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).

  • Publication number: 20250253695
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhangrong Hu, Pengpeng Shen
  • Patent number: 12362402
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Honor Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haibin Zhou, Zhongyong He, Chen Zhu, Yupeng Qiu, Zhangrong Hu, Fan Xu, Jiahua Liang
  • Patent number: 12355279
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhangrong Hu, Xiaoshan Shi
  • Publication number: 20250070661
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Pengpeng SHEN, Zhangrong HU, Jun SONG
  • Patent number: 12224667
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhangrong Hu, Xuegang Yang, Kun Wu, Yi Wang
  • Publication number: 20250030262
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhangrong Hu, Jie Yang, Tianyu Yang
  • Publication number: 20240427406
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tuanbao Fan, Eitan Rosen, Ningbo Sun, Yang Wang, Xiaoshan Shi, Mingfeng Jiang, Yu Liu, Zhangrong Hu
  • Publication number: 20230213957
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhangrong Hu, Zhubiao Chan, Tianyu Yang, Zhuomin Zhou
  • Publication number: 20230145254
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhangrong Hu, Xuegang Yang, Kun Wu, Yi Wang
  • Publication number: 20220385187
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Zhangrong HU, Xin LIU, Caofei HENG, Kun WU
  • Publication number: 20220344733
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Haibin Zhou, Zhongyong He, Chen Zhu, Yupeng Qiu, Zhangrong Hu, Fan Xu, Jiahua Liang
  • Publication number: 20220278558
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhangrong HU, Wei WEI
  • Publication number: 20220181890
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhangrong Hu, Xiaoshan Shi