Patents by Inventor Stone Cheng

Stone Cheng 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).

  • Publication number: 20250253776
    Abstract: A bidirectional voltage conversion device includes a first half-bridge switching circuit, a transformer, a first resonant capacitor, a double-pole double-throw relay, a second half-bridge switching circuit, a resonant inductor and a second resonant capacitor. The first half-bridge switching circuit is coupled to a high-voltage power storage device. The first resonant capacitor is coupled to the first half-bridge switching circuit and a primary winding. The double-pole double-throw relay is coupled to a first secondary winding, a second secondary winding and a grounding terminal. The second half-bridge switching circuit is coupled to a low-voltage power storage device. The resonant inductor and the second resonant capacitor are coupled in series between the second half-bridge switching circuit and a node between the first secondary winding and the second secondary winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2024
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
    Inventors: Wei-Hua CHIENG, Edward Yi CHANG, Stone CHENG, Ching-Yao LIU, Yueh-Tsung SHIEH, Li-Chuan TANG, Chih-Chiang WU, Wen-Yuh SHIEH, Chi-Chun HUANG, Gang-Ting LIOU
  • Patent number: 12155256
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fast charging driver. The fast charging driver is configured to charge a battery of an electronic device. The fast charging driver includes a fast charging circuit and a charging controller. The fast charging circuit includes a first depletion-type GaN transistor, a first enhancement-type field effect transistor, a second depletion-type GaN transistor and a second enhancement-type field effect transistor. The charging controller is configured to control the fast charging circuit to operate in a constant current mode or a constant voltage mode according to a battery level of the battery. By utilizing the first depletion-type GaN transistor and the second depletion-type GaN transistor with a characteristic of a relatively low switching loss, the power consumption during charging the battery by the fast charging driver is decreased to improve the charge speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
    Inventors: Edward Yi Chang, Stone Cheng, Wei-Hua Chieng, Shyr-Long Jeng, Chih-Chiang Wu
  • Patent number: 12088114
    Abstract: An inductive resonant wireless charging system includes a resonant wireless charging transmitting device, a wireless charging relay device and an inductive wireless charging receiving device. The resonant wireless charging transmitting device transmits a high-frequency radio frequency wave. The wireless charging relay device receives the high-frequency radio frequency wave using an electromagnetic resonance way, and converts the high-frequency radio frequency wave into a low-frequency radio frequency wave to transmit the low-frequency radio frequency wave. The inductive wireless charging receiving device receives the low-frequency radio frequency wave in a manner of electromagnetic induction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: NATIONAL YANG MING CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Edward Yi Chang, Stone Cheng, Wei-Hua Chieng, Shyr-Long Jeng, Ching-Yao Liu, Li-Chuan Tang
  • Publication number: 20230143658
    Abstract: A power module includes: a GaN transistor, an NMOS transistor, a first capacitor, a first diode and a second diode. The NMOS transistor is electrically connected to the GaN transistor. A negative electrode of the first capacitor is electrically connected to an anode of the first diode and a gate of the GaN transistor. A cathode of the second diode is electrically connected to a gate of the NMOS transistor. The power module further includes a power module control terminal electrically connected to an anode of the first capacitor and an anode of the second diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Ching-Yao LIU, Yueh-Tsung HSIEH, Kuo-Bin WANG, Chih-Chiang WU, Li-Chuan TANG, Wei-Hua CHIENG, Edward Yi CHANG, Stone CHENG
  • Patent number: 11646732
    Abstract: A power module includes: a GaN transistor, an NMOS transistor, a first capacitor, a first diode and a second diode. The NMOS transistor is electrically connected to the GaN transistor. A negative electrode of the first capacitor is electrically connected to an anode of the first diode and a gate of the GaN transistor. A cathode of the second diode is electrically connected to a gate of the NMOS transistor. The power module further includes a power module control terminal electrically connected to an anode of the first capacitor and an anode of the second diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: NATIONAL YANG MING CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ching-Yao Liu, Yueh-Tsung Hsieh, Kuo-Bin Wang, Chih-Chiang Wu, Li-Chuan Tang, Wei-Hua Chieng, Edward Yi Chang, Stone Cheng
  • Publication number: 20230093515
    Abstract: A synchronous buck converter using a single gate drive control is provided and includes a drive circuit, a p-type gallium nitride (p-GaN) transistor switch module and an inductor. A gallium nitride power transistor is used as an upper side transistor switch, and a PMOS power transistor is used as a lower side transistor switch in the p-GaN transistor switch module. A gate of the upper side transistor switch and a gate of the lower side transistor switch are coupled to each other and receive a switch signal provided by the drive circuit at the same time. By controlling the on and off of the upper side transistor switch and the lower side transistor switch, the problem of simultaneous activation of the upper and lower side transistor switches can be avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Wei-Hua Chieng, Edward Yi Chang, Stone Cheng, Shyr-Long Jeng, Li-Chuan Tang, Chih-Chiang Wu, Ching-Yao Liu, Kuo-Bin Wang
  • Patent number: 11569696
    Abstract: A control method of a minimum power input applicable to a wireless power transfer system including a power transmission unit and at least one power receiving unit is provided. The power transmission unit is electrically connected with a control voltage signal and an input voltage signal and accordingly generates the minimum power input. The power transmission unit transmits the minimum power input wirelessly through a wireless transmission to the at least one power receiving unit for receiving. By adjusting the input voltage signal, the duty ratio and resonant frequency of the control voltage signal, the present invention ensures an optimal power transmission efficiency of the wireless power transmission system. Moreover, parameters of a charge pump reservoir and gate driving circuit can be further designed in view of the trend feedback of its gate drive waveforms so as to optimize the effect of the proposed invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: NATIONAL YANG MING CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Wei-Hua Chieng, Edward Yi Chang, Stone Cheng, Shyr-Long Jeng, Newton Tang, Chih-Chiang Wu, Ching-Yao Liu, Kuo-Bin Wang
  • Publication number: 20220385093
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fast charging driver. The fast charging driver is configured to charge a battery of an electronic device. The fast charging driver includes a fast charging circuit and a charging controller. The fast charging circuit includes a first depletion-type GaN transistor, a first enhancement-type field effect transistor, a second depletion-type GaN transistor and a second enhancement-type field effect transistor. The charging controller is configured to control the fast charging circuit to operate in a constant current mode or a constant voltage mode according to a battery level of the battery. By utilizing the first depletion-type GaN transistor and the second depletion-type GaN transistor with a characteristic of a relatively low switching loss, the power consumption during charging the battery by the fast charging driver is decreased to improve the charge speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Edward Yi CHANG, Stone CHENG, Wei-Hua CHIENG, Shyr-Long JENG, Chih-Chiang WU
  • Publication number: 20220344975
    Abstract: An inductive resonant wireless charging system includes a resonant wireless charging transmitting device, a wireless charging relay device and an inductive wireless charging receiving device. The resonant wireless charging transmitting device transmits a high-frequency radio frequency wave. The wireless charging relay device receives the high-frequency radio frequency wave using an electromagnetic resonance way, and converts the high-frequency radio frequency wave into a low-frequency radio frequency wave to transmit the low-frequency radio frequency wave. The inductive wireless charging receiving device receives the low-frequency radio frequency wave in a manner of electromagnetic induction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Edward Yi CHANG, Stone CHENG, Wei-Hua CHIENG, Shyr-Long JENG, Ching-Yao LIU, Li-Chuan TANG
  • Publication number: 20220285999
    Abstract: A control method of a minimum power input applicable to a wireless power transfer system including a power transmission unit and at least one power receiving unit is provided. The power transmission unit is electrically connected with a control voltage signal and an input voltage signal and accordingly generates the minimum power input. The power transmission unit transmits the minimum power input wirelessly through a wireless transmission to the at least one power receiving unit for receiving. By adjusting the input voltage signal, the duty ratio and resonant frequency of the control voltage signal, the present invention ensures an optimal power transmission efficiency of the wireless power transmission system. Moreover, parameters of a charge pump reservoir and gate driving circuit can be further designed in view of the trend feedback of its gate drive waveforms so as to optimize the effect of the proposed invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
    Inventors: Wei-Hua Chieng, Edward Yi Chang, Stone Cheng, Shyr-Long Jeng, Newton Tang, Chih-Chiang Wu, Ching-Yao Liu, Kuo-Bin Wang
  • Patent number: 11387824
    Abstract: A voltage-controlled varied frequency pulse width modulator is provided, including a frequency-regulating voltage output device which receives a determining voltage, decides a resonant frequency according to the determining voltage and outputs an oscillation signal having the resonant frequency. A duty-ratio-regulating voltage output device receives the oscillation signal and a reference signal to determine a duty ratio through an inverting closed loop, so as to adjust the oscillation signal to have the duty ratio. By employing the proposed voltage-controlled modulator circuit with tunable frequency and varied pulse width of the present invention, a modulation signal having the determined resonant frequency and duty ratio is obtained. Moreover, the present invention can be further combined with gate drive waveform trend feedback designs to achieve superior power transmission efficiency of a wireless power transmission system to optimize the inventive effect of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: NATIONAL YANG MING CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Wei-Hua Chieng, Edward Yi Chang, Stone Cheng, Shyr-Long Jeng, Li-Chuan Tang, Chih-Chiang Wu, Yueh-Tsung Hsieh, Ching-Yao Liu, Kuo-Bin Wang
  • Patent number: 9271328
    Abstract: The present invention provides a communication system between electric bikes and communication method thereof. The communication system comprises a plurality of electric bikes. Each of the electric bikes comprises a monitor module and a portable electric device, wherein the portable device further comprises a storing unit and a WiFi module. The monitor module is configured to monitor the status of the electric bike to generate a plurality of monitor information. When a temporary network is formed between the electric bikes, the electric bikes transmit the monitor information each other through the temporary network and each of the electric bikes stores the received monitor information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yi Chang, Wei-Hua Chieng, Shyr-Long Jeng, Stone Cheng, Fu-Jen Hsu, Bin-Han Lue, Chih-Chiang Wu, Ching-Wei Shih
  • Publication number: 20150128930
    Abstract: A sun tracking mechanism is provided for solar power generation, including a power unit, a linear actuator and at least two universal joints. The sun tracking mechanism outputs an angle of high precision by two axial directions provided from the universal joints, the power unit and the linear actuator. A solar power module disposed on the sun tracking mechanism generates electricity in the best light incident angle. In addition, the linear actuator provides an auxiliary supporting force to improve the wind-resistant capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Edward-Yi Chang, Wei-Hua Chieng, Shyr-Long Jeng, Stone Cheng, Binhan Lue, Yuang Ming Hsu, Chih-Chiang Wu, Ching-Wei Shih
  • Publication number: 20150120131
    Abstract: The present invention provides a communication system between electric bikes and communication method thereof. The communication system comprises a plurality of electric bikes. Each of the electric bikes comprises a monitor module and a portable electric device, wherein the portable device further comprises a storing unit and a WiFi module. The monitor module is configured to monitor the status of the electric bike to generate a plurality of monitor information. When a temporary network is formed between the electric bikes, the electric bikes transmit the monitor information each other through the temporary network and each of the electric bikes stores the received monitor information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: National Chiao Tung University
    Inventors: Yi CHANG, Wei-Hua CHIENG, Shyr-Long JENG, Stone CHENG, Fu-Jen HSU, Bin-Han LUE, Chih-Chiang WU, Ching-Wei SHIH
  • Patent number: 8736349
    Abstract: The present invention provides a current limit circuit apparatus, coupled with the gate of a GaN transistor. The current limit circuit comprises a diode, a first transistor, a second transistor, a first resistor, a second resistor, a third resistor and a fourth resistor. The source and the drain of the first transistor couple with the diode. The source of the second transistor couples with the gate of the first transistor. The source of the first transistor couples with the first transistor. The source of the second transistor couples with the second resistor. The third resistor couples with the fourth resistor and the gate of the first transistor. The first transistor turned off and the gate current is limited. When the current of the gate of the GaN transistor exceeds the predetermined value, the breakdown voltage is increased by limiting the gate current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: National Chiao Tung University
    Inventors: Tsung-Lin Chen, Edward Yi Chang, Wei-Hua Chieng, Stone Cheng, Shyr-Long Jeng, Shin-Wei Huang
  • Publication number: 20130300322
    Abstract: An embedded industrial controller with a bicycle frame shape is disclosed. The embedded industrial controller includes a casing with the bicycle frame shape having an upper tube, a lower tube, a front fork, a rear lower fork, a rear upper fork and a base tube, a motherboard, a battery module, a power electrical port and a plurality of input and output electrical ports. The embedded industrial controller with a bicycle frame shape of the present invention has significantly improved functions than the conventional industrial controller, and further meets the conventional requirements such as dust proof, vibration proof, and heat dissipation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yung-Sheng Tseng, Ching-Wei Shih, Shyr-Long Jeng, Edward-Yi Chang, Chia-Hua Chang, Bing-Shiang Yang, Stone Cheng, Wei-Hua Chieng, Tsung-Lin Chen
  • Patent number: 8581638
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high-side driver circuit including a power transistor, the first transistor, the second transistor, the second capacitor, the second diode, a start-up circuit. The start-up circuit is coupled between a resistor and the second capacitor to complete a gate driving circuit. And, the aforementioned resistor can either be the gate resistance of the power transistor or an external resistor. The design of start-up circuit enables the functionality of the bootstrap capacitor of being charged to a designate voltage level. Thus, the depletion-mode transistor can be controlled to turn on/off without a floating voltage source or a negative voltage source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: National Chiao Tung University
    Inventors: Tsung-Lin Chen, Edward Yi Chang, Wei-Hua Chieng, Stone Cheng, Shyr-Long Jeng, Che-Wei Chang
  • Publication number: 20130241603
    Abstract: The present invention provides a current limit circuit apparatus, coupled with the gate of a GaN transistor. The current limit circuit comprises a diode, a first transistor, a second transistor, a first resistor, a second resistor, a third resistor and a fourth resistor. The source and the drain of the first transistor couple with the diode. The source of the second transistor couples with the gate of the first transistor. The source of the first transistor couples with the first transistor. The source of the second transistor couples with the second resistor. The third resistor couples with the fourth resistor and the gate of the first transistor. The first transistor turned off and the gate current is limited. When the current of the gate of the GaN transistor exceeds the predetermined value, the breakdown voltage is increased by limiting the gate current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Tsung-Lin CHEN, Edward Yi CHANG, Wei-Hua CHIENG, Stone CHENG, Shyr-Long JENG, Shin-Wei HUANG
  • Publication number: 20130241601
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high-side driver circuit including a power transistor, the first transistor, the second transistor, the second capacitor, the second diode, a start-up circuit. The start-up circuit is coupled between a resistor and the second capacitor to complete a gate driving circuit. And, the aforementioned resistor can either be the gate resistance of the power transistor or an external resistor. The design of start-up circuit enables the functionality of the bootstrap capacitor of being charged to a designate voltage level. Thus, the depletion-mode transistor can be controlled to turn on/off without a floating voltage source or a negative voltage source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Tsung-Lin CHEN, Edward Yi CHANG, Wei-Hua CHIENG, Stone CHENG, Shyr-Long JENG, Che-Wei CHANG
  • Patent number: 7860350
    Abstract: Whenever a user prepares to use an application, or a file, to treat the scanned image of an object, the user only needs to place the object on a scanner and to select the icon of the application, or the file, and compile it with the icon of the scanner. The utilization of the present invention will automatically drive the driver of the scanner and integrate the relative information into the driver. Thus, after the scanned image is acquired, the application, or relative application of the file, is automatically active to treat the scanned image. Further, the format of the scanned image could be transformed by some applications such as the OCR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Inventors: Stone Cheng, Shih-Wen Chen