Patents by Inventor Yen-Shin Lai
Yen-Shin Lai 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).
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Patent number: 11948722Abstract: A planar winding transformer includes a magnetic core set and a multilayer circuit board. The magnetic core set includes two magnetic cores and two magnetic columns. The two magnetic cores are parallel to each other. The multilayer circuit board is disposed between two magnetic cores, and two magnetic columns penetrate through the multilayer circuit board. The multilayer circuit board includes two low voltage winding layers and one high voltage winding layer. Two low voltage winding layers are connected to each other in parallel, and the high voltage winding layer is disposed between two low voltage winding layers. When the high voltage winding layer receives a polarity current, at least one of the low voltage winding layers generates a corresponding induced current. Two magnetic cores and two magnetic columns form a closed path for magnetic flux.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignees: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Yen-Shin Lai, Yong-Yi Huang, Chun-Hung Lee, Hao-Chieh Chang
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Publication number: 20230238890Abstract: A resonance conversion device and a universal serial bus circuit are provided. The resonance conversion device includes an input filter circuit, a full-bridge LLC converter circuit, a transformer circuit, a rectifier filter circuit, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine whether an indication voltage of a voltage command is less than or equal to a threshold value and to perform the following steps: in response to the indication voltage being less than or equal to the threshold value, controlling the full-bridge LLC converter circuit into a half-bridge operation mode, and regulating the DC output voltage by performing half-bridge burst mode control on the full-bridge LLC converter circuit based on the DC output voltage; and in response to the indication voltage being greater than the threshold value, regulating the DC output voltage by performing full-bridge burst mode control on the full-bridge LLC converter circuit based on the DC output voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicants: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd., National Taipei University of Technology, National Taipei University of TechnologyInventors: Yen-Shin Lai, Yong-Yi Huang, Xiang-Yu Wu, You-Quan Dong, Shu-Hao Wu
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Publication number: 20230094775Abstract: A printed circuit board of a planar transformer includes a first column hole, a second column hole, and a plurality of winding layers. At least one of the winding layers includes a first winding and a second winding connected in series. The first winding surrounds the first column hole and has a first opening direction. The second winding surrounds the second column hole and has a second opening direction. The first opening direction is different from the second opening direction. Consequently, the windings on the plurality of layers may be connected in series through conductive holes of the PCB to increase the number of winding turns.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Yen-Shin Lai, Yong-Yi Huang, Hao-Chieh Chang
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Publication number: 20220084734Abstract: A transformer includes a magnetic core set and 2N pairs of windings. The magnetic core set includes a first magnetic core, a second magnetic core, a first magnetic column, and a second magnetic column. Each of the pairs of windings includes a high-voltage side winding and a low-voltage side winding. Each of the pairs of the windings surrounds one of the first and the second magnetic columns. The surrounding direction of the high-voltage side windings surrounding the firs magnetic core is opposite to the surrounding direction of the high-voltage side windings surrounding the second magnetic core.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Yen-Shin Lai, Yong-Yi Huang, Hao-Chieh Chang
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Publication number: 20220084737Abstract: A planar winding transformer includes a magnetic core set and a multilayer circuit board. The magnetic core set includes two magnetic cores and two magnetic columns. The two magnetic cores are parallel to each other. The multilayer circuit board is disposed between two magnetic cores, and two magnetic columns penetrate through the multilayer circuit board. The multilayer circuit board includes two low voltage winding layers and one high voltage winding layer. Two low voltage winding layers are connected to each other in parallel, and the high voltage winding layer is disposed between two low voltage winding layers. When the high voltage winding layer receives a polarity current, at least one of the low voltage winding layers generates a corresponding induced current. Two magnetic cores and two magnetic columns form a closed path for magnetic flux.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Yen-Shin LAI, Yong-Yi HUANG, Chun-Hung LEE, Hao-Chieh CHANG
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Patent number: 9831785Abstract: A step-up/down DC converter applied to achieve a characteristic of zero-ripple voltage, which ripple voltage is near zero, is disclosed. The converter includes a ripple-filtering inductor, a power isolating and converting unit, a power switch, a first inductor, a first capacitor, a second capacitor, and a rectifying switch. The power isolating and converting unit comprises windings for isolation an input stage connected to a power source from an output stage connected to a load. The power switch, the first inductor, and the first capacitor are arranged at the input stage, and the second capacitor and the rectifying switch are arranged at the output stage. The ripple-filtering inductor, which may be arranged at the input or output stage, and the first inductor divide the power supplied from the power source, thus the voltage drop of the first inductor is reduced for smoothing the ripple voltage at the output stage.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2016Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignees: ALLIS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Ching-Tsai Pan, Ming-Chieh Cheng, Yen-Shin Lai
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Patent number: 9692314Abstract: A detection circuit for an AC-to-AC power converter includes a voltage divider circuit that has three AC input terminal coupled respectively to three input ends of a power converter which are to receive respectively three AC input power signals with different phases, and that receives a predetermined first reference voltage. Upon receiving one AC input power signal, the voltage divider circuit outputs a divided voltage, which during an active period of the one AC input power signal, is greater than a predetermined second reference voltage, to a comparator, which also receives the predetermined second reference voltage, such that the comparator outputs a detection signal that is in an active state when the one AC input power signal is.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2016Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignees: Lite-On Electronics (Guangzhou) Limited, Lite-on Technology Corp.Inventors: Yen-Shin Lai, Pane-You Liu
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Publication number: 20160285381Abstract: A detection circuit for an AC-to-AC power converter includes a voltage divider circuit that has three AC input terminal coupled respectively to three input ends of a power converter which are to receive respectively three AC input power signals with different phases, and that receives a predetermined first reference voltage. Upon receiving one AC input power signal, the voltage divider circuit outputs a divided voltage, which during an active period of the one AC input power signal, is greater than a predetermined second reference voltage, to a comparator, which also receives the predetermined second reference voltage, such that the comparator outputs a detection signal that is in an active state when the one AC input power signal is.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: YEN-SHIN LAI, PANE-YOU LIU
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Publication number: 20140177281Abstract: A power converting system includes a full-bridge converter and a controlling unit. The full-bridge converter includes two switch elements at a first leg and two switch elements at a second leg. The controlling unit is in communication with the full-bridge converter for generating two leading control signals to control the first leg and two lagging control signals to control the second leg in a first modulation mode, or generating the two leading control signals to control the second leg and the two lagging control signals to control the first leg in a second modulation mode. The first modulation mode and the second modulation mode are alternately switched between each other, or randomly switched between each other or adaptively switched between each other according to a temperature difference between the first leg and the second leg.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Inventors: Yen-Shin Lai, Yi-Jan Chang
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Patent number: 8564992Abstract: Proposed are a power factor correction device and its control method capable of obtaining a stable output as the output of a power supply unit while simplifying and miniaturizing the configuration. In the power factor correction device and the control method thereof including a coil and a switching element, and a control unit for controlling ON/OFF of the switching element, provided are an input voltage detection unit for detecting an input voltage of the power factor correction device, an output voltage detection unit for detecting an output voltage, and a coil current detection unit for detecting a coil current that is generated in the coil pursuant to the ON/OFF operation of the switching element.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2010Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Hitachi Information & Telecommunication Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Fumikazu Takahashi, Masahiro Hamaogi, Yen-Shin Lai
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Patent number: 8487571Abstract: A zero-crossing detection circuit and a commutation device using the zero-crossing detection circuit are provided. The zero-crossing detection circuit is adapted into a three-phase brushless DC (direct current) motor with first to third coils. One terminal of each of the first to third coils is electrically coupled together with each other. The detection circuit comprises a first selection circuit, a second selection circuit and a comparator. The first selection circuit and the second selection circuit are both electrically coupled to another terminals of the first to third coils, to obtain first to third terminal voltages, and output one of the first to third terminal voltages according to a selection signal. The comparator is configured for comparing an output of the first selection circuit and an output of the second selection circuit, to output a comparing result.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2011Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Richtek Technology Corp.Inventors: Wei-Hsu Chang, Pei-Cheng Huang, Hao-Yu Chang, Yen-Shin Lai, Kuo-Chung Lee, Jo-Yu Wang, Yu-Kuang Wu, Chih-Chang Chen, Shiue-Shr Jiang, Jen-Hung Chi
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Patent number: 8395336Abstract: A control system of a three phase induction motor driver and a field weakening control method. The control system includes a driver control module, a field weakening control module, an AC power source, a power loop module, a current sensing module, and an AC motor module. A switching period of an inverter PWM control is used for the AC motor and an inverter control thereof to analyze and obtain the difference value of the sum of effective switching times. The field weakening control module generates an adaptive magnetizing current command in real time to achieve a maximum utilization of a DC link voltage so as to let the AC motor module achieve maximum output torque under different field weakening regions of different speeds when a rated speed is exceeded.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2010Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: National Taipei University of TechnologyInventors: Yen-Shin Lai, Ping-Yi Lin
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Publication number: 20120326647Abstract: A zero-crossing detection circuit and a commutation device using the zero-crossing detection circuit are provided. The zero-crossing detection circuit is adapted into a three-phase brushless DC (direct current) motor with first to third coils. One terminal of each of the first to third coils is electrically coupled together with each other. The detection circuit comprises a first selection circuit, a second selection circuit and a comparator. The first selection circuit and the second selection circuit are both electrically coupled to another terminals of the first to third coils, to obtain first to third terminal voltages, and output one of the first to third terminal voltages according to a selection signal. The comparator is configured for comparing an output of the first selection circuit and an output of the second selection circuit, to output a comparing result.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2011Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPInventors: Wei-Hsu Chang, Pei-Cheng Huang, Hao-Yu Chang, Yen-Shin Lai, Kuo-Chung Lee, Jo-Yu Wang, Yu-Kuang Wu, Chih-Chang Chen, Shiue-Shr Jiang, Jen-Hung Chi
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Patent number: 8295068Abstract: A phase shift full bridge power converting system and a control method has the phase shift full bridge power converting system with a power converter, a controller, a load state detecting module, a switching controller, a switch module, a command generating module, a comparator, and a modulator module. The load state detecting module interfaces with the power converter and the switching controller. The load state detects module detects load parameter data of the power converter and switches a state at an output by using the switching controller. The controller obtains an error value between an output voltage of the comparator and a command voltage and calculates a duty cycle parameter by using the error value. According to the duty cycle parameter, a pulse control signal is generated to be outputted to a drive module for controlling the driving of the power converter.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2010Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: National Taipei University of TechnologyInventors: Yen-Shin Lai, Bo-Yuan Chen
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Publication number: 20120025749Abstract: A control system of a three phase induction motor driver and a field weakening control method. The control system includes a driver control module, a field weakening control module, an AC power source, a power loop module, a current sensing module, and an AC motor module. A switching period of an inverter PWM control is used for the AC motor and an inverter control thereof to analyze and obtain the difference value of the sum of effective switching times. The field weakening control module generates an adaptive magnetizing current command in real time to achieve a maximum utilization of a DC link voltage so as to let the AC motor module achieve maximum output torque under different field weakening regions of different speeds when a rated speed is exceeded.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2010Publication date: February 2, 2012Inventors: Yen-Shin LAI, Ping-Yi Lin
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Patent number: 8080986Abstract: A driving control device and method for power converting system includes power converting circuit and driving control device. The driving control device has an analog/digital convertor, a measuring device, and a control module. The driving control method is the analog/digital convertor receives a inductor current and the parameters of the inductor current from the measuring device, measures the slope parameter of the inductor current according the parameters from Equation 1 and Equation 2, then calculates a duty cycle parameter from the slope parameter of the inductor current and use the duty cycle parameter to generate pulse control signal to perform driving control.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2009Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: National Taipei University TechnologyInventors: Yen-Shin Lai, Ye-Then Chang
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Publication number: 20110188267Abstract: A phase shift full bridge power converting system and a control method has the phase shift full bridge power converting system with a power converter, a controller, a load state detecting module, a switching controller, a switch module, a command generating module, a comparator, and a modulator module. The load state detecting module interfaces with the power converter and the switching controller. The load state detects module detects load parameter data of the power converter and switches a state at an output by using the switching controller. The controller obtains an error value between an output voltage of the comparator and a command voltage and calculates a duty cycle parameter by using the error value. According to the duty cycle parameter, a pulse control signal is generated to be outputted to a drive module for controlling the driving of the power converter.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2010Publication date: August 4, 2011Inventors: Yen-Shin LAI, Bo-Yuan Chen
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Publication number: 20110096576Abstract: Proposed are a power factor correction device and its control method capable of obtaining a stable output as the output of a power supply unit while simplifying and miniaturizing the configuration. In the power factor correction device and the control method thereof including a coil and a switching element, and a control unit for controlling ON/OFF of the switching element, provided are an input voltage detection unit for detecting an input voltage of the power factor correction device, an output voltage detection unit for detecting an output voltage, and a coil current detection unit for detecting a coil current that is generated in the coil pursuant to the ON/OFF operation of the switching element.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2010Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: HITACHI COMPUTER PERIPHERALS CO., LTD.Inventors: Fumikazu TAKAHASHI, Masahiro HAMAOGI, Yen-Shin LAI
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Publication number: 20110050187Abstract: A driving control device and method for power converting system includes power converting circuit and driving control device. The driving control device has an analog/digital convertor, a measuring device, and a control module. The driving control method is the analog/digital convertor receives a inductor current and the parameters of the inductor current from the measuring device, measures the slope parameter of the inductor current according the parameters from Equation 1 and Equation 2, then calculates a duty cycle parameter from the slope parameter of the inductor current and use the duty cycle parameter to generate pulse control signal to perform driving control.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Inventors: Yen-Shin LAI, Ye-Then Chang