Patents by Inventor Longyu CHEN
Longyu CHEN 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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Publication number: 20230006463Abstract: Embodiments are generally directed to an emergency driver (10) and an intelligent module (20) for the emergency driver (10). An embodiment of the emergency driver (10) may include a digital communication interface (12), a DC power supply (14) and a controller (16). The digital communication interface (12) may be configured to receive an input signal (41) via a control bus (18). The DC power supply (14) may be configured to provide a DC output (45) to the control bus (18). The controller (16) may be coupled to the digital communication interface (12) and the DC power supply (14) and may be configured to control the emergency driver (10) to operate in a first operation mode. The input signal (41) received at the digital communication interface (12) may be a digital input signal when the emergency driver is operating in a first operation mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2020Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Longyu Chen, Bruce Richard Roberts, Taylor Apolonius Barto
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Patent number: 11310894Abstract: A driver comprises a controller coupled with a LED, and an interface circuit configured to be coupled between the controller and an external device. The interface circuit comprises an interface port configured to be coupled to the external device, an analog interface module, a digital interface module and a power supply module. The analog interface module is coupled between the interface port and the controller and configured to transmit an analog signal therebetween the external device and the controller in a first mode. The digital interface module is coupled between the interface port and the controller and configured to transmit a digital signal between the external device and the controller in a second mode and a third mode. The power supply module is coupled to the interface port and configured to provide energy to the external device in the first mode and the third mode.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Hongbin Wei, Longyu Chen, Timothy Alan Taubert
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Publication number: 20210294826Abstract: The present application provides a modeling analysis method for a device management network and an electronic device. The modeling analysis method includes: acquiring position information and type information of a first node acquired by a user terminal; and displaying the first node on an electronic map according to the position information and type information of the first node, and establishing, in accordance with a first predetermined rule and on the electronic map, a line connection between the first node and at least one second node displayed on the electronic map. By the technical solution of the present application, a network model can be automatically constructed for rapid analysis, so that users can check the network diagram and network analysis results in real time, quickly, and automatically, so as to improve the real network of the physical world based on the rapid analysis of the network model.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventor: Longyu Chen
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Patent number: 11049195Abstract: The present application relates to a modeling analysis method based on geographic targets. According to the method, data acquisition is carried out on the basis of a mobile client, and rapid modeling is carried out on the basis of a predetermined rule, so that the workload of maintenance and analysis of data in an existing network management system is reduced, and the network management efficiency is improved. The technical proposal employed in the present application is: a modeling analysis method based on geographic targets, which includes: using predetermined targets at related geographic positions as nodes of a network model; acquiring position information of the nodes by means of the mobile client and carrying out classification; and establishing a connection relationship between the nodes representing the geographic positions and the network model according to an established rule.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2020Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Inventor: Longyu Chen
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Publication number: 20200396809Abstract: A driver comprises a controller coupled with a LED, and an interface circuit configured to be coupled between the controller and an external device. The interface circuit comprises an interface port configured to be coupled to the external device, an analog interface module, a digital interface module and a power supply module. The analog interface module is coupled between the interface port and the controller and configured to transmit an analog signal therebetween the external device and the controller in a first mode. The digital interface module is coupled between the interface port and the controller and configured to transmit a digital signal between the external device and the controller in a second mode and a third mode. The power supply module is coupled to the interface port and configured to provide energy to the external device in the first mode and the third mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2019Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Hongbin WEI, Longyu CHEN, Timothy Alan TAUBERT
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Publication number: 20200311836Abstract: The present application relates to a modeling analysis method based on geographic targets. According to the method, data acquisition is carried out on the basis of a mobile client, and rapid modeling is carried out on the basis of a predetermined rule, so that the workload of maintenance and analysis of data in an existing network management system is reduced, and the network management efficiency is improved. The technical proposal employed in the present application is: a modeling analysis method based on geographic targets, which includes: using predetermined targets at related geographic positions as nodes of a network model; acquiring position information of the nodes by means of the mobile client and carrying out classification; and establishing a connection relationship between the nodes representing the geographic positions and the network model according to an established rule.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventor: Longyu Chen
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Patent number: 10778085Abstract: A power converter comprising a first capacitor, a flyback conversion module, a soft-start module, and a feedback control module. The flyback conversion module is coupled with the first capacitor and configured to receive a first control voltage across the first capacitor. The soft-start module is coupled with the first capacitor and is configured to charge the first capacitor during a startup stage, to increase the first control voltage to an expected voltage value at the end of the startup stage. The feedback control module is coupled with the flyback conversion module and is configured to control the flyback conversion module to output a substantially constant voltage or current after the startup stage. Wherein the expected voltage value is a value of the first control voltage when the flyback conversion module outputs a substantially constant voltage or current after the startup stage.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2018Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Hongbin Wei, Qian Ni, Longyu Chen, Aling Li
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Patent number: 10708993Abstract: A driver comprises a front-end stage, a back-end stage, and an intermediate controller. The front-end stage comprises a front-end main circuit and a front-end controller, and is configured to rectify an AC input voltage from an external power supply and output a DC bus voltage through output terminals. The back-end stage comprises a buck circuit, and configured to receive the bus voltage from the front-end stage and output a desired DC drive voltage to a load according to an operating voltage of the load. The intermediate controller is configured to obtain a difference voltage signal indicative of an electric potential difference between the bus voltage and the drive voltage, and provide a feedback signal generated based on the difference voltage signal to the front-end controller. The front-end controller controls the front-end main circuit based on the feedback signal to change the bus voltage with change of the drive voltage.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Longyu Chen, Hongbin Wei
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Patent number: 10638566Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a light-emitting diode (LED) driver comprising a controller and a main circuit. The controller is configured to receive a dimming signal for dimming an LED load and use a current hysteresis control to generate a control signal, wherein a hysteresis width of the current hysteresis control varies with the dimming signal. The main circuit comprises a front-end stage configured to receive an AC input voltage and output a DC bus voltage, and a back-end stage configured to receive the bus voltage and responsive to the control signal, output a desired drive current through output terminals to the LED load so as to produce a target illumination intensity. The present disclosure widens the dimming depth of analog dimming in the LED dimming technology, achieves deep dimming and satisfies good dimming linearity in the entire dimming range.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Longyu Chen, Hongbin Wei, Haomin Xu
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Publication number: 20190190396Abstract: A power converter comprising a first capacitor, a flyback conversion module, a soft-start module, and a feedback control module. The flyback conversion module is coupled with the first capacitor and configured to receive a first control voltage across the first capacitor. The soft-start module is coupled with the first capacitor and is configured to charge the first capacitor during a startup stage, to increase the first control voltage to an expected voltage value at the end of the startup stage. The feedback control module is coupled with the flyback conversion module and is configured to control the flyback conversion module to output a substantially constant voltage or current after the startup stage. Wherein the expected voltage value is a value of the first control voltage when the flyback conversion module outputs a substantially constant voltage or current after the startup stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2018Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Hongbin WEI, Qian NI, Longyu CHEN, Aling LI
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Patent number: 10212773Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include a dimming device comprising a dimming signal interface module which includes an optical coupling module and an analog-digital converter module having its input terminal connected to the input terminal of the dimming signal interface module and its output terminal selectively connected to the optical coupling module. The dimming signal interface module may receive digital signals and analog signals. When the analog signals are received by the input terminal of the dimming signal interface module, the analog-digital converter module may convert the analog signals to square-wave signals and output the square-wave signals to the optical coupling module. When digital signals are received by the input terminal of the dimming signal interface module, the output terminal of the analog-digital converter module may be disconnected from the optical coupling module. The dimming device may be able to receive digital and analog control signals to be used for dimming.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2017Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Hongbin Wei, Yonghui Deng, Qian Ni, Longyu Chen
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Publication number: 20190037659Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a light-emitting diode (LED) driver comprising a controller and a main circuit. The controller is configured to receive a dimming signal for dimming an LED load and use a current hysteresis control to generate a control signal, wherein a hysteresis width of the current hysteresis control varies with the dimming signal. The main circuit comprises a front-end stage configured to receive an AC input voltage and output a DC bus voltage, and a back-end stage configured to receive the bus voltage and responsive to the control signal, output a desired drive current through output terminals to the LED load so as to produce a target illumination intensity. The present disclosure widens the dimming depth of analog dimming in the LED dimming technology, achieves deep dimming and satisfies good dimming linearity in the entire dimming range.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Longyu Chen, Hongbin Wei, Haomin Xu
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Publication number: 20180376553Abstract: A driver comprises a front-end stage, a back-end stage, and an intermediate controller. The front-end stage comprises a front-end main circuit and a front-end controller, and is configured to rectify an AC input voltage from an external power supply and output a DC bus voltage through output terminals. The back-end stage comprises a buck circuit, and configured to receive the bus voltage from the front-end stage and output a desired DC drive voltage to a load according to an operating voltage of the load. The intermediate controller is configured to obtain a difference voltage signal indicative of an electric potential difference between the bus voltage and the drive voltage, and provide a feedback signal generated based on the difference voltage signal to the front-end controller. The front-end controller controls the front-end main circuit based on the feedback signal to change the bus voltage with change of the drive voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Longyu CHEN, Hongbin WEI
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Publication number: 20180103519Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include a dimming device comprising a dimming signal interface module which includes an optical coupling module and an analog-digital converter module having its input terminal connected to the input terminal of the dimming signal interface module and its output terminal selectively connected to the optical coupling module. The dimming signal interface module may receive digital signals and analog signals. When the analog signals are received by the input terminal of the dimming signal interface module, the analog-digital converter module may convert the analog signals to square-wave signals and output the square-wave signals to the optical coupling module. When digital signals are received by the input terminal of the dimming signal interface module, the output terminal of the analog-digital converter module may be disconnected from the optical coupling module. The dimming device may be able to receive digital and analog control signals to be used for dimming.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Inventors: Hongbin WEI, Yonghui DENG, Qian NI, Longyu CHEN