Patents by Inventor Furong Xiao

Furong Xiao 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: 11870275
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for detecting a metal foreign matter in a wireless charging system, and a device are provided. The apparatus includes a phase-lock control module, an excitation module, a resonance module, a signal collection module, and a determining module. The phase-lock control module is configured to: adjust a frequency of a first signal and output the first signal to the excitation module and the determining module. The excitation module is configured to: generate a second signal based on the first signal, and output the second signal to the resonance module. The resonance module is configured to output the third signal to the signal collection module under excitation of the second signal. The determining module is configured to determine whether there is a metal foreign matter in an area of the target coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yunhe Mao, Zhixian Wu, Yanding Liu, Furong Xiao
  • Publication number: 20230103414
    Abstract: A receive end for wireless charging, a wireless charging method, and an electronic device are provided. The receive end is configured to charge a battery by using energy provided by a transmit end, and includes a receive coil, a matching circuit, a rectifier circuit, and a controller. An input terminal of the matching circuit is connected to the receive coil, and an output terminal of the matching circuit is connected to an input terminal of the rectifier circuit. The matching circuit is configured to: perform matching on the alternating current, and supply the alternating current to the input terminal of the rectifier circuit. The rectifier circuit includes a controllable switching transistor, and the rectifier circuit is configured to: rectify the input alternating current into a direct current under control of the controller, and supply the direct current to a charging control circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Furong Xiao, Weiliang Shu, Qitang Liu, Wingto Fan, Yanding Liu
  • Publication number: 20230084747
    Abstract: A terminal device and a method for controlling the terminal device are provided. The terminal device includes a display screen, a housing, a middle frame and a transmitting circuit. The transmitting circuit is disposed on a side of the middle frame and faces the housing. The transmitting circuit includes a matching network and a transmitting coil connected to the matching network. The matching network is configured to perform impedance matching on a received alternating current power signal and send the received alternating current power signal to the transmitting coil. The matching network includes a parallel resonant capacitor connected in parallel to the transmitting coil. The transmitting circuit further includes a resistance switching circuit connected in series to the parallel resonant capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Yanding LIU, Weiliang SHU, Furong XIAO, Qitang LIU
  • Publication number: 20210119494
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for detecting a metal foreign matter in a wireless charging system, and a device are provided. The apparatus includes a phase-lock control module, an excitation module, a resonance module, a signal collection module, and a determining module. The phase-lock control module is configured to: adjust a frequency of a first signal and output the first signal to the excitation module and the determining module. The excitation module is configured to: generate a second signal based on the first signal, and output the second signal to the resonance module. The resonance module is configured to output the third signal to the signal collection module under excitation of the second signal. The determining module is configured to determine whether there is a metal foreign matter in an area of the target coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Yunhe Mao, Zhixian Wu, Yanding Liu, Furong Xiao
  • Patent number: 10291109
    Abstract: Critical-mode soft-switching techniques for a power converter are described. In one example, a power converter includes a converter electrically coupled between an alternating current (AC) power system and a direct current (DC) power system, where the converter includes a number of phase legs. The power converter can also include a control system configured, during a portion of a whole line cycle of the AC power system, to clamp a first phase leg of the converter from switching and operate second and third phase legs of the converter independently in either critical conduction mode (CRM) or in discontinuous conduction mode (DCM).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
    Inventors: Zhengrong Huang, Zhengyang Liu, Fred C. Lee, Qiang Li, Furong Xiao
  • Publication number: 20180205306
    Abstract: Critical-mode soft-switching techniques for a power converter are described. In one example, a power converter includes a converter electrically coupled between an alternating current (AC) power system and a direct current (DC) power system, where the converter includes a number of phase legs. The power converter can also include a control system configured, during a portion of a whole line cycle of the AC power system, to clamp a first phase leg of the converter from switching and operate second and third phase legs of the converter independently in either critical conduction mode (CRM) or in discontinuous conduction mode (DCM).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Zhengrong Huang, Zhengyang Liu, Fred C. Lee, Qiang Li, Furong Xiao