Patents Assigned to Actron
  • Patent number: 10804189
    Abstract: A package structure of a power device includes a substrate having a first circuit, a first power device, a second power device, an insulation film having a second circuit, at least one electronic component, and a package. The first power device, the second power device, and the insulation film are disposed on the substrate. The first power device and the second power device are directly electrically connected to each other via the first circuit of the substrate. The electronic component is disposed on the insulation film. The package encapsulates the substrate, the first power device, the second power device, and the electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hsin-Chang Tsai
  • Patent number: 10710858
    Abstract: Disclosed is an extractor for an airplane galley storage container. The extractor may include a rigid frame with a grip on a first end portion connected to an extractor arm on an opposite, second end portion of the rigid frame. When the grip is pulled, the extractor arm moves correspondingly proximally from its position on the opposite end of the rigid frame. When the grip is released, at least one constant force spring, stored in a spring housing on or near a distal end of a rigid frame of the extractor, biases the extractor arm and grip distally to a rest position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Actron Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank H. Rechberg, Jason A. Rechberg
  • Publication number: 20200220477
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an alternator and a rectifier thereof. The rectifier includes a transistor and a gate driving circuit. A control end of the transistor receives a gate voltage. The gate driving circuit generates the gate voltage according to a voltage difference between an input voltage and a rectified voltage. The gate driving circuit detects an initial time point when the voltage difference is smaller than a first preset threshold voltage, provides the gate voltage to turn on the transistor during a first time period after the initial time point, and sets the voltage difference to be equal to a first reference voltage. The gate driving circuit sets the voltage difference to be equal to a second reference voltage through adjusting the gate voltage during a second time period after the first time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Jing Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Yen-Yi Chen, Huei-Chi Wang
  • Patent number: 10707752
    Abstract: A power generating system including a stator, a neutral line, a rectifier circuit and a power conversion circuit is provided. The stator has a plurality of phase coils configured to provide an AC power. The neutral line is coupled to a common point of the phase coils. The rectifier circuit is coupled between the phase coils and a power bus and is configured to convert the AC power to provide a DC power to the power bus. The power conversion circuit is coupled between the neutral line and the power bus, and is controlled by a control signal to convert a power of the neutral line and thereby provide a compensation power to the power bus to stabilize a voltage of the power bus. Alternatively, the power conversion circuit is controlled by the control signal to recuperate a power passing through a part of the rectifier circuit to the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chia-Sung Yu
  • Publication number: 20200119140
    Abstract: Provided is a rectifier device for a vehicle alternator including a rectifying element for rectifying in an alternator. The rectifying element has an Enhanced Field Effect Semiconductor Diode (EFESD). The EFESD includes a lateral conducting silicide structure and a field effect junction structure integrating side by side. A rectifier, a generator device, and a powertrain for a vehicle are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hong-Dao Li, Yu-Jen Shen, Hung-Chun Fan, Shih-Hsin Ying
  • Publication number: 20200013705
    Abstract: A package structure of a power device includes a substrate having a first circuit, a first power device, a second power device, an insulation film having a second circuit, at least one electronic component, and a package. The first power device, the second power device, and the insulation film are disposed on the substrate. The first power device and the second power device are directly electrically connected to each other via the first circuit of the substrate. The electronic component is disposed on the insulation film. The package encapsulates the substrate, the first power device, the second power device, and the electronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hsin-Chang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20190393111
    Abstract: A power device package structure including a first substrate, a second substrate, at least one power device, and a package is provided. A heat conductivity of the first substrate is greater than 200 Wm?1K?1. The power device is disposed on the first substrate, and the second substrate is disposed under the first substrate. A heat capacity of the second substrate is greater than that of the first substrate. The package encapsulates the first substrate, the second substrate, and the power device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsin-Chang Tsai, Ching-Wen Liu
  • Publication number: 20190393136
    Abstract: A power device for a rectifier includes a first terminal and a second terminal for connecting an external circuit, and a circuit system located between the first terminal and the second terminal. The circuit system is electrically connected to the first terminal and the second terminal. The circuit system includes a pre-molded chip and a control device. The pre-molded chip includes a transistor and a first encapsulant for encapsulating the transistor, wherein the transistor has a first electrode, a second electrode, and a third electrode. The first terminal, the second terminal and the control device are respectively electrically connected to the first electrode, the second electrode and the third electrode of the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hsin-Chang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20190386540
    Abstract: An alternator apparatus and a voltage converter thereof are provided. The voltage converter includes a voltage converting circuit and an auxiliary circuit. The voltage converting circuit has a first power end, a second power end and an inductor. The voltage converting circuit converts a first voltage on the first power end to generate a second voltage on the second power end during an operation time period, or the voltage converting circuit converts the second voltage on the second power end to generate the first voltage on the first power end during the operation time period. The auxiliary circuit forms a first loop between the first power end and the inductor during a reset time period, or forms a second loop between the second power end and the inductor during the reset time period, or forms a third loop in the auxiliary circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chia-Sung Yu, Ching-Jan Chen, Yuan-Chih Lin
  • Patent number: 10454363
    Abstract: A synchronous rectifier alternator and a power allocation method thereof are provided. The synchronous rectifier alternator includes an alternator, a synchronous rectifier circuit and a controller. The alternator converts mechanical energy to alternating current (AC) electrical energy. The synchronous rectifier circuit converts the AC electrical energy to direct current (DC) electrical energy and provides the DC electrical energy to a load. The controller detects a voltage level of the DC electrical energy. When the controller detects that the voltage level is higher than or equal to a first threshold voltage value, the controller controls ONs and OFFs of first transistors and second transistors of the synchronous rectifier circuit, such that at least one of regulator diodes of the synchronous rectifier circuit, a stator of the alternator and the load consume power of the alternator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shang-Shu Chung, Shih-Chieh Hou, Chien-Tin Chen, Wei-Jing Chen, Chi-Kai Wu
  • Patent number: 10371724
    Abstract: A rectifier package module for a vehicle and a connection status detection method for a temperature sensor thereof are provided. The rectifier package module includes at least one temperature sensor and a control chip. The control chip has an end coupled to the temperature sensor through a bonding wire. The control chip generates a current and provides a reference voltage according to a mode selection signal. The current is provided to the temperature sensor through the bonding wire. The control chip compares a voltage on the end with the reference voltage to generate a comparison result. In a test mode, a comparison circuit generates the comparison result to indicate a connection status between the end and the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chi-Kai Wu
  • Patent number: 10135342
    Abstract: A DC-to-DC converter and a power allocation method thereof are provided. The DC-to-DC converter includes a switching circuit and a power allocation circuit. The switching circuit is coupled to a DC power source to receive a DC input voltage and controlled by a first control signal to generate a pulse voltage. The power allocation circuit is coupled to the switching circuit to receive the pulse voltage and store an electrical energy. The power allocation circuit is further coupled to the DC power source. The power allocation circuit is controlled by a second control signal to convert the electrical energy into a DC output voltage and provides the DC output voltage to a load, or the power allocation circuit is controlled by the second control signal to recuperate the electrical energy to the DC power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chia-Sung Yu
  • Patent number: 10063173
    Abstract: A regulator, and vehicle alternator and rotating speed detection method thereof are provided. The vehicle alternator includes a rotor coil, a stator coil portion, a rectifier circuit and a regulator. The regulator is configured to control a current flowing through the rotor coil. The rotor coil collaborates with the stator coil portion to convert mechanical energy to alternating current (AC) electrical energy. The rectifier circuit converts the AC electrical energy provided by the stator coil portion to direct current (DC) electrical energy. When the vehicle alternator performs auto start operation by using residual magnetism, the regulator detects a frequency of a rotor voltage signal on the rotor coil to serve as a basis of calculating a rotating speed of the vehicle alternator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chia-Sung Yu
  • Publication number: 20180178658
    Abstract: A rectifier package module for a vehicle and a connection status detection method for a temperature sensor thereof are provided. The rectifier package module includes at least one temperature sensor and a control chip. The control chip has an end coupled to the temperature sensor through a bonding wire. The control chip generates a current and provides a reference voltage according to a mode selection signal. The current is provided to the temperature sensor through the bonding wire. The control chip compares a voltage on the end with the reference voltage to generate a comparison result. In a test mode, a comparison circuit generates the comparison result to indicate a connection status between the end and the temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chi-Kai Wu
  • Publication number: 20180175762
    Abstract: A regulator, and vehicle alternator and rotating speed detection method thereof are provided. The vehicle alternator includes a rotor coil, a stator coil portion, a rectifier circuit and a regulator. The regulator is configured to control a current flowing through the rotor coil. The rotor coil collaborates with the stator coil portion to convert mechanical energy to alternating current (AC) electrical energy. The rectifier circuit converts the AC electrical energy provided by the stator coil portion to direct current (DC) electrical energy. When the vehicle alternator performs auto start operation by using residual magnetism, the regulator detects a frequency of a rotor voltage signal on the rotor coil to serve as a basis of calculating a rotating speed of the vehicle alternator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chia-Sung Yu
  • Patent number: 9553537
    Abstract: A de-glitch circuit, a de-glitch method and a short circuit protection device are provided. In a period during which a first flag signal is in a first logic state, the de-glitch circuit increases a counting result with a rising rate. In a period during which the first flag signal is in a second logic state, the de-glitch circuit decreases the counting result with a falling rate, wherein the rising rate is greater than the falling rate. The de-glitch circuit sets a logic state of a second flag signal according to a relationship between the counting result and a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chih-Chun Lu
  • Patent number: 9543886
    Abstract: A short circuit detection circuit and a short circuit detection method for a multi-phase rectifier are provided, which are used for detecting conditions of a spectrum of a FWR signal outputted from the multi-phase rectifier in the frequency domain. Next, determining whether the detected signal indicating the amplitude of the frequency of the AC signal is greater than or equal to the reference signal, so as to determine whether the multi-phase rectifier has a short circuit condition. Therefore, the short circuit detection circuit and the short circuit detection method do not have any requirements for configuring a short circuit detection element on each current path of the multi-phase rectifier, so that the power loss and the cost can be reduced effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chi-Kai Wu, Chia-Sung Yu, Chih-Chun Lu
  • Patent number: D834085
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: San-Ming Lu, Yu-Ting Liao
  • Patent number: D879181
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: San-Ming Lu
  • Patent number: D897394
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: San-Ming Lu