Patents by Inventor Ningbo FENG
Ningbo FENG 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: 20240128914Abstract: A powertrain, a control method, and a hybrid electric vehicle. The powertrain includes a motor controller unit and a motor. The motor controller unit includes N bridge arms, and the motor includes N motor windings corresponding to the N bridge arms. Each of the N bridge arms includes a first end and a second end, the first end of each bridge arm is connected to a positive bus, the second end of each bridge arm is connected to a negative bus, a midpoint of each bridge arm is connected to one end of one motor winding, the other end of each of the N motor windings is connected to one end of a power battery, and the other end of the power battery is connected to the positive bus or the negative bus.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yankun XU, Ningbo FENG, Xueliang ZHANG
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Patent number: 11962248Abstract: An energy conversion system, an energy conversion method, and a power system. The energy conversion system may include a bridge arm conversion module, a direct current (DC)/DC conversion module, a motor, a bus capacitor, and a control module. The control module may be configured to control a bridge arm switch action in the bridge arm conversion module, drive the motor based on an alternating current input voltage supplied by a power supply, form a bus voltage at two ends of the bus capacitor, and control the DC/DC conversion module to charge a traction battery and an auxiliary battery based on the bus voltage. The traction battery and the auxiliary battery can be charged while the motor is driven, thereby achieving higher energy conversion efficiency, low costs, and strong applicability.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wei Zhang, Zhaoxue Cui, Ningbo Feng
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Patent number: 11888417Abstract: An energy conversion apparatus, a motor, a power system, and a vehicle are provided. The energy conversion apparatus may integrate a motor drive function by using a three-phase bridge arm converter and a motor winding, and integrate an alternating current charging function by using a two-phase two-bridge-arm converter and a transformer. In this way, the energy conversion apparatus can integrate the charging function and the motor drive function. When the energy conversion apparatus is installed on an electric vehicle, a vehicle integration level can be increased, a structure layout of the electric vehicle can be simplified, and costs and a volume of the electric vehicle can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhaoxue Cui, Wei Zhang, Ningbo Feng
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Publication number: 20230396093Abstract: A motor, a charging apparatus and a powertrain. The motor of the charging apparatus includes a rotor, a stator, a primary coil, and a secondary coil. The stator includes a stator core. The primary coil is wound around a yoke part of the stator core, and the primary coil is coupled to an external power supply. The secondary coil is wound around the yoke part of the stator core, and the secondary coil and the primary coil are wound around different groove structures inside the stator core. The primary coil and the secondary coil implement coupling voltage transformation through the stator core, to step up or step down an output voltage of the external power supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Applicant: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ningbo FENG, Shaofei WANG, Jingzhou WEI, Xueliang ZHANG
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Publication number: 20230327565Abstract: An energy conversion system, an energy conversion method, and a power system. The energy conversion system may include a bridge arm conversion module, a direct current (DC)/DC conversion module, a motor, a bus capacitor, and a control module. The control module may be configured to control a bridge arm switch action in the bridge arm conversion module, drive the motor based on an alternating current input voltage supplied by a power supply, form a bus voltage at two ends of the bus capacitor, and control the DC/DC conversion module to charge a traction battery and an auxiliary battery based on the bus voltage. The traction battery and the auxiliary battery can be charged while the motor is driven, thereby achieving higher energy conversion efficiency, low costs, and strong applicability.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wei ZHANG, Zhaoxue CUI, Ningbo FENG
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Publication number: 20230226919Abstract: An electric power conversion system and a vehicle, to improve vehicle availability. The electric power conversion system may receive electric energy provided by a first power supply, and supply power to at least one load module. The system may include a first direct current to direct current conversion module and a second direct current to direct current conversion module. The first direct current to direct current conversion module is configured to perform voltage conversion processing on the electric energy and provide the electric energy to the at least one load module. The second direct current to direct current conversion module is configured to perform voltage conversion processing on the electric energy and provide the electric energy to the at least one load module.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jiqing DOU, Quanwu WANG, Ningbo FENG, Bing CHEN, Ping LI
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Patent number: 11699957Abstract: An energy conversion system, an energy conversion method, and a power system. The energy conversion system may include a bridge arm conversion module, a direct current to direct current (DC/DC) conversion module, a motor, a bus capacitor, and a control module. The control module may be configured to control a bridge arm switch action in the bridge arm conversion module, drive the motor based on an alternating current input voltage supplied by a power supply, form a bus voltage at two ends of the bus capacitor, and control the DC/DC conversion module to charge a traction battery and an auxiliary battery based on the bus voltage. The traction battery and the auxiliary battery can be charged while the motor is driven, thereby achieving higher energy conversion efficiency, low costs, and strong applicability.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wei Zhang, Zhaoxue Cui, Ningbo Feng
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Publication number: 20230147551Abstract: An electric drive system is connected to a power battery pack to drive a motor, the motor includes an exciting winding, and the electric drive system includes a bus, a three-level inverter circuit, an electric excitation circuit, and a controller. The bus includes a positive bus and a negative bus. The three-level inverter circuit includes a first bus capacitor and a second bus capacitor. The first bus capacitor is connected between the positive bus and a bus midpoint, and the second bus capacitor is connected between the negative bus and the bus midpoint. A first input terminal of the electric excitation circuit is connected in parallel to the first bus capacitor, a second input terminal of the electric excitation circuit is connected in parallel to the second bus capacitor, and an output terminal of the electric excitation circuit is connected to the exciting winding of the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2023Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yue CHEN, Xueliang ZHANG, Ningbo FENG
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Patent number: 11632056Abstract: In an embodiment, an off-grid phase splitter includes: a first input port and a second input port that are separately connected to a power supply; a first output port and a second output port that provide a second voltage, and the second output port and a third output port provide a third voltage; a first capacitor connected between the first output port and the second output port; a second capacitor connected between the second output port and the third output port; a first switch circuit and a second switch circuit connected in series to form a first node between the first input port and the second input port, where the first switch circuit and the second switch circuit are unidirectionally switched on in opposite directions,; and an inductor connected between the first node and the second output port.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Ningbo Feng, Jie Yi, Hang Wang, Qingyu Wang
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Publication number: 20220286057Abstract: An energy conversion system, an energy conversion method, and a power system. The energy conversion system may include a bridge arm conversion module, a direct current to direct current (DC/DC) conversion module, a motor, a bus capacitor, and a control module. The control module may be configured to control a bridge arm switch action in the bridge arm conversion module, drive the motor based on an alternating current input voltage supplied by a power supply, form a bus voltage at two ends of the bus capacitor, and control the DC/DC conversion module to charge a traction battery and an auxiliary battery based on the bus voltage. The traction battery and the auxiliary battery can be charged while the motor is driven, thereby achieving higher energy conversion efficiency, low costs, and strong applicability.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wei ZHANG, Zhaoxue CUI, Ningbo FENG
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Publication number: 20220286078Abstract: This application discloses a motor control unit. A type of a power component in a first drive circuit of the motor control unit is different from a type of a power component in a second drive circuit of the motor control unit. A loss of the power component in the first drive circuit is greater than a loss of the power component in the second drive circuit. When determining that a load of the motor is less than a preset load, the control unit controls the first drive circuit to stop working and controls the second drive circuit to work. When determining that the load of the motor is greater than or equal to the preset load, the control unit controls both the first drive circuit and the second drive circuit to work. According to the motor control unit, efficiency of the motor control unit can be effectively improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Ningbo FENG, Chunyang LIU
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Publication number: 20220224271Abstract: This application provides an energy conversion apparatus, a motor, a power system, and a vehicle. The energy conversion apparatus may integrate a motor drive function by using a three-phase bridge arm converter and a motor winding, and integrate an alternating current charging function by using a two-phase two-bridge-arm converter and a transformer. In this way, the energy conversion apparatus can integrate the charging function and the motor drive function. When the energy conversion apparatus is installed on an electric vehicle, a vehicle integration level can be increased, a structure layout of the electric vehicle can be simplified, and costs and a volume of the electric vehicle can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Zhaoxue CUI, Wei ZHANG, Ningbo FENG
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Publication number: 20210408938Abstract: In an embodiment, an off-grid phase splitter includes: a first input port and a second input port that are separately connected to a power supply; a first output port and a second output port that provide a second voltage, and the second output port and a third output port provide a third voltage; a first capacitor connected between the first output port and the second output port; a second capacitor connected between the second output port and the third output port; a first switch circuit and a second switch circuit connected in series to form a first node between the first input port and the second input port, where the first switch circuit and the second switch circuit are unidirectionally switched on in opposite directions,; and an inductor connected between the first node and the second output port.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Ningbo FENG, Jie YI, Hang WANG, Qingyu WANG