Patents by Inventor Kuo-Chieh Chan

Kuo-Chieh Chan 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).

  • Publication number: 20230261564
    Abstract: A charging device and a safety function control circuit and method thereof are provided. When a charging device is not connected to a load, a converted voltage value of a power connection terminal of the charging device is kept to be lower than a safe voltage value so as to maintain a safe mode. The safety function control circuit includes a first control module and a second control module for constant voltage control. The first control module and the second control module perform matching control on a power conversion circuit of the charging device, and in case of a single fault of one of the control modules, the other module is still capable of keeping the converted voltage value to be less than the safe voltage value. Thus, it is ensured that the safe mode stays functional in case of a concurrency of both a single hardware fault and a single firmware fault.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: CHE-MIN LIN, KUO-CHIEH CHAN, KUAN-JUNG LEE, CHI-CHANG LIEN, CHING-CHIA CHU
  • Patent number: 11025156
    Abstract: A power apparatus, a current detecting circuit and a current detecting method are provided. The power apparatus includes a power conversion circuit and the current detecting circuit. The power conversion circuit generates an output current. The current detecting circuit includes first and second current sensing resistors and a control circuit. The first current sensing resistor and the second current sensing resistor sense the output current to generate first and second sensing voltage, respectively. The control circuit receives the first sensing voltage and the second sensing voltage, and converts the first sensing voltage and the second sensing voltage respectively into a first current sensing value and a second current sensing value. The control circuit triggers a protection mechanism when the first current sensing value is greater than a first overcurrent protection value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: FSP TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Yaw-Chien Huang, Chun-Hao Yu, Kuo-Chieh Chan
  • Publication number: 20200099219
    Abstract: A power apparatus, a current detecting circuit and a current detecting method are provided. The power apparatus includes a power conversion circuit and the current detecting circuit. The power conversion circuit generates an output current. The current detecting circuit includes first and second current sensing resistors and a control circuit. The first current sensing resistor and the second current sensing resistor sense the output current to generate first and second sensing voltage, respectively. The control circuit receives the first sensing voltage and the second sensing voltage, and converts the first sensing voltage and the second sensing voltage respectively into a first current sensing value and a second current sensing value. The control circuit triggers a protection mechanism when the first current sensing value is greater than a first overcurrent protection value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: FSP TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Yaw-Chien Huang, Chun-Hao Yu, Kuo-Chieh Chan