Patents by Inventor Minmin FAN

Minmin FAN 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).

  • Patent number: 11942786
    Abstract: A power supply circuit, a compensation circuit and a harmonic distortion compensation method thereof are disclosed. The power supply circuit includes a rectifier and filter module, a main power stage module, a voltage waveform detection module and a compensation module. The rectifier and filter module converts an AC voltage into a DC voltage. The main power stage module receives the DC voltage and provides power to a load. The voltage waveform detection module is configured to detect a waveform of the DC voltage and derive, from the waveform, information about each cycle of the DC voltage. The compensation module is configured to generate a compensation signal based on the information about each cycle of the DC voltage and trigger the main power stage module to perform compensation operation based on the compensation signal. The compensation operation is performed to accomplish total harmonic distortion compensation of the power supply circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SHANGHAI BRIGHT POWER SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianjing Lv, Minmin Fan
  • Patent number: 11943853
    Abstract: A full voltage sampling circuit includes a main sampling circuit, an assist sampling circuit and a processing circuit. The main sampling circuit receives first and second input voltages, and outputs a first sampling signal according to the first and second input voltages. The first sampling signal represents a differential voltage which indicates a difference between the first input voltage and the second input voltage. The assist sampling circuit receives the first and second input voltages, and outputs a second sampling signal according to the first and second input voltages. The second sampling signal represents the differential voltage. The processing circuit is coupled to the main sampling circuit and the assist sampling circuit, and selects a larger one of currents or voltages of the first and second sampling signals as a sampling result to be outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SHANGHAI BRIGHT POWER SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhen Li, Weijia Yu, Minmin Fan
  • Publication number: 20230209688
    Abstract: A full voltage sampling circuit includes a main sampling circuit, an assist sampling circuit and a processing circuit. The main sampling circuit receives first and second input voltages, and outputs a first sampling signal according to the first and second input voltages. The first sampling signal represents a differential voltage which indicates a difference between the first input voltage and the second input voltage. The assist sampling circuit receives the first and second input voltages, and outputs a second sampling signal according to the first and second input voltages. The second sampling signal represents the differential voltage. The processing circuit is coupled to the main sampling circuit and the assist sampling circuit, and selects a larger one of currents or voltages of the first and second sampling signals as a sampling result to be outputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Zhen LI, Weijia YU, Minmin FAN
  • Publication number: 20230095175
    Abstract: A power supply circuit, a compensation circuit and a harmonic distortion compensation method thereof are disclosed. The power supply circuit includes a rectifier and filter module, a main power stage module, a voltage waveform detection module and a compensation module. The rectifier and filter module converts an AC voltage into a DC voltage. The main power stage module receives the DC voltage and provides power to a load. The voltage waveform detection module is configured to detect a waveform of the DC voltage and derive, from the waveform, information about each cycle of the DC voltage. The compensation module is configured to generate a compensation signal based on the information about each cycle of the DC voltage and trigger the main power stage module to perform compensation operation based on the compensation signal. The compensation operation is performed to accomplish total harmonic distortion compensation of the power supply circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Jianjing LV, Minmin FAN
  • Patent number: 10772170
    Abstract: Provided are a TRIAC dimmer detection circuit, chip and method, and an LED driving chip and system. A bus voltage reflecting signal is received, and a TRIAC dimmer detection signal is generated according to the bus voltage reflecting signal, a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage, the dimmer detection signal being used to detect whether a dimmer exists and to determine the type of the dimmer. The TRIAC dimmer detection circuit, chip and method, and the LED driving chip and system consistent with the present invention can detect whether a TRIAC dimmer is contained in an LED illuminating system, so as to determine a working state of a bleeder, thereby reducing the power consumption of the entire LED illuminating system and improving the efficiency thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI BRIGHT POWER SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weijia Yu, Minmin Fan
  • Publication number: 20190335562
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a protection circuit, a drive system, a chip and a circuit protection method, and a drive method. The protection circuit can be used in a circuit system in which a load is driven by a switch circuit, and acquire a voltage signal reflecting the voltage of a power supply bus on which the load located and generate a detection signal, and control the switch circuit to maintain a forcible non-conductive state within a protection period when detecting that the voltage of the detection signal satisfies a preset voltage warning condition. The present application solves the problem of circuit protection of DC-powered electronics in the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Weijia YU, Minmin FAN, Feng QI, Shungen SUN, Fuqiang ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20190335563
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a protection circuit, a drive system, a chip and a circuit protection method, and a drive method. The protection circuit can be used in a circuit system in which a load is driven by a switch circuit, and acquire a voltage signal reflecting the voltage of a power supply bus on which the load located and generate a detection signal, and control the switch circuit to maintain a forcible non-conductive state within a protection period when detecting that the voltage of the detection signal satisfies a preset voltage warning condition. The present application solves the problem of circuit protection of DC-powered electronics in the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Weijia YU, Minmin FAN, Feng QI, Shungen SUN, Fuqiang ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20190150240
    Abstract: Provided are a TRIAC dimmer detection circuit, chip and method, and an LED driving chip and system. A bus voltage reflecting signal is received, and a TRIAC dimmer detection signal is generated according to the bus voltage reflecting signal, a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage, the dimmer detection signal being used to detect whether a dimmer exists and to determine the type of the dimmer. The TRIAC dimmer detection circuit, chip and method, and the LED driving chip and system consistent with the present invention can detect whether a TRIAC dimmer is contained in an LED illuminating system, so as to determine a working state of a bleeder, thereby reducing the power consumption of the entire LED illuminating system and improving the efficiency thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: SHANGHAI BRIGHT POWER SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEIJIA YU, MINMIN FAN
  • Patent number: 10292229
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a line voltage compensation circuit, an LED drive system and a drive method. The line voltage compensation circuit is configured to receive signal reflecting bus voltage and output line voltage compensation signal based on the received signal reflecting bus voltage, a preset baseline voltage and at least one reference voltage, wherein the line voltage compensation signal has a multi-segment linear relationship with the received signal reflecting bus voltage. In the technical solution provided by the present application, the linear relationship between the feedback voltage of the LED load and the built-in baseline voltage is adjusted based on at least one preset threshold to output segment-based line voltage compensation signal. Compared with the line voltage compensation technology with a single slope, better input voltage line regulation and better LED current line regulation can be obtained by adopting the technical solution provided by the present application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Shanghai Bright Power Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minmin Fan, Weijia Yu
  • Publication number: 20190132924
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a line voltage compensation circuit, an LED drive system and a drive method. The line voltage compensation circuit is configured to receive signal reflecting bus voltage and output line voltage compensation signal based on the received signal reflecting bus voltage, a preset baseline voltage and at least one reference voltage, wherein the line voltage compensation signal has a multi-segment linear relationship with the received signal reflecting bus voltage. In the technical solution provided by the present application, the linear relationship between the feedback voltage of the LED load and the built-in baseline voltage is adjusted based on at least one preset threshold to output segment-based line voltage compensation signal. Compared with the line voltage compensation technology with a single slope, better input voltage line regulation and better LED current line regulation can be obtained by adopting the technical solution provided by the present application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Minmin FAN, Weijia YU