Patents by Inventor CHIEN-LUN CHU
CHIEN-LUN CHU 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: 11863097Abstract: A motor controller comprises a switch circuit, a driving circuit, and a pulse width modulation circuit. The switch circuit is coupled to a three-phase motor for driving the three-phase motor. The driving circuit generates a plurality of control signals to control the switch circuit. When the motor controller starts a floating phase for detecting a phase switching time point, the motor controller enables that at least one transistor within the switch circuit is operated in a linear region. The motor controller is configured to reduce switching noise of the three-phase motor and increase a success rate of phase switching.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Global Mixed-mode Technology Inc.Inventor: Chien-Lun Chu
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Patent number: 11804794Abstract: A motor controller comprises a switch circuit and a control unit. The motor controller is used for driving a motor, where the motor has a coil. The switch circuit is configured to supply a coil current to the coil. The control unit is configured to generate a plurality of control signals to control the switch circuit. The motor controller enables a floating phase time to be a variable value, where the floating phase time has a stable interval and a detecting interval. The motor controller enables a zero point of the coil current to appear in the stable interval, so as to detect a phase switching time point in a stable way and avoid a noise problem. The motor controller detects a zero crossing point of a back electromotive force in the detecting interval.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Global Mixed-mode Technology Inc.Inventor: Chien-Lun Chu
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Publication number: 20230318509Abstract: A motor controller comprises a switch circuit, a driving circuit, and a pulse width modulation circuit. The switch circuit is coupled to a three-phase motor for driving the three-phase motor. The driving circuit generates a plurality of control signals to control the switch circuit. When the motor controller starts a floating phase for detecting a phase switching time point, the motor controller enables that at least one transistor within the switch circuit is operated in a linear region. The motor controller is configured to reduce switching noise of the three-phase motor and increase a success rate of phase switching.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Global Mixed-mode Technology Inc.Inventor: Chien-Lun Chu
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Patent number: 11722083Abstract: A motor controller comprises a switch circuit, a pre-driver, a duty cycle control circuit, a current limit circuit, a pulse width modulation control unit, and a resistor. The motor controller is configured to drive a motor, where the motor has a motor coil and a maximum rated current. The switch circuit is configured to supply a motor current to the motor coil. The pre-driver generates a plurality of driving signals to control the switch circuit. The current limit circuit may store a current limit graph. The motor controller attains a function of maintaining a fixed output power by a plurality of current limit values, where each of the current limit values is less than or equal to the maximum rated current.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Global Mixed-mode Technology Inc.Inventor: Chien-Lun Chu
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Patent number: 11658591Abstract: A motor controller is configured to stabilize the motor current. The motor controller is used for driving a motor. The motor controller comprises a switch circuit, a control unit, and a phase detecting unit. The phase detecting unit generates a phase signal to the control unit for switching phases. The phase signal sequentially generates a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth time interval. The first to sixth time intervals correspond to first to sixth phases, respectively. The motor controller further comprises a first driving time for driving the motor in the fifth phase, where the first driving time is related to the first time interval. The motor controller further comprises a second driving time for driving the motor in the sixth phase, where the second driving time is related to the second time interval.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Global Mixed-mode Technology Inc.Inventor: Chien-Lun Chu
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Publication number: 20230155525Abstract: A motor unit comprises a driving circuit, a control unit, an analog-to-digital converter, a voltage divider, and a voltage converter. The driving circuit is coupled to a motor for driving the motor. The control unit is configured to generate a plurality of control signals to control the driving circuit. The analog-to-digital converter receives an output voltage for generating a digital signal to the control unit. The voltage divider receives an input voltage for generating a first voltage. The voltage converter converts a power supply voltage into the input voltage. The motor unit may execute a prevention mechanism to avoid misjudging the digital signal. The motor unit may be applied to a high-voltage configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: Global Mixed-mode Technology Inc.Inventor: Chien-Lun Chu
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Patent number: 11588422Abstract: A soft-start circuit which can be applied to a motor controller is provided. The soft-start circuit comprises a controller, a counting unit, a digital-to-analog converter, a current detecting unit, and a comparator. The soft-start circuit uses a plurality of current limit values so as to achieve a maximum output power and prevent damage to a motor coil.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Global Mixed-mode Technology Inc.Inventor: Chien-Lun Chu
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Publication number: 20220385220Abstract: A motor controller comprises a switch circuit and a control unit. The motor controller is used for driving a motor, where the motor has a coil. The switch circuit is configured to supply a coil current to the coil. The control unit is configured to generate a plurality of control signals to control the switch circuit. The motor controller enables a floating phase time to be a variable value, where the floating phase time has a stable interval and a detecting interval. The motor controller enables a zero point of the coil current to appear in the stable interval, so as to detect a phase switching time point in a stable way and avoid a noise problem. The motor controller detects a zero crossing point of a back electromotive force in the detecting interval.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2021Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventor: Chien-Lun Chu
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Publication number: 20220385223Abstract: A motor controller comprises a switch circuit, a control unit, and a pulse width modulation signal, where the pulse width modulation signal has a duty cycle. The motor controller is used for driving a motor, where the motor has a coil. The switch circuit is configured to supply a coil current to the coil. The control unit is configured to generate a plurality of control signals to control the switch circuit. When the motor controller enters an early alignment state, the motor controller enables the coil current to achieve a predetermined value within one electric period. When the coil current achieves the predetermined value, the control unit records the duty cycle. The motor controller is configured to increase a success rate of starting the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2021Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventor: Chien-Lun Chu
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Publication number: 20220360208Abstract: A motor unit comprises a power supply, a diode, a capacitor, and a motor controller, where the motor controller comprises a switch unit and a control unit. The switch circuit includes a first upper-side switch, a first lower-side switch, a second upper-side switch, and a second lower-side switch. The control unit is configured to turn on the first upper-side switch and the second lower-side switch and turn off the first lower-side switch and the second upper-side switch. When an input voltage is less than a first reference voltage, the control unit is configured to turn off the first upper-side switch and the second lower-side switch. The motor controller may be configured to avoid an overvoltage problem.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2021Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventor: Chien-Lun Chu
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Publication number: 20220166353Abstract: A motor controller is configured to stabilize the motor current. The motor controller is used for driving a motor. The motor controller comprises a switch circuit, a control unit, and a phase detecting unit. The phase detecting unit generates a phase signal to the control unit for switching phases. The phase signal sequentially generates a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth time interval. The first to sixth time intervals correspond to first to sixth phases, respectively. The motor controller further comprises a first driving time for driving the motor in the fifth phase, where the first driving time is related to the first time interval. The motor controller further comprises a second driving time for driving the motor in the sixth phase, where the second driving time is related to the second time interval.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventor: Chien-Lun Chu
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Publication number: 20220149762Abstract: A motor controller is configured to obtain a plurality of physical parameters. The motor controller comprises a selecting circuit, a Hall signal processing unit, a temperature sensor, a transistor, a control unit, and a driving circuit. The Hall signal processing unit is configured to generate a Hall signal. The temperature sensor is configured to generate a temperature signal. The control unit comprises a judging unit and the judging unit is configured to determine whether the motor controller is operated in a normal operation mode or a test mode. The judging unit is used for informing the selecting circuit to output the temperature signal or the Hall signal based on a first test enabling signal or a second test enabling signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventor: Chien-Lun Chu
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Patent number: 11329579Abstract: A motor controller is configured to reduce the motor noise. The motor controller is used for driving a motor, where the motor has a motor coil and a rotor. The rotor is divided into four pole regions N1, S1, N2, and S2 to switch phases. The four pole regions have a manufacturing tolerance and the pole region N1 has a time interval T1. The motor controller comprises a switch circuit, a control unit, a phase detecting unit, and a current detecting unit. The switch circuit is configured to supply a driving current to the motor coil. Based on the manufacturing tolerance and the time interval T1, the time point to detect the driving current is set to be a proportional time PT before the phase switching, where PT/T1 is greater than the manufacturing tolerance.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Global Mixed-mode Technology Inc.Inventor: Chien-Lun Chu
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Publication number: 20220123679Abstract: A motor controller comprises a switch circuit, a pre-driver, a duty cycle control circuit, a current limit circuit, a pulse width modulation control unit, and a resistor. The motor controller is configured to drive a motor, where the motor has a motor coil and a maximum rated current. The switch circuit is configured to supply a motor current to the motor coil. The pre-driver generates a plurality of driving signals to control the switch circuit. The current limit circuit may store a current limit graph. The motor controller attains a function of maintaining a fixed output power by a plurality of current limit values, where each of the current limit values is less than or equal to the maximum rated current.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2020Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventor: Chien-Lun Chu
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Patent number: 11309308Abstract: An electrostatic discharge protection circuit includes an internal circuit, a pad, a first high voltage transistor, an electrostatic protection element and a control circuit. A first terminal of the first high voltage transistor is coupled to the pad, a second terminal of the first high voltage transistor is coupled to the internal circuit and includes a control terminal. The electrostatic protection element has one end coupled to the first end of the first high voltage transistor and the other end grounded. The control circuit is coupled between the control terminal of the first high voltage transistor and the ground terminal. The control circuit is configured to control the first high voltage transistor to turn off when the pad receives an electrostatic voltage.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Kun-Min Chen, Chien-Lun Chu
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Publication number: 20220069746Abstract: A motor controller is configured to reduce the motor noise. The motor controller is used for driving a motor, where the motor has a motor coil and a rotor. The rotor is divided into four pole regions N1, S1, N2, and S2 to switch phases. The four pole regions have a manufacturing tolerance and the pole region N1 has a time interval T1. The motor controller comprises a switch circuit, a control unit, a phase detecting unit, and a current detecting unit. The switch circuit is configured to supply a driving current to the motor coil. Based on the manufacturing tolerance and the time interval T1, the time point to detect the driving current is set to be a proportional time PT before the phase switching, where PT/T1 is greater than the manufacturing tolerance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventor: Chien-Lun Chu
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Publication number: 20220069742Abstract: A soft-start circuit which can be applied to a motor controller is provided. The soft-start circuit comprises a controller, a counting unit, a digital-to-analog converter, a current detecting unit, and a comparator. The soft-start circuit uses a plurality of current limit values so as to achieve a maximum output power and prevent damage to a motor coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventor: Chien-Lun Chu
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Publication number: 20190371788Abstract: An electrostatic discharge protection circuit includes an internal circuit, a pad, a first high voltage transistor, an electrostatic protection element and a control circuit. A first terminal of the first high voltage transistor is coupled to the pad, a second terminal of the first high voltage transistor is coupled to the internal circuit and includes a control terminal. The electrostatic protection element has one end coupled to the first end of the first high voltage transistor and the other end grounded. The control circuit is coupled between the control terminal of the first high voltage transistor and the ground terminal. The control circuit is configured to control the first high voltage transistor to turn off when the pad receives an electrostatic voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: KUN-MIN CHEN, CHIEN-LUN CHU
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Patent number: 10164554Abstract: Disclosed is a motor. The motor is electrically connected to a control module. The motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a first stator module and a second stator module. The first stator module is configured beside the second stator module. A mechanical phase converting line is defined as a center position between the first stator module and the second stator module. The rotor is configured around the stator. The first phase detector is configured at one side of the mechanical phase converting line, and the first phase detector and the first stator module are configured at the same side of the mechanical phase converting line.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2017Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Chien-Lun Chu, Ching-Feng Lai
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Patent number: 10164561Abstract: A motor control system is provided in the present disclosure. The motor control system includes a motor and a control module providing a control signal for driving the motor. The control system includes a processing module, a duty cycle detecting module for receiving a PWM signal from a system, a speed detecting module for providing a speed signal of the motor, a setting module for setting a configuration of the control module. The processing module adjusts the control signal to drive the motor based on a duty cycle value, a speed and a configuration value.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2017Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Chien-Lun Chu, Ching-Feng Lai