Patents by Inventor Chao-Li KAO

Chao-Li KAO 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).

  • Patent number: 11652420
    Abstract: An isolated converter with high boost ration includes a transformer, a first bridge arm, a second bridge arm, and a boost circuit. The transformer includes a secondary side having a secondary side first node and a secondary side second node. The first bridge arm includes a first diode and a second diode. The second bridge arm includes a third diode and a fourth diode. The boost circuit includes at least one fifth diode coupled between the first bridge arm and the secondary side second node, at least one sixth diode coupled between the second bridge arm and the secondary side first node, and at least two capacitors coupled to the secondary side first node and the secondary side second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hung-Chieh Lin, Chao-Li Kao, Yi-Ping Hsieh, Jin-Zhong Huang, Chao-Lung Kuo, Hung-Yu Huang, Chih-Hsien Li
  • Patent number: 11349336
    Abstract: A method for operating a power factor correction (PFC) circuit of an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) apparatus is provided. The PFC circuit includes two T-type converters, and each of the T-type converters includes four switching tubes. The method includes: converting AC input voltage into a positive bus voltage across a first capacitor and a negative bus voltage across a second capacitor that is connected in series with the first capacitor when the UPS apparatus is operated under a normal supply mode; and controlling conduction states of the switching tubes of the T-type converters to balance the positive bus voltage and the negative bus voltage when the UPS apparatus is operated under a battery supply mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yuan-Fang Lai, Hung-Chieh Lin, Chao-Li Kao, Chao-Lung Kuo, Hsin-Chih Chen, Yi-Ping Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11205956
    Abstract: A power converter with a common DC power source includes a DC power source and at least two power modules. Each of the power modules is coupled with each other and coupled to the DC power source. Each of the power module includes a coupled inductive component coupled to the DC power source, a DC output conversion unit coupled to the coupled inductive component, and a capacitor group having a coupling point. By using the coupled inductive component, it is to solve the problem of return current between the power modules caused by coupling multiple coupling points to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hung-Chieh Lin, Chao-Li Kao, Yi-Ping Hsieh, Jin-Zhong Huang, Po-Hsin Tseng, Chih-Hsien Li, Hung-Yu Huang
  • Publication number: 20210336548
    Abstract: An isolated converter with high boost ration includes a transformer, a first bridge arm, a second bridge arm, and a boost circuit. The transformer includes a secondary side having a secondary side first node and a secondary side second node. The first bridge arm includes a first diode and a second diode. The second bridge arm includes a third diode and a fourth diode. The boost circuit includes at least one fifth diode coupled between the first bridge arm and the secondary side second node, at least one sixth diode coupled between the second bridge arm and the secondary side first node, and at least two capacitors coupled to the secondary side first node and the secondary side second node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Hung-Chieh LIN, Chao-Li KAO, Yi-Ping HSIEH, Jin-Zhong HUANG, Chao-Lung KUO, Hung-Yu HUANG, Chih-Hsien LI
  • Publication number: 20210281164
    Abstract: A method for operating a power factor correction (PFC) circuit of an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) apparatus is provided. The PFC circuit includes two T-type converters, and each of the T-type converters includes four switching tubes. The method includes: converting AC input voltage into a positive bus voltage across a first capacitor and a negative bus voltage across a second capacitor that is connected in series with the first capacitor when the UPS apparatus is operated under a normal supply mode; and controlling conduction states of the switching tubes of the T-type converters to balance the positive bus voltage and the negative bus voltage when the UPS apparatus is operated under a battery supply mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Yuan-Fang LAI, Hung-Chieh LIN, Chao-Li KAO, Chao-Lung KUO, Hsin-Chih CHEN, Yi-Ping HSIEH
  • Patent number: 11088629
    Abstract: An isolated converter with high boost ration includes a transformer, a first bridge arm, a second bridge arm, and a boost circuit. The transformer includes a secondary side having a secondary side first node and a secondary side second node. The first bridge arm includes a first diode and a second diode. The second bridge arm includes a third diode and a fourth diode. The boost circuit includes at least one fifth diode coupled between the first bridge arm and the secondary side second node, at least one sixth diode coupled between the second bridge arm and the secondary side first node, and at least two capacitors coupled to the secondary side first node and the secondary side second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hung-Chieh Lin, Chao-Li Kao, Yi-Ping Hsieh, Jin-Zhong Huang, Chao-Lung Kuo, Hung-Yu Huang, Chih-Hsien Li
  • Patent number: 11081968
    Abstract: An isolated boost converter includes a transformer, a first bridge arm, a second bridge arm, and a boost circuit. The transformer includes a secondary side having a secondary side first contact and a secondary side second contact. The boost circuit includes two diodes—anodes of the two diodes are mutually coupled to a first contact and cathodes of the two diodes are coupled to a first bridge arm upper contact and a second bridge arm upper contact, two diodes—cathodes of the two diodes are mutually coupled to a second contact and anodes of the two diodes are coupled to a first bridge arm lower contact and a second bridge arm lower contact, the second contact is coupled to the first contact, and at least two capacitors are coupled to the secondary side first contact and the secondary side second contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hung-Chieh Lin, Chao-Li Kao, Yi-Ping Hsieh, Jin-Zhong Huang, Chao-Lung Kuo, Hung-Yu Huang, Chih-Hsien Li
  • Publication number: 20210050773
    Abstract: A bidirectional power factor correction (PFC) module is coupled to an AC power source, an energy storage unit, and a DC bus. The bidirectional PFC module includes a bridge arm assembly and a control unit. The bridge arm assembly includes a first bridge arm, a first inductor, a second inductor, and a second bridge arm. The control unit provides a plurality of control signals to control the first bridge arm and the second bridge arm to make the bidirectional PFC module operate in an AC power supply mode, a DC power supply mode, or a power feed mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Hung-Chieh LIN, Chao-Li KAO, Yi-Ping HSIEH, Jin-Zhong HUANG, Chao-Lung KUO
  • Patent number: 10910943
    Abstract: A bidirectional power factor correction (PFC) module is coupled to an AC power source, an energy storage unit, and a DC bus. The bidirectional PFC module includes a bridge arm assembly and a control unit. The bridge arm assembly includes a first bridge arm, a first inductor, a second inductor, and a second bridge arm. The control unit provides a plurality of control signals to control the first bridge arm and the second bridge arm to make the bidirectional PFC module operate in an AC power supply mode, a DC power supply mode, or a power feed mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Hung-Chieh Lin, Chao-Li Kao, Yi-Ping Hsieh, Jin-Zhong Huang, Chao-Lung Kuo
  • Publication number: 20200395860
    Abstract: An isolated converter with high boost ration includes a transformer, a first bridge arm, a second bridge arm, and a boost circuit. The transformer includes a secondary side having a secondary side first node and a secondary side second node. The first bridge arm includes a first diode and a second diode. The second bridge arm includes a third diode and a fourth diode. The boost circuit includes at least one fifth diode coupled between the first bridge arm and the secondary side second node, at least one sixth diode coupled between the second bridge arm and the secondary side first node, and at least two capacitors coupled to the secondary side first node and the secondary side second node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Hung-Chieh LIN, Chao-Li KAO, Yi-Ping HSIEH, Jin-Zhong HUANG, Chao-Lung KUO, Hung-Yu HUANG, Chih-Hsien LI
  • Publication number: 20200395861
    Abstract: An isolated boost converter includes a transformer, a first bridge arm, a second bridge arm, and a boost circuit. The transformer includes a secondary side having a secondary side first contact and a secondary side second contact. The boost circuit includes two diodes—anodes of the two diodes are mutually coupled to a first contact and cathodes of the two diodes are coupled to a first bridge arm upper contact and a second bridge arm upper contact, two diodes—cathodes of the two diodes are mutually coupled to a second contact and anodes of the two diodes are coupled to a first bridge arm lower contact and a second bridge arm lower contact, the second contact is coupled to the first contact, and at least two capacitors are coupled to the secondary side first contact and the secondary side second contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Hung-Chieh LIN, Chao-Li KAO, Yi-Ping HSIEH, Jin-Zhong HUANG, Chao-Lung KUO, Hung-Yu HUANG, Chih-Hsien LI
  • Patent number: 10734835
    Abstract: A power bypass apparatus with a current-sharing function includes at least two bypass switch assemblies and a control unit. Each bypass switch assembly includes a controllable switch, a cooling unit, and a temperature detection unit. Each the temperature detection unit, correspondingly disposed to a heat-dissipating unit, detects a temperature value of the controllable switch to produce a temperature detection signal. The control unit receives the temperature detection signals and outputs at least two switch control signals to control at least one of the controllable switches or outputs at least two cooling unit control signals to control at least one of the cooling units, thus making currents flowing through the controllable switches identical. Accordingly, it is to increase overall efficiency of a power system and implement current-sharing function of the power system providing high power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Chao-Li Kao, Hung-Chieh Lin, Chao-Lung Kuo, Yi-Ping Hsieh, Jin-Zhong Huang, Po-Hsin Tseng
  • Publication number: 20200195138
    Abstract: A power converter with a common DC power source includes a DC power source and at least two power modules. Each of the power modules is coupled with each other and coupled to the DC power source. Each of the power module includes a coupled inductive component coupled to the DC power source, a DC output conversion unit coupled to the coupled inductive component, and a capacitor group having a coupling point. By using the coupled inductive component, it is to solve the problem of return current between the power modules caused by coupling multiple coupling points to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Hung-Chieh LIN, Chao-Li KAO, Yi-Ping HSIEH, Jin-Zhong HUANG, Po-Hsin TSENG, Chih-Hsien LI, Hung-Yu HUANG
  • Publication number: 20200196480
    Abstract: An electronic device with heat sink is provided. The heat sink includes a base and fins. One side of the base has a first placement plane and a second placement plane. The electronic device includes a circuit board, a power module and transistors. The power module includes a power body and soldering legs, and the power body is attached to the first placement plane. The transistor has a transistor body and pins, and the transistor body is attached to the second placement plane. The circuit board is disposed at one side of the base formed with the first placement plane, and soldering legs of the power module and pins of the transistor are inserted on the circuit board. Thereby the heat sinks and the space which the circuit board occupied will be reduced for increasing the power density of the heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Chao-Li KAO, Jin-Zhong HUANG, Yi-Ping HSIEH, Chang-Ye LI
  • Patent number: 10674640
    Abstract: An electronic device with heat sink is provided. The heat sink includes a base and fins. One side of the base has a first placement plane and a second placement plane. The electronic device includes a circuit board, a power module and transistors. The power module includes a power body and soldering legs, and the power body is attached to the first placement plane. The transistor has a transistor body and pins, and the transistor body is attached to the second placement plane. The circuit board is disposed at one side of the base formed with the first placement plane, and soldering legs of the power module and pins of the transistor are inserted on the circuit board. Thereby the heat sinks and the space which the circuit board occupied will be reduced for increasing the power density of the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Chao-Li Kao, Jin-Zhong Huang, Yi-Ping Hsieh, Chang-Ye Li
  • Patent number: 10554119
    Abstract: An inverter apparatus with overcurrent protection control includes a first terminal of a DC input terminal connected to an AC output terminal through a first switch element and a second switch element, and a second terminal of the DC input terminal connected to the AC output terminal through a fourth switch element and a third switch element. An intermediate potential terminal is connected to a fifth switch element and a sixth switch element, and connected to the AC output terminal through the fifth switch element and the second switch element, and connected to the AC output terminal through the sixth switch element and the third switch element. When the control unit determines that the inverter apparatus is in an overcurrent state, the control unit controls a sequence of turning off the inverter apparatus to be the second switch element, the first switch element, and the sixth switch element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Chao-Li Kao, Hung-Chieh Lin, Yi-Ping Hsieh, Jin-Zhong Huang, Chao-Lung Kuo, Po-Hsin Tseng, Hong-Wen Chen
  • Publication number: 20200021182
    Abstract: An inverter apparatus with overcurrent protection control includes a first terminal of a DC input terminal connected to an AC output terminal through a first switch element and a second switch element, and a second terminal of the DC input terminal connected to the AC output terminal through a fourth switch element and a third switch element. An intermediate potential terminal is connected to a fifth switch element and a sixth switch element, and connected to the AC output terminal through the fifth switch element and the second switch element, and connected to the AC output terminal through the sixth switch element and the third switch element. When the control unit determines that the inverter apparatus is in an overcurrent state, the control unit controls a sequence of turning off the inverter apparatus to be the second switch element, the first switch element, and the sixth switch element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Chao-Li KAO, Hung-Chieh LIN, Yi-Ping HSIEH, Jin-Zhong HUANG, Chao-Lung KUO, Po-Hsin TSENG, Hong-Wen CHEN
  • Publication number: 20190190311
    Abstract: A power bypass apparatus with a current-sharing function includes at least two bypass switch assemblies and a control unit. Each bypass switch assembly includes a controllable switch, a cooling unit, and a temperature detection unit. Each the temperature detection unit, correspondingly disposed to a heat-dissipating unit, detects a temperature value of the controllable switch to produce a temperature detection signal. The control unit receives the temperature detection signals and outputs at least two switch control signals to control at least one of the controllable switches or outputs at least two cooling unit control signals to control at least one of the cooling units, thus making currents flowing through the controllable switches identical. Accordingly, it is to increase overall efficiency of a power system and implement current-sharing function of the power system providing high power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Chao-Li KAO, Hung-Chieh LIN, Chao-Lung KUO, Yi-Ping HSIEH, Jin-Zhong HUANG, Po-Hsin TSENG