Patents by Inventor WEI-LIEH LAI
WEI-LIEH LAI 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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Patent number: 10491018Abstract: A power output management apparatus of a battery and a management method thereof are provided. The management method includes: enabling a power output mode and discharging a battery to a load via a discharge circuit in the power output mode; calculating the output power of the discharge circuit during the discharge; comparing the output power and a target power to generate a comparison result; and setting the output power being adjusted step by step by a unit compensation amount via the discharge circuit according to the comparison result.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2016Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignees: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, Lite-On Technology CorporationInventors: Wei-Lieh Lai, Chang-Yuan Liu, Chieh-Fu Hsiao, Yi-Pin Lee
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Patent number: 10205341Abstract: A DC backup system is for providing emergency electric power to an electronic device powered by an input power source, and includes a battery backup unit and a battery control unit. The battery backup unit is operable to output state information indicating a state thereof, and test information associated with a self test performed thereon. The battery control unit is electrically connected to the battery backup unit for receiving the state information and the test information therefrom, and is configured to control, according to the state information and the test information, the battery backup unit to output electric power to the electronic device when the input power source fails.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2016Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignees: Lite-On Electronics (Guangzhou) Limited, Lite-On Technology Corp.Inventor: Wei-Lieh Lai
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Patent number: 10103564Abstract: A UPS system includes UPS devices and a common bus. The UPS devices are configured to output respective backup voltages. The common bus electrically interconnects the UPS devices for receiving the backup voltages, and is configured to output to the UPS devices a greatest one of the backup voltages as a dominant voltage. Each UPS device is operable to detect the backup voltage outputted thereby, to compare the backup voltage with the dominant voltage, to determine whether a power recovery signal is received from the power supply equipment, and to vary the backup voltage with a descending trend, where the varying of the backup voltage is conducted at least based on the dominant voltage and the backup voltage.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignees: Lite-On Electronics (Guangzhou) Limited, Lite-On Technology Corp.Inventors: Wei--Lieh Lai, Yu-Hsiang Lee, Chieh-Fu Hsiao
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Publication number: 20180048171Abstract: A power output management apparatus of a battery and a management method thereof are provided. The management method includes: enabling a power output mode and discharging a battery to a load via a discharge circuit in the power output mode; calculating the output power of the discharge circuit during the discharge; comparing the output power and a target power to generate a comparison result; and setting the output power being adjusted step by step by a unit compensation amount via the discharge circuit according to the comparison result.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2016Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicants: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, Lite-On Technology CorporationInventors: Wei-Lieh Lai, Chang-Yuan Liu, Chieh-Fu Hsiao, Yi-Pin Lee
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Patent number: 9859784Abstract: A hybrid power convertor includes an input to receive an input voltage, an output to export an output voltage, a control module, a switching module, a buck module and a boost module. The control module has a first comparison terminal coupled to the input, a second comparison terminal coupled to the output, a mode-control terminal, a boost-control terminal and a buck-control terminal. The switching module is coupled to the input and the mode-control terminal, and has a buck input terminal and a boost input terminal. The buck module is coupled to the buck input terminal, the buck-control terminal and the output terminal, and the buck module is able to perform a switching convertor mode and a linear regulator mode. The boost module is coupled to the boost input terminal, the boost-control terminal and output terminal, and the boost module is able to perform a boost convertor mode and a linear-like regulator mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignees: LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) CO., LTD.Inventors: Wei Lieh Lai, Yi Pin Lee
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Patent number: 9673722Abstract: A quasi-resonant half-bridge converter includes a switch unit including first and second switches that are coupled in series, a capacitor unit coupled to the switch unit in parallel, a rectifier unit, an output capacitor, and a transformer coupled to the aforesaid components. The first and second switches are respectively controlled using first and second control signals that have a constant frequency. Duty cycles of the first and second control signals may be adjusted based upon a DC output voltage across the output capacitor for promoting conversion efficiency of the converter when operating at light load.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignees: Lite-On Technology Corp., Lite-On Electronics (Guanzhou) LimitedInventors: Wing-Keung Eng, Po-Jung Tseng, Wei-Lieh Lai
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Patent number: 9647492Abstract: A DC uninterruptible power supply system includes plural uninterruptible power supply devices, each of which includes a power cord, a battery module, a voltage detecting circuit, a current detecting circuit, and a control unit. When the voltage detecting circuit detects that a voltage at the power cord is lower than a first preset value, the control unit controls the battery module to output electrical power to the power cord. When the current detecting circuit detects that current of another uninterruptible power supply device is smaller than a second preset value, the control unit controls a switch to permit current flow to the another uninterruptible power supply device.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignees: Lite-On Electronics (Guangzhou) Limited, Lite-On Technology Corp.Inventors: Liang-Chun Lin, Yi-Nan Lai, Wei-Lieh Lai, Ming-Wang Cheng
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Publication number: 20170117745Abstract: A method for supplying power is implemented by an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) equipment that includes a bus, a power supply and a UPS device. The method includes the steps of: determining whether a supply power outputted by the power supply to a load is in an abnormal condition; boosting a voltage level of a backup power outputted by the UPS device to be greater than the voltage level of the supply power in a normal condition so as to output a backup current to the load; decreasing the voltage level of the backup power gradually; and determining whether the supply power is still in the abnormal condition according to a current value of the backup current during decrease of the voltage level of the backup power.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2016Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: WEI-LIEH LAI, CHIEH-FU HSIAO
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Publication number: 20170117734Abstract: A UPS system includes UPS devices and a common bus. The UPS devices are configured to output respective backup voltages. The common bus electrically interconnects the UPS devices for receiving the backup voltages, and is configured to output to the UPS devices a greatest one of the backup voltages as a dominant voltage. Each UPS device is operable to detect the backup voltage outputted thereby, to compare the backup voltage with the dominant voltage, to determine whether a power recovery signal is received from the power supply equipment, and to vary the backup voltage with a descending trend, where the varying of the backup voltage is conducted at least based on the dominant voltage and the backup voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2016Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: WEI--LIEH LAI, YU-HSIANG LEE, CHIEH-FU HSIAO
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Publication number: 20170093206Abstract: A DC backup system is for providing emergency electric power to an electronic device powered by an input power source, and includes a battery backup unit and a battery control unit. The battery backup unit is operable to output state information indicating a state thereof, and test information associated with a self test performed thereon. The battery control unit is electrically connected to the battery backup unit for receiving the state information and the test information therefrom, and is configured to control, according to the state information and the test information, the battery backup unit to output electric power to the electronic device when the input power source fails.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventor: WEI-LIEH LAI
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Publication number: 20170093271Abstract: A hybrid power convertor includes an input to receive an input voltage, an output to export an output voltage, a control module, a switching module, a buck module and a boost module. The control module has a first comparison terminal coupled to the input, a second comparison terminal coupled to the output, a mode-control terminal, a boost-control terminal and a buck-control terminal. The switching module is coupled to the input and the mode-control terminal, and has a buck input terminal and a boost input terminal. The buck module is coupled to the buck input terminal, the buck-control terminal and the output terminal, and the buck module is able to perform a switching convertor mode and a linear regulator mode. The boost module is coupled to the boost input terminal, the boost-control terminal and output terminal, and the boost module is able to perform a boost convertor mode and a linear-like regulator mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Wei Lieh Lai, Yi Pin Lee
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Patent number: 9537411Abstract: A flyback active clamping power converter is disclosed. The flyback active clamping power converter comprises an input inductor, a down-bridge switch, an up-bridge switch, a first energy-storing capacitor, a clamping capacitor, a resonant inductor, a magnetizing inductor, a transformer, an output diode and an output capacitor. When a resonant frequency generated by the resonant inductor and the clamping capacitor in the flyback active clamping power converter is substantially equal to a switching frequency, the output diode is able to perform a zero current switching in the whole load range.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2015Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignees: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Chien-Yu Lin, Wei-Lieh Lai, Yu-Kang Lo, Huang-Jen Chiu
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Patent number: 9472952Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery units, each of which supplies electrical power to a load through a respective linear regulator. In a method for managing supply of electrical power by the battery module, a number of battery units that supply electrical power to the load is controlled according to magnitude of a current required by the load, so as to reduce power loss in the linear regulators.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2014Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignees: Lite-On Electronics (Guangzhou) Limited, Lite-On Technology Corp.Inventors: Liang-Chun Lin, Te-Yu Chou, Ming-Wang Cheng, Wei-Lieh Lai
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Patent number: 9473036Abstract: A direct current voltage conversion device includes a buck converter receiving a direct current input voltage and outputting a direct current first voltage according to a first control signal, a series resonant converter outputting an alternating current second voltage according to a second control signal and a third control signal, a transformer that receives the alternating current second voltage, a rectifier, and an output capacitor electrically coupled with the rectifier. The rectifier generates a direct current output voltage according to a fourth control signal and a fifth control signal, which is outputted across the output capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2015Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignees: Lite-On Electronics (Guangzhou) Limited, Lite-On Technology Corp.Inventors: Wei-Lieh Lai, Ko-Fu Chou, Yi-Pin Lee
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Publication number: 20160260540Abstract: A bobbin structure includes a hollow cylindrical body, a first blocking member extending outward from one end of the cylindrical body, a second blocking member extending outward from another end of the cylindrical body that is opposite to the one end, and a ring sleeved onto the cylindrical body between the first and second blocking members and movable relative to the cylindrical body for repositioning.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2015Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: WEI-LIEH LAI, WEN-LUNG LIANG, YU-HSIANG LEE, YI-PIN LEE
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Patent number: 9356527Abstract: A multi-mode active clamping power converter comprises an input inductor, a down-bridge switch, an up-bridge switch, a first energy-storing capacitor, a clamping capacitor, a resonant inductor, a magnetizing inductor, a transformer, an output diode and an output capacitor. The input inductor has a boundary inductance value, wherein an input voltage source is operated between a first voltage and a second voltage and the boundary inductance value is set according to the first voltage and a heavy load so as to be served as an initial condition of the multi-mode active clamping power converter, and then the input inductor is operated in a boundary conduction mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Chien Yu Lin, Wei-Lieh Lai, Yu-Kang Lo, Huang-Jen Chiu
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Patent number: 9285434Abstract: A direct current (dc) uninterruptible power system is disclosed. The dc-based uninterruptible power system includes a multiplexer, a battery unit, a linear regulator, a switch-transistor, a voltage comparator and micro controller. The multiplexer receives a first control signal, a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage and outputs a control voltage according to the first control signal. The switch-transistor has a body diode and the body diode has a conduction voltage. When the dc-based uninterruptible power system is non-discharge mode, the switch-transistor is switched-off and the linear regulator receives the first reference voltage, so that the subtraction of the output voltage and the power-supply voltage is smaller than the conduction voltage to cutoff the body diode.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignees: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Liang-Chun Lin, Te-Yu Chou, Ming-Wang Cheng, Wei-Lieh Lai
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Patent number: 9281751Abstract: A voltage control method for a power converter includes: acquiring a current of a first primary side winding of a transformer circuit of the power converter; integrating the acquired current to obtain an average voltage; comparing the average voltage with a reflected voltage associated with a current of a secondary side winding of the transformer circuit; and adjusting a duty cycle of a switch of the power converter based on an obtained comparison result for adjustment of an output voltage of the power converter.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2013Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corp.Inventors: Chien-Yu Lin, Wei-Lieh Lai, Ya-Jhe Liu, Yu-Kang Lo, Huang-Jen Chiu, Cheng-Ting Lin
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Publication number: 20150381060Abstract: A quasi-resonant half-bridge converter includes a switch unit including first and second switches that are coupled in series, a capacitor unit coupled to the switch unit in parallel, a rectifier unit, an output capacitor, and a transformer coupled to the aforesaid components. The first and second switches are respectively controlled using first and second control signals that have a constant frequency. Duty cycles of the first and second control signals may be adjusted based upon a DC output voltage across the output capacitor for promoting conversion efficiency of the converter when operating at light load.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: WING-KEUNG ENG, PO-JUNG TSENG, WEI-LIEH LAI
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Publication number: 20150357922Abstract: A direct current voltage conversion device includes a buck converter receiving a direct current input voltage and outputting a direct current first voltage according to a first control signal, a series resonant converter outputting an alternating current second voltage according to a second control signal and a third control signal, a transformer that receives the alternating current second voltage, a rectifier, and an output capacitor electrically coupled with the rectifier. The rectifier generates a direct current output voltage according to a fourth control signal and a fifth control signal, which is outputted across the output capacitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2015Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: WEI-LIEH LAI, KO-FU CHOU, YI-PIN LEE