Patents by Inventor Ke ZOU

Ke ZOU 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).

  • Enhanced flyback converter
    Patent number: 9413257
    Abstract: A DC/DC flyback converter that exhibits reduced switch and transformer voltage stresses in comparison to known flyback converters. The flyback converter also employs soft switching. Embodiments of such flyback converters may be used, without limitation, in electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles. A front-stage of the flyback converter comprises a DC/AC step-down circuit that may be separately used for various purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jin Wang, Xuan Zhang, Ke Zou
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING SWITCHING LOSS ASSOCIATED WITH SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHING DEVICES
    Publication number: 20150098187
    Abstract: A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, controlling a vehicle using switching loss information of a semiconductor switching device, the switching loss information derived from a conduction loss and a combined conduction and switching loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Chingchi CHEN, Krishna Prasad BHAT, Michael W. DEGNER, Ke ZOU