Patents by Inventor Tzu-Cheng Teng

Tzu-Cheng Teng 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: 8157536
    Abstract: A rotating speed adjustment circuit for a heat dissipation fan includes a first node, a second node, a reception end for receiving a first control signal, a first resistor coupled to a voltage source and the first node, a second resistor coupled to the first node and the second node, a third resistor coupled to the second node and a ground end, a capacitor coupled to the first node and the ground end, a transistor coupled to the reception end, the second node and the ground end, an oscillator for generating an oscillating signal, and a comparator for comparing a signal of the first node and the oscillating signal, so as to output a second control signal to control a rotating speed of the heat dissipation fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tzu-Cheng Teng, Ching-Sheng Li, Ming-Jung Tsai, Shen-Min Lo
  • Patent number: 8154233
    Abstract: A sensorless method for starting a three-phase brushless direct-current motor includes generating a start-up control signal, a start mode selection signal, and a control signal commutation period; switching to a start mode according to the start mode selection signal; implementing a position aligning procedure according to the start-up control signal and the control signal commutation period; detecting a zero crossing point of back electromotive forces during each control signal commutation period; outputting a sensorless mode selection signal while detecting the zero crossing points of the back electromotive forces during consecutive control signal commutation periods; switching to a sensorless mode according to the sensorless mode selection signal; and detecting a zero crossing point of back electromotive forces in the sensorless mode to determine a starting result of the three-phase brushless direct-current motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Tai Yang, Ching-Sheng Li, Kun-Min Chen, Tzu-Cheng Teng
  • Patent number: 7940107
    Abstract: An inrush voltage clamping circuit for an electronic device for clamping an inrush voltage induced by hot plugging is disclosed. The clamp circuit includes a buffer unit and a clamp unit. The buffer unit is coupled to an input power end for receiving an inrush current of the inrush voltage. The clamp unit is coupled to the input power end and the buffer unit for controlling the buffer unit to receive the inrush current according to an input voltage of the input power end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kun-Min Chen, Tzu-Cheng Teng, Ming-Jung Tsai, Ching-Sheng Li
  • Publication number: 20100090631
    Abstract: A sensorless method for starting a three-phase brushless direct-current motor includes generating a start-up control signal, a start mode selection signal, and a control signal commutation period; switching to a start mode according to the start mode selection signal; implementing a position aligning procedure according to the start-up control signal and the control signal commutation period; detecting a zero crossing point of back electromotive forces during each control signal commutation period; outputting a sensorless mode selection signal while detecting the zero crossing points of the back electromotive forces during consecutive control signal commutation periods; switching to a sensorless mode according to the sensorless mode selection signal; and detecting a zero crossing point of back electromotive forces in the sensorless mode to determine a starting result of the three-phase brushless direct-current motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Chia-Tai Yang, Ching-Sheng Li, Kun-Min Chen, Tzu-Cheng Teng
  • Publication number: 20100054964
    Abstract: A rotating speed adjustment circuit for a heat dissipation fan includes a first node, a second node, a reception end for receiving a first control signal, a first resistor coupled to a voltage source and the first node, a second resistor coupled to the first node and the second node, a third resistor coupled to the second node and a ground end, a capacitor coupled to the first node and the ground end, a transistor coupled to the reception end, the second node and the ground end, an oscillator for generating an oscillating signal, and a comparator for comparing a signal of the first node and the oscillating signal, so as to output a second control signal to control a rotating speed of the heat dissipation fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Tzu-Cheng Teng, Ching-Sheng Li, Ming-Jung Tsai, Shen-Min Lo
  • Publication number: 20100045357
    Abstract: An inrush voltage clamping circuit for an electronic device for clamping an inrush voltage induced by hot plugging is disclosed. The clamp circuit includes a buffer unit and a clamp unit. The buffer unit is coupled to an input power end for receiving an inrush current of the inrush voltage. The clamp unit is coupled to the input power end and the buffer unit for controlling the buffer unit to receive the inrush current according to an input voltage of the input power end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Kun-Min Chen, Tzu-Cheng Teng, Ming-Jung Tsai, Ching-Sheng Li