Patents by Inventor Shih-Chieh Hou

Shih-Chieh Hou 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: 11482953
    Abstract: An electronic actuator device and a control method thereof are provided. The electronic actuator device includes a plurality of first and second power switches and a driving circuit. The first power switches respectively provide a first reference voltage to a plurality of voltage receiving ends of a motor respectively according to a plurality of first control signals. The second power switches respectively provide a second reference voltage to the voltage receiving ends respectively according to a plurality of second control signals. The driving circuit generates the first and second control signals. In a braking operation, the first power switches are turned on during a plurality of first time periods, and the second switches are turned on during a plurality of second time periods that are alternate and non-overlapped with the first time periods. An interval time period is present between each adjacent two of the first and second time periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Jing Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Shih-Chieh Hou, Huei-Chi Wang
  • Publication number: 20220224262
    Abstract: An electronic actuator device and a control method thereof are provided. The electronic actuator device includes a plurality of first and second power switches and a driving circuit. The first power switches respectively provide a first reference voltage to a plurality of voltage receiving ends of a motor respectively according to a plurality of first control signals. The second power switches respectively provide a second reference voltage to the voltage receiving ends respectively according to a plurality of second control signals. The driving circuit generates the first and second control signals. In a braking operation, the first power switches are turned on during a plurality of first time periods, and the second switches are turned on during a plurality of second time periods that are alternate and non-overlapped with the first time periods. An interval time period is present between each adjacent two of the first and second time periods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Jing Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Shih-Chieh Hou, Huei-Chi Wang
  • Patent number: 10454363
    Abstract: A synchronous rectifier alternator and a power allocation method thereof are provided. The synchronous rectifier alternator includes an alternator, a synchronous rectifier circuit and a controller. The alternator converts mechanical energy to alternating current (AC) electrical energy. The synchronous rectifier circuit converts the AC electrical energy to direct current (DC) electrical energy and provides the DC electrical energy to a load. The controller detects a voltage level of the DC electrical energy. When the controller detects that the voltage level is higher than or equal to a first threshold voltage value, the controller controls ONs and OFFs of first transistors and second transistors of the synchronous rectifier circuit, such that at least one of regulator diodes of the synchronous rectifier circuit, a stator of the alternator and the load consume power of the alternator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shang-Shu Chung, Shih-Chieh Hou, Chien-Tin Chen, Wei-Jing Chen, Chi-Kai Wu