Patents by Inventor Chunping NIU

Chunping NIU 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: 10373774
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hybrid circuit breaker having a bridge induction transfer structure, characterized in that the circuit breaker comprises a main current circuit, an over-voltage limiting circuit, and a transfer current circuit; and the main current circuit, the over-voltage limiting circuit, and the transfer current circuit are connected in parallel. The induction transfer circuit in the transfer current circuit comprises an induction transfer inductor, an induction transfer capacitor, and an induction transfer branch power semiconductor device which are connected in series; the transfer current circuit further comprises a bridge circuit comprised of a main loop capacitor; the main loop inductor and the induction transfer inductor are coupled to form a transformer. The present invention can implement fast breaking of the current, and effectively reduce the volume and manufacturing cost of the circuit breaker. With the induction transfer circuit, fast current transfer is implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Fei Yang, Yi Wu, Mingzhe Rong, Yifei Wu, Chunping Niu
  • Patent number: 10374417
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an arc-free DC circuit breaker that combines magnetic induction transfer and resistive current limiting. The circuit breaker comprises a main current circuit and a transfer current circuit. The transfer current circuit has a bridge structure; with a group of unidirectional components having a breaking function, bidirectional current breaking is implemented, such that compared with the prior art, usage of the turn-off devices may be reduced to half. By controlling action sequences of the trigger gap, high-speed switch, and power semiconductor, fast switching arc-free opening of the main current circuit is implemented; meanwhile, the breaking capability of the circuit breaker is significantly improved. By virtue of the current limiting module circuit inside the transfer current circuit, the present disclosure quickly limits short-circuit fault current, and then reduces the number of parallel groups of full-controlled devices of the breaking module circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yi Wu, Mingzhe Rong, Yifei Wu, Fei Yang, Chunping Niu
  • Patent number: 10297402
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a magnetic pulse inducted transfer-type DC circuit breaker. The DC circuit breaker comprises a main current circuit and a transfer current circuit, the main current circuit comprising a combination of a fast mechanical switch or a mechanical switch with a power electronic device; the transfer current circuit comprises an arrester and a mutual inductor. The voltage generated through a mutual inductor may directly transfer current to the arrestor, thereby eliminating a process of transfer of the current to the capacitor or a power electronic device; it has a high current limiting or breaking speed, with a stability far superior to traditional technologies. The isolation between the capacitance charging unit and the DC system significantly reduces the voltage level and size of the charging unit, and enhances action reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mingzhe Rong, Yi Wu, Yifei Wu, Fei Yang, Chunping Niu
  • Publication number: 20180137993
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a magnetic pulse inducted transfer-type DC circuit breaker. The DC circuit breaker comprises a main current circuit and a transfer current circuit, the main current circuit comprising a combination of a fast mechanical switch or a mechanical switch with a power electronic device; the transfer current circuit comprises an arrester and a mutual inductor. The voltage generated through a mutual inductor may directly transfer current to the arrestor, thereby eliminating a process of transfer of the current to the capacitor or a power electronic device; it has a high current limiting or breaking speed, with a stability far superior to traditional technologies. The isolation between the capacitance charging unit and the DC system significantly reduces the voltage level and size of the charging unit, and enhances action reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mingzhe RONG, Yi WU, Yifei WU, Fei YANG, Chunping NIU
  • Publication number: 20180138689
    Abstract: The present invention provides a DC circuit breaker combining magnetic induction transfer and resistance current limiting, the circuit breaker comprising: a main current circuit, a current-limiting branch, a breaking branch, and an energy dissipation branch; the current-limiting branch and the breaking circuit each comprises a magnetic induction transfer module; an inductor in the magnetic induction transfer module of the current-limiting branch and a branch inductor in the current-limiting branch are coupled to form a mutual inductor; an inductor in the magnetic induction transfer module of the breaking branch and a second inductor in the transfer current loop are coupled to form a mutual inductor. The present invention can limit the current rising speed and amplitude and completely turned off the short-circuit current, thereby reducing the size and manufacturing cost of the circuit breaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yifei WU, Mingzhe RONG, Fei YANG, Yi WU, Chunping NIU
  • Publication number: 20180138695
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an arc-free DC circuit breaker that combines magnetic induction transfer and resistive current limiting. The circuit breaker comprises a main current circuit and a transfer current circuit. The transfer current circuit has a bridge structure; with a group of unidirectional components having a breaking function, bidirectional current breaking is implemented, such that compared with the prior art, usage of the turn-off devices may be reduced to half. By controlling action sequences of the trigger gap, high-speed switch, and power semiconductor, fast switching arc-free opening of the main current circuit is implemented; meanwhile, the breaking capability of the circuit breaker is significantly improved. By virtue of the current limiting module circuit inside the transfer current circuit, the present disclosure quickly limits short-circuit fault current, and then reduces the number of parallel groups of full-controlled devices of the breaking module circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yi WU, Mingzhe RONG, Yifei WU, Fei YANG, Chunping NIU
  • Publication number: 20180138687
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hybrid circuit breaker having a bridge induction transfer structure, characterized in that the circuit breaker comprises a main current circuit, an over-voltage limiting circuit, and a transfer current circuit; and the main current circuit, the over-voltage limiting circuit, and the transfer current circuit are connected in parallel. The induction transfer circuit in the transfer current circuit comprises an induction transfer inductor, an induction transfer capacitor, and an induction transfer branch power semiconductor device which are connected in series; the transfer current circuit further comprises a bridge circuit comprised of a main loop capacitor; the main loop inductor and the induction transfer inductor are coupled to form a transformer. The present invention can implement fast breaking of the current, and effectively reduce the volume and manufacturing cost of the circuit breaker. With the induction transfer circuit, fast current transfer is implemented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Fei YANG, Yi WU, Mingzhe RONG, Yifei WU, Chunping NIU
  • Patent number: 9692225
    Abstract: A hybrid DC breaker, comprises a main current circuit, a transfer current circuit, an over-voltage limiting circuit and a control system, wherein the main current circuit, the transfer current circuit and the over-voltage limiting circuit are connected in parallel. The transfer current circuit consists of circuits 1-4, wherein the circuit 1 and the circuit 4 are connected in series at first and then connected with the main current circuit in parallel; a pre-charged capacitor is connected with the circuit 4 in parallel after being connected with the circuit 3 in series; and, one end of the circuit 2 is connected with the left end of the main current circuit while the other end thereof is connected with a connection point of the pre-charged capacitor and the circuit 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: XI' AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yi Wu, Mingzhe Rong, Fei Yang, Yifei Wu, Hao Sun, Chunping Niu
  • Patent number: 9640983
    Abstract: A bidirectional hybrid breaker comprises a main current circuit, a transfer current circuit, an over-voltage limiting circuit and a control system, wherein the main current circuit, the transfer current circuit and the over-voltage limiting circuit are connected in parallel. The transfer current circuit consists of circuits 1-4, wherein the circuit 1 and the circuit 4 are connected in series at first and then connected with the main current circuit in parallel; a pre-charged capacitor is connected with the circuit 4 in parallel after being connected with the circuit 3 in series; and, one end of the circuit 2 is connected with the left end of the main current circuit while the other end thereof is connected with a connection point of the pre-charged capacitor and the circuit 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Fei Yang, Mingzhe Rong, Yi Wu, Yifei Wu, Hao Sun, Chunping Niu
  • Patent number: 9640973
    Abstract: A hybrid high-voltage DC breaker, consists of a plurality of completely identical breaker modules connected in series. Each of the breaker modules comprises a main current circuit, a transfer current circuit, an over-voltage limiting circuit and a control system, wherein a high-speed mechanical switch, the transfer current circuit and the over-voltage limiting circuit are connected in parallel. The transfer current circuit consists of circuits 1-4, wherein the circuit 1 and the circuit 4 are connected in series at first and then connected with the main current circuit in parallel; a pre-charged capacitor is connected with the circuit 4 in parallel after being connected with the circuit 3 in series; and, one end of the circuit 2 is connected with the left end of the main current circuit while the other end thereof is connected with a connection point of the pre-charged capacitor and the circuit 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mingzhe Rong, Yi Wu, Chunping Niu, Yifei Wu, Hao Sun, Fei Yang
  • Publication number: 20140376140
    Abstract: A hybrid DC breaker, comprises a main current circuit, a transfer current circuit, an over-voltage limiting circuit and a control system, wherein the main current circuit, the transfer current circuit and the over-voltage limiting circuit are connected in parallel. The transfer current circuit consists of circuits 1-4, wherein the circuit 1 and the circuit 4 are connected in series at first and then connected with the main current circuit in parallel; a pre-charged capacitor is connected with the circuit 4 in parallel after being connected with the circuit 3 in series; and, one end of the circuit 2 is connected with the left end of the main current circuit while the other end thereof is connected with a connection point of the pre-charged capacitor and the circuit 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: Xi'an Jiaotong University
    Inventors: Yi WU, Mingzhe RONG, Fei YANG, Yifei WU, Hao SUN, Chunping NIU
  • Publication number: 20140218832
    Abstract: A bidirectional hybrid breaker comprises a main current circuit, a transfer current circuit, an over-voltage limiting circuit and a control system, wherein the main current circuit, the transfer current circuit and the over-voltage limiting circuit are connected in parallel. The transfer current circuit consists of circuits 1-4, wherein the circuit 1 and the circuit 4 are connected in series at first and then connected with the main current circuit in parallel; a pre-charged capacitor is connected with the circuit 4 in parallel after being connected with the circuit 3 in series; and, one end of the circuit 2 is connected with the left end of the main current circuit while the other end thereof is connected with a connection point of the pre-charged capacitor and the circuit 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Xi'an Jiaotong University
    Inventors: Fei YANG, Mingzhe RONG, Yi WU, Yifei WU, Hao SUN, Chunping NIU
  • Publication number: 20140217833
    Abstract: A hybrid high-voltage DC breaker, consists of a plurality of completely identical breaker modules connected in series. Each of the breaker modules comprises a main current circuit, a transfer current circuit, an over-voltage limiting circuit and a control system, wherein a high-speed mechanical switch, the transfer current circuit and the over-voltage limiting circuit are connected in parallel. The transfer current circuit consists of circuits 1-4, wherein the circuit 1 and the circuit 4 are connected in series at first and then connected with the main current circuit in parallel; a pre-charged capacitor is connected with the circuit 4 in parallel after being connected with the circuit 3 in series; and, one end of the circuit 2 is connected with the left end of the main current circuit while the other end thereof is connected with a connection point of the pre-charged capacitor and the circuit 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Xi'an Jiaotong University
    Inventors: Mingzhe RONG, Yi WU, Chunping NIU, Yifei WU, Hao SUN, Fei YANG