Patents by Inventor Yanfei Cao

Yanfei Cao 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: 11881752
    Abstract: A direct-drive type annular flexible transportation system and a collaborative control method thereof are provided. The direct-drive type annular flexible transportation system includes an annular base, a primary excitation type linear motor, an power supplying module, a power driving module, a position detection module, and a wireless communication module. The primary excitation type linear motor includes a long stator and a plurality of movers. The long stator is formed by connection of stator iron cores presenting a multi-segment cogging structure and is installed on the annular base. Each of the movers includes a short primary, a power driving module, a position detection module, and a wireless communication module. The short primary is formed by an asymmetrically-structured permanent magnet array, an armature winding, and a primary iron core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignees: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY, ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY ADVANCED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT INNOVATION CENTER
    Inventors: Yiming Shen, Yanfei Cao, Yan Yan, Tingna Shi, Changliang Xia
  • Publication number: 20230275499
    Abstract: A direct-drive type annular flexible transportation system and a collaborative control method thereof are provided. The direct-drive type annular flexible transportation system includes an annular base, a primary excitation type linear motor, an power supplying module, a power driving module, a position detection module, and a wireless communication module. The primary excitation type linear motor includes a long stator and a plurality of movers. The long stator is formed by connection of stator iron cores presenting a multi-segment cogging structure and is installed on the annular base. Each of the movers includes a short primary, a power driving module, a position detection module, and a wireless communication module. The short primary is formed by an asymmetrically-structured permanent magnet array, an armature winding, and a primary iron core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicants: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY, ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY ADVANCED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT INNOVATION CENTER
    Inventors: Yiming SHEN, Yanfei CAO, Yan YAN, Tingna SHI, Changliang XIA
  • Patent number: 11394328
    Abstract: A brushless DC motor system control method provided is based on a hybrid energy storage unit. The HESU topology is designed, and the output of the designed HESU is connected to the input of three-phase inverter, and the output of three-phase inverter is connected with the three-phase windings of the BLDCM. In braking operation, two kinds of braking vectors are constructed according to the HESU and three-phase inverter. Moreover, through the combined action of the two vectors, the braking torque control is achieved and meanwhile the braking energy is fed back to the supercapacitor. In electric operation, four kinds of electric vectors are constructed according to the HESU and three-phase inverter. Moreover, the power sharing control between battery and supercapacitor is realized by different vectors action during motor acceleration mode, and the torque ripple in commutation period is suppressed by different vectors action during motor constant speed mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yanfei Cao, Haitian Lu, Peng Song, Xinmin Li, Tingna Shi
  • Publication number: 20220131489
    Abstract: A brushless DC motor system control method provided is based on a hybrid energy storage unit. The HESU topology is designed, and the output of the designed HESU is connected to the input of three-phase inverter, and the output of three-phase inverter is connected with the three-phase windings of the BLDCM. In braking operation, two kinds of braking vectors are constructed according to the HESU and three-phase inverter. Moreover, through the combined action of the two vectors, the braking torque control is achieved and meanwhile the braking energy is fed back to the supercapacitor. In electric operation, four kinds of electric vectors are constructed according to the HESU and three-phase inverter. Moreover, the power sharing control between battery and supercapacitor is realized by different vectors action during motor acceleration mode, and the torque ripple in commutation period is suppressed by different vectors action during motor constant speed mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Yanfei Cao, Haitian Lu, Peng Song, Xinmin Li, Tingna Shi