210408920
    Abstract: A flyback power-converting device includes a transformer circuit, a clamp damping circuit, a first switch, a voltage-reducing circuit and a second switch. The clamp damping circuit and the first switch are coupled to the transformer circuit. The voltage-reducing circuit and the second switch are coupled in series between the clamp damping circuit and the transformer circuit. Through switching of the first switch, the transformer circuit converts an input power to generate a first converted voltage and to enable the clamp damping circuit to store an inductive energy. In addition, when the second switch is turned on, the clamp damping circuit releases the inductive energy to the transformer circuit via the voltage-reducing circuit, so that the transformer circuit generates a second converted voltage according to the inductive energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Tso-Jen Peng, Ssu-Hao Wang
  • Publication number: 20210281162
    Abstract: A power converter with over temperature protection compensation includes a main conversion unit, a primary-side control unit, a secondary-side control unit, a secondary detection circuit, and an over temperature adjustment circuit. The secondary-side control unit obtains a secondary voltage change value through the secondary detection circuit, and the secondary-side control unit correspondingly provides a current change value to the over temperature adjustment circuit according to the secondary voltage change value. The over temperature adjustment circuit provides a temperature control voltage according to the current change value so that the secondary-side control unit determines whether an over temperature protection is activated according to the temperature control voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Tso-Jen PENG, Ssu-Hao WANG
  • Publication number: 20210273555
    Abstract: A power converter with over temperature protection compensation includes a main conversion unit, a primary-side control unit, a primary detection circuit, and an over temperature adjustment circuit. The primary-side control unit obtains a primary voltage change value through the primary detection circuit, and the primary-side control unit correspondingly provides a current change value to the over temperature adjustment circuit according to the primary voltage change value. The over temperature adjustment circuit provides a temperature control voltage according to the current change value so that the primary-side control unit determines whether an over temperature protection is activated according to the temperature control voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Tso-Jen PENG, Ssu-Hao WANG
  • Patent number: 11088622
    Abstract: A voltage converting apparatus is provided. A control circuit connects a disturbance element to a voltage-dividing resistor network to disturb a feedback voltage and generate a detection voltage during a resistance detection period, and determines whether the voltage-dividing resistor network is aging according to the detection voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tso-Jen Peng, Ke-Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 11067609
    Abstract: A method of resistance compensation for measuring output current includes the following steps: (a) providing a secondary side loop of a conversion unit, and the secondary side loop includes a sense resistor and the first line. (b) providing a control unit for controlling the conversion unit, and the control unit is coupled to the first line and the sense resistor. (c) utilizing a first current to flow through the secondary side loop to obtain a first equivalent line resistance of the first line. (d) providing a second current by the control unit flowing through a loop of the sense resistor, the first line and the control unit to obtain a second equivalent line resistance of the second line. (e) compensating the sense resistor by the control unit according to the first equivalent line resistance and the second equivalent line resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tso-Jen Peng, Ssu-Hao Wang
  • Patent number: 11050342
    Abstract: A power converter with over temperature protection compensation includes a main conversion unit, a primary-side control unit, a secondary-side control unit, a secondary detection circuit, and an over temperature adjustment circuit. The secondary-side control unit obtains a secondary voltage change value through the secondary detection circuit, and the secondary-side control unit correspondingly provides a current change value to the over temperature adjustment circuit according to the secondary voltage change value. The over temperature adjustment circuit provides a temperature control voltage according to the current change value so that the secondary-side control unit determines whether an over temperature protection is activated according to the temperature control voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tso-Jen Peng, Ssu-Hao Wang
  • Patent number: 11050341
    Abstract: A power converter with over temperature protection compensation includes a main conversion unit, a primary-side control unit, a primary detection circuit, and an over temperature adjustment circuit. The primary-side control unit obtains a primary voltage change value through the primary detection circuit, and the primary-side control unit correspondingly provides a current change value to the over temperature adjustment circuit according to the primary voltage change value. The over temperature adjustment circuit provides a temperature control voltage according to the current change value so that the primary-side control unit determines whether an over temperature protection is activated according to the temperature control voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tso-Jen Peng, Ssu-Hao Wang
  • Publication number: 20210194372
    Abstract: A voltage converting apparatus is provided. A control circuit connects a disturbance element to a voltage-dividing resistor network to disturb a feedback voltage and generate a detection voltage during a resistance detection period, and determines whether the voltage-dividing resistor network is aging according to the detection voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tso-Jen Peng, Ke-Cheng Chen