Patents by Inventor Licheng Sheng

Licheng Sheng 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: 20230318495
    Abstract: A BLDC motor system having a power stage, a hall sensor and a logical control circuit is discussed. The BLDC motor system improves performances by judging an initial rotation direction through the back electromotive force generated by the stator together with the induced signal sensed by the hall sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Hongqiang Qin, Yishan Ma, Qiming Zhao, Licheng Sheng
  • Patent number: 9998005
    Abstract: A voltage converter provides a positive voltage and a negative voltage with a single inductor. The voltage converter has a first switch, a second switch, a third switch and a fourth switch switched periodically, wherein each switching period comprise a first time period, a second time period and a third time period, and wherein: during the first time period, the first switch and the fourth switch are turned on, whereas the second switch and the third switch are turned off; during the second time period, the first switch and the third switch are turned on, whereas the second switch and the fourth switch are turned off; and during the third time period, the second switch and the fourth switch are turned on, whereas the first switch and the third switch are turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bairen Liu, Licheng Sheng, Bo Yu
  • Publication number: 20170324323
    Abstract: A voltage converter provides a positive voltage and a negative voltage with a single inductor. The voltage converter has a first switch, a second switch, a third switch and a fourth switch switched periodically, wherein each switching period comprise a first time period, a second time period and a third time period, and wherein: during the first time period, the first switch and the fourth switch are turned on, whereas the second switch and the third switch are turned off; during the second time period, the first switch and the third switch are turned on, whereas the second switch and the fourth switch are turned off; and during the third time period, the second switch and the fourth switch are turned on, whereas the first switch and the third switch are turned off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Bairen Liu, Licheng Sheng, Bo Yu
  • Patent number: 9685876
    Abstract: A method of capacitive mode detection is used in a resonant converter. The resonant converter has a square wave generator having a first switch and a second switch, a resonant network, an isolated transformer having a primary winding and a second winding, and a rectifier network providing an output DC voltage for a load. The method of capacitive mode detection includes: detecting a voltage of the secondary winding and generating a voltage detection signal; detecting an output DC voltage of the rectifier network and generating a voltage detecting threshold; comparing the voltage detection signal with the voltage detection threshold when either of the first and the second switches is turned OFF; generating a flag signal indicating whether the resonant converter enters into a capacitive mode based on the comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Hangzhou MPS Semiconductor Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Bairen Liu, Licheng Sheng, Bo Yu, Hongqiang Qin, Qiming Zhao, Naixing Kuang, Eric Yang
  • Patent number: 9485819
    Abstract: A light-emitting element driver system has a power conversion circuit, a second switch and a control circuit, the power conversion circuit has a primary circuit, a transformer, a first rectified circuit and a second rectified circuit, the second rectified circuit provides a first signal, the second switch has a first terminal coupled to an output terminal of the first rectified circuit and a second terminal to provide a second signal, when a dimming signal is in a first state, the control circuit provides a first control signal to control the power conversion circuit based on the first signal, and meanwhile provides a second control signal to control the second switch based on the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: CHENGDU MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bairen Liu, Qiming Zhao, Licheng Sheng, Bo Yu, Hongqiang Qin, Eric Yang
  • Publication number: 20160190945
    Abstract: A method of capacitive mode detection is used in a resonant converter. The resonant converter has a square wave generator having a first switch and a second switch, a resonant network, an isolated transformer having a primary winding and a second winding, and a rectifier network providing an output DC voltage for a load. The method of capacitive mode detection includes: detecting a voltage of the secondary winding and generating a voltage detection signal; detecting an output DC voltage of the rectifier network and generating a voltage detecting threshold; comparing the voltage detection signal with the voltage detection threshold when either of the first and the second switches is turned OFF; generating a flag signal indicating whether the resonant converter enters into a capacitive mode based on the comparison result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Bairen Liu, Licheng Sheng, Bo Yu, Hongqiang Qin, Qiming Zhao, Naixing Kuang, Eric Yang
  • Patent number: 9215769
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present circuit and method disclose a light-emitting diode (LED) driver system. The LED driver system may comprise an isolated converter and a DC/DC converter. The isolated converter may be coupled to a first input signal, and may provide a LED current and a bus voltage. The isolated converter may be configured to regulate the LED current and the bus voltage separately in accordance with a dimming signal. The DC/DC converter may comprise an input coupled to the bus voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Chengdu Monolithic Power Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Frank Ren, Naixing Kuang, Bairen Liu, Licheng Sheng
  • Publication number: 20150208472
    Abstract: A light-emitting element driver system has a power conversion circuit, a second switch and a control circuit, the power conversion circuit has a primary circuit, a transformer, a first rectified circuit and a second rectified circuit, the second rectified circuit provides a first signal, the second switch has a first terminal coupled to an output terminal of the first rectified circuit and a second terminal to provide a second signal, when a dimming signal is in a first state, the control circuit provides a first control signal to control the power conversion circuit based on the first signal, and meanwhile provides a second control signal to control the second switch based on the second signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Bairen Liu, Qiming Zhao, Licheng Sheng, Bo Yu, Hongqiang Qin, Eric Yang
  • Publication number: 20120194078
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present circuit and method disclose a light-emitting diode (LED) driver system. The LED driver system may comprise an isolated converter and a DC/DC converter. The isolated converter may be coupled to a first input signal, and may provide a LED current and a bus voltage. The isolated converter may be configured to regulate the LED current and the bus voltage separately in accordance with a dimming signal. The DC/DC converter may comprise an input coupled to the bus voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Frank Ren, Naixing Kuang, Bairen Liu, Licheng Sheng