Patents by Inventor Lutian ZENG

Lutian ZENG 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: 20240074007
    Abstract: Provided are an electromagnetic heating device, a noise suppression method, a heating control system, and a storage medium, which relate to the field of electromagnetic heating technologies. The noise suppression method includes: in response to determining that any two adjacent heating modules of the electromagnetic heating device operate successively, obtaining a start operating frequency of the last-started heating module of the two adjacent heating modules; and adjusting an operating frequency of the first-started heating module of the two adjacent heating modules based on the start operating frequency of the last-started heating module, to allow the two adjacent heating modules to operate synchronously at a same operating frequency when the last-started heating module starts operating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Jun LEI, Lutian ZENG, Chengbin ZHU, Yunfeng WANG, Deyong JIANG, Wenhua LIU, Liang ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20240057811
    Abstract: Provided is a cookware detection circuit using half-bridge drive heating, a heating device, a cookware detection method, and a storage medium. The cookware detection circuit using half-bridge drive heating includes a control module (100) and a pulse cookware detection module (300). The control module is configured to output a single pulse cookware detection signal to a half-bridge drive module (200) of the electromagnetic heating device to drive a coil disk (204) to perform a resonant operation through the half-bridge drive module (200). A pulse detection module (300) is connected to the coil disk (204) and configured to detect a resonant current of the coil disk (204) and generate pulse signals based on the resonant current of the coil disk (204). The control module (100) is connected to the pulse detection module (300), and is further configured to count the pulse signals and determine whether cookware is placed on the electromagnetic heating device based on the number of the pulse signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Lutian ZENG, Chengbin ZHU, Jun LEI, Deyong JIANG, Wenhua LIU, Yunfeng WANG
  • Patent number: 11751292
    Abstract: An electromagnetically heated cooking utensil, and a heating control circuit and method therefor. The heating control circuit includes a first resonance device; a second resonance device; a first power switch; a second power switch; a first synchronization device that detects voltages of both ends of the first resonance device to output a first synchronization signal; a second synchronization device that detects voltages of both ends of the second resonance device to output a second synchronization signal; and a control device that selects, according to the heating mode of the electromagnetically heated cooking utensil, the first synchronization signal to generate a driving signal for driving the first power switch, a second synchronization signal to generate a driving signal for driving the second power switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Inventors: Lutian Zeng, Jun Lei, Wei Zou, Yunfeng Wang, Fenglei Xing
  • Patent number: 11569607
    Abstract: A power coupler includes an input end assembly and an output end assembly separably coupled to the input end assembly. The input end assembly includes an input end base including a slot, a sealing cover arranged at the input end base, an input conductive member arranged at the input end base and connected to an external power supply, and a self-locking structure. The sealing cover is movable between a closing position to cover a slot port of the slot and an opening position to at least partially open the slot port. The self-locking structure is switchable between a locked state to limit the sealing cover from moving towards the opening position and an unlocked state to not limit the sealing cover. The output end assembly includes an output conductive member configured to extend into the slot and be connected to the input conductive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA ELECTRICAL HEATING APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ruoyu Mei, Pofeng Ho, Weijie Chen, Yi Sun, Nannan An, Lutian Zeng, Jun Lei
  • Patent number: 11478103
    Abstract: A wireless power supply system for a cooking appliance includes a power transmission device and a power reception device. The power transmission device includes a transmission coil and a coil driving circuit coupled to the transmission coil and configured to drive the transmission coil to generate an alternating electromagnetic field and vary a resonance voltage of the transmission coil. The power reception device includes a reception coil matching the transmission coil and configured to sense the alternating electromagnetic field to generate a varying induction voltage signal that varies according to the varying resonance voltage and a communication and demodulation circuit configured to demodulate the varying induction voltage signal to output demodulated data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA ELECTRICAL HEATING APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fan Zhang, Yunfeng Wang, Deyong Jiang, Jun Lei, Wenhua Liu, Shufeng Huang, Lutian Zeng
  • Patent number: 11343881
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for controlling a power of an electromagnetic cooking appliance and an electromagnetic cooking appliance. The electromagnetic cooking appliance includes a first coil disk and a second coil disk. Each of the first coil disk and the second coil disk corresponds to an independent resonance circuit. After obtaining a target power of the electromagnetic cooking appliance, a heating period of the electromagnetic cooking appliance is determined based on the target power, each heating period including at least one first heating time period and at least one second heating time period. The first coil disk is controlled to heat in the first heating time period, and the second coil disk to heat in the second heating time period, such that the first coil disk and the second coil disk are heated alternately to reduce an interference of harmonic current and voltage flicker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA ELECTRICAL HEATING APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Lei, Jaeeun Byun, Yunfeng Wang, Lutian Zeng, Deyong Jiang, Fan Zhang, Shufeng Huang, Wenhua Liu, Yuehong Qu
  • Publication number: 20220013948
    Abstract: A power coupler includes an input end assembly and an output end assembly separably coupled to the input end assembly. The input end assembly includes an input end base including a slot, a sealing cover arranged at the input end base, an input conductive member arranged at the input end base and connected to an external power supply, and a self-locking structure. The sealing cover is movable between a closing position to cover a slot port of the slot and an opening position to at least partially open the slot port. The self-locking structure is switchable between a locked state to limit the sealing cover from moving towards the opening position and an unlocked state to not limit the sealing cover. The output end assembly includes an output conductive member configured to extend into the slot and be connected to the input conductive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Ruoyu MEI, Pofeng HO, Weijie CHEN, Yi SUN, Nannan AN, Lutian ZENG, Jun LEI
  • Patent number: 11217990
    Abstract: Provided are an overcurrent and overvoltage protection circuit, an electromagnetic induction type wireless power supply system and a cooking appliance. The overcurrent and overvoltage protection circuit includes a current detecting unit that outputs a current detection value by detecting a resonance current of a resonant transmitting unit a voltage detecting unit that outputs a voltage detection value by detecting a resonance voltage of the resonant transmitting unit and a main control unit including a current detecting end and a voltage detecting end, and the current detecting end is connected to an output end of the current detecting unit, the voltage detecting end is connected to an output end of the voltage detecting unit, and when the current detection value exceeds a preset current limit and/or the voltage detection value exceeds a preset voltage limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventors: Fan Zhang, Yunfeng Wang, Jun Lei, Shufeng Huang, Deyong Jiang, Wenhua Liu, Lutian Zeng
  • Patent number: 11101645
    Abstract: A power supply system includes a wireless power supply end and a wireless receiving end. The wireless receiving end includes a resonant receiving component and a rectifying and voltage-stabilizing component that is connected to the resonant receiving component to output a voltage-stabilized power supply (VCC). A load sudden-change protection circuit includes an overvoltage protection component and an under-voltage protection component that are each respectively connected to the voltage-stabilized power supply and a load. The overvoltage protection component turns on the load when the voltage of the voltage-stabilized power supply is higher than a first preset voltage due to sudden turn-off of the load. The under-voltage protection component turns off the load when the voltage of the voltage-stabilized power supply is lower than a second preset voltage due to sudden turn-on of the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA ELECTRICAL HEATING APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fan Zhang, Yunfeng Wang, Lutian Zeng, Wenhua Liu, Shufeng Huang, Jun Lei, Deyong Jiang
  • Publication number: 20210194241
    Abstract: Provided are an overcurrent and overvoltage protection circuit, an electromagnetic induction type wireless power supply system and a cooking appliance. The overcurrent and overvoltage protection circuit includes a current detecting unit that outputs a current detection value by detecting a resonance current of a resonant transmitting unit a voltage detecting unit that outputs a voltage detection value by detecting a resonance voltage of the resonant transmitting unit and a main control unit including a current detecting end and a voltage detecting end, and the current detecting end is connected to an output end of the current detecting unit, the voltage detecting end is connected to an output end of the voltage detecting unit, and when the current detection value exceeds a preset current limit and/or the voltage detection value exceeds a preset voltage limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Fan ZHANG, Yunfeng WANG, Jun LEI, Shufeng HUANG, Deyong JIANG, Wenhua LIU, Lutian ZENG
  • Publication number: 20210085119
    Abstract: A wireless power supply system for a cooking appliance includes a power transmission device and a power reception device. The power transmission device includes a transmission coil and a coil driving circuit coupled to the transmission coil and configured to drive the transmission coil to generate an alternating electromagnetic field and vary a resonance voltage of the transmission coil. The power reception device includes a reception coil matching the transmission coil and configured to sense the alternating electromagnetic field to generate a varying induction voltage signal that varies according to the varying resonance voltage and a communication and demodulation circuit configured to demodulate the varying induction voltage signal to output demodulated data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Fan ZHANG, Yunfeng WANG, Deyong JIANG, Jun LEI, Wenhua LIU, Shufeng HUANG, Lutian ZENG
  • Publication number: 20210076460
    Abstract: An electromagnetically heated cooking utensil, and a heating control circuit and method therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Lutian ZENG, Jun LEI, Wei Zou, Yunfeng WANG, Fenglei XING
  • Publication number: 20200251896
    Abstract: A power supply system includes a wireless power supply end and a wireless receiving end. The wireless receiving end includes a resonant receiving component and a rectifying and voltage-stabilizing component that is connected to the resonant receiving component to output a voltage-stabilized power supply (VCC). A load sudden-change protection circuit includes an overvoltage protection component and an under-voltage protection component that are each respectively connected to the voltage-stabilized power supply and a load. The overvoltage protection component turns on the load when the voltage of the voltage-stabilized power supply is higher than a first preset voltage due to sudden turn-off of the load. The under-voltage protection component turns off the load when the voltage of the voltage-stabilized power supply is lower than a second preset voltage due to sudden turn-on of the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Fan ZHANG, Yunfeng WANG, Lutian ZENG, Wenhua LIU, Shufeng HUANG, Jun LEI, Deyong JIANG
  • Publication number: 20200092955
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for controlling an electromagnetic heating system, including: obtaining a target heating power of the electromagnetic heating system; determining whether the target heating power is less than a preset power; and when the target heating power is less than the preset power, controlling, in each control period, a resonance circuit of the electromagnetic heating system to enter into a discharging stage, a heating stage, and a stop stage successively, in which in the discharging stage, a power switch transistor of the resonance circuit is driven by a first driving voltage such that the power switch transistor works in an amplification state. In this way, a pulse current of the power switch transistor may be restrained, and a low power heating is realized by using a heating mode with a millisecond duty ratio. The present disclosure further discloses a device for controlling an electromagnetic heating system and an electromagnetic heating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Deyong JIANG, Yunfeng Wang, Lutian ZENG, Jun LEI
  • Publication number: 20190200419
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for controlling a power of an electromagnetic cooking appliance and an electromagnetic cooking appliance. The method for controlling the power includes the following steps: obtaining a target power of the electromagnetic cooking appliance; determining a heating period of the electromagnetic cooking appliance based on the target power, in which, each heating period includes at least one heating time period; in each heating time period, controlling a power switch corresponding to the first coil disk with a first control pulse, and controlling a power switch corresponding to the second coil disk with a second control pulse, to make the first coil disk and the second coil disk heat simultaneously with different powers, in which, when the first coil disk and the second coil disk heat simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Jun Lei, Jaeeun Byun, Yunfeng Wang, Lutian Zeng, Deyong Jiang, Fan Zhang, Shufeng Huang, Wenhua Liu, Yuehong Qu
  • Publication number: 20190200421
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for controlling a power of an electromagnetic cooking appliance and an electromagnetic cooking appliance. The electromagnetic cooking appliance includes a first coil disk and a second coil disk. Each of the first coil disk and the second coil disk corresponds to an independent resonance circuit. After obtaining a target power of the electromagnetic cooking appliance, a heating period of the electromagnetic cooking appliance is determined based on the target power, each heating period including at least one first heating time period and at least one second heating time period. The first coil disk is controlled to heat in the first heating time period, and the second coil disk to heat in the second heating time period, such that the first coil disk and the second coil disk are heated alternately to reduce an interference of harmonic current and voltage flicker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Jun Lei, Jaeeun Byun, Yunfeng Wang, Lutian Zeng, Deyong Jiang, Fan Zhang, Shufeng Huang, Wenhua Liu, Yuehong Qu
  • Patent number: 10085305
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electromagnetic heating device and a heating control circuit thereof, and a low power heating control method. The heating control circuit comprises: a voltage zero-crossing detection unit for detecting a voltage zero-crossing signal of an alternating current power source; a resonance heating unit; a rectification and filtering unit; a power switch tube; a drive unit, connected to a drive end of the power switch tube to drive the power switch tube to be turned on and off; a drive voltage transformation unit, connected to the drive end of the power switch tube to change a drive voltage of the power switch tube; and a main control unit for controlling the power switch tube to operate under the drive of a first drive voltage according to the voltage zero-crossing signal, thereby reducing the damage risk of the power switch tube and reducing turn-on noises.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA ELECTRICAL HEATING APPIANCES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Deyong Jiang, Yunfeng Wang, Lutian Zeng
  • Publication number: 20180206294
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electromagnetic heating device and a heating control circuit thereof, and a low power heating control method. The heating control circuit comprises: a voltage zero-crossing detection unit for detecting a voltage zero-crossing signal of an alternating current power source; a resonance heating unit; a rectification and filtering unit; a power switch tube; a drive unit, connected to a drive end of the power switch tube to drive the power switch tube to be turned on and off; a drive voltage transformation unit, connected to the drive end of the power switch tube to change a drive voltage of the power switch tube; and a main control unit for controlling the power switch tube to operate under the drive of a first drive voltage according to the voltage zero-crossing signal, thereby reducing the damage risk of the power switch tube and reducing turn-on noises.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Deyong JIANG, Yunfeng WANG, Lutian ZENG