Patents by Inventor GERALD ZHENG

GERALD ZHENG 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: 10141787
    Abstract: The present invention provides a receiving circuit for magnetic coupling resonant wireless power transmission comprising: a resonant circuit, which comprises a resonant coil and a resonant capacitor; a rectifying circuit, the input of which is electrically connected to the two terminals of the resonant capacitor; a storage capacitor, the two terminals of which are electrically connected to the output of rectifying circuit; and a DC-DC converter, the input of which is electrically connected to the two terminals of the storage capacitor and the output of which is electrically connected to a rechargeable battery. The receiving circuit for magnetic coupling resonant wireless power transmission of the present invention can save energy and has high charge efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Eaton Capital Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Gerald Zheng, Jack Gu, Bruce Wu, Tiefu Zhao, Jun Xu, Birger Pahl, Yahan Hua
  • Patent number: 9842709
    Abstract: A circuit breaker includes a set of separable contacts moveable between a closed position and an open position, an operating mechanism configured to open the set of contacts, a conductor coupled to the set of contacts, a current transformer coupled to the conductor, and a trip circuit coupled to the operating mechanism and to the current transformer and configured to cause the operating mechanism to open the set of contacts when a current through the conductor exceeds a current threshold that is greater than a saturation threshold of the current transformer. The trip circuit is further configured to vary the current threshold during an interval following a closure of the set of the contacts and to provide a fixed current threshold thereafter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald Zheng, Xin Zhou, James Leo Lagree, Theodore James Miller, Bruce Wu, Sui Ouyang
  • Patent number: 9728348
    Abstract: An electrical switching apparatus includes a housing, a line terminal, a load terminal, separable contacts disposed on a conductive path between the line terminal and the load terminal, an operating mechanism structured to open and close said separable contacts, said operating mechanism including a trip bar, and an electronic trip unit. The electrical switching apparatus also includes a trip actuator assembly including an actuator housing coupled to said housing, an actuator coupled to said actuator housing, and a connector structured to electrically connect the actuator to an electronic trip unit. The electrical switching apparatus further includes a current transformer assembly including a rod-shaped conductor electrically coupled to the load terminal and a current transformer disposed around the rod-shaped conductor, wherein the electronic trip unit is structured to electrically control actuation of the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xin Zhou, Frank Joseph Stifter, Jr., Gerald Zheng, Brian Scott Jansto, Theodore James Miller
  • Publication number: 20170178829
    Abstract: An electrical switching apparatus includes a housing, a line terminal, a load terminal, separable contacts disposed on a conductive path between the line terminal and the load terminal, an operating mechanism structured to open and close said separable contacts, said operating mechanism including a trip bar, and an electronic trip unit. The electrical switching apparatus also includes a trip actuator assembly including an actuator housing coupled to said housing, an actuator coupled to said actuator housing, and a connector structured to electrically connect the actuator to an electronic trip unit. The electrical switching apparatus further includes a current transformer assembly including a rod-shaped conductor electrically coupled to the load terminal and a current transformer disposed around the rod-shaped conductor, wherein the electronic trip unit is structured to electrically control actuation of the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: XIN ZHOU, FRANK JOSEPH STIFTER, JR., GERALD ZHENG, BRIAN SCOTT JANSTO, THEODORE JAMES MILLER
  • Publication number: 20170070082
    Abstract: The present invention provides a receiving circuit for magnetic coupling resonant wireless power transmission comprising: a resonant circuit, which comprises a resonant coil and a resonant capacitor; a rectifying circuit, the input of which is electrically connected to the two terminals of the resonant capacitor; a storage capacitor, the two terminals of which are electrically connected to the output of rectifying circuit; and a DC-DC converter, the input of which is electrically connected to the two terminals of the storage capacitor and the output of which is electrically connected to a rechargeable battery. The receiving circuit for magnetic coupling resonant wireless power transmission of the present invention can save energy and has high charge efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: COOPER INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS
    Inventors: GERALD ZHENG, JACK GU, BRUCE WU, TIEFU ZHAO, JUN XU, BIRGER PAHL, YAHAN HUA
  • Patent number: 9520254
    Abstract: A circuit interrupter includes a first terminal, a second terminal, separable contacts moveable between a closed position and an open position, the first and second terminals being electrically disconnected from each other when the separable contacts are in the open position, a printed circuit board Rogowski coil structured to sense a current flowing between the first and second terminals, a current transformer structured to harvest power from the current flowing between the first and second terminals, an electronic trip unit including an other trip circuit structured to output a first trip signal to control the actuator to cooperate with an operating mechanism to trip open the separable contacts based on the current sensed by the current sensor and a thermal trip assembly structured to sense a temperature of a busbar and to output a second trip signal based on the sensed temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gerald Zheng, Jack Gu, Xin Zhou, Olina Ouyang, Bruce Wu
  • Patent number: 9520710
    Abstract: A thermal trip assembly for use with a busbar includes a fastener, an insulating sleeve, a temperature sensor structured to sense a temperature of the busbar, and a thermal trip circuit structured to output a trip signal based on the sensed temperature. A portion of the insulating sleeve is disposed between the temperature sensor and the busbar. The fastener couples the insulating sleeve and the temperature sensor to the busbar with the insulating sleeve being in direct contact with a portion of the busbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xin Zhou, Gerald Zheng, Olina Ouyang, Bruce Wu, Jack Gu
  • Publication number: 20160276115
    Abstract: A circuit breaker includes a set of separable contacts moveable between a closed position and an open position, an operating mechanism configured to open the set of contacts, a conductor coupled to the set of contacts, a current transformer coupled to the conductor, and a trip circuit coupled to the operating mechanism and to the current transformer and configured to cause the operating mechanism to open the set of contacts when a current through the conductor exceeds a current threshold that is greater than a saturation threshold of the current transformer. The trip circuit is further configured to vary the current threshold during an interval following a closure of the set of the contacts and to provide a fixed current threshold thereafter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Gerald Zheng, Xin Zhou, James Leo Lagree, Theodore James Miller, Bruce Wu, Sui Ouyang
  • Publication number: 20150371798
    Abstract: A circuit interrupter includes a first terminal, a second terminal, separable contacts moveable between a closed position and an open position, the first and second terminals being electrically disconnected from each other when the separable contacts are in the open position, a printed circuit board Rogowski coil structured to sense a current flowing between the first and second terminals, a current transformer structured to harvest power from the current flowing between the first and second terminals, an electronic trip unit including an other trip circuit structured to output a first trip signal to control the actuator to cooperate with an operating mechanism to trip open the separable contacts based on the current sensed by the current sensor and a thermal trip assembly structured to sense a temperature of a busbar and to output a second trip signal based on the sensed temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: GERALD ZHENG, JACK GU, XIN ZHOU, OLINA OUYANG, BRUCE WU
  • Publication number: 20150372478
    Abstract: A thermal trip assembly for use with a busbar includes a fastener, an insulating sleeve, a temperature sensor structured to sense a temperature of the busbar, and a thermal trip circuit structured to output a trip signal based on the sensed temperature. A portion of the insulating sleeve is disposed between the temperature sensor and the busbar. The fastener couples the insulating sleeve and the temperature sensor to the busbar with the insulating sleeve being in direct contact with a portion of the busbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: XIN ZHOU, GERALD ZHENG, OLINA OUYANG, BRUCE WU, JACK GU
  • Patent number: 9103852
    Abstract: A circuit for sensing a direct current includes a first resistance and a second resistance. A first portion of the direct current flows through the first resistance and a second portion of the direct current flows through the second resistance. The circuit further includes a current sensor having an opening, first and second conductors inductively coupled with the current sensor, and a switching circuit having a pair of switches structured to alternatingly switch in order that the second portion of the direct current alternatingly flows through the first and second conductors. The second portion of the direct current flowing through the first conductor passes through the opening of the current sensor in a first direction and the second portion of the direct current flowing through the second conductor passes through the opening of the current sensor in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gerald Zheng, Jack Gu, Bruce Wu, Vijay Bhavaraju, Xin Zhou
  • Publication number: 20150109078
    Abstract: A circuit for sensing a direct current includes a first resistance and a second resistance. A first portion of the direct current flows through the first resistance and a second portion of the direct current flows through the second resistance. The circuit further includes a current sensor having an opening, first and second conductors inductively coupled with the current sensor, and a switching circuit having a pair of switches structured to alternatingly switch in order that the second portion of the direct current alternatingly flows through the first and second conductors. The second portion of the direct current flowing through the first conductor passes through the opening of the current sensor in a first direction and the second portion of the direct current flowing through the second conductor passes through the opening of the current sensor in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: GERALD ZHENG, JACK GU, BRUCE WU, VIJAY BHAVARAJU, XIN ZHOU