Patents by Inventor Chia-Pin Wei
Chia-Pin Wei 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: 10951154Abstract: A motor driving circuit including a first and a second driving signal output circuit is configured to selectively output a six-step square wave driving signal from the first driving signal output circuit, or a space-vector driving signal from the second driving signal output circuit to an inverter to drive a motor according to whether an operating power exceeds a power threshold. The first driving signal output circuit is configured to generate the six-step square wave driving signal. The second driving signal output circuit is configured to generate the space-vector driving signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2019Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Chih-Hung Hsiao, Chia-Pin Wei, Yu-Wei Lee, Wei-Shuo Tseng
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Patent number: 10873278Abstract: A motor driving system is configured for driving a motor, which is under an inertial rotation status without being driven, to stably rotate from an original speed to a target speed. The motor driving system includes a sensing unit, a control unit and a driving unit. The sensing unit detects a real rotating status of the motor. The control unit is electrically connected with the sensing unit and provides a gradual acceleration command based on the real rotating status. The driving unit is electrically connected with the control unit and drives the motor to accelerate stably to the target speed according to the gradual acceleration command. In addition, a motor operation recovering method cooperated with the motor driving system is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2017Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Chia-Pin Wei, Yu-Wei Lee, Wei-Shuo Tseng
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Publication number: 20190356262Abstract: A motor driving circuit including a first and a second driving signal output circuit is configured to selectively output a six-step square wave driving signal from the first driving signal output circuit, or a space-vector driving signal from the second driving signal output circuit to an inverter to drive a motor according to whether an operating power exceeds a power threshold. The first driving signal output circuit is configured to generate the six-step square wave driving signal. The second driving signal output circuit is configured to generate the space-vector driving signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Chih-Hung HSIAO, Chia-Pin WEI, Yu-Wei LEE, Wei-Shuo TSENG
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Publication number: 20180131294Abstract: A motor driving system is configured for driving a motor, which is under an inertial rotation status without being driven, to stably rotate from an original speed to a target speed. The motor driving system includes a sensing unit, a control unit and a driving unit. The sensing unit detects a real rotating status of the motor. The control unit is electrically connected with the sensing unit and provides a gradual acceleration command based on the real rotating status. The driving unit is electrically connected with the control unit and drives the motor to accelerate stably to the target speed according to the gradual acceleration command. In addition, a motor operation recovering method cooperated with the motor driving system is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventors: Chia-Pin WEI, Yu-Wei LEE, Wei-Shuo TSENG
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Patent number: 9537434Abstract: A DC electric fan receiving a first direct current voltage is provided. The DC electric fan includes a motor, a fan blade, a voltage converting device and a motor controller. The motor is directly driven by the first direct current voltage. The fan blade is connected to the motor and rotated by the driving of the motor. The voltage converting device receives and converts the first direct current voltages to a second direct current voltage, wherein the magnitude of the first direct current voltages is larger than the magnitude of the second direct current voltage. The motor controller receives the second direct current voltages to control a rotation direction of the motor, wherein the motor controller is not powered by the first direct current voltage and the first direct current voltage is a fixed direct current voltage.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2015Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Chia-Pin Wei, Wei-Shuo Tseng
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Publication number: 20150244294Abstract: A DC electric fan receiving a first direct current voltage is provided. The DC electric fan includes a motor, a fan blade, a voltage converting device and a motor controller. The motor is directly driven by the first direct current voltage. The fan blade is connected to the motor and rotated by the driving of the motor. The voltage converting device receives and converts the first direct current voltages to a second direct current voltage, wherein the magnitude of the first direct current voltages is larger than the magnitude of the second direct current voltage. The motor controller receives the second direct current voltages to control a rotation direction of the motor, wherein the motor controller is not powered by the first direct current voltage and the first direct current voltage is a fixed direct current voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventors: Chia-Pin WEI, Wei-Shuo TSENG
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Patent number: 8558494Abstract: A driving device is electrically connected with an AC power and a brushless DC motor for a fan. The driving device includes a rectifier unit, a filter unit, a switch power conversion unit and a control unit. The rectifier unit receives the AC power and rectifies the AC power. The filter unit, electrically connected with the rectifier unit, filters the rectified AC power and generates a DC power. The switch power conversion unit, electrically connected with the filter unit and the brushless DC motor, receives the DC power and outputs a driving power to the brushless DC motor. The control unit is electrically connected with the switch power conversion unit and the brushless DC motor.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2011Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Wei-Shuo Tseng, Chia-Pin Wei, Yu-Wei Lee
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Patent number: 8315021Abstract: A motor detecting and protecting apparatus electrically connected with a motor. The motor detecting and protecting apparatus includes a detecting unit, an error determining unit, a controlling unit and a driving unit. The detecting unit detects a state of the motor and outputs at least one first detecting signal and at least one second detecting signal to the error determining unit. The error determining unit has a first predetermined value, wherein the error determining unit outputs a warning signal to the controlling unit while a variation value between the first detecting signal and the second detecting signal exceeds the first predetermined value. And the controlling unit will control the motor to stop operating by the driving unit in accordance with the warning signal. And a motor detecting and protecting method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2009Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Chia-Pin Wei, Po-Tsun Kuo
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Publication number: 20120249026Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a DC electric fan receiving a first direct current voltage. The DC electric fan includes a motor, a fan blade, a voltage converting device and a motor controller. The motor is driven by the first direct current voltage. The fan blade is connected to the motor and rotated by the driving of the motor. The voltage converting device receives and converts the first direct current voltages to a second direct current voltage, wherein the magnitude of the first direct current voltages is larger than the magnitude of the second direct current voltage. The motor controller receives the second direct current voltages to control the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2011Publication date: October 4, 2012Inventors: Chia-Pin WEI, Wei-Shuo Tseng
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Publication number: 20120104981Abstract: A driving device is electrically connected with an AC power and a brushless DC motor for a fan. The driving device includes a rectifier unit, a filter unit, a switch power conversion unit and a control unit. The rectifier unit receives the AC power and rectifies the AC power. The filter unit, electrically connected with the rectifier unit, filters the rectified AC power and generates a DC power. The switch power conversion unit, electrically connected with the filter unit and the brushless DC motor, receives the DC power and outputs a driving power to the brushless DC motor. The control unit is electrically connected with the switch power conversion unit and the brushless DC motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Inventors: Wei-Shuo Tseng, Chia-Pin Wei, Yu-Wei Lee
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Patent number: 8164290Abstract: A fan includes a motor control device which is electrically connected with a motor and an alternating current power source. The motor control device includes a converting circuit, a power factor correction circuit and a motor controlling circuit. The voltage of the alternating current power source is converted to be direct current voltage by the converting circuit and the power factor correction circuit, and then the direct current voltage is outputted to the motor control circuit. The motor controlling circuit generates a driving signal in accordance with the direct current voltage for driving the motor to operate.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2009Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Wei-Shuo Tseng, Chia-Pin Wei, Chih-Hsiang Kuo
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Patent number: 7973501Abstract: A fan system includes a control device and a fan device. The control device has a first node, a rotation speed signal generation circuit and a rotation speed reading circuit. The fan device has a second node, a signal transforming circuit, a motor driving circuit, a motor and a fan. The first node is electrically connected with the second node to set up a transmission route between the control device and the fan device. The rotation speed control signal and the motor rotation speed signal are transmitted via the two-way transmission route, and the control device controls the fan device via a wired or wireless transmission route. A motor control device is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2008Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Chia-Pin Wei, Wei-Shuo Tseng
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Patent number: 7940022Abstract: A motor controlling device and a motor controlling method are provided. The motor controlling device includes a first sensor, a second sensor and a signal switching circuit. The signal switching circuit is electrically connected to the first and second sensors, respectively. The signal switching circuit is switched to the first sensor to output a first switching phase signal to drive a motor when the motor starts to operate. The signal switching circuit is switched to the second sensor to output a second switching phase signal to drive the motor when a predetermined switching condition is satisfied with a predetermined value during the motor operation.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2008Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Chia-Pin Wei, Chien-Sheng Lin, Yen-Hung Chen
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Patent number: 7928680Abstract: A fan system includes a connecting device, a controlling device and a fan device. The connecting device has a plurality of pins receiving at least one driving signal and a start signal. The control device is electrically connected to the pins of the connecting device and has a start control unit. The start control unit generates a first enabling signal in accordance with the start signal. The control device synchronously outputs the first enabling signal and the driving signal. The fan device is electrically connected to the control device and has a plurality of fans. The fan device synchronously transmits the driving signal to the fans and synchronously drives the fans to rotate in accordance with the first enabling signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2007Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Chien-Hua Chen, Chia-Pin Wei, Wei-Shuo Tseng
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Patent number: 7919943Abstract: A fan system includes a connecting device, a controlling device and a fan device. The connecting device includes a first pin receiving at least one driving signal, and a second pin receiving a start signal, wherein a length of the first pin is greater than a length of the second pin. The controlling device is electrically connected with the connecting device and includes an enabling unit. The enabling unit generates at least one first enabling signal according to the start signal, and the controlling device outputs the driving signal and the first enabling signal. The fan device is electrically connected with the controlling device and includes at least one fan. The fan device transmits the driving signal to the fan and drives the fan according to the first enabling signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2007Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Chien-Hua Chen, Chia-Pin Wei, Wei-Shuo Tseng
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Publication number: 20100149699Abstract: A motor detecting and protecting apparatus electrically connected with a motor. The motor detecting and protecting apparatus includes a detecting unit, an error determining unit, a controlling unit and a driving unit. The detecting unit detects a state of the motor and outputs at least one first detecting signal and at least one second detecting signal to the error determining unit. The error determining unit has a first predetermined value, wherein the error determining unit outputs a warning signal to the controlling unit while a variation value between the first detecting signal and the second detecting signal exceeds the first predetermined value. And the controlling unit will control the motor to stop operating by the driving unit in accordance with the warning signal. And a motor detecting and protecting method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2009Publication date: June 17, 2010Inventors: Chia-Pin WEI, Po-Tsun Kuo
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Publication number: 20100134054Abstract: A fan includes a motor control device which is electrically connected with a motor and an alternating current power source. The motor control device includes a converting circuit, a power factor correction circuit and a motor controlling circuit. The voltage of the alternating current power source is converted to be direct current voltage by the converting circuit and the power factor correction circuit, and then the direct current voltage is outputted to the motor control circuit. The motor controlling circuit generates a driving signal in accordance with the direct current voltage for driving the motor to operate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Inventors: Wei-Shuo TSENG, Chia-Pin Wei, Chih-Hsiang Kuo
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Patent number: 7667428Abstract: A power monitoring apparatus for receiving an external input signal includes a first modulating unit, a second modulating unit and a comparing unit. The first modulating unit receives and modulates an input signal into a first signal. The second modulating unit receives and modulates the input signal into a second signal. The comparing unit is electrically connected with the first modulating unit and the second modulating unit and has a first input terminal, a second input terminal and an output terminal. The first input terminal receives the first signal and the second input terminal receives the second signal. When a difference between the first signal and the second signal is higher or lower than a predetermined range, the output terminal outputs a control signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2007Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Chia-Pin Wei, Yi-Lun Chen, Wei-Shuo Tseng, Wen-Shi Huang
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Publication number: 20090047006Abstract: A fan system includes a control device and a fan device. The control device has a first node, a rotation speed signal generation circuit and a rotation speed reading circuit. The fan device has a second node, a signal transforming circuit, a motor driving circuit, a motor and a fan. The first node is electrically connected with the second node to set up a transmission route between the control device and the fan device. The rotation speed control signal and the motor rotation speed signal are transmitted via the two-way transmission route, and the control device controls the fan device via a wired or wireless transmission route. A motor control device is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2008Publication date: February 19, 2009Inventors: Chia-Pin Wei, Wei-Shuo Tseng
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Publication number: 20090001916Abstract: A motor controlling device and a motor controlling method are provided. The motor controlling device includes a first sensor, a second sensor and a signal switching circuit. The signal switching circuit is electrically connected to the first and second sensors, respectively. The signal switching circuit is switched to the first sensor to output a first switching phase signal to drive a motor when the motor starts to operate. The signal switching circuit is switched to the second sensor to output a second switching phase signal to drive the motor when a predetermined switching condition is satisfied with a predetermined value during the motor operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2008Publication date: January 1, 2009Inventors: Chia-Pin WEI, Chien-Sheng Lin, Yen-Hung Chen