Patents by Inventor Yun-Kang Zhu

Yun-Kang Zhu 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: 20070097717
    Abstract: A synchronous rectifier control circuit improves energy conversion efficiency and uses a signal produced by a secondary winding of a transformer in a rectifier circuit to control a low-impedance and a low power consuming current switch such as a JFET and a MOSFET in a synchronous rectifier circuit to substitute a high power consuming diode rectification and appropriately rectify and extend the ON time of the current switch to prevent the positive and negative phases of the current switch to be turned on simultaneously, which will cause a large current to burn the current switch. The invention includes a protection circuit having an under voltage lock out circuit for an interrupt output function, so that if an insufficient instant power voltage occurs, the power is turned on or off to interrupt all outputs and force the current switch of the rectifier circuit to turn off, and prevent the output of an unstable working voltage of the rectifier control circuit or the abnormal operation of the current switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Da-Jing Hsu, Yun-Kang Zhu
  • Patent number: 7212418
    Abstract: A synchronous rectifier control circuit improves energy conversion efficiency and uses a signal produced by a secondary winding of a transformer in a rectifier circuit to control a low-impedance and a low power consuming current switch such as a JFET and a MOSFET in a synchronous rectifier circuit to substitute a high power consuming diode rectification and appropriately rectify and extend the ON time of the current switch to prevent the positive and negative phases of the current switch to be turned on simultaneously, which will cause a large current to burn the current switch. The invention includes a protection circuit having an under voltage lock out circuit for an interrupt output function, so that if an insufficient instant power voltage occurs, the power is turned on or off to interrupt all outputs and force the current switch of the rectifier circuit to turn off, and prevent the output of an unstable working voltage of the rectifier control circuit or the abnormal operation of the current switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Niko Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Da-Jing Hsu, Yun-Kang Zhu
  • Patent number: 7206208
    Abstract: A synchronous rectifying control circuit for utilizing in a forward topology of rectifying circuit. The circuit controls a first current switch and a second current switch provided on both ends of a secondary of a transformer. Two sets of the same of control circuits are utilized to control and adjust respectively the post and future periods of the conductive time and the driving synchronous rectifying switches are extended to replace the conventional of rectifier diodes rectifying method. An improved synchronous rectifying control circuit comprises pulse interruptive protection circuit to prevent the cross-conduction between two current switches and an anti reversing protection circuit to prevent a reverse current from flowing back to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Niko Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Da-Jing Hsu, Yun-Kang Zhu, Chwun-Min Lin