Patents Assigned to Cheng Kung University
  • Patent number: 11791678
    Abstract: A motor and a rotor structure thereof are disclosed. The rotor structure includes a rotor core. The rotor core has a plurality of magnetic member units arranged around a periphery of the rotor core. Each magnetic member unit includes two first magnetic members and a second magnetic member. The two first magnetic members are obliquely arranged in a V shape relative to a center of the rotor core. The second magnetic member extends transversely between the two first magnetic members. Each first magnetic member has at least two permanent magnets that are arranged obliquely. The motor further includes a stator core covering the rotor core. The stator core has a plurality of stator windings arranged annularly. The stator windings correspond to the magnetic member units. The rotor structure has high structural strength, and the phenomenon of stress concentration is less obvious when the motor is running.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Min-Fu Hsieh, Mi-Ching Tsai, Kai-Jung Shih, Lucio Jose Fernando Caceres Vera, Guan-Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 11788774
    Abstract: A Stirling freezer includes a cabinet body, at least one power unit, a pipeline, and a plurality of Stirling cooling modules. The cabinet body has a refrigerating space, a cold end space, and a hot end space. The power unit is connected to the pipeline. The Stirling cooling modules each include a pipe and a passive displacer. The passive displacer is reciprocally, movably disposed in the pipe to partition the pipe into a cold end and a hot end. The cold end is located in the cold end space. The hot end is located in the hot end space. The hot end is connected to the pipeline. The cold end absorbs thermal energy of the cold end space to form a low-temperature environment. Air flows between the cold end space and the refrigerating space, so that the refrigerating space also forms a low-temperature environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Ching-Hsiang Cheng, Shang-Ting Huang
  • Patent number: 11764742
    Abstract: A switching amplifier comprises a controller, configured to receive an input signal and a reference signal, and to generate a control signal according to the input signal and the reference signal; a pulse-width modulation (PWM) modulator, coupled to the controller, configured to generate a PWM signal according to the input signal and the control signal; a power management unit, coupled to the controller, configured to receive a power supply and the control signal, and to provide an adaptive supply voltage according to the power supply and the control signal; and a switching power stage, coupled to the power management unit and the PWM modulator, configured to generate an output signal according to the PWM signal and the adaptive supply voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventor: Tai-Haur Kuo
  • Publication number: 20230270008
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a thermoelectric polymer film includes steps as follows . A conductive polymer liquid and a plurality of carbon nanotubes are mixed to form a mixture. The mixture is coated on a substrate to form a film precursor. Two electrode parts are arranged on the film precursor. An electric field is applied to the film precursor through the two electrode parts at a room temperature, so as to change an arrangement of the plurality of carbon nanotubes, such that the thermoelectric polymer film is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Chia-Yun Chen, Kuan-Yi Kuo, Po-Hsuan Hsiao, Yi-Yin Lin
  • Patent number: 11731996
    Abstract: Provided is a high-entropy composite glycerate represented by NiCrFeCoMn(C3H5O4)n and an electrocatalyst thereof, wherein n is a positive integer from 1 to 3, and wherein each of the Ni, Cr, Fe, Co and Mn includes an atom percent of 5 to 35 based on the total amount of the Ni, Cr, Fe, Co and Mn. Each of the metals is homogenously distributed within the high-entropy composite glycerate, and the high-entropy composite glycerate can reduce an overpotential for oxygen evolution reaction by the synergistic effect resulting from the structure formed by the quinary-metal glycerate. The high-entropy composite glycerate is suitable for catalyzing oxygen evolution reaction, and therefore has a prospect for application. Methods for preparing the high-entropy composite glycerate are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Jyh-Ming Ting, Thi Xuyen Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20230261620
    Abstract: A switching amplifier comprises a controller, configured to receive an input signal and a reference signal, and to generate a control signal according to the input signal and the reference signal; a pulse-width modulation (PWM) modulator, coupled to the controller, configured to generate a PWM signal according to the input signal and the control signal; a power management unit, coupled to the controller, configured to receive a power supply and the control signal, and to provide an adaptive supply voltage according to the power supply and the control signal; and a switching power stage, coupled to the power management unit and the PWM modulator, configured to generate an output signal according to the PWM signal and the adaptive supply voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventor: Tai-Haur Kuo
  • Patent number: 11725853
    Abstract: A Stirling cooler structure having multiple cooling modules includes at least one power unit, a pipeline, a plurality of Stirling cooling modules, and at least one piezoresistive unit. The power unit includes a cylinder and a piston. The pipeline is connected to the cylinder. The Stirling cooling modules each include a pipe and a passive displacer. The passive displacer is reciprocally, movably disposed in the pipe to partition the pipe into a cold end and a hot end. The hot end is connected to the pipeline. The piston is driven by an electric motor for a compressed air to flow through the pipeline to the hot end and then flow to the cold end through the passive displacer, such that the cold end absorbs ambient heat. The piezoresistive unit is selectively disposed between the Stirling cooling modules and the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Ching-Hsiang Cheng, Shang-Ting Huang
  • Patent number: 11695310
    Abstract: A motor, a cooling device, and a cooling method are disclosed. The cooling device is mounted on a stator of the motor. The cooling device includes a sleeve and a spiral duct. A wall of the sleeve has a spiral groove extending along the sleeve. The sleeve is sleeved onto the stator. The spiral duct is mounted in the spiral groove. The spiral duct has a first spiral form corresponding to the spiral groove, so that the spiral duct is correspondingly installed in the spiral groove. The spiral duct has a second spiral form extending along the spiral duct. A twisted spiral cooling channel is formed along the spiral pathway. A cooling fluid flowing through the twisted spiral cooling channel is subjected to the continuously changing cross-section of the twisted spiral cooling channel to enhance the swirl intensity, thereby improving the convection heat transfer effectiveness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Mi-Ching Tsai, Shyy-Woei Chang, Min-Fu Hsieh, Kai-Jung Shih, Wei-Ling Cai, Jen-Hsiang Liu
  • Publication number: 20230192551
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing inorganic binder by reduction furnace slag includes a raw material preparation step, a stirring step, a maintaining step and a drying step. The raw material preparation step is to provide a powder mixture containing 30 wt % to 55 wt % of reduction furnace slag, and 45 wt % to 70 wt % of glass powder. The stirring step is to place the powder mixture in a mixing tank, and add an alkali activator to the mixing tank to stir and react to form mixed slurry. The alkali equivalent (AE) of the mixed slurry is 2% to 7%, and the water-binder ratio is 0.25 to 0.4. The maintaining step is to place the mixed slurry in a high-temperature and high pressure maintaining environment for a maintaining time to get a binder. The drying step is to dry the binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicants: National Cheng Kung University, SanFan Internal investment CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Shin HUANG, Wen-Pi KO, Ting-Chun LIN
  • Publication number: 20230185072
    Abstract: An autofocus system includes a focus light source, an objective lens, a defocus lens, a first image sensor, and a controller. The defocus lens is disposed on the transmission path of the focus light beam, so that a minimum light point of the focus light beam passing through the objective lens deviates from a focus of the objective lens. The first image sensor is configured to receive a focus reflected light beam generated after the focus light beam is reflected by the sample. The controller is electrically connected to the first image sensor. According to a center change of gravity, a position change, or an energy change of a light spot formed by the focus reflected light beam on an image plane of the first image sensor, the controller drives the objective lens or the sample to move, so that the focus of the objective lens falls on the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: National Cheng-Kung University
    Inventors: Chien-Sheng Liu, Ho-Da Tu
  • Patent number: 11677303
    Abstract: A motor and a coreless stator coil winding unit thereof are disclosed. The coreless stator coil winding unit includes an overlapping coil winding assembly and a non-overlapping coil winding assembly. The overlapping coil winding assembly includes a plurality of first coils arranged annularly and a plurality of second coils arranged annularly. The first coils and the second coils overlap with a phase difference. The non-overlapping coil winding assembly includes a plurality of third coils arranged annularly. The third coils are each located between an adjacent one of the first coils and an adjacent one of the second coils. Thus, the back electromotive force constant and torque constant of the motor have a better performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Mi-Ching Tsai, Min-Fu Hsieh, Kai-Jung Shih, Po-Wei Huang, Lucio Jose Fernando Caceres Vera, Shang-Hui Shen, Jung-Kun Chiu, Hsin-Yu Chiu
  • Publication number: 20230168275
    Abstract: The method for detecting mechanical and magnetic features comprises the steps of: aiming a probe of the sensor at a sample; defining several detected points for detection on the sample; detecting one of points and comprising the steps of: approaching the probe to the detected point from a predetermined height; contacting the probe with the detected point and applying a predetermined force on the detected point; making the probe far away from the detected point until to the predetermined height; shifting the probe to the next point for detection and repeating the detection; collecting the data of each of the detected points while the probe rapidly approaches to the points from the predetermined height; using a signal decomposition algorithm to transform the collected data to a plurality of data groups; and choosing a part of the data groups to be as data of feature distributions of the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Yi-Chun Chen, Yi-De Liou, Yi-Hsin Weng
  • Publication number: 20230170696
    Abstract: A control device for controlling a power generation system comprises a reception module, for receiving environmental data from the power generation system; an environment generation module, coupled to the reception module, for generating an environment state of the power generation system according to the environment data and an environment model; a strategy generation module, coupled to the environment generation module, for generating a power of the power generation system according to the environmental state, and for generating a control strategy of the power generation system according to the power; a transmission module, coupled to the strategy generation module, for transmitting the control strategy to the power generation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Yueh-Heng Li, Yu-Ting Wu, Chao-Wei Huang, Wei-Cheng Lo, Hsun-Chen Hsieh, Po-Hung Lin, Yi-Heng Chen, Ping-Han Huang
  • Patent number: 11635388
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing modified metal nanoparticles includes steps as follows. Metal nanoparticles are provided, wherein each of the metal nanoparticles is a gold nanoparticle or a silver nanoparticle. An ascorbic acid solution is provided, wherein the ascorbic acid solution includes ascorbic acid molecules and/or ascorbic acid ions. A surface modification step is conducted, wherein the metal nanoparticles and the ascorbic acid solution are mixed, such that surfaces of the metal nanoparticles are modified by the ascorbic acid molecules and/or ascorbic acid ions to obtain the modified metal nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Chia-Yun Chen, Ta-Cheng Wei, Tzu-Yu Ou, Meng-Chen Lo
  • Publication number: 20230122332
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing epitaxial films with multiple stress states, comprising steps of: providing a first single crystal substrate, and forming a sacrificial layer and a first epitaxial film on the first single crystal substrate, wherein the first epitaxial film is made of a first material; removing the sacrificial layer to separate the first epitaxial film from the first single crystal substrate; transferring the first epitaxial film to a second single crystal substrate, wherein the second single crystal substrate is made of a second material, a partial surface of the second single crystal substrate being overlapped by the first epitaxial film; applying epitaxies onto the first epitaxial film and the second single crystal substrate to form a second epitaxial film on the first epitaxial film and the second single crystal substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Jan-Chi Yang, Chia-Chun Wei
  • Patent number: 11629706
    Abstract: A vacuum cathode arc-induced pulsed thruster includes a housing where a triggering room and an electric discharging room are defined and are in communication with each other, a first anode unit and a first cathode unit concentrically disposed in the triggering room, a second anode unit disposed in the electric discharging room, an insulating fuel layer concentrically located between the first anode unit and the first cathode unit, a main insulating layer concentrically surrounded by the first cathode unit, and a second cathode unit inserted from the triggering room into the electric discharging room. Thus, the vacuum cathode arc-induced pulse thruster is lightweight and has low manufacturing costs, low system complexity, and less energy consumption. Carbon deposition caused during an electric discharging process is prevented from affecting an inducing effect to thereby prolong the service life of the thruster and increase the control precision and inducing precision effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignees: National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Space Agency
    Inventors: Yueh-Heng Li, Sheng-Wen Liu, Hou-Yi Lee, Tien-Chuan Kuo, Yao-Chung Hsu
  • Patent number: 11616512
    Abstract: A series-connected delta-sigma modulator (DSM) comprises a first DSM, configured to receive an input signal, comprising a first loop filter, configured to generate a first processed signal; and a first quantizer, coupled to the first loop filter, configured to generate a first quantized signal, and to feed back the first quantized signal to the first loop filter, wherein the first quantized signal comprises a clipping error smaller than a first predetermined value; and a second DSM, coupled to the first DSM, configured to receive the first quantized signal from the first DSM, comprising a second loop filter, configured to generate a second processed signal; and a second quantizer, coupled to the second loop filter, configured to generate a second quantized signal, and to feed back the second quantized signal to the second loop filter, wherein the second quantized signal comprises a quantization error smaller than a second predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventor: Tai-Haur Kuo
  • Publication number: 20230078584
    Abstract: A magnetic distribution detection method includes the steps of providing a magnetic sensor and a sample, selecting a multiple of measuring points on the sample, sensing the measuring points by the magnetic sensor, obtaining a multiple of sense data and a series of the heights of the magnetic sensor from each measuring point, using a signal decomposition algorithm to convert these sense data into data groups, and selecting one of the data groups as the magnetic distribution data of the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Yi-Chun Chen, Yi-De Liou, Guo-Wei Huang
  • Publication number: 20230080656
    Abstract: A three-axis voice coil motor including a base, a spherical bearing, a magnetic component, an X-coil group, a Y-coil group, and at least one Z-coil group is provided. The base has a supporting pole. The spherical bearing is rotatably sleeved around the supporting pole. The magnetic component is securely sleeved around the spherical bearing and the magnetic component rotates along with the spherical bearing. The X-coil group is disposed around the magnetic component along an X-axial direction passing through the spherical bearing, and the X-coil group has first gaps. The Y-coil group is disposed around the magnetic component along a Y-axial direction passing through the spherical bearing, and the Y-coil group has second gaps. The Z-coil group is disposed around the magnetic component along a Z-axial direction passing through the spherical bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: National Cheng-Kung University
    Inventors: Chien-Sheng Liu, Yi-Hsuan Lin, Chiu-Nung Yeh
  • Patent number: 11600319
    Abstract: A memory system includes a plurality of first memory units, a plurality of read word lines, and a plurality of read bit lines. Each first memory unit of the plurality of first memory units includes a second memory unit, a first transistor coupled to the second memory unit, and a second transistor coupled to the second memory unit and the first transistor. Each read word line of the plurality of read word lines is coupled to a plurality of first transistors disposed along a corresponding row. Each read bit line of the plurality of read bit lines is coupled to a plurality of second transistors disposed along a corresponding column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Lih-Yih Chiou, Yu-Wei Lin, Wei-Shuo Ling