Patents by Inventor Zhangrong Hu
Zhangrong Hu 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).
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Publication number: 20250253695Abstract: This application provides a charging/discharging circuit and an electronic device, and relates to the field of electronic technologies, to improve utilization of a switched capacitor circuit and reduce an area of the charging/discharging circuit. The charging/discharging circuit provided in this application includes a switched capacitor (SC) circuit, configured to charge/discharge a battery. The switched capacitor (SC) circuit includes a first end, configured to receive an input power supply voltage; a second end, configured to: provide a charging voltage for a battery in a charging process, and receive a discharging voltage released by the battery in a discharging process; and a third end, configured to provide an output voltage, where the output voltage is a direct current voltage or a pulse width modulation (PWM) voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2025Publication date: August 7, 2025Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhangrong Hu, Pengpeng Shen
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Patent number: 12362402Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell, and the battery cell includes a battery cell body, a first tab, a second tab, and a third tab. The first tab, the second tab, and the third tab are separately electrically connected to the battery cell body. The first tab and the third tab have a first polarity, and the second tab has a second polarity. Working together, the second tab and the first tab are capable of inputting a voltage and a current to the battery cell body or capable of outputting a voltage and a current from the battery cell body. Working together, the second tab and the third tab are capable of inputting a voltage and a current to the battery cell body or capable of outputting a voltage and a current from the battery cell body. The first polarity is different from the second polarity.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2020Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: Honor Device Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haibin Zhou, Zhongyong He, Chen Zhu, Yupeng Qiu, Zhangrong Hu, Fan Xu, Jiahua Liang
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Patent number: 12355279Abstract: A charging system includes a voltage conversion circuit, a control circuit, an input end Vin and an output end Vout. The voltage conversion circuit and the control circuit are connected to M batteries, the input end Vin is connected to an external power supply, and the output end Vout is connected to a load. The control circuit is configured to switch a connection relationship between the M batteries, to connect at least one of the M batteries to the voltage conversion circuit, where the connection relationship includes at least one of a serial connection or a parallel connection. The voltage conversion circuit is connected to the input end Vin and the output end Vout; is configured to receive power from the external power supply through the input end Vin, and charge the at least one battery; and is further configured to supply power to the load through the output end Vout.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2022Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhangrong Hu, Xiaoshan Shi
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Publication number: 20250070661Abstract: Examples direct current-direct current (DC-DC) converter are described. One example DC-DC converter includes three ports and a switch capacitor (SC) circuit. A first port and a second port are input and output ports, and a third port is grounded. The SC circuit includes three capacitors and eight switching transistors. A connection relationship between the three capacitors and eight switching transistors determines that an end of one capacitor in the three capacitors is grounded, and the other two capacitors are connected between the switching transistors.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Inventors: Pengpeng SHEN, Zhangrong HU, Jun SONG
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Patent number: 12224667Abstract: A voltage regulation apparatus and an overcurrent protection method are disclosed. The voltage regulation apparatus includes a current detection control circuit, a power stage circuit, a voltage input terminal, and a voltage output terminal. The power stage circuit includes at least one transistor. Because a current parameter indicates a load current of the at least one transistor, and a plurality of preset overcurrent protection thresholds are dynamic overcurrent protection thresholds obtained after being preset based on temperature information and the like, after obtaining the current parameter, the current detection control circuit compares the current parameter with the plurality of preset overcurrent protection thresholds, to output a control signal, to implement a limiting operation on the current parameter.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2022Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhangrong Hu, Xuegang Yang, Kun Wu, Yi Wang
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Publication number: 20250030262Abstract: This application provides a charging apparatus. The charging apparatus is used in an electronic device. The electronic device includes a battery module, and the battery module corresponds to a constant voltage charging phase in a charging process. The apparatus includes a charging control unit and a processing unit. The charging control unit is configured to output a preset first voltage to the battery module in the constant voltage charging phase. According to this application, a charging voltage in the constant voltage charging phase can be calibrated, to ensure a battery life and power consumption safety of the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2024Publication date: January 23, 2025Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhangrong Hu, Jie Yang, Tianyu Yang
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Publication number: 20240427406Abstract: A power supply circuit and a frequency adjustment method are provided, to improve running stability of a processing module (200). The power supply circuit obtains an operating voltage of the processing module (200), and generates, based on the operating voltage, a clock signal that indicates an operating frequency of the processing module (200), so that the processing module (200) runs at an operating frequency corresponding to a current operating voltage. Even if the operating voltage fluctuates, running of the processing module (200) is not affected. This improves running stability of the processing module (200) without increasing power consumption.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Tuanbao Fan, Eitan Rosen, Ningbo Sun, Yang Wang, Xiaoshan Shi, Mingfeng Jiang, Yu Liu, Zhangrong Hu
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Publication number: 20230213957Abstract: A voltage regulation circuit, device, and method are disclosed, which relate to the field of electronic technologies, to reduce a voltage regulation time, and improve a system response and user experience. The voltage regulation circuit (1) includes: a first power supply circuit (11), configured to receive a voltage setting signal (SSET), and output a first supply voltage (V1) and a second reference voltage (VREF2) according to the voltage setting signal (SSET) and a difference between a first feedback voltage (VF1) and a second feedback voltage (VF2), where the first feedback voltage (VF1) is used to indicate the first supply voltage (V1), and the second feedback voltage (VF2) is used to indicate a second supply voltage (V2); and a second power supply circuit (12), configured to output the second supply voltage (V2) based on the second reference voltage (VREF2).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhangrong Hu, Zhubiao Chan, Tianyu Yang, Zhuomin Zhou
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Publication number: 20230145254Abstract: A voltage regulation apparatus and an overcurrent protection method are disclosed. The voltage regulation apparatus includes a current detection control circuit, a power stage circuit, a voltage input terminal, and a voltage output terminal. The power stage circuit includes at least one transistor. Because a current parameter indicates a load current of the at least one transistor, and a plurality of preset overcurrent protection thresholds are dynamic overcurrent protection thresholds obtained after being preset based on temperature information and the like, after obtaining the current parameter, the current detection control circuit compares the current parameter with the plurality of preset overcurrent protection thresholds, to output a control signal, to implement a limiting operation on the current parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhangrong Hu, Xuegang Yang, Kun Wu, Yi Wang
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Publication number: 20220385187Abstract: A switch-mode power supply includes a first switch circuit, at least one second switch circuit, a switch control circuit, a first inductor switching circuit, a coupled inductor, a voltage input end, and a voltage output end. The coupled inductor in the switch-mode power supply may be connected to the first switch circuit, to implement signal transmission between the coupled inductor and the first switch circuit. Signal transmission between the coupled inductor and the second switch circuit may be implemented under control of the first inductor switching circuit. Alternatively, the signal transmission between the coupled inductor and the second switch circuit may be disconnected under the control of the first inductor switching circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Zhangrong HU, Xin LIU, Caofei HENG, Kun WU
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Publication number: 20220344733Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell, and the battery cell includes a battery cell body, a first tab, a second tab, and a third tab. The first tab, the second tab, and the third tab are separately electrically connected to the battery cell body. The first tab and the third tab have a first polarity, and the second tab has a second polarity. Working together, the second tab and the first tab are capable of inputting a voltage and a current to the battery cell body or capable of outputting a voltage and a current from the battery cell body. Working together, the second tab and the third tab are capable of inputting a voltage and a current to the battery cell body or capable of outputting a voltage and a current from the battery cell body. The first polarity is different from the second polarity.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2020Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Haibin Zhou, Zhongyong He, Chen Zhu, Yupeng Qiu, Zhangrong Hu, Fan Xu, Jiahua Liang
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Publication number: 20220278558Abstract: This application provides a rectifier, an inverter, and a wireless charging device. The rectifier includes a signal conversion unit and a switchable capacitor unit that are mutually coupled. The switchable capacitor unit is configured to switch a rectification mode of the rectifier. The rectification mode may include but is not limited to any one of the following: a voltage multiplier rectification mode or a full-bridge rectification mode. Therefore, a variable dynamic range of an output voltage of the rectifier provided in embodiments of this application is large.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhangrong HU, Wei WEI
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Publication number: 20220181890Abstract: A charging system includes a voltage conversion circuit, a control circuit, an input end Vin and an output end Vout. The voltage conversion circuit and the control circuit are connected to M batteries, the input end Vin is connected to an external power supply, and the output end Vout is connected to a load. The control circuit is configured to switch a connection relationship between the M batteries, to connect at least one of the M batteries to the voltage conversion circuit, where the connection relationship includes at least one of a serial connection or a parallel connection. The voltage conversion circuit is connected to the input end Vin and the output end Vout; is configured to receive power from the external power supply through the input end Vin, and charge the at least one battery; and is further configured to supply power to the load through the output end Vout.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhangrong Hu, Xiaoshan Shi