Patents by Inventor Nian-Ci CHEN

Nian-Ci 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).

  • Patent number: 12244214
    Abstract: An AC-DC conversion circuit provides a three-phase power source. The AC-DC conversion circuit includes a first inductor, a second inductor, a third inductor, a switch bridge arm assembly, and a control unit. The switch bridge arm assembly includes three switch bridge arms, and each switch bridge arm includes an upper switch and a lower switch. A plurality of common-connected nodes between the upper switches and the lower switches are coupled to the three-phase power source through the first inductor, the second inductor, and the third inductor. The control unit turns on the upper switch and the lower switch to provide a current detection loop. The control unit acquires a magnitude of a first current flowing through the first inductor and a magnitude of a third current flowing through the third inductor, and determines whether a current detection mechanism of the first current and the third current is normal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Te Li, Nian-Ci Chen, Chih-Yuan Chuang, Cheng-Hao Hsueh
  • Publication number: 20230035838
    Abstract: An AC-DC conversion circuit provides a three-phase power source. The AC-DC conversion circuit includes a first inductor, a second inductor, a third inductor, a switch bridge arm assembly, and a control unit. The switch bridge arm assembly includes three switch bridge arms, and each switch bridge arm includes an upper switch and a lower switch. A plurality of common-connected nodes between the upper switches and the lower switches are coupled to the three-phase power source through the first inductor, the second inductor, and the third inductor. The control unit turns on the upper switch and the lower switch to provide a current detection loop. The control unit acquires a magnitude of a first current flowing through the first inductor and a magnitude of a third current flowing through the third inductor, and determines whether a current detection mechanism of the first current and the third current is normal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Cheng-Te LI, Nian-Ci CHEN, Chih-Yuan CHUANG, Cheng-Hao HSUEH