Patents by Inventor Weng Fai NG

Weng Fai NG 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: 11728728
    Abstract: power supply module comprises a voltage converter coupled to first and second inputs. The voltage converter comprises a boosting circuit configured to boost an input voltage and comprises an input voltage selector (IVS) selectively connect and disconnect the first and second inputs to the boosting circuit. A first sensing circuit is coupled to the first input and comprises a pair of inputs coupled to the first input, a rectifier assembly, a resistor bank coupled between the pair of inputs and the rectifier assembly, a sense resistor coupled to the rectifier assembly, and a voltage sensor coupled to the sense resistor. A DC converter is configured to generate and supply an auxiliary voltage to the first sensing circuit. The resistor bank filters an electromagnetic interference (EMI) signal transmitted from the DC converter to a value below a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Astec International Limited
    Inventor: Weng Fai Ng
  • Publication number: 20220181970
    Abstract: power supply module comprises a voltage converter coupled to first and second inputs. The voltage converter comprises a boosting circuit configured to boost an input voltage and comprises an input voltage selector (IVS) selectively connect and disconnect the first and second inputs to the boosting circuit. A first sensing circuit is coupled to the first input and comprises a pair of inputs coupled to the first input, a rectifier assembly, a resistor bank coupled between the pair of inputs and the rectifier assembly, a sense resistor coupled to the rectifier assembly, and a voltage sensor coupled to the sense resistor. A DC converter is configured to generate and supply an auxiliary voltage to the first sensing circuit. The resistor bank filters an electromagnetic interference (EMI) signal transmitted from the DC converter to a value below a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventor: Weng Fai Ng
  • Patent number: 11183927
    Abstract: power supply module comprises a voltage converter coupled to first and second inputs. The voltage converter comprises a boosting circuit configured to boost an input voltage and comprises an input voltage selector (IVS) selectively connect and disconnect the first and second inputs to the boosting circuit. A first sensing circuit is coupled to the first input and comprises a pair of inputs coupled to the first input, a rectifier assembly, a resistor bank coupled between the pair of inputs and the rectifier assembly, a sense resistor coupled to the rectifier assembly, and a voltage sensor coupled to the sense resistor. A DC converter is configured to generate and supply an auxiliary voltage to the first sensing circuit. The resistor bank filters an electromagnetic interference (EMI) signal transmitted from the DC converter to a value below a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Astec International Limited
    Inventor: Weng Fai Ng
  • Patent number: 10498257
    Abstract: A control circuit is configured to sense an AC input voltage of a power factor correction (PFC) power circuit in a switching power converter, provide a control signal having an on-time and an off-time to at least one power switch of the PFC power circuit, and in response to detecting a peak voltage of the AC input voltage, increase the on-time of the control signal based on the sensed AC input voltage during an interval that begins with the peak voltage of the AC input voltage and ends with the next zero crossing following the peak voltage of the AC input voltage to improve a power factor of the switching power converter. Other example switching power converters, PFC power circuits and control circuits for controlling one or more power switches are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Astec International Limited
    Inventors: Weng Fai Ng, Wai Chung Li, Kwok Wai Lo, Zhi Zhi Li, Chun Shing Cheng, Ka Kit Li
  • Patent number: 10027220
    Abstract: According to some aspects of the present disclosure, example interleaved power supplies and corresponding control methods are disclosed. Example interleaved power supplies include an input terminal, an output terminal, and a first phase circuit coupled between the input terminal and the output terminal. The first phase circuit includes a first inductor and a first switch. The power supply also includes a second phase circuit coupled between the input terminal and the output terminal. The second phase circuit includes a second inductor and a second switch. The power supply further includes at least one current sensor, and a controller operable to control the first phase circuit and the second phase circuit in an interleaved mode when the sensed output current is below a current threshold and to control the first phase circuit and the second phase circuit in an in-phase mode when the output current is above the current threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: ASTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Weng Fai Ng, Ka Kit Li, Shu Lin He, Chun Shing Cheng, Chung Hang Ling
  • Publication number: 20180115235
    Abstract: According to some aspects of the present disclosure, example interleaved power supplies and corresponding control methods are disclosed. Example interleaved power supplies include an input terminal, an output terminal, and a first phase circuit coupled between the input terminal and the output terminal. The first phase circuit includes a first inductor and a first switch. The power supply also includes a second phase circuit coupled between the input terminal and the output terminal. The second phase circuit includes a second inductor and a second switch. The power supply further includes at least one current sensor, and a controller operable to control the first phase circuit and the second phase circuit in an interleaved mode when the sensed output current is below a current threshold and to control the first phase circuit and the second phase circuit in an in-phase mode when the output current is above the current threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Weng Fai NG, Ka Kit LI, Shu Lin HE, Chun Shing CHENG, Chung Hang LING
  • Publication number: 20180006577
    Abstract: A control circuit is configured to sense an AC input voltage of a power factor correction (PFC) power circuit in a switching power converter, provide a control signal having an on-time and an off-time to at least one power switch of the PFC power circuit, and in response to detecting a peak voltage of the AC input voltage, increase the on-time of the control signal based on the sensed AC input voltage during an interval that begins with the peak voltage of the AC input voltage and ends with the next zero crossing following the peak voltage of the AC input voltage to improve a power factor of the switching power converter. Other example switching power converters, PFC power circuits and control circuits for controlling one or more power switches are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Weng Fai NG, Wai Chung LI, Kwok Wai LO, Zhi Zhi LI, Chun Shing CHENG, Ka Kit LI