Patents by Inventor Merle Jackson Wood

Merle Jackson Wood 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: 20190067938
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system may include at least one information handling resource and a power system for delivering electrical energy to the at least one information handling resource. The power system may include a battery and a direct-current (DC) input for receiving a DC power source for delivering electrical energy to the at least one information handling resource and charging the battery. The power system may be configured to, based on at least one of an operational state the battery and a power mode of the information handling system, configure an input power draw limit via the DC input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Rick C. THOMPSON, Merle Jackson WOOD, III, Mohammad HIJAZI
  • Patent number: 10148087
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system may include at least one information handling resource and a power system for delivering electrical energy to the at least one information handling resource. The power system may include a battery and a direct-current (DC) input for receiving a DC power source for delivering electrical energy to the at least one information handling resource and charging the battery. The power system may be configured to, based on at least one of an operational state the battery and a power mode of the information handling system, configure an input power draw limit via the DC input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Rick C. Thompson, Merle Jackson Wood, III, Mohammad Hijazi
  • Patent number: 9985538
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a switch mode power supply may include a transformer, a controller configured to generate a periodic switching signal, a switching transistor coupled between a sense node and the transformer, primarily configured to prevent or permit current flow in the transformer primary winding in accordance with the switching signal, a sense resistor coupled to the switching transistor at a sense node, and a limit circuit configured to obtain a voltage of the sense node at a particular point of the switching period as an indicator of the primary winding current, detect a duration of a demagnetizing interval, and generate a limit signal, based on the sense node voltage and the demagnetizing interval, indicating a power supply output current exceeding a limit threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Wei Cheng Yu, Tsung-Cheng Liao, Merle Jackson Wood, III, Yan Yang, Keith J. Kasprzak
  • Publication number: 20180054127
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a switch mode power supply may include a transformer, a controller configured to generate a periodic switching signal, a switching transistor coupled between a sense node and the transformer, primarily configured to prevent or permit current flow in the transformer primary winding in accordance with the switching signal, a sense resistor coupled to the switching transistor at a sense node, and a limit circuit configured to obtain a voltage of the sense node at a particular point of the switching period as an indicator of the primary winding current, detect a duration of a demagnetizing interval, and generate a limit signal, based on the sense node voltage and the demagnetizing interval, indicating a power supply output current exceeding a limit threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Wei Cheng Yu, Tsung-Cheng Liao, Merle Jackson Wood, III, Yan Yang, Keith J. Kasprzak
  • Patent number: 9843265
    Abstract: A zero voltage switching method for a flyback converter featuring a transformer with first and second primary windings and corresponding turns ratios, N1 and N2, includes rectifying and filtering an AC signal to produce a primary DC voltage. A voltage level signal indicating whether the primary DC voltage falls within a particular voltage range is generated. The voltage level signal is used to select a particular primary winding from either the first primary winding or the second primary winding. A PWM controller corresponding to the particular primary winding is activated and an output of the particular PWM controller performs zero voltage switching of a gate terminal of the applicable main switching transistor. A duty cycle of the main switching transistor is maintained within a range of approximately 50% to approximately 60% in accordance with the turns ratio and the primary DC voltage to achieve a desired output voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Wei Cheng Yu, Tsung-Cheng Liao, Wen-Yung Chang, Merle Jackson Wood, III, Tun-Chieh Liang
  • Patent number: 9793815
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a switch mode power supply may include a transformer, a controller configured to generate a periodic switching signal, a switching transistor coupled between a sense node and the transformer, primarily configured to prevent or permit current flow in the transformer primary winding in accordance with the switching signal, a sense resistor coupled to the switching transistor at a sense node, and a limit circuit configured to obtain a voltage of the sense node at a particular point of the switching period as an indicator of the primary winding current, detect a duration of a demagnetizing interval, and generate a limit signal, based on the sense node voltage and the demagnetizing interval, indicating a power supply output current exceeding a limit threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Wei Cheng Yu, Tsung-Cheng Liao, Merle Jackson Wood, III, Yan Yang, Keith J. Kasprzak
  • Publication number: 20170179831
    Abstract: A zero voltage switching method for a flyback converter featuring a transformer with first and second primary windings and corresponding turns ratios, N1 and N2, includes rectifying and filtering an AC signal to produce a primary DC voltage. A voltage level signal indicating whether the primary DC voltage falls within a particular voltage range is generated. The voltage level signal is used to select a particular primary winding from either the first primary winding or the second primary winding. A PWM controller corresponding to the particular primary winding is activated and an output of the particular PWM controller performs zero voltage switching of a gate terminal of the applicable main switching transistor. A duty cycle of the main switching transistor is maintained within a range of approximately 50% to approximately 60% in accordance with the turns ratio and the primary DC voltage to achieve a desired output voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Wei Cheng Yu, Tsung-Cheng Liao, Wen-Yung Chang, Merle Jackson Wood, III, Tun-Chieh Liang
  • Publication number: 20170025958
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a switch mode power supply may include a transformer, a controller configured to generate a periodic switching signal, a switching transistor coupled between a sense node and the transformer, primarily configured to prevent or permit current flow in the transformer primary winding in accordance with the switching signal, a sense resistor coupled to the switching transistor at a sense node, and a limit circuit configured to obtain a voltage of the sense node at a particular point of the switching period as an indicator of the primary winding current, detect a duration of a demagnetizing interval, and generate a limit signal, based on the sense node voltage and the demagnetizing interval, indicating a power supply output current exceeding a limit threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Wei Cheng Yu, Tsung-Cheng Liao, Merle Jackson Wood, III, Yan Yang, Keith J. Kasprzak
  • Publication number: 20150372534
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system may include at least one information handling resource and a power system for delivering electrical energy to the at least one information handling resource. The power system may include a battery and a direct-current (DC) input for receiving a DC power source for delivering electrical energy to the at least one information handling resource and charging the battery. The power system may be configured to, based on at least one of an operational state the battery and a power mode of the information handling system, configure an input power draw limit via the DC input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Rick C. Thompson, Merle Jackson Wood, III, Mohammad Hijazi