Patents by Inventor Yuk Tung LO

Yuk Tung LO 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: 10418919
    Abstract: An electric tool and a motor drive system are provided. The motor drive system includes a trigger switch, an electronic switch, and a switch control circuit connected between the trigger switch and the electronic switch. The trigger switch is connected in series to a power supply. The electronic switch is configured to control a motor to be powered on or powered off. The switch control circuit is configured to control the electronic switch based on a state of the trigger switch, wherein the electronic switch is delayed to be turned off after the trigger switch is turned off to control the motor to be powered off later than a time that the trigger switch is turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson Electric International AG
    Inventors: Yuk Tung Lo, Hai Bo Ma, Song Chen, Siu Chung Yip, Yong Sheng Gao, Jian Xun Zou
  • Patent number: 10256750
    Abstract: A circuit includes a first operating component, a second operating component and a starting time control circuit. The starting voltage of the first operating component is different from that of the second operating component, and the starting time control circuit is configured to regulate a starting time of the first operating component to be synchronous with that of the second operating component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Hai Bo Ma, Yuk Tung Lo, Ka Lung Ng, Yu Quan Liang
  • Patent number: 9819290
    Abstract: A power tool and a motor drive circuit thereof are provided. The motor drive circuit includes an inverter, a controller and a current sensor. The inverter includes a plurality of semiconductor switches and configured to convert a voltage from a power supply into an alternating current for an electric motor. The controller is configured to output detecting signals and drive signals for the inverter. The current sensor is configured to sample a current flowing through the motor, the current comprising a plurality of driving current portions corresponding to the drive signals and a plurality of position detecting current portions corresponding to the detecting signals. The controller determines the drive signals at least based on the position detecting current portions of the current so as to control power modes of the semiconductor switches in the inverter in a starting stage of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRIC S.A.
    Inventors: Hai Bo Ma, Yong Gang Li, Yong Sheng Gao, Jin Yun Gan, Yuk Tung Lo, Wei Long Lan
  • Publication number: 20170288583
    Abstract: A motor drive system is provided, which includes an inverter coupled with two terminals of a power supply, where the inverter includes multiple semi-conductive switch elements and is configured to convert a voltage provided by the power supply to an alternating current to drive a motor; a microcontroller coupled with two terminals of the power supply, where the microcontroller has an operation mode and a sleep mode; and a switch body, of which two terminals are respectively coupled with two terminals of the microcontroller, where the switch body is configured to output a response signal to the microcontroller to switch the microcontroller from the operation mode to the sleep mode or from the sleep mode to the operation mode according to the response signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Hai Bo MA, Yuk Tung LO, Jin Zhou CHEN CHEN, Yong Sheng GAO, Jian Xun ZOU, Song CHEN
  • Publication number: 20170288580
    Abstract: A motor drive system is provided, which includes: an inverter including an upper-half bridge and a lower-half bridge, the upper-half bridge and the lower-half bridge each including at least two semi-conductive switch elements, where the inverter is configured to convert a voltage provided by a power supply to an alternating current to drive a motor; a microcontroller configured to output a drive signal to the alternately turn on each two of the at least two semi-conductive switch elements of the upper-half bridge and each two of the at least two semi-conductive switch elements of the lower-half bridge when the motor performs braking, whereby a motor winding and the turned-on semi-conductive switch elements form a circuit a capacitor configured to supply power to the microcontroller when the motor performs braking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Hai Bo MA, Yuk Tung LO, Jin Zhou CHEN, Yong Sheng GAO, Jian Xun ZOU, Song CHEN
  • Publication number: 20170288584
    Abstract: A motor drive system is provided, which includes: an inverter coupled with two terminals of a power supply, where the inverter includes multiple semi-conductive switch elements and is configured to convert a voltage provided by the power supply to an alternating current to drive a motor; a microcontroller configured to output a drive signal to control an power mode of the semi-conductive switch elements in the inverter; and a rheostat coupled with the microcontroller and configured to provide an input signal to the microcontroller by sliding, where the microcontroller outputs a brake signal to the inverter to control the motor to stop operating when the input signal meets a predetermined condition, and the microcontroller is powered off when the motor stops rotating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Hai Bo MA, Yuk Tung LO, Jin Zhou CHEN, Yong Sheng GAO, Jian Xun ZOU, Song CHEN
  • Publication number: 20170163183
    Abstract: A motor control system controls power supplying of a motor. The motor control system is configured to control the motor be excited in advance of a zero crossing of a back electromotive force by an advance angle, and the advance angle gradually increases from an acceleration mode to a constant speed operating mode after the motor is started. The motor control system is further configured to control the motor to be excited within a conduction angle, and the conduction angle gradually reduces to a pre-determined value from the acceleration mode to the constant speed operating mode after the motor is started.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Yong Sheng GAO, Hai Bo MA, Yuk Tung LO, Song CHEN, Siu Chung Yip, Jin Zhou CHEN, Jian Xun ZOU
  • Publication number: 20170163184
    Abstract: A motor control system includes a drive controller and an inverter having two half bridges. When an excitation voltage for a motor is inverted or the motor is freewheeled, the drive controller turns off one semiconductor switch and turns on the other semiconductor switch after delaying for a delay angle in same half-bridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Hai Bo MA, Yong Sheng GAO, Song CHEN, Siu Chung Yip, Yuk Tung LO, Jin Zhou CHEN, Jian Xun ZOU
  • Publication number: 20170104427
    Abstract: A circuit includes a first operating component, a second operating component and a starting time control circuit. The starting voltage of the first operating component is different from that of the second operating component, and the starting time control circuit is configured to regulate a starting time of the first operating component to be synchronous with that of the second operating component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Hai Bo MA, Yuk Tung LO, Ka Lung NG, Yu Quan LIANG
  • Publication number: 20170101996
    Abstract: An air flow regulating device includes a housing, an air supply unit and a circuit board which are arranged inside the housing. The air supply unit includes an impeller and a single-phase permanent magnet brushless motor configured to drive the impeller. The single-phase permanent magnet brushless motor includes a stator and a rotor which can rotate relative to the stator. The stator includes a stator core and a single-phase winding wound around the stator core. The rotor includes a shaft and a permanent magnet fixed to the shaft. Numbers of magnetic poles of the stator and the rotor are the same and not greater than six. An outer diameter of the stator core is less than 35 mm and/or an axial thickness of the stator core is between 10 mm and 20 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Qiang ZHOU, Jing LI, Jie CHAI, Tao ZHANG, Ka Lung NG, Yuk Tung LO, Hai Bo MA
  • Publication number: 20170099929
    Abstract: A hair dryer includes a housing, and a heating unit, an air supply unit and a circuit board which are arranged inside the housing. The air supply unit includes an impeller and a single-phase direct current brushless motor for driving the impeller. The single-phase direct current brushless motor includes a stator and a rotor which is rotatable relative to the stator. The stator includes a stator core and a single-phase winding wound on the stator core. The rotor includes a shaft and a permanent magnet fixed on the shaft. A power supply terminal for connecting an external power supply and an inverter for providing an alternating current to the single-phase winding are arranged on the circuit board. An input voltage of the inverter is no lower than an input voltage of the power supply terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Hai Bo MA, Yuk Tung LO, Ka Lung NG, Yu Quan LIANG
  • Publication number: 20170099025
    Abstract: A power tool is provided. The power tool includes a housing, a working head extended from the housing, a brushless direct current motor configured to drive the working head, a battery, an inverter and a controller. The inverter includes a plurality of semiconductor switches and configured to convert a power from the battery into an alternating current power which is coupled to the brushless direct current motor. The controller is configured to output drive signals to control the semiconductor switches of the inverter based on a magnetic field position of the rotor obtained in a sensorless way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Hai Bo MA, Yong Gang LI, Yong Sheng GAO, Jin Yun GAN, Yuk Tung LO, Wei Long LAN
  • Publication number: 20170093308
    Abstract: An electric tool and a motor drive system are provided. The motor drive system includes a trigger switch, an electronic switch, and a switch control circuit connected between the trigger switch and the electronic switch. The trigger switch is connected in series to a power supply. The electronic switch is configured to control a motor to be powered on or powered off. The switch control circuit is configured to control the electronic switch based on a state of the trigger switch, wherein the electronic switch is delayed to be turned off after the trigger switch is turned off to control the motor to be powered off later than a time that the trigger switch is turned off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Yuk Tung LO, Hai Bo MA, Song CHEN, Siu Chung YIP, Yong Sheng GAO, Jian Xun ZOU
  • Publication number: 20170077851
    Abstract: A power tool and a motor drive circuit thereof are provided. The motor drive circuit includes an inverter, a controller and a current sensor. The inverter includes a plurality of semiconductor switches and configured to convert a voltage from a power supply into an alternating current for an electric motor. The controller is configured to output detecting signals and drive signals for the inverter. The current sensor is configured to sample a current flowing through the motor, the current comprising a plurality of driving current portions corresponding to the drive signals and a plurality of position detecting current portions corresponding to the detecting signals. The controller determines the drive signals at least based on the position detecting current portions of the current so as to control power modes of the semiconductor switches in the inverter in a starting stage of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Hai Bo MA, Yong Gang LI, Yong Sheng GAO, Jin Yun GAN, Yuk Tung LO, Wei Long LAN