Patents by Inventor Songnan Yang

Songnan Yang 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: 11532955
    Abstract: A charging module includes a low-frequency resonant unit, a high-frequency resonant unit, a first capacitor, a rectifier unit and a voltage conversion unit. The low-frequency resonant unit comprises a low-frequency coil and a low-frequency compensation capacitor connected in series. The high-frequency resonant unit comprises a high-frequency coil and a high-frequency tuning capacitor connected in series. The high-frequency tuning capacitor is used to make the difference between the AC voltage between two terminals of the high-frequency resonant unit when receiving high-frequency wireless power signals and the induced electromotive force between two terminals of the low-frequency coil generated by the current flowing through the high-frequency resonant unit is within a preset interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Halo Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ying Liu, Songnan Yang
  • Patent number: 11527904
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques and configurations for controlled power level adjustment of a wireless charging apparatus. In one instance, the apparatus may comprise a charging module to radiate an electromagnetic field to wirelessly charge an electronic device in proximity to the wireless charging apparatus; and a control module communicatively coupled with the charging module to adjust a power level of the electromagnetic field, radiated by the charging module, in response to a determination of an environmental condition in relation to the wireless charging apparatus. The control module may be configured to receive information indicative of the environmental condition from multiple sources distributed between the apparatus and the electronic device, and make the determination based at least in part on the received information. The environmental condition may comprise a presence of human tissue in proximity to the wireless charging apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Inventors: Suraj Sindia, Songnan Yang
  • Patent number: 11515728
    Abstract: Example wirelessly powered unmanned aerial vehicles and tracks for providing wireless power are described herein. An example apparatus includes a track section having a transmitter coil to generate an alternating magnetic field and an unmanned aerial vehicle having a receiver coil. The alternating magnetic field induces an alternating current in the receiver coil when the unmanned aerial vehicle is disposed in the alternating magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Songnan Yang, Zhen Yao, Essam Elkhouly
  • Publication number: 20220376603
    Abstract: A converter includes a first phase comprising a plurality of first phase switches connected in series between an input power source and ground, a second phase comprising a plurality of second phase switches connected in series between the input power source and ground, and a first flying capacitor of the first phase and a first flying capacitor of the second phase cross-coupled between the first phase and the second phase, wherein switches of the first phase and switches of the second phase are configured such that a ratio of an input voltage of the hybrid dual-phase step-down power converter to an output voltage of the hybrid dual-phase step-down power converter is equal to N/D, and wherein N is an integer, and D is a duty cycle of the hybrid dual-phase step-down power converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Rui Liu, Thomas Liu, Songnan Yang
  • Publication number: 20220376625
    Abstract: A hybrid dual-phase step-up power conversion system includes a step-up converter apparatus comprising a first leg, a second leg, a first capacitor and a second capacitor, wherein the first capacitor and the second capacitor are cross-coupled between the first leg and the second leg, and a plurality of expansion circuits coupled to the step-up converter apparatus, wherein the plurality of expansion circuits is configured to increase a power conversion ratio of the hybrid dual-phase step-up power conversion system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Liu, Songnan Yang
  • Patent number: 11469618
    Abstract: Described herein is a wireless charging system including switched capacitor (SC) rectifiers with output regulation. The load for the receiver on mobile devices using wireless charging is a battery. Regulation is needed for battery charging applications, e.g. constant voltage charging, constant current charging, and pulsed charging. For this purpose, the wireless power transfer (WPT) receiver can possess some “intelligence” to monitor the output voltage/current, adjust the behavior of the electronic circuitries and achieve a closed-loop control. Because a multilevel switched-capacitor (MSC) rectifier has output control ability, this can allow the MSC rectifier to directly charge the battery without an additional DC/DC charger on-board the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: Futurewei Technologies, Inc., University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Chongwen Zhao, Daniel Costinett, Songnan Yang
  • Publication number: 20220311276
    Abstract: A wireless charging receiving circuit includes a coil, a first energy storage unit, a second energy storage unit, a first switch unit, a second switch unit, a third switch unit, a fourth switch unit, a fifth switch unit, a sixth switch unit, a filter unit, and a control unit. The coil is connected to the first energy storage unit, the second switch unit and the third switch unit. The first energy storage unit and the first switch unit are connected to the fifth switch unit, and the first switch unit is connected with the filter unit and the fourth switch unit at a first connection node. The fourth switch unit is connected with the second switch unit and the second energy storage unit, and the second energy storage unit is connected with the fifth switch unit, the sixth switch units and the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Shuang Han, Rui Liu, Songnan Yang
  • Publication number: 20220278555
    Abstract: A charging module includes a low-frequency resonant unit, a high-frequency resonant unit, a first capacitor, a rectifier unit and a voltage conversion unit. The low-frequency resonant unit comprises a low-frequency coil and a low-frequency compensation capacitor connected in series. The high-frequency resonant unit comprises a high-frequency coil and a high-frequency tuning capacitor connected in series. The high-frequency tuning capacitor is used to make the difference between the AC voltage between two terminals of the high-frequency resonant unit when receiving high-frequency wireless power signals and the induced electromotive force between two terminals of the low-frequency coil generated by the current flowing through the high-frequency resonant unit is within a preset interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Ying Liu, Songnan Yang
  • Patent number: 11424629
    Abstract: A charging and discharging circuit includes a first conversion circuit and a second conversion circuit. The input terminal of the first conversion circuit is used to connect an external power supply. The output terminal of the first conversion circuit is connected to the input terminal of the second conversion circuit and the first terminal of a battery pack, and the second terminal of the battery pack is grounded. N battery cells have N-1 common nodes. Each common node is connected to a corresponding output terminal of the second conversion circuit. In the embodiment of the present application, the second conversion circuit effectively “transfers” the excess charge on the cell with a higher battery voltage in the battery pack to the cell with a lower voltage through the uneven distribution of the charging current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Halo Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuang Han, Fan Zhang, Songnan Yang
  • Patent number: 11412462
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to enhanced power management. A device may identify one or more first radio frequency waves received from a second device during a time period. The device may determine a first transmission power associated with a first radio frequency wave of the one or more first radio frequency waves. The device may determine a time-averaged power density associated with the one or more first radio frequency waves. The device may determine a transmission power limit. The device may send an indication of the transmission power limit to the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhen Yao, Suraj Sindia, Songnan Yang, John M. Roman, Robert Paxman, Walid El Hajj
  • Publication number: 20220247214
    Abstract: A wireless charging receiving apparatus of a mobile terminal. The wireless charging receiving apparatus is configured to be disposed inside the mobile terminal and close to a metal rear housing of the mobile terminal, and includes two interconnected coils. The two coils are located in a same plane and are connected in series, and winding directions of the two coils are opposite, so that directions of magnetic fluxes generated by the two coils on the metal rear housing are opposite, thereby resolving a problem of an eddy current on the metal rear housing of the mobile terminal such as a smartphone including a wireless charging system, and reducing a temperature of a metal body and reducing an energy loss without forming a hole or a seam on the metal rear housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Songnan YANG, Xiaoqing HU, Bing CAI
  • Patent number: 11362530
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for a wireless charging system that includes a charge circuit and a housing configuration having a substantially conical outer profile. Additionally, one or more charge coils may be positioned within the housing configuration and coupled to the charge circuit, wherein the one or more charge coils define a charge field direction that is perpendicular to the substantially conical outer profile. In one example, the housing configuration includes a plurality of segments arranged in a stacked configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Songnan Yang, Hong W. Wong, David Zhou, Wah Yiu Kwong, Xiaoguo Liang
  • Patent number: 11355964
    Abstract: A wireless charging receiving apparatus of a mobile terminal. The wireless charging receiving apparatus is configured to be disposed inside the mobile terminal and close to a metal rear housing (3) of the mobile terminal, and includes two interconnected coils (701,702). The two coils (701,702) are located in a same plane and are connected in series, and winding directions of the two coils (701,702) are opposite, so that directions of magnetic fluxes generated by the two coils (701,702) on the metal rear housing (3) are opposite, thereby resolving a problem of an eddy current on the metal rear housing of the mobile terminal such as a smartphone including a wireless charging system, and reducing a temperature of a metal body and reducing an energy loss without forming a hole or a seam on the metal rear housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Songnan Yang, Xiaoqing Hu, Bing Cai
  • Publication number: 20220166246
    Abstract: A wireless charging receiver circuit includes a first bridge arm unit connected to the first node and a common ground node, a second bridge arm unit connected to the second node and the common ground node, a first voltage converter unit connected to the second node and the common ground node, a second voltage converter unit connected to the first node and a common ground node, a filter circuit, a bias power supply circuit, and a control unit configure to control the switch transistors, such that the voltage output terminals of the first voltage converter unit and the second voltage converter unit output a voltage signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Shuang Han, Rui Liu, Songnan Yang
  • Patent number: 11342799
    Abstract: Described herein is a wireless charging system including a wireless power transmitter and a wireless power receiver, where the wireless power receiver is part of a wireless electronic device such as a mobile telephone. The wireless power receiver is used to charge a battery of the wireless electronic device and can include both a closed-loop DC-DC converter, such as a buck charger, and an open-loop DC-DC converter, such as a switched capacitor charger. In addition to an in-band communication channel between the power transmitter and the power receiver, the system also includes an out-of-band communication channel through which the power transmitter and the power receiver can exchange control signals, helping to avoid interference that can occur in the in-band communication channel when using the open-loop DC-DC converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Songnan Yang, Xiaolin Mao
  • Publication number: 20220149662
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wireless charging transmitter system and a method for controlling the same. The system includes at least two transmit coils, configured to simultaneously transmit electrical energy to a receive coil; at least two transmit circuits, wherein each of the transmit circuits is electrically connected to each of the transmit coils, and is configured to supply a current to the transmit coil; and at least one decoupling circuit, wherein the decoupling circuit is connected to any two coupled transmit coils of the at least two transmit coils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Yueguo Hao, Songnan Yang
  • Publication number: 20220115912
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a charging module and a dual-mode wireless charging system. The charging module includes: a DC/DC converter circuit, a low-frequency charging unit, a high-frequency charging unit, and a controller. The low-frequency charging unit includes low-frequency coils, a low-frequency compensation circuit, and a low-frequency rectifier circuit connected to the DC/DC converter circuit being successively connected. The high-frequency charging unit includes high-frequency coils, a high-frequency tuning circuit, and a high-frequency rectifier circuit connected to the DC/DC converter circuit being successively connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Ying Liu, Songnan Yang
  • Publication number: 20220103021
    Abstract: A method includes performing a power loss calibration on a wireless power transfer system, enabling a wireless power transfer on the wireless power transfer system, calculating a power loss of the wireless power transfer system based on the power loss calibration, measuring a coupling factor between a transmitter coil and a receiver coil of the wireless power transfer system, and determining whether to continue the wireless power transfer of the wireless power transfer system based on the calculated power loss and the measured coupling factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Songnan Yang, Donghao Wu, Xiaoqing Hu
  • Patent number: 11290027
    Abstract: A wireless charging receiver circuit includes a first bridge arm unit connected to the first node and a common ground node, a second bridge arm unit connected to the second node and the common ground node, a first voltage converter unit connected to the second node and the common ground node, a second voltage converter unit connected to the first node and a common ground node, a filter circuit, a bias power supply circuit, and a control unit configure to control the switch transistors, such that the voltage output terminals of the first voltage converter unit and the second voltage converter unit output a voltage signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Halo Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuang Han, Rui Liu, Songnan Yang
  • Patent number: 11289936
    Abstract: Described herein are wireless battery charging systems and methods for use therewith. Such a system can include a wireless power receiver (RX) that receives power wirelessly from a wireless power transmitter (TX) and in dependence thereon produces a DC output voltage (Vout). The system can also include a closed-loop charger and an open-loop charger each including a voltage input terminal and a voltage output terminal. The voltage input terminal of each of the chargers accepts the output voltage (Vout) from the wireless power RX. The voltage output terminal of each of the chargers is couplable to a terminal of the battery to be charged. A controller selectively enables one of the closed-loop or open-loop chargers at a time so that during a first set of charging phases the closed-loop charger is used to charge the battery, and during a second set of the charging phases the open-loop charger is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Songnan Yang, Xiaolin Mao, Baoshan Wu