Patents by Inventor Kaihua Niu

Kaihua 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: 9583956
    Abstract: A charging device, a method for controlling a charging device, and a method for detecting a peripheral device are provided. The charging device comprises: a charging gun; a power module; and a controlling module coupled with the charging gun and the power module, wherein the controlling module is configured to determine whether the charging gun is connected with a peripheral device to be charged, and if yes, to control the power module to convert AC electricity to DC electricity to charge the peripheral device. A method for controlling a charging device is also provided. The method comprises: determining whether the charging gun is connected with a peripheral device; and if yes, controlling the power module to convert AC electricity to DC electricity to charge the peripheral device if the charging gun is determined to be connected to the peripheral device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignees: BYD Company Limited, Shenzhen BYD Auto R&D Company Limited
    Inventors: Xinghui Wang, Jianhua Zhang, Xiaofeng Shen, Kaihua Niu, Xiao Chen, Jianwei Huang, Chaojie Zong, Lin Liu
  • Publication number: 20140292261
    Abstract: A charging device, a method for controlling a charging device, and a method for detecting a peripheral device are provided. The charging device comprises: a charging gun; a power module; and a controlling module coupled with the charging gun and the power module, wherein the controlling module is configured to determine whether the charging gun is connected with a peripheral device to be charged, and if yes, to control the power module to convert AC electricity to DC electricity to charge the peripheral device. A method for controlling a charging device is also provided. The method comprises: determining whether the charging gun is connected with a peripheral device; and if yes, controlling the power module to convert AC electricity to DC electricity to charge the peripheral device if the charging gun is determined to be connected to the peripheral device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Xinghui WANG, Jianhua ZHANG, Xiaofeng SHEN, Kaihua NIU, Xiao CHEN, Jianwei HUANG, Chaojie ZONG, Lin LIU
  • Patent number: 7768229
    Abstract: This invention discloses a type of charging system for electric cars which includes an AC electric grid power supply system and an electric car charging equipment. The AC electric grid power supply system couples energy outputs to the electric car charging equipment; its characteristics are: it also includes an battery power system and an electrical energy control module. The electrical energy input of the battery power system is controlled by and connected to the AC electric grid power supply system. The output is controlled by the electrical energy control module and coupled to the electric car charging equipment. With the addition of one or more battery packs to the battery charging system, instantaneous current increase can be provided through the use of the battery packs in order to alleviate the demand on the electric grid. The design capacity of the battery charging system is more ideal and it reduces the instantaneous capacity overload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: BYD Company Limited
    Inventors: Jianhua Zhang, Bin Guo, Kaihua Niu
  • Patent number: 7598703
    Abstract: A type of portable chargers with power factor correction capability for use with electric vehicles comprises of a filtering rectifier module, an integrated circuit power supply module, a DC-DC PFC module and a DC-DC BUCK module. The filtering rectifier module has one input port and two output ports. The IC power supply module has one input port and two output ports. The DC-DC PFC module has two input ports and one output port. The DC-DC BUCK module has two input ports and one output port. The two output ports of the filtering rectifier module are connected to the input port of IC power supply module and the input port of the DC-DC PFC module respectively. The output port of the DC-DC PFC module is connected to one of the input ports of the DC-DC BUCK module. The two output ports of IC power supply module are connected, respectively, to the other input port of the DC-DC PFC module and to the other input port of the DC-DC BUCK module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: BYD Company Limited
    Inventors: JianHua Zhang, Bin Guo, Kaihua Niu
  • Publication number: 20080067974
    Abstract: This invention discloses a type of charging system for electric cars which includes an AC electric grid power supply system and an electric car charging equipment. The AC electric grid power supply system couples energy outputs to the electric car charging equipment; its characteristics are: it also includes an battery power system and an electrical energy control module. The electrical energy input of the battery power system is controlled by and connected to the AC electric grid power supply system. The output is controlled by the electrical energy control module and coupled to the electric car charging equipment. With the addition of one or more battery packs to the battery charging system, instantaneous current increase can be provided through the use of the battery packs in order to alleviate the demand on the electric grid. The design capacity of the battery charging system is more ideal and it reduces the instantaneous capacity overload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: JianHua Zhang, Bin Guo, Kaihua Niu
  • Publication number: 20070153560
    Abstract: A type of portable chargers with power factor correction capability for use with electric vehicles comprises of a filtering rectifier module, an integrated circuit power supply module, a DC-DC PFC module and a DC-DC BUCK module. The filtering rectifier module has one input port and two output ports. The IC power supply module has one input port and two output ports. The DC-DC PFC module has two input ports and one output port. The DC-DC BUCK module has two input ports and one output port. The two output ports of the filtering rectifier module are connected to the input port of IC power supply module and the input port of the DC-DC PFC module respectively. The output port of the DC-DC PFC module is connected to one of the input ports of the DC-DC BUCK module. The two output ports of IC power supply module are connected, respectively, to the other input port of the DC-DC PFC module and to the other input port of the DC-DC BUCK module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: JianHua Zhang, Bin Guo, Kaihua Niu
  • Patent number: D639733
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: BYD Company Limited
    Inventors: Lin Liu, Kaihua Niu, Jianhua Zhang