Patents by Inventor Yi-Feng Luo

Yi-Feng Luo 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: 9322884
    Abstract: An impedance analyzing device, adapted to a testee comprising an electrode or at least one battery cell, includes a signal capturing unit, a signal adjusting unit, a signal analyzing unit, a processing unit, and a power source supply unit providing a variable-frequency voltage signal to the testee. The signal adjusting unit receiving and adjusts a variable-frequency voltage signal and the current signal to generate an adjusted variable-frequency voltage signal and an adjusted current signal. The signal capturing unit captures a current signal generated by the testee in response to the variable-frequency voltage signal. The signal analyzing unit receives and analyzes the adjusted variable-frequency voltage signal and the adjusted current signal in frequency domain to obtain a frequency domain parameter and/or a time domain parameter. The processing unit receives the frequency domain parameter and/or the time domain parameter to obtain an impedance variation characteristic of the testee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yi-Feng Luo, Cihun-Siyong Gong
  • Patent number: 9261566
    Abstract: An impedance analysis device adapted to an object under test (OUT) includes a signal generator, a signal analysis unit and a processing unit. The signal generator outputs a pulse signal to the OUT. The signal analysis unit acquires a response signal which the OUT responds to the pulse signal, and analyzes the response signal to obtain an analysis parameter. The processing unit coupled to the signal analysis unit receives the analysis parameter, so as to obtain an impedance variation characteristic of the OUT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Cihun-Siyong Gong, Yi-Feng Luo, Li-Ren Huang, Kai-Cheung Juang
  • Publication number: 20150048853
    Abstract: An impedance analysis device adapted to an object under test (OUT) includes a signal generator, a signal analysis unit and a processing unit. The signal generator outputs a pulse signal to the OUT. The signal analysis unit acquires a response signal which the OUT responds to the pulse signal, and analyzes the response signal to obtain an analysis parameter. The processing unit coupled to the signal analysis unit receives the analysis parameter, so as to obtain an impedance variation characteristic of the OUT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Cihun-Siyong GONG, Yi-Feng LUO, Li-Ren HUANG, Kai-Cheung JUANG
  • Publication number: 20130253862
    Abstract: An impedance analyzing device, adapted to a testee comprising an electrode or at least one battery cell, includes a signal capturing unit, a signal adjusting unit, a signal analyzing unit, a processing unit, and a power source supply unit providing a variable-frequency voltage signal to the testee. The signal adjusting unit receiving and adjusts a variable-frequency voltage signal and the current signal to generate an adjusted variable-frequency voltage signal and an adjusted current signal. The signal capturing unit captures a current signal generated by the testee in response to the variable-frequency voltage signal. The signal analyzing unit receives and analyzes the adjusted variable-frequency voltage signal and the adjusted current signal in frequency domain to obtain a frequency domain parameter and/or a time domain parameter. The processing unit receives the frequency domain parameter and/or the time domain parameter to obtain an impedance variation characteristic of the testee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yi-Feng Luo, Cihun-Siyong Gong
  • Publication number: 20130181659
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a charging method. The charging method includes detecting a charging current and producing a current-detecting signal according to the charging current; comparing the current-detecting signal with a first reference voltage and producing a current comparison signal accordingly; producing a second reference voltage according to the current comparison signal; comparing a battery voltage of a battery with the second reference voltage and producing a voltage comparison signal accordingly; producing a set of control signals according to the voltage comparison signal; and producing an adjusted charging voltage according to the control signals and a charging voltage, wherein the charging current is produced by the adjusted charging voltage to charge the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Yung-Hsi CHANG, Yi-Feng LUO, Chueh-Hao YU, Kai-Cheung JUANG
  • Publication number: 20130179103
    Abstract: A battery analysis device for a battery module having at least one battery cell includes a power source supply unit, a signal capturing unit, a signal adjusting unit, a frequency domain analyzing unit, a time domain analyzing unit, and a processing unit. The power source supply unit provides a variable-frequency voltage signal to a battery cell. The signal capturing unit captures a current signal generated by a battery cell in response to the variable-frequency voltage signal. The signal adjusting unit adjusts the variable-frequency voltage signal and the current signal. The frequency domain analyzing unit and time domain analyzing unit analyze both the adjusted variable-frequency voltage signal and the adjusted current signal in frequency domain and time domain respectively for obtaining a frequency domain parameter and a time domain parameter. The processing unit obtains electrochemistry characteristics of the battery cell according to the frequency and the time domain parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yi-Feng Luo, Kai-Cheung Juang, Yung-Hsi Chang, Chueh-Hao Yu