Patents by Inventor Wen-Tien Tsai

Wen-Tien Tsai 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: 20140056046
    Abstract: A passive power factor correction circuit includes: a DC capacitor and an input capacitor, coupled to a rectifying circuit and charged by a DC voltage from the rectifying circuit; an output capacitor, coupled to a load; first diode and a second diode, coupled to the input capacitor and the output capacitor; and an inductor, coupled to the load, the input capacitor and the output capacitor. Charging into and discharging from the DC capacitor are completed within a half cycle of an input AC voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Wen-Tien TSAI, Ching-Ran LEE, Po-Yen CHEN, Ching-Tsai PAN
  • Publication number: 20130169242
    Abstract: The present disclose relates to a power active buck power factor correction device, comprising: a AC source; a rectifying device coupled to the AC source for receiving and rectifying the AC source so as to generate an input voltage; a first converting device coupled to the assistance device for receiving, transmitting, converting and storing energy; a load coupled to the first converting device; and an assistance device coupled to the first converting device for generating an assistance voltage. Specifically, the polarity of the assistance voltage is same with the input voltage, but is contrary to an output voltage, so that the first converting device may continue to work and receive an input current under the input voltage is smaller than the output voltage while the discontinue time of the input current is getting shorter so as to obtain the perfected power factor correction effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: WEN-TIEN TSAI, Ching-Ran Lee, Po-Yen Chen, Ching-Tsa Pan
  • Publication number: 20130082666
    Abstract: The invention disclosed buck power factor correction system. The system includes: a first storing device, for storing and discharging energy; a first converter device, coupled to the first storing device, for transferring and converting energy; a second storing device, coupled to the first storing device, for storing and discharging energy; and a second converter device, coupled to the second storing device, for transferring and converting energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Wen-Tien TSAI, Ching-Ran Lee
  • Publication number: 20130049638
    Abstract: A method for identifying a rated power of a HID lamp includes the steps of: outputting a first driving signal and a second driving signal to drive the HID lamp in order, and calculating a first electric characteristic variation of the HID lamp; and identifying the rated power of the HID lamp according to the first electric characteristic variation and a first default value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Wen-Tien Tsai, Ching-Ran Lee
  • Patent number: 8111009
    Abstract: A light adjustment circuit for alternating-current light emitting diodes (AC-LED's) connected to an AC power supply and a plurality of AC-LED's comprises: a light adjustment unit, being capable of modulating AC power from the AC power supply while providing the plurality of AC-LED's with the modulated AC power; and a pulse width modulation (PWM) control circuit, being capable of modulating an external voltage signal in correspondence to variation in input AC power to enable each of the AC-LED's to achieve a predetermined brightness; wherein the AC-LED's are turned off by modulating the external voltage signal to prevent the AC-LED's from being burnt out when the input AC power is too high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Wen-Tien Tsai, Bing-Chwen Yang, Hwei-Shung Chong, Chung-Yue Chen, Yie-Tone Chen, Yao-Te Huang, Li-Ling Lee
  • Publication number: 20110057568
    Abstract: A light adjustment circuit for alternating-current light emitting diodes (AC-LED's) connected to an AC power supply and a plurality of AC-LED's comprises: a light adjustment unit, being capable of modulating AC power from the AC power supply while providing the plurality of AC-LED's with the modulated AC power; and a pulse width modulation (PWM) control circuit, being capable of modulating an external voltage signal in correspondence to variation in input AC power to enable each of the AC-LED's to achieve a predetermined brightness; wherein the AC-LED's are turned off by modulating the external voltage signal to prevent the AC-LED's from being burnt out when the input AC power is too high.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Wen-Tien Tsai, Bing-Chwen Yang, Hwei-Shung Chong, Chung-Yue Chen, Yie-Tone Chen, Yao-Te Huang, Li-Ling Lee
  • Patent number: 3935522
    Abstract: A control device for an electric fan comprising a power supply, a control means, a trigger pulse generator and a switch means, all connected in circuit with the motor of the electric fan, wherein the trigger pulse output of said trigger pulse generator is connected to trigger said switch means and is controlled through said control means to thereby achieve a stepless, variable speed control for the electric fan. Other forms of the device may further comprise a delay means, and/or delay reverse means, and/or wave generator means and/or any combination thereof, connected in the above circuit to accomplish stepless speed reduction and/or delay speed-down reverse and/or various kinds of imitative natural wind rotational speeds for the electric fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1976
    Inventor: Peter Wen-Tien Tsay