Patents Assigned to Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 10342089
    Abstract: A constant current device and a heat dispersion module thereof used for stabilizing a current of a light emitting unit are disclosed. The heat dispersion module includes an impedance element, a detection control unit, a switch unit, and a feedback unit. The detection control unit is used to detect a node voltage value between the light emitting unit and a current regulating unit. The switch unit switches between an on-state and an open state; when the switch unit is in the on-state, a current of the current regulating unit is conducted to a ground via the switch unit; when the switch unit is in the open state, the current of the current regulating unit is conducted to the ground via the impedance element. The feedback unit causes the switching unit to exhibit hysteresis when changing between the on-state and the open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chen-Chi Lin
  • Patent number: 10326360
    Abstract: A power supplying device is provided to supply power for a plurality of loads. The power supplying device includes a detecting circuit, a controlling circuit, and a constant current circuit. The detecting circuit is electrically connected to a plurality of output terminals, and configured to detect whether the output terminals are electrically connected to the loads. In addition, the detecting circuit is configured to output a detecting signal according to the number of the loads which are connected to the output terminals. The controlling circuit is electrically connected to the detecting circuit, and configured to receive the detecting signal and output a controlling signal according to the detecting signal. The constant current circuit is electrically connected to the controlling circuit and the output terminals, and configured to drive the power supplying device to output the maximum current or part of the maximum current according to the controlling signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chen-Chi Lin, Huan-Hsiang Huang
  • Patent number: 10312725
    Abstract: A power supply system with identification code updating capability is used for providing an electric power to an electronic device having a first identification (ID) code. The power supply system includes a power supply device and an ID code updating module. The power supply device is configured to provide the electric power to the electronic device and includes a memory unit. The memory unit is configured to store a look-up table including at least one second ID code. The ID code updating module is electrically connected to the power supply device. When the second ID code listed in the look-up table does not match with the first ID code of the electronic device, the ID code updating module updates a second ID code matching with the first ID code in the look-up table. A charging method is further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yi-Ching Su, Yang Wang
  • Patent number: 10312796
    Abstract: A power supply system includes multiple power converters. The output terminals of the power converters are coupled to each other. The power converter includes a rectifier unit, a first boost module, a start circuit, a second boost module, a first switch and a control unit. The control unit is electrically coupled to the rectifier unit, the first boost module and the first switch. After the second boost module receives the third voltage, a fourth voltage is delivered by the first switch from the second boost module to the first boost module. When the control unit receives the first voltage for a predetermined time, the control unit turns off the first switch and stops outputting the fourth voltage to the first boost module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Huang-Ying Chen
  • Patent number: 10312764
    Abstract: A fixing device for junction wires of a stator of a motor includes a box and flat conductors. The box has circular grooves radially arranged at a side of the box and terminal accommodating grooves located at a peripheral edge at the side of the box. Each of the flat conductors has an arc-shaped holding portion and two terminals connected to an upper edge of the arc-shaped holding portion and horizontally bended. The arc-shaped holding portions are accommodated in the circular grooves. The terminals are exposed out of the circular grooves and partially accommodated in the terminal accommodating grooves, respectively. At least one of the terminals has an extending section extending over at least one of the circular grooves. A distance between the extending section and the arc-shaped holding portion of the flat conductor in the at least one circular groove is a fixed value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shao-Chung Yuan, Hui-Hsin Tsai, Yin-Jao Luo, Shih-Wei Hung
  • Patent number: 10277137
    Abstract: A power conversion control circuit, which is applied to a flyback converter having a main switch, includes at least one bypass switch, a half-bridge power control unit, and an active-clamp control unit. The half-bridge power control unit is coupled to the main switch. The active-clamp control unit is coupled to the half-bridge power control unit and the main switch. When the flyback converter is operated in light-load condition, the active-clamp control unit turns on the at least one bypass switch, the half-bridge power control unit is coupled to the ground through the at least one bypass switch, the active-clamp control unit is coupled to the ground through the main switch, and the active-clamp control unit provides a low-side control signal to switch the main switch. Accordingly, it is to make the flyback converter have considerable power saving and energy saving in light-load condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shu-Hao Wu, Fa-Ping Wang, Chung-Shu Lee
  • Patent number: 10260768
    Abstract: A method of controlling a water-pump of an air conditioning system used in an active air conditioning water circulating system includes: detecting an environmental parameter and a load value of the active air conditioning water system actively; adjusting a flow rate of a water-pump of the active air conditioning water system according to a first control logic when the environmental parameter is less than a first pre-default parameter and the load value is less than a load threshold; and, adjusting the flow rate of the water-pump according to a first control logic when the environmental parameter is not less than the first pre-default parameter or the load value is not less than the load threshold. The present disclosed example can enhance a flow control capacity for different environmental statuses via controlling the flow rate in the different environmental status according to the different control logic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tse-Wen Chang, Wen-Yen Cheng
  • Patent number: 10262513
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes several light emitting diode unit groups, a battery, a microprocessor, and a smoke detector is disclosed. When the light emitting diode unit groups receive power supplied from an external power supply, the external power supply charges the battery through the part of the plurality of light emitting diode unit groups, and the external power supply drives at least one of the plurality of light emitting diode unit groups. When the light emitting diode unit groups do not receive the power supplied from the external power supply, the battery discharges to drive the at least one of the plurality of light emitting diode unit groups. When the smoke detector detects that a smoke concentration in an environment exceeds a preset value, the microprocessor sends a flickering signal so that the at least one of the plurality of light emitting diode unit groups flickers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huan-Hsiang Huang, Kui-Chih Su
  • Patent number: 10249458
    Abstract: An electronic seal includes a housing, a cover, at least one touch piece, and, a transmission mechanism. The housing has at least one through track, in which the through track is disposed on the bottom of the housing. The cover is disposed on the housing and covers the housing. The touch piece is movably disposed on the through track and is partially exposed out of the housing. The transmission mechanism includes a driving member, in which the driving member drives the touch piece to move along the through track when the driving member is actuated relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chao-Sheng Huang
  • Patent number: 10243384
    Abstract: A battery charge apparatus and a charge system are disclosed. The charge apparatus includes first and second charge module connected to each other. The first charge module is connected to an auxiliary power, makes a processor thereof generate a charge-unit-address code for the charge unit thereof, and turns on an auxiliary switch thereof for transmitting the auxiliary power to the second charge module for activated the second charge module. The second charge module then sends a charge-module-address request to the first charge module to ask for a charge-module-address code. Thereafter, the first charge module performs charge procedure and informs the second charge module to perform charge procedure when battery connected to the first charge module is fully charged. The second charge module then performs charge procedure and sends fully charged information to the first charge module when the battery connected to the second charge module is fully charged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chien-Hung Chen, Chao-Ching Hsu, Chu-Yen Wu, Chung-Shu Lee
  • Patent number: 10237934
    Abstract: A light source switching system and a method thereof include a signal input terminal; first, second and third input circuits; a dimming control unit; a DC conversion unit; first and second switch circuits; and first, second and third light emitting elements. The second and third input circuits respectively include first and second detection units and first and second switch driving units. The DC conversion unit is connected to the first, second, and third input circuits and the dimming control unit. The first and second switch circuits are respectively connected to the DC conversion unit and the first and second switch driving units. The first light emitting device is connected to the DC conversion unit. The second and third light emitting devices are respectively connected to the first and second switch circuits, wherein the first, second and third light emitting devices are connected in parallel with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chen-Chi Lin
  • Patent number: 10234619
    Abstract: A backlight module for light-emitting keyboard includes light guide plate having reflective surface, opposing light-emitting surface and plurality of recessed dots located on reflective surface to create optical path of continuous wave-like reflecting portion for facing toward key switch unit in light-emitting keyboard. The spacing between the centers of each two adjacent recessed dots is smaller than or equal to diameter of one single recessed dot. The continuous wave-like reflecting portion exhibits a continuous ring-shaped pattern formed of a series of ring-shaped square waves, triangular waves, sawtooth waves or sine waves and consisting of at least one different cycle waveforms having varying cycle periods, amplitudes or peak-to-peak values that are interleaved in regular or irregular manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yi-Wen Chen, Wei-Hao Cheng
  • Patent number: 10201071
    Abstract: A power supply with a thermal insulation function includes a casing, a circuit board, and a power connector. The casing has an opening and includes a first casing member and a second casing member, and the first casing member has a hollow insulation structure. The circuit board is installed in the casing and retained on the second casing member. The power connector is coupled to the circuit board and configured to be facing the opening. When the first and second casing members are engaged into the casing, the hollow insulation structure divides the area of a surface of the circuit board facing the first casing member into a first insulation space and a second insulation space, and the power connector is disposed in the first insulation space, and the hollow insulation structure is separated with an interval apart from the second insulation space for accommodating air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yu-Jan Lin
  • Patent number: 10190906
    Abstract: A light sensor, for sensing an illumination of a partial area, includes a first case, a second case, a first light absorption layer and at least one sensing module. The first case includes at least one hole. The at least one hole includes an axis. The second case is fastened to the first case, and a containing space is formed between the first case and the second case. The first light absorption layer is located on the first case. The at least one sensing module is located in the containing space, and the position of the at least one sensing module is located on the axis of the hole. The at least one sensing module is used for sensing the light from the partial area which passes through the hole to obtain the illumination of the partial area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chieh-Hsin Kuo, Hung-Jui Chang, Ting-Fu Hsu, Wei-Che Lee
  • Patent number: 10177669
    Abstract: A resonant converter includes a first resonant conversion circuit, a second resonant conversion circuit, and a control unit. The first resonant conversion circuit has a first switch element and a second switch element, and the first switch element is ungrounded coupled to the second switch element and the second switch element is grounded. The second resonant conversion circuit has a third switch element and a fourth switch element, and the third switch element is ungrounded coupled to the fourth switch element and the fourth switch element is grounded. The control unit receives a feedback signal and controls the first resonant conversion circuit and the second resonant conversion circuit according to the feedback signal. Accordingly, it is to simplify circuit controls and increase the dynamic performance of phase controls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Huan-Chih Chiu
  • Patent number: 10171074
    Abstract: An electronic system is disclosed. The electronic system is electrically connected to an alternative current (AC) power and includes a switch and a parallel power conversion device. The parallel power conversion device includes a first power conversion module, a second power conversion module, and a driver. The first power conversion module is electrically connected to the AC power source and the switch, the second power conversion module is electrically connected to the AC power source, and the driver is electrically connected to the second power conversion module. When a current outputted from the first power conversion module is smaller than a specific vale, the driver makes the second power conversion module operate in a sleep mode to stop outputting current and to reduce level of outputting voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yung-Hung Hsiao, Cheng-Chang Hsiao
  • Patent number: 10164539
    Abstract: A power conversion system with clamp mode switching includes a clamp conversion circuit, a switching circuit module, a PWM control module, and a feedback control module. The PWM control module stabilizes a feedback voltage when the feedback control module feeds the feedback voltage back to the switching circuit module and the PWM control module. The switching circuit module switches the clamp conversion circuit to operate in an active clamp mode or a non-active clamp mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tso-Jen Peng, Ping-Sheng Chen
  • Patent number: 10153690
    Abstract: A bridgeless interleaved power factor corrector is used to convert an AC power source into a DC power source. The bridgeless interleaved power factor corrector includes a first conversion circuit, a second conversion circuit, a first power switch, a second power switch, a positive-half control switch, and a negative-half control switch. The first power switch is coupled to one of two positive-half operation units of the first conversion circuit and one of two negative-half operation units of the second conversion circuit. The second power switch is coupled to the other one of two positive-half operation units and the other one of two negative-half operation units. The positive-half control switch is coupled between a neutral end and a ground end, and the negative-half control switch is coupled between a line end and the ground end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sheng-Yu Tseng, Ting-Chun Chien
  • Patent number: 10148183
    Abstract: A load detection circuit is applied to a power converter, and the power converter provides a switch switching frequency to control a switch output voltage. The load detection circuit includes a voltage adjustment unit, an integration unit, and a power switch. The voltage adjustment unit receives the switch output voltage provided from the power converter and adjusts the switch output voltage into an adjustment voltage. The integration unit is coupled to the voltage adjustment unit to receive the adjustment voltage and integrate the adjustment voltage to provide a control voltage. The power switch is coupled to the integration unit to receive the control voltage. When the switch switching frequency is increased to make the control voltage large enough to turn on the power switch, the load detection circuit detects that the power converter is changed from a no-loading condition to a loading condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tso-Jen Peng, Ssu-Hao Wang
  • Patent number: RE47423
    Abstract: An integrated power-converting module includes a bobbin, a primary coil, a magnetic core assembly, and a plurality of power-converting units. The bobbin includes a main body, a plurality of winding portions and a plurality of receiving portions, and the winding portions and the and the receiving portion are arranged in a staggered manner. The primary coil is wound on the winding portions and the magnetic core assembly is assembled with the bobbin. Each power-converting unit includes a circuit board, a rectifier, and a filter, the rectifier and the filter are placed on a base portion of the circuit board and electrically connected thereto. An extending portion of the circuit board connect to the base portion is inserted into a slot formed within the receiving portion, and a penetrating hole formed on the extending portion is aligned with and communicated with a first channel formed on the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yung-Hung Hsiao, Hao-Te Hsu, Chi-Chang Ho