Patents Examined by Gary A Nash
  • Patent number: 11929669
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a totem pole bridgeless power factor correction device and a power supply system. The device includes a power factor correction module. The power factor correction module includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, an inductor and a control module for generating a zeroth control signal in the first time period to control the third transistor and the fourth transistor to be in an off state, performing a zero-crossing detection on an AC voltage in the first time period, generating a first control signal to control a conduction state of the first transistor and the second transistor before the AC voltage crosses zero, and generating a second control signal to control the conduction state of the first transistor and the second transistor after the AC voltage crosses zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: InventChip Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhong Ye, Danyang Zhu, Qixiang Han
  • Patent number: 11916493
    Abstract: A modular electric power converter includes a plurality of power converter modules, each module comprising a cell of a Modular Multilevel Converter, MMC, to provide a controlled ac output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ignacio Castro, Tania Cuesta Cano, Diego Gonzalez Lamar, Alberto Rodriguez Alonso
  • Patent number: 11909324
    Abstract: A trans-inductor voltage regulator (TLVR) includes at least two voltage converter phases configured to receive a common input voltage and to provide an output voltage on an output of the voltage converter, an associated coupled inductor, and a compensation inductor. Each coupled inductor includes a primary winding magnetically coupled to a secondary winding. For each primary winding, a first terminal is coupled to the output of the associated voltage converter, and a second terminal of the primary winding is coupled to a load. A first terminal of the compensation inductor is coupled to a ground plane, and each secondary winding is coupled in series with the compensation inductor, with a last secondary being coupled to the ground plane. The compensation inductor is a nonlinear inductor exhibiting a first inductance level at a first current level, and a second inductance level different from the first inductance level at a second current level different from the first current level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Shiguo Luo, Wickman Wu, Guangyong Zhu
  • Patent number: 11909261
    Abstract: A stator module (10) and a motor are provided. The stator module (10) includes a stator core (1) and a stator winding (2). The stator core (1) includes a plurality of stator slots (11), and the plurality of stator slots (11) are distributed in a circumferential direction of the stator core (1). A first winding coil (21) of each phase of the stator winding (2) includes a first winding part (211) and a second winding part (212) connected end to end, the first winding part (211) includes a first crossing segment (2111) to a sixth crossing segment (2116), and the second winding part (212) includes a seventh crossing segment (2121) to a twelfth crossing segment (2126). A second winding coil (22) of each phase of the stator winding (2) includes a third winding part (221) and a fourth winding part (222) connected end to end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Shenglang Shu, Bin You
  • Patent number: 11901837
    Abstract: A power control unit includes a power device, a heat dissipation member disposed to face the power device with an insulating resin member interposed therebetween, and a plurality of plate-shaped bus bars each of which has one end connected to the power device, in which a plurality of input bus bars connected to an input terminal of the power device are provided as the bus bar, and at least one of the plurality of input bus bars is erected so that a direction along a plate width is aligned with a direction along a normal line of a surface of the heat dissipation member facing the power device, and is disposed with respect to the heat dissipation member with the insulating resin member interposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunari Kurokawa, Takuma Kato, Masahiro Shimada, Morifumi Shigemasa, Akihiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11901839
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a first circuit including semiconductor switching elements connected in parallel, each semiconductor switching element having a first electrode, a second electrode, and a third electrode and being configured to be controlled, according to a voltage between the first electrode and the third electrode, to attain conduction or non-conduction between the second electrode and the third electrode; and a control unit connected to the first electrode of each semiconductor switching element and configured to control the voltage between the first electrode and the third electrode. The semiconductor device is configured to satisfy a first condition that an impedance Zg on a first path between the first electrodes of the respective semiconductor switching elements is higher, by at least a set value, than an impedance Zs on a third path making connection between the third electrodes of the respective semiconductor switching elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Mao Kawamura
  • Patent number: 11894774
    Abstract: A power converter includes a capacitor and a substrate on which a plurality of switching elements for power conversion are mounted. The power converter includes a cooler for cooling the plurality of switching elements and a housing that accommodates the capacitor, the substrate, and the cooler. The power converter includes a power connector exposed from the housing and an output connector exposed from the housing. The power converter includes a plurality of lines that include a plurality of power lines each electrically connected to the capacitor, given switching elements, and the power connector. The plurality of lines include a plurality of output lines each electrically connected to given switching elements and the output connector. At least one among the plurality of lines is a line that includes a conductive pattern formed on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Suzuki, Motohito Hori, Akio Toba, Ikuya Sato, Yasuhito Tanaka, Masamichi Iwasaki, Masaaki Ajima, Nobuaki Ohguri
  • Patent number: 11894765
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a power conversion device. The power conversion device includes the multi-level power factor correction circuit, the at least one output capacitor, the at least one input capacitor group, the first resonant conversion circuit and the second resonant conversion circuit. The at least one input capacitor group includes the first input capacitor and the second input capacitor. The at least one output capacitor is connected to an output part of the multi-level power factor correction circuit. The at least one input capacitor group is connected to the at least one output capacitor in parallel. The second input capacitor is connected to the first input capacitor in series. The input part of the first resonant conversion circuit is connected to first input capacitor in parallel. The input part of the second resonant conversion circuit is connected to the second input capacitor in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Delta Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Chao Wang, Kai Dong, Shuai-Lin Du, Jin-Fa Zhang
  • Patent number: 11894779
    Abstract: A power converter can include a DC-DC converter stage having an input coupled to an input of the power converter and an output coupled to an output of the converter and an active power buffer coupled to the output of the power converter. The active power buffer can further include an energy storage capacitor and one or more switching devices selectively coupling the energy storage capacitor to the output of the power converter so as to alternately store energy in and discharge energy from the energy storage capacitor. Control circuitry of the power converter can include a first control loop that operates the DC-DC converter stage to regulate an average voltage across the energy storage capacitor of the active power buffer and a second control loop that operates the one or more switching devices of the active power buffer to regulate an output voltage of the power converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chanwit Prasantanakorn, Bharat K Patel
  • Patent number: 11888466
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, electronic circuitry includes: a detection circuit including a diode, a cathode side of the diode being connected to one end of a semiconductor switching element and an anode side of the diode being connected to a first node; a comparator circuit configured to compare a voltage of the first node and a threshold voltage and generate a first signal; a first filter connected between the first node and another end of the semiconductor switching element and configured to suppress the voltage of the first node in a first period based on a control signal indicating turn-on of the semiconductor switching element; and a control circuit configured to determine at least one of the threshold voltage and the first period based on the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koutaro Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 11888345
    Abstract: A connector portion includes a first system connector that holds a first system terminal and a second system connector that holds a second system terminal. An insertion/removal direction of the first system connector and the second system connector are the same as an axial direction of a motor. The first system connector and the second system connector are arranged close to each other such that the long length directions of the frontages of the connectors are aligned, and that the interval between the connectors is smaller than the width in the short length direction of both connectors. The connectors have protrusions that project in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the connectors are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Yamasaki, Yukio Horiba
  • Patent number: 11881771
    Abstract: A controller for a half-bridge power circuit includes a measurement circuit, a controller circuit, a high-side delay circuit, and a low-side delay circuit. The measurement circuit connects to the half-bridge node, measures the half-bridge voltage, and generates a multi-bit status signal indicative of the measured half-bridge voltage. The controller circuit connects to the measurement circuit, and receives the status signal therefrom. The controller circuit generates at least a delay control signal based on the status signal. The high-side delay circuit connects to the controller circuit to receive the delay control signal. The high-side delay circuit provides a high-side control signal in response to the delay control signal, to switch on/off the high-side switch. The low-side delay circuit connects to the controller circuit to receive the delay control signal. The low-side delay circuit provides a low-side control signal in response to the delay control signal, to switch on/off the low-side switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: NXP USA, INC.
    Inventors: Bo Fan, Meng Wang, Pengcheng Lin
  • Patent number: 11876414
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a rotor and a stator, the stator having multiple coils, each coil having two coil connections, the stator in particular having multiple stator segments, and each stator segment having precisely one coil, the coils being connected to one another with the aid of a wiring unit, the wiring unit having a carrier part for accommodating multiple wiring elements set apart from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Markus Heer, Domenik Hettel
  • Patent number: 11870339
    Abstract: A power factor correction circuit configured to increase the amount of useful power in an AC electrical system. The power factor correction circuit optionally includes one or more capacitors and one or more resistors configured to realign a phase angle between a voltage and current of an AC power source. Examples are offered illustrating the disclosed circuit in use with a single phase or multi-phase AC power source ranging in voltage from 100 volts or less to 500 volts or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: DRP Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Mike Papini
  • Patent number: 11870199
    Abstract: A terminal protection voltage detector circuit is provided for protecting a terminal block having output terminals in a power supply apparatus. A current detector detects output currents flowing from the power supply apparatus to loads via output terminals, and a first comparator configured to compare a sum of the detected output currents with a predetermined first threshold and output a first comparison result signal when the sum of output currents is larger than or equal to the first threshold. A second comparator configured to compare a maximum value of detected output currents with a predetermined second threshold and output a second comparison result signal when the maximum value is equal to or larger than the second threshold. A current stop circuit stops a current from flowing from the power supply apparatus to the output terminals based on the first or second comparison result signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki Nagano, Tomonori Watanabe, Kohei Tanino
  • Patent number: 11870241
    Abstract: A power control device includes: an output voltage controller configured to control an output voltage based on a feedback voltage corresponding to the output voltage; and an overvoltage protector configured to continue or stop the operation of the output voltage controller based on a first detection result of whether the output voltage has exceeded an output voltage threshold value and a second detection result of whether the feedback voltage has fallen to or below a feedback voltage threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Okajima
  • Patent number: 11863065
    Abstract: A method for controlling a power module includes: configuring N cells in cascade connection, where N is a positive integer equal to or greater than 2, each cell comprising a bidirectional switching unit and a non-controlled rectifier bridge, the bidirectional switching unit being connected to central points of two bridge arms of the non-controlled rectifier bridge; controlling each cell to operate in one of three operating modes of a modulation mode, a bypass mode and a non-controlled rectifying mode, wherein in the N cells, m1 cells operate in the bypass mode, where 0?m1?M1, m2 cells operate in the non-controlled rectifying mode, where 0?m2?M2, m3 cells operate in the modulation mode and can realize power factor correction, where 0<m3; wherein m1+m2+m3=N, M1 is the allowable number of cells for bypass in the system, and M2 is the allowable number of cells for non-controlled rectification in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong Liu, Wen Zhang, Dan Wang, Cheng Lu, Hongyang Wu
  • Patent number: 11863067
    Abstract: Provided is a bridge cascade system, which includes at least one phase unit and a driving unit for the phase unit. The phase unit includes N bridge topologies cascaded on alternating current AC sides. The driving unit includes one driving power supply circuit, multiple bootstrap power supply circuits and 2N driving circuits. In the phase unit, the driving circuits are powered by the driving power supply circuit directly or through corresponding bootstrap power supply circuits. The driving circuits are configured to provide driving signals for corresponding switch transistors in the phase unit. In this way, one driving power supply is matched with multiple bootstrap power supply circuits, realizing power supply to the driving circuits corresponding to the switch transistors of all bridge topologies, which reduces the difficulty in designing the driving power supply for the bridge cascade system and reduces cost for the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guoqing Cai, Jiacai Zhuang, Xinyu Wang, Jun Xu
  • Patent number: 11863078
    Abstract: Devices and methods for DC-to-DC conversion. The device includes a first transformer having a first winding at a primary side and a second winding at a secondary side. The device also includes a second transformer having a third winding at a primary side and a fourth winding at a secondary side. The device includes a controller configured to control a first current in the first winding of the first transformer and a second current in the third winding of the second transformer to flow in a first pattern, and to control the first current and the second current to flow in a second pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: AcLeap Power Inc.
    Inventors: Lishen Zhou, Qixue Yu, Xiaojian Zhao, Yifeng Sun
  • Patent number: 11843326
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a power converter capable of preventing upsizing of a chip on which a switching element is formed and detecting the temperature in a switching operation of the switching element. A power converter includes: an IGBT connected between an IGBT connected to the positive electrode side of a variable power supply and the negative electrode side of the variable power supply; a temperature detection resistor element connected to a gate to which a gate signal for controlling the switching operation of the IGBT is input and detecting the temperature of the IGBT; and a detector detecting the temperature level of the IGBT based on the voltage of the gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takeshi Kamimura