Patents by Inventor Chung Che Yu

Chung Che Yu 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: 8368433
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a transistor driving module, coupling to a converting controller, to driving a high side transistor and a low side transistor connected in series, wherein one end of the high side transistor is coupled to an input voltage and one end of the low side transistor is grounded. The transistor driving module comprises a high side driving unit, a low side driving unit, a current limiting unit and an anti-short through unit. The high side driving unit generates a high side driving signal to turn the high side transistor on according to a duty cycle signal, and the low side driving unit generates a low side driving signal turn the low side transistor on according to the high side driving signal. The current limiting unit is coupled to the high side transistor and the high side driving unit, and generates a current limiting signal when a current flowing through the high side transistor higher than a current limiting value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Green Solution Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Li-Min Lee, Shian-Sung Shiu, Chung-Che Yu, Si-Min Wu
  • Patent number: 8358084
    Abstract: An LED current control circuit including a current adjusting unit, a detecting unit, and a current control unit is provided. The current adjusting unit has a current control end coupled to an LED string for determining an amount of current flowing through the LED string according to a current control signal. The detecting unit detects the current control end and determines whether to generate a protecting signal according to a protecting voltage value. The current control unit generates the current control signal to control the amount of current flowing through the LED string of and determines whether to stop the current flowing through the LED string according to the protecting signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Green Solution Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shian-Sung Shiu, Li-Min Lee, Chung-Che Yu, Hai-Po Li
  • Publication number: 20120319754
    Abstract: A synchronous driving circuit in the arts may cause a short through pheromone when a duty cycle of a duty cycle control signal is too short. The present invention sets a delay time with a suitable period when the duty cycle of the duty cycle control signal is too short to avoid the short through phenomenon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: GREEN SOLUTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Li-Min Lee, Chung-Che Yu, Shian-Sung Shiu, Si-Min Wu
  • Patent number: 8334661
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the invention provides a set of an initial value of an error amplifying signal in the feedback control circuit for feedback control, so as to reduce the time and the amplitude of oscillation of the error amplifying signal. Accordingly, a feedback control circuit and a power converting circuit provided in an exemplary embodiment of the invention not only reduce the degree and the time of overshoot but also provide accurate and stable feedback control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Green Solution Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Li-Min Lee, Chung-Che Yu, Shian-Sung Shiu, Xi Tu
  • Patent number: 8324834
    Abstract: A load driving circuit and a multi-load feedback circuit is disclosed. The load driving circuit and the multi-load feedback circuit are adapted to drive a LED module that has a current balancing circuit for balancing the currents flowing through LEDs. The load driving circuit and the multi-load feedback circuit modules the electric power transmitted by the LED driving apparatus to a LED module according to voltage level(s) of current balancing terminals having insufficient voltage in the current balancing circuit, and so the voltage levels of the current balancing terminals are higher than or equal to a preset voltage level, further increasing the efficiency thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Green Solution Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Hsung Wang, Chung-Che Yu, Li-Min Lee, Shian-Sung Shiu
  • Patent number: 8310169
    Abstract: A power conversion driving circuit is provided. The power conversion drive circuit includes a converting circuit, a control circuit and a load circuit. The converting circuit is coupled to an input voltage. The control circuit is coupled to the converting circuit for controlling the converting circuit to convert the input voltage to an output voltage. The load circuit includes a load detecting unit and a load. The load is coupled to the output voltage, and the load detecting unit is coupled to a detecting voltage source. The load detecting unit generates a load detecting signal to re-start the control circuit when the load circuit is inserted into the power conversion driving circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Green Solution Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chung-Che Yu
  • Publication number: 20120274294
    Abstract: A control circuit adapted to a DC-DC converting circuit is disclosed. The controller comprises a reference voltage generator, a reference voltage adjusting circuit, a feedback circuit and a driving circuit. The reference voltage adjusting circuit generates an adjusted reference voltage according to a reference voltage generated by the reference voltage generator. The feedback circuit generates a feedback control signal according to the adjusted reference voltage and the feedback signal. The driving circuit generates at least one control signal for controlling the converting circuit according to the feedback control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: GREEN SOLUTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Li-Min LEE, Chung-Che YU, Shian-Sung SHIU, Quan GAN
  • Publication number: 20120274235
    Abstract: A converting controller, adapted to control a converting circuit to convert an electric power from an input power source, is provided. The controller comprises a duty cycle control unit, a protection enabling control unit and a protection unit. The duty cycle control unit controls the converting circuit according to a feedback signal for converting the electric power from the input power. The protection enabling control unit outputs protection enabling signals according to time results of a timing circuit. The protection unit detects the converting circuit and generates a protection signal when any circuit error is determined, so as to stop the duty cycle control unit, wherein the protection unit has a plurality of protection functions and enables the protection functions with respect to the protection enabling signals, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: GREEN SOLUTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Li-Min LEE, Chung-Che YU, Shian-Sung SHIU, Xi TU
  • Patent number: 8299755
    Abstract: A battery charging controlling apparatus for balancing voltages of the charged batteries is provided. The battery charging controlling includes a battery reference voltage generating unit, a voltage balancing unit, and a balance judging unit. The battery charging controlling apparatus determines whether a battery voltage difference between any two adjacent battery units of a battery module is too large or not by using a reference voltage provided from the battery reference voltage generating unit. The battery charging controlling apparatus further detects the voltage of the battery module and a charging current thereto to determine a suitable time for balancing the charged batteries. Then, the voltage balancing unit controlled by the balance judging unit allows the charging current of the lower-voltage battery unit greater than the charging current of the higher-voltage battery, unit so as to lower the battery voltage difference of the battery units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Green Solution Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shian-Sung Shiu, Chung-Che Yu, Li-Min Lee
  • Publication number: 20120268088
    Abstract: A constant on-time period of a DC to DC buck converting controller is adjusted according to a level of a preset output voltage. Therefore, the DC to DC buck converting controller of the present invention is suitable for any applications with different requests of output voltages or different operating mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: GREEN SOLUTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Li-Min Lee, Chung-Che Yu, Shian-Sung Shiu, Chao Shao
  • Publication number: 20120268011
    Abstract: An LED driving circuit includes a first and a second LED modules, a first and a second switching converters, an extreme voltage detecting and selecting circuit, a current balance circuit and a controller. The first switching converter transforms electric power of an input power supply into a first output voltage for lighting the first LED module. The second switching converter transforms electric power of the input power supply into a second output voltage for lighting the second LED module. The current balance circuit balances the currents flowing through the first and the second LED modules. The extreme voltage detecting and selecting circuit detects the first and the second LED modules and selects to output one of detecting results. The controller controls the transforming of the first switching converter and the second switching converter to light the first and the second LED modules in response to the outputted detecting result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: GREEN SOLUTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shian-Sung Shiu, Li-Min Lee, Chung-Che Yu, Xi Tu, Ying Wang
  • Publication number: 20120268085
    Abstract: A power converting circuit and a feedback control circuit for the power converting circuit are disclosed. The feedback control circuit comprises a feedback controller and a level controlling unit. The feedback controller generates a feedback control signal according to a reference voltage signal and a feedback signal. The level controlling unit receives one of the reference voltage signal and the feedback signal and modules a level of the received signal from a first level to a second level with time according to a level adjusting signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: GREEN SOLUTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Li-Min Lee, Chung-Che Yu, Shian-Sung Shiu, Quan Gan
  • Patent number: 8288993
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a battery charging controller for balancing the charged batteries. The battery charging controller comprises a battery reference voltage generator, a voltage balancing module and a balance judging circuit. The battery charging controller determines which one has the lower voltage between battery units of a battery module according to reference voltages generated by the battery reference voltage generator. The voltage balancing module controlled by the balance judging circuit allows the charging current of the lower-voltage battery larger than the charging current of the higher-voltage battery in such that the final voltages of the battery units are substantially equaled when they are completely saturated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Green Solution Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shian-Sung Shiu, Chung-Che Yu, Li-Min Lee
  • Publication number: 20120242249
    Abstract: A controller with protection function, for controlling a transistor having a control terminal, a first terminal coupled to a load, a second terminal, is disclosed. The controller comprises a judgment unit and a current control unit. The judgment unit is coupled to the transistor and generates a current reducing signal when a potential of the first terminal of the transistor or a voltage difference between the first terminal and the second terminal of the transistor is higher than a preset value. The current control unit is coupled to the control terminal of the transistor for substantially stabilizing the current flowing through the transistor at a preset current value, and reduces the current flowing from the preset current value when receiving the current reducing signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: GREEN SOLUTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chung-Che Yu, Li-Min Lee, Shian-Sung Shiu
  • Publication number: 20120235570
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an LED driving circuit and controller, capable of maintaining an average value of a current flowing through an LED module at a predetermined current value. The LED driving circuit and controller compensates influences of any factors deviating the average value of the current flowing through the LED module by modulating a period of constant on time or constant off time, or by modulating the determining value(s) of current peak value and/or current valley value according to a difference between an actual average value and the preset current value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: GREEN SOLUTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chung-Che Yu
  • Publication number: 20120236456
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transistor circuit with protecting function. The transistor circuit includes a transistor, a voltage detecting unit, a current detecting unit, a temperature detecting unit, and a protecting unit. The voltage detecting unit detects a voltage drop of the transistor and generates an over-voltage protection signal. The current detecting signal detects a current flowing through the transistor and generates an over-current protection signal. The temperature detecting unit detects a temperature of the transistor circuit and generates an over-temperature protection signal. The protecting unit is coupled to the control terminal to control a state of the transistor according to the over-voltage protection signal, the over-current protection signal, and the over-temperature protection signal to reduce the voltage difference between the control terminal and the second terminal, such that the voltage drop of the transistor is decreased or decreased to zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventor: Chung-Che YU
  • Publication number: 20120229034
    Abstract: The present invention provides a full-bridge driving controller and a full-bridge converting circuit, which have the function of soft switch, to provide a DC output voltage. The present invention employs a resonant unit to oscillate the current flowing through the converting circuit at a resonant frequency. The full-bridge driving controller switches four full-bridge transistor switches at an operating frequency higher than the resonant frequency, so as to achieve the function of soft switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: GREEN SOLUTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chung-Che YU, Shian-Sung SHIU, Li-Min LEE
  • Publication number: 20120229050
    Abstract: A converting controller is provided and comprises a first comparing unit, a second comparing unit, a duty cycle operating unit and a reference voltage supplying unit. The first comparing unit receives a detecting signal representing a state of the load and a first reference signal, and generates a first comparing signal accordingly. The duty cycle operating unit controls power conversion of the converting circuit according to the first comparing signal. The second comparing unit receives the detecting signal and a second reference signal, and generates a second comparing signal accordingly. The reference voltage supplying unit supplies the first reference signal and adjusts a level of the first reference signal in response to the second comparing signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: GREEN SOLUTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chung-Che YU, Shian-Sung SHIU, Li-Min LEE, Juan-Juan LIU
  • Publication number: 20120229031
    Abstract: A converting controller comprises a power pin, a ground pin, at least one input pin, at least one output pin, at least one set pin and a failure generating circuit. The power pin is adapted to be coupled with a power source to receive electric power for operation, and the ground pin is adapted to be grounded. The input pin is adapted to receive a corresponding input signal and the output pin is used to output a corresponding output signal. The set pin is adapted to set a corresponding operating parameter of the converting controller. The failure generating circuit is coupled with and uses one of the input pin and the set pin as a protection output pin. The failure generating circuit modulates the level of the protection output pin to be a protection logic level when the converting controller is under a protection state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: GREEN SOLUTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shian-Sung SHIU, Li-Min LEE, Chung-Che YU
  • Patent number: 8253403
    Abstract: The present invention uses a discharge path to release the power stored in an output capacitor of a converting circuit when the time interval between two adjacent switching thereof is too long and may generate noises whose frequencies can be sensed by human ears. Hence, the present invention can keep the operating frequency of the converting circuit higher than a predetermined frequency and reduce the audio noise of the converting circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Green Solution Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Ming Chen, Chung-Che Yu