Patents by Inventor Cheng-Chang HSIAO
Cheng-Chang HSIAO 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).
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Patent number: 12356582Abstract: A power module structure includes a first housing, a second housing, a wind generating unit and a power socket. The first housing includes a first plate and a first side portion. The second housing is attached to the first housing and includes a second plate arranged opposite to the first plate and a second side portion arranged opposite to the first side portion. Furthermore, a ventilation bracket is integrally bent and extended from the second housing and provided for the installation of the wind generating unit. The power socket is arranged side by side with the wind generating unit. The power socket and the wind generating unit are located between the first plate and the second plate. Moreover, the ventilation bracket includes a securement portion, and the securement portion is extended to inside of the first plate or the second plate for securement.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2023Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yung-Hung Hsiao, Chia-Hsien Yen, Chun-Hsiung Yeh, Cheng-Chang Hsiao, Yu-Chen Wu
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Publication number: 20240292560Abstract: A power module structure includes a first housing, a second housing, a wind generating unit and a power socket. The first housing includes a first plate and a first side portion. The second housing is attached to the first housing and includes a second plate arranged opposite to the first plate and a second side portion arranged opposite to the first side portion. Furthermore, a ventilation bracket is integrally bent and extended from the second housing and provided for the installation of the wind generating unit. The power socket is arranged side by side with the wind generating unit. The power socket and the wind generating unit are located between the first plate and the second plate. Moreover, the ventilation bracket includes a securement portion, and the securement portion is extended to inside of the first plate or the second plate for securement.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Yung-Hung HSIAO, Chia-Hsien YEN, Chun-Hsiung YEH, Cheng-Chang HSIAO, Yu-Chen WU
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Patent number: 11750111Abstract: A power supply device, a power supply management module and method are provided. The power supply device includes a power supply management module. The power supply management module includes a first and a second power supply module, a detection unit, and a switching control module. The first power supply module includes a first alternating current input end, a first rectifier circuit, and a first switch unit. A first end of the first switch unit is connected to the first rectifier circuit. The second power supply module includes a second alternating current input end, a second rectifier circuit, and a second switch unit. A third end and a fourth end of the second switch unit are connected to the second rectifier circuit and a second end of the first switch unit, respectively. The switching control module controls the first and the second switch unit according to a detection signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yung-Hung Hsiao, Chia-Hsien Yen, Hao-Chieh Chang, Cheng-Chang Hsiao, Da-Shian Chen
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Patent number: 11682965Abstract: A power supply with lightning protection includes a surge voltage suppression apparatus, an electromagnetic interference control circuit, a surge current bypass apparatus, an active bridge rectifier circuit, a power factor correction circuit, and a DC-to-DC conversion circuit. The surge voltage suppression apparatus is used to increase a tolerance of a surge voltage for the power supply. The electromagnetic interference control circuit is coupled to the surge voltage suppression apparatus. The surge current bypass apparatus is used to increase a tolerance of a surge current for the power supply. The active bridge rectifier circuit is used to rectify an input voltage. The power factor correction circuit is used to adjust the rectified input voltage to provide an adjusted input voltage on a bulk capacitor. The DC-to-DC conversion circuit is used to convert the adjusted input voltage into a DC output voltage.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTDInventors: Yung-Hung Hsiao, Chia-Hsien Yen, Cheng-Chang Hsiao, Che-Han Li, Yu-Xian Zeng
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Publication number: 20230106008Abstract: A power supply device, a power supply management module and method are provided. The power supply device includes a power supply management module. The power supply management module includes a first and a second power supply module, a detection unit, and a switching control module. The first power supply module includes a first alternating current input end, a first rectifier circuit, and a first switch unit. A first end of the first switch unit is connected to the first rectifier circuit. The second power supply module includes a second alternating current input end, a second rectifier circuit, and a second switch unit. A third end and a fourth end of the second switch unit are connected to the second rectifier circuit and a second end of the first switch unit, respectively. The switching control module controls the first and the second switch unit according to a detection signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2021Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Yung-Hung Hsiao, Chia-Hsien Yen, Hao-Chieh Chang, Cheng-Chang Hsiao, Da-Shian Chen
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Publication number: 20220407309Abstract: A power supply with lightning protection includes a surge voltage suppression apparatus, an electromagnetic interference control circuit, a surge current bypass apparatus, an active bridge rectifier circuit, a power factor correction circuit, and a DC-to-DC conversion circuit. The surge voltage suppression apparatus is used to increase a tolerance of a surge voltage for the power supply. The electromagnetic interference control circuit is coupled to the surge voltage suppression apparatus. The surge current bypass apparatus is used to increase a tolerance of a surge current for the power supply. The active bridge rectifier circuit is used to rectify an input voltage. The power factor correction circuit is used to adjust the rectified input voltage to provide an adjusted input voltage on a bulk capacitor. The DC-to-DC conversion circuit is used to convert the adjusted input voltage into a DC output voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2021Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Yung-Hung HSIAO, Chia-Hsien YEN, Cheng-Chang HSIAO, Che-Han LI, Yu-Xian ZENG
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Publication number: 20220231613Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a full-wave rectifying circuit for converting an AC input voltage to a rectified voltage and a controller coupled to the full-wave rectifying circuit. The full-wave rectifying circuit includes a first switching circuit and a second switching circuit. During a general stage, the controller controls the first or second switching circuit to perform an active rectifying operation once an absolute value of the AC input voltage is greater than a lower bound voltage. During an initialization stage, the full-wave rectifying circuit performs a passive rectifying operation to convert the AC input voltage to the rectified voltage, and the controller controls the first or second switching circuit to switch from performing the passive rectifying operation to performing the active rectifying operation once the absolute value of the AC input voltage reaches or exceeds an upper bound voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2021Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Yung Hung HSIAO, Chia Hsien YEN, Zih Yuan TONG, Hao Chieh CHANG, Cheng Chang HSIAO
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Patent number: 11342839Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a rectifier unit, a power factor correction circuit, and a control unit. The control unit correspondingly provides a reference voltage according to an amplitude of an input power source. When a voltage signal corresponding to an inductance current of an inductor of the power factor correction circuit is higher than the reference voltage, the control unit controls an energy release switch of the power factor correction circuit to be repeatedly switched on/off, and when the voltage signal is lower than the reference voltage, the control unit controls the energy release switch to be turned off.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Cheng-Chang Hsiao, Wen-Cheng Lu, Yung-Hung Hsiao
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Publication number: 20210218329Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a power conversion system. A first boosting circuit of the power conversion system is coupled between a first energy storage element and a second energy storage element. A switching element of the power conversion system is coupled to the first boost circuit in parallel. When the first voltage value is lower than a first preset level, the control circuit turns off the switching element and drives the first booster circuit to maintain a second voltage value according to the first voltage value, so that the power conversion system operates in a first state. When the first voltage value is equal to or larger than the first preset level, the control circuit turns on the switching element and turns off the first boost circuit, so that the power conversion system operates in a second state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2020Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Yung-Hung HSIAO, Chia-Hsien YEN, Da-Shian CHEN, Hao-Chieh CHANG, Cheng-Chang HSIAO
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Patent number: 11063512Abstract: A power conversion system includes a first and a second energy storage element, a first boost circuit, a switching element, a control circuit and a detection circuit. The first boost circuit is coupled between the first and the second energy storage element. The switching element is coupled to the first boost circuit in parallel. When the first voltage value is lower than a first preset level, the control circuit turns off the switching element and drives the first booster circuit to maintain a second voltage value according to the first voltage value, so that the power conversion system operates in a first state. When the first voltage value is equal to or larger than the first preset level, the control circuit turns on the switching element and turns off the first boost circuit, so that the power conversion system operates in a second state.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yung-Hung Hsiao, Chia-Hsien Yen, Da-Shian Chen, Hao-Chieh Chang, Cheng-Chang Hsiao
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Publication number: 20210194354Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a rectifier unit, a power factor correction circuit, and a control unit. The control unit correspondingly provides a reference voltage according to an amplitude of an input power source. When a voltage signal corresponding to an inductance current of an inductor of the power factor correction circuit is higher than the reference voltage, the control unit controls an energy release switch of the power factor correction circuit to be repeatedly switched on/off, and when the voltage signal is lower than the reference voltage, the control unit controls the energy release switch to be turned off.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Cheng-Chang HSIAO, Wen-Cheng LU, Yung-Hung HSIAO
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Patent number: 10951123Abstract: A power conversion system is provided. The system includes a switch module, a resonant module, a magnetic conversion module, a bobbin and an iron core. The magnetic conversion module includes a primary winding and a PCB winding module. The PCB winding module includes a printed circuit board, a conductive layer disposed on at least one surface of the printed circuit board, and a switch unit disposed on the printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2017Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO.. LTD.Inventors: Yung-Hung Hsiao, Chia-Hsien Yen, Lieh-Chung Yin, Cheng-Chang Hsiao, Hao-Te Hsu
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Patent number: 10770981Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a voltage conversion module which includes a front side magneto-sensitive unit, at least one voltage conversion unit, a core group, and a bobbin. The bobbin includes a first accommodating part, a second accommodating part, and a through hole. The first accommodating part is used for accommodating the front side magneto-sensitive unit. The second accommodating part is used for accommodating the at least one voltage conversion unit. The through hole is used for accommodating the core group. The second accommodating part includes first and second openings. The first opening is disposed at one side of the second accommodating part. The second opening is disposed at another side of the second accommodating part. The first and second openings are disposed opposite to each other, and a heat dissipation channel is formed between the first opening, the second opening and the at least one voltage conversion unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yung-Hung Hsiao, Chia-Hsien Yen, Lieh-Chung Yin, Cheng-Chang Hsiao, Hao-Te Hsu
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Patent number: 10171074Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 1, 2015Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yung-Hung Hsiao, Cheng-Chang Hsiao
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Publication number: 20180076726Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a voltage conversion module which includes a front side magneto-sensitive unit, at least one voltage conversion unit, a core group, and a bobbin. The bobbin includes a first accommodating part, a second accommodating part, and a through hole. The first accommodating part is used for accommodating the front side magneto-sensitive unit. The second accommodating part is used for accommodating the at least one voltage conversion unit. The through hole is used for accommodating the core group. The second accommodating part includes first and second openings. The first opening is disposed at one side of the second accommodating part. The second opening is disposed at another side of the second accommodating part. The first and second openings are disposed opposite to each other, and a heat dissipation channel is formed between the first opening, the second opening and the at least one voltage conversion unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: Yung-Hung HSIAO, Chia-Hsien YEN, Lieh-Chung YIN, Cheng-Chang HSIAO, Hao-Te HSU
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Publication number: 20180069485Abstract: A power conversion system is provided. The system includes a switch module, a resonant module, a magnetic conversion module, a bobbin and an iron core. The magnetic conversion module includes a primary winding and a PCB winding module. The PCB winding module includes a printed circuit board, a conductive layer disposed on at least one surface of the printed circuit board, and a switch unit disposed on the printed circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Yung-Hung HSIAO, Chia-Hsien YEN, Lieh-Chung YIN, Cheng-Chang HSIAO, Hao-Te HSU
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Patent number: 9837886Abstract: A power conversion system includes an isolating transformer (30) and an output-controlling device (40). The isolating transformer (30) includes a primary winding (310) and a plurality of secondary windings (320a˜320d) coupled with the primary winding (310), and the isolating transformer (30) has a plurality of coupling distances between the secondary windings (320a˜320d). The output-controlling device (40) includes a controller (420) and a plurality of output-controlling modules (400a˜400d), wherein each one of the secondary windings (320a˜320d) is electrically connected to one of the output-controlling device (400a˜400d). The controller (420) places at least one output-controlling device (400a˜400d) in a conducting state for output a rectified power. An amount of the secondary windings (320a˜320d) coupled with the primary winding (310) is modulated for varying a leakage inductance of the power conversion system.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yung-Hung Hsiao, Hao-Te Hsu, Chih-Kuan Hu, Cheng-Chang Hsiao
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Patent number: 9742265Abstract: A power supply apparatus (10) includes a voltage input side (102), a power switch circuit (104), a voltage output side (106), a pulse width modulation signal generating circuit (108) and a burst frequency detection circuit (110). According to a pulse width modulation signal (114), the pulse width modulation signal generating circuit (108) controls the power switch circuit (104), so that the power supply apparatus (10) enters a burst mode. The burst frequency detection circuit (110) detects a burst frequency of the power switch circuit (104). The burst frequency detection circuit (110) informs the pulse width modulation signal generating circuit (108) that the burst frequency is in an audio frequency range if the burst frequency is in the audio frequency range. The power supply apparatus (10) leaves from the burst mode to avoid audio noise.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2015Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yung-Hung Hsiao, Cheng-Chang Hsiao
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Publication number: 20170104418Abstract: A power conversion system includes an isolating transformer (30) and an output-controlling device (40). The isolating transformer (30) includes a primary winding (310) and a plurality of secondary windings (320a˜320d) coupled with the primary winding (310), and the isolating transformer (30) has a plurality of coupling distances between the secondary windings (320a˜320d). The output-controlling device (40) includes a controller (420) and a plurality of output-controlling modules (400a˜400d), wherein each one of the secondary windings (320a˜320d) is electrically connected to one of the output-controlling device (400a˜400d). The controller (420) places at least one output-controlling device (400a˜400d) in a conducting state for output a rectified power. An amount of the secondary windings (320a˜320d) coupled with the primary winding (310) is modulated for varying a leakage inductance of the power conversion system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Yung-Hung HSIAO, Hao-Te HSU, Chih-Kuan HU, Cheng-Chang HSIAO
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Publication number: 20170099047Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2015Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Yung-Hung HSIAO, Cheng-Chang HSIAO