Patents by Inventor Yue Nie

Yue Nie 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: 20240149700
    Abstract: A controller, while parameters are indicative of electromagnetic interference exceeding a predetermined value, generates voltage reference vectors or duty cycle commands such that differences between switching times of any two phases of an inverter are always greater than a threshold, and while the parameters are indicative of the electromagnetic interference being less than the predetermined value, generates the voltage reference vectors or duty cycle commands such that the differences are sometimes greater than the threshold and other times less than the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Yue Nie, Christopher Wolf, Michael W. Degner
  • Patent number: 11876470
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for adapting pulse width modulation with randomized zero-sequence components for control of an electrified powertrain of a vehicle. In one example, a method may include determining a zero-sequence voltage of an electric machine of the vehicle based on a random distribution, and adjusting a voltage reference signal of the electric machine based on the determined zero-sequence voltage to decrease ambient acoustic noise in the vehicle. In this way, spectral energy dispersion of pulse width modulated control of the electric machine may be increased without affecting torque production of the electric machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Wolf, Michael Degner, Yue Nie
  • Publication number: 20220255487
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for adapting pulse width modulation with randomized zero-sequence components for control of an electrified powertrain of a vehicle. In one example, a method may include determining a zero-sequence voltage of an electric machine of the vehicle based on a random distribution, and adjusting a voltage reference signal of the electric machine based on the determined zero-sequence voltage to decrease ambient acoustic noise in the vehicle. In this way, spectral energy dispersion of pulse width modulated control of the electric machine may be increased without affecting torque production of the electric machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Chris Wolf, Michael Degner, Yue Nie
  • Patent number: 10875450
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an electrified vehicle and a method for providing driver feedback by producing a torque ripple. An exemplary electrified vehicle includes, among other things, an electric machine configured to generate a torque output, and a controller configured to selectively adjust the torque output to produce a torque ripple in response to a triggering event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Wolf, Michael Degner, Yue Nie
  • Patent number: 10632909
    Abstract: A vehicle alert method includes, among other things, in response to an alert event, altering at least one characteristic of power delivered within an electrified vehicle powertrain to provide an alert. A vehicle alert assembly includes, among other things, a power characteristic control system that, in response to an alert event, alters at least one characteristic of power delivered within an electrified vehicle powertrain to provide alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technlogies, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Wolf, Michael W. Degner, Yue Nie, Seth Avery
  • Publication number: 20200114818
    Abstract: A vehicle alert method includes, among other things, in response to an alert event, altering at least one characteristic of power delivered within an electrified vehicle powertrain to provide an alert. A vehicle alert assembly includes, among other things, a power characteristic control system that, in response to an alert event, alters at least one characteristic of power delivered within an electrified vehicle powertrain to provide alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Wolf, Michael W. Degner, Yue Nie, Seth Avery
  • Publication number: 20200079287
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an electrified vehicle and a method for providing driver feedback by producing a torque ripple. An exemplary electrified vehicle includes, among other things, an electric machine configured to generate a torque output, and a controller configured to selectively adjust the torque output to produce a torque ripple in response to a triggering event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Chris Wolf, Michael Degner, Yue Nie