Patents by Inventor Liangcai Tan
Liangcai Tan 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).
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Patent number: 11469614Abstract: A small size, energy harvesting, long distance wireless AC sensor module. The sensor module includes an electromagnetic energy harvesting method that supplies and manages power to the sensor. Therefore, the sensor module does not rely on wired power or battery to run. The sensor also includes a low power wireless transmitter that has transmission frequency of sub-1 GHz and effective transfer distance of more than 100 meters, more than 150 meters, more than 200 meters and up to 250 meters. It has small size preferably having a size of less than 68 mm long by 33 mm wide by 21 mm thick, less than 50 grams. Thanks to the wireless and energy harvesting features, the sensor is very easy to install. Users just need to clamp sensors to the subject electrical lines, and then the data will be sent to data gateways automatically.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2022Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Archimedes Controls Corp.Inventors: Wenli Yu, Liangcai Tan
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Patent number: 10952050Abstract: The present invention is an intelligent gateway which can receive multiple sensor data using sub-1G Hz frequency, analyze data, and transmit processed data to a database server. The intelligent gateway can receive data from up to 100 sensors using sub-1G Hz (433, 868 or 915 MHz) wireless frequency. The received data can be analyzed and the gateway can determine when to transmit data, and which packaged data to transmit to the database server. The intelligent gateway can also receive feedback and instructions from the database server. The process data can be transmitted to the database server with different protocols like WIFI, Ethernet and RS485. The intelligent gateway can also include multiple sensors including temperature and humidity sensors, pressure sensors, air speed sensors and a particulate matter sensor for detecting particulates of less than 2.5 micro meters (PM2.5). These sensors are collect additional indoor environmental quality parameters.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2016Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Archimedes Controls Corp.Inventors: Liangcai Tan, Wenli Yu, Xin Hu
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Patent number: 10715885Abstract: An adaptive algorithm based battery-powered long distance wireless temperature and humidity sensor module. The sensor module uses an adaptive algorithm to transmit data on an event basis and/or a reduced basis to extend battery life to more than 10 years. It also uses a low power wireless transmitter which has frequency of sub-1 GHz and an effective transfer distance of up to 250 meters, a low power temperature and humidity sensor, and a long lasting lithium battery which has shelf life of 20 years.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Archimedes Controls Corp.Inventors: Liangcai Tan, Wenli Yu, Xin Hu
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Publication number: 20190098379Abstract: An adaptive algorithm based battery-powered long distance wireless temperature and humidity sensor module. The sensor module uses an adaptive algorithm to transmit data on an event basis and/or a reduced basis to extend battery life to more than 10 years. It also uses a low power wireless transmitter which has frequency of sub-1 GHz and an effective transfer distance of up to 250 meters, a low power temperature and humidity sensor, and a long lasting lithium battery which has shelf life of 20 years.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: Archimedes Controls Corp.Inventors: Liangcai TAN, Wenli YU, Xin HU
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Patent number: 10212860Abstract: Described is an adaptive automatic computer room air conditioner (CRAC) or computer room air handler (CRAH, CRAC and CRAH is referred interchangeably in this article) group control method. This method automatically controls each HVAC unit's on/off status, return temperature set point, fan speed or cooling valve position to secure the data center thermal environment for server's secure running and minimize the cooling energy use. The method creates a comprehensive feedback control loop between temperature sensor network, data center environment and CRACs.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Archimedes Controls Corp.Inventors: Xiang Liu, Liangcai Tan, Xin Hu
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Patent number: 10171893Abstract: An adaptive algorithm based battery-powered long distance wireless temperature and humidity sensor module. The sensor module uses an adaptive algorithm to transmit data on an event basis and/or a reduced basis to extend battery life to more than 10 years. It also uses a low power wireless transmitter which has frequency of sub-1 GHz and an effective transfer distance of up to 250 meters, a low power temperature and humidity sensor, and a long lasting lithium battery which has shelf life of 20 years.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Archimedes Controls Corp.Inventors: Liangcai Tan, Wenli Yu, Xin Hu
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Publication number: 20180253644Abstract: Described are methods and systems for identifying an electrical load device electrically coupled to a smart plug device. In some embodiments, a server receives, from the smart plug device, a plurality of power properties associated with the electrical load device. The server inputs the plurality of power properties into a plurality of nodes of an artificial neural network (ANN) graph to generate a predicted device ID. The server queries a database for a device ID that is within a threshold of the predicted device ID. Based on querying the database to determine that the device ID exists, the server identifies the electrical load device as a device associated with the device ID.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2017Publication date: September 6, 2018Applicant: BRITE THINGS, INC.Inventors: Liangcai TAN, Xin HU, Michael WILSON
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Publication number: 20170188121Abstract: An adaptive algorithm based battery-powered long distance wireless temperature and humidity sensor module. The sensor module uses an adaptive algorithm to transmit data on an event basis and/or a reduced basis to extend battery life to more than 10 years. It also uses a low power wireless transmitter which has frequency of sub-1 GHz and an effective transfer distance of up to 250 meters, a low power temperature and humidity sensor, and a long lasting lithium battery which has shelf life of 20 years.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2016Publication date: June 29, 2017Applicant: Archimedes Controls Corp.Inventors: Liangcai TAN, Wenli YU, Xin HU
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Publication number: 20170176039Abstract: Described is an adaptive automatic computer room air conditioner (CRAC) or computer room air handler (CRAH, CRAC and CRAH is referred interchangeably in this article) group control method. This method automatically controls each HVAC unit's on/off status, return temperature set point, fan speed or cooling valve position to secure the data center thermal environment for server's secure running and minimize the cooling energy use. The method creates a comprehensive feedback control loop between temperature sensor network, data center environment and CRACs.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: Archimedes Controls Corp.Inventors: Xiang LIU, Liangcai TAN, Xin HU
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Publication number: 20170177762Abstract: Disclosed is an internet browser based data center 3D dynamic temperature and humidity contour generator. The generator will collect real time rack temperature and humidity sensor data, convert the measured data to be 3D temperature and humidity data through inverse weight coefficient interception, then display these data along the rack's surface in internet browsers to inform data center operator.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: Archimedes Controls Corp.Inventors: Xiang LIU, Liangcai TAN, Xin HU
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Publication number: 20170176033Abstract: The present invention is a complete solution for mission critical facilities to create a safe environment and energy efficient CRAC system. The invented system collects mission critical facility volume environmental and energy data in real time, and uses big data analytics to provide adaptive group control to CRACs. The data is visualized in 2D and 3D graphs, dashboard, history curves and reports locally and through the cloud. The present invention also provides user management to allow authorized users to view and control the racks/servers owned or rented by these users. The present invention is comprised of four companion patents: 1) A Battery-powered Wireless Long Life Temperature and Humidity Sensor Module, 2) An Intelligent Multi-channel Wireless Data Acquisition Gateway, 3) Mission critical facility Three Dimension Temperature Contour Generator, and 4) An Adaptive Automatic CRAC Master Control Method.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: Archimedes Controls Corp.Inventors: Liangcai TAN, Wenli YU, Xin HU, Xiang LIU, Fenghua GE
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Publication number: 20170180913Abstract: The present invention is an intelligent gateway which can receive multiple sensor data using sub-1G Hz frequency, analyze data, and transmit processed data to a database server. The intelligent gateway can receive data from up to 100 sensors using sub-1G Hz (433, 868 or 915 MHz) wireless frequency. The received data can be analyzed and the gateway can determine when to transmit data, and which packaged data to transmit to the database server. The intelligent gateway can also receive feedback and instructions from the database server. The process data can be transmitted to the database server with different protocols like WIFI, Ethernet and RS485. The intelligent gateway can also include multiple sensors including temperature and humidity sensors, pressure sensors, air speed sensors and a particulate matter sensor for detecting particulates of less than 2.5 micro meters (PM2.5). These sensors are collect additional indoor environmental quality parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: Archimedes Controls Corp.Inventors: Liangcai TAN, Wenli YU, Xin HU
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Publication number: 20160285310Abstract: The present invention is a power meter with auto switching control. It comprises a power measurement unit where the power and energy data can be display either locally as well as remotely through wireless communications, an electrical receptacle, plug or strip connecting power to electrically powered equipment or devices; a switch with open and close states to control power off and on; a combination of buttons for manual controls and settings; embedded or externally connected sensors to provide signal input, for example but not limited to, occupancy sensors and infrared sensors; a processing unit to automatically control the power on/off according to the measured power, sensor signals, user input, schedules and control strategies; and storage units to hold these control strategies and algorithms and save data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Applicant: BRITE THINGS, INC.Inventors: Liangcai Tan, Xin Hu, Michael Wilson