Patents by Inventor WEI HONG ZHAO

WEI HONG ZHAO 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: 11234320
    Abstract: An electronic device is for identifying a LED driver which is a switched mode power supply. For example the LED driver is part of an LED luminaire. An interface (24) is adapted to be coupled to a high frequency power commutation component of the switched mode power supply, for sensing the high frequency power commutation of the switched mode power supply in driving the LED. A mapping is made between identifications of LED drivers which are switched mode power supply and characteristics of the high frequency power commutations in driving the LED of a respective switched mode power supply. Thus, a LED driver which uses a switched mode power supply can be identified corresponding to extracted characteristics of the high frequency power commutations in driving the LED. This identification can be used for energy monitoring and fault diagnosis purposes, for use in a universal low cost LED driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Liang Shi, Gang Wang, Wei Hong Zhao, Peiliang Dong
  • Patent number: 11158926
    Abstract: The invention provides an antenna structure comprising a plurality of wire segments formed in a loop. Connecting units are provided between the wire segments, each of which is switchable between a conductive state and a reactive state. With the connecting units in the conductive state a loop antenna is formed with a first (longer) signal range and with the connecting units in the reactive state an antenna structure is formed with a second (shorter) signal range. Said reactive state is adapted to introduce a phase delay between the adjacent wire segments. This enables the same antenna to be used for long range signal communication and short range communication, for example for system configuration or commissioning. The antenna structure may be used with luminaires of a lighting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Wei Hong Zhao, Peiliang Dong, You Li, Liang Shi, Gang Wang
  • Publication number: 20200329543
    Abstract: An electronic device is for identifying a LED driver which is a switched mode power supply. For example the LED driver is part of an LED luminaire. An interface (24) is adapted to be coupled to a high frequency power commutation component of the switched mode power supply, for sensing the high frequency power commutation of the switched mode power supply in driving the LED. A mapping is made between identifications of LED drivers which are switched mode power supply and characteristics of the high frequency power commutations in driving the LED of a respective switched mode power supply. Thus, a LED driver which uses a switched mode power supply can be identified corresponding to extracted characteristics of the high frequency power commutations in driving the LED. This identification can be used for energy monitoring and fault diagnosis purposes, for use in a universal low cost LED driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: LIANG SHI, GANG WANG, WEI HONG ZHAO, PEILIANG DONG
  • Publication number: 20200161739
    Abstract: The invention provides an antenna structure comprising a plurality of wire segments formed in a loop. Connecting units are provided between the wire segments, each of which is switchable between a conductive state and a reactive state. With the connecting units in the conductive state a loop antenna is formed with a first (longer) signal range and with the connecting units in the reactive state an antenna structure is formed with a second (shorter) signal range. Said reactive state is adapted to introduce a phase delay between the adjacent wire segments. This enables the same antenna to be used for long range signal communication and short range communication, for example for system configuration or commissioning. The antenna structure may be used with luminaires of a lighting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Wei Hong ZHAO, Peiliang DONG, You LI, Liang SHI, Gang WANG
  • Publication number: 20170214150
    Abstract: A heat sink is arranged to dissipate heat generated by electronic circuitry, the heat sink comprising an array of spaced cooling elements. Further, an antenna is arranged to transmit and/or receive wireless electromagnetic signals at a carrier frequency, the signals communicating data to and/or from a wireless communications device. The signals are transmitted and/or received in the form of a beam having an axis in a target direction. To enhance the directionality of the beam: the array of spaced cooling elements in the heat sink is arranged to form an electromagnetic band gap (EBG) structure tuned to the carrier frequency used by the antenna; and the antenna is placed relative to the array of cooling elements such that the EBG structure suppresses the propagation of electromagnetic energy in the signals at the carrier frequency in one or more directions other than the target direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: WEI HONG ZHAO, PEILIANG DONG, YOU LI, LIHUA LIN