Patents by Inventor Chien-Tung Lan

Chien-Tung Lan 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: 9184665
    Abstract: A control circuit of a power converter and a method for controlling the power converter are provided. The control circuit of the power converter comprises a switching circuit and a temperature-sensing device. The switching circuit generates a switching signal in response to a feedback signal, and the switching circuit generates a current-sensing signal for regulating an output of the power converter. The temperature-sensing device generates a temperature signal in response to temperature of the temperature-sensing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: SYSTEM GENERAL CORP.
    Inventors: Chien-Tung Lan, Ta-Yung Yang
  • Publication number: 20140126250
    Abstract: A control circuit of a power converter and a method for controlling the power converter are provided. The control circuit of the power converter comprises a switching circuit and a temperature-sensing device. The switching circuit generates a switching signal in response to a feedback signal, and the switching circuit generates a current-sensing signal for regulating an output of the power converter. The temperature-sensing device generates a temperature signal in response to temperature of the temperature-sensing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: SYSTEM GENERAL CORP.
    Inventors: Chien-Tung Lan, Ta-Yung Yang
  • Patent number: 8269432
    Abstract: An offline LED lighting circuit comprises a controller and a dimming circuit. The controller generates a switching signal to switch a transformer for generating an output voltage and an output current at an output terminal of the offline LED lighting circuit to drive LEDs. The dimming circuit is coupled to the controller to modulate the switching signal in response to a dimming signal. A first reference voltage and a second reference voltage of the controller are generated in response to the dimming signal. The switching signal is modulated by the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage. The controller regulates the output voltage at a first output level and a second output level in response to both the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage. The second output level is lower than the first output level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: System General Corporation
    Inventors: Ta-Yung Yang, Chien-Yuan Lin, Chien-Tung Lan
  • Patent number: 8134302
    Abstract: An offline LED driving circuit includes a controller, a shunt regulator, an opto-coupler, and a dimming circuit. The controller generates a switching signal to switch a transformer for providing an output voltage and an output current. The shunt regulator is coupled to an output terminal of the LED driving circuit for providing a feedback signal to the controller via the opto-coupler. The dimming circuit coupled to the shunt regulator modulates the feedback signal at a first feedback level and a second feedback level in response to a dimming signal. The output voltage is respectively regulated at a first output level and a second output level in response to the first feedback level and the second feedback level of the feedback signal. The duty cycle of the switching signal will be varied in a soft-start manner when the feedback signal changes from the second feedback level to the first feedback level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: System General Corporation
    Inventors: Ta-Yung Yang, Chien-Yuan Lin, Chien-Tung Lan
  • Publication number: 20110062877
    Abstract: An offline LED lighting circuit comprises a controller and a dimming circuit. The controller generates a switching signal to switch a transformer for generating an output voltage and an output current at an output terminal of the offline LED lighting circuit to drive LEDs. The dimming circuit is coupled to the controller to modulate the switching signal in response to a dimming signal. A first reference voltage and a second reference voltage of the controller are generated in response to the dimming signal. The switching signal is modulated by the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage. The controller regulates the output voltage at a first output level and a second output level in response to both the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage. The second output level is lower than the first output level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Ta-Yung Yang, Chien-Yuan Lin, Chien-Tung Lan
  • Publication number: 20110062876
    Abstract: An offline LED driving circuit includes a controller, a shunt regulator, an opto-coupler, and a dimming circuit. The controller generates a switching signal to switch a transformer for providing an output voltage and an output current. The shunt regulator is coupled to an output terminal of the LED driving circuit for providing a feedback signal to the controller via the opto-coupler. The dimming circuit coupled to the shunt regulator modulates the feedback signal at a first feedback level and a second feedback level in response to a dimming signal. The output voltage is respectively regulated at a first output level and a second output level in response to the first feedback level and the second feedback level of the feedback signal. The duty cycle of the switching signal will be varied in a soft-start manner when the feedback signal changes from the second feedback level to the first feedback level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Ta-Yung Yang, Chien-Yuan Lin, Chien-Tung Lan