Patents by Inventor Zhentao XIE

Zhentao XIE 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: 20240113364
    Abstract: High voltage battery contactor welding prevention techniques for an electrified vehicle include, in response to a request to perform a high voltage connection procedure, utilizing a supervisory controller to monitor a voltage of the low voltage battery system to determine whether a low voltage battery system of the vehicle has a voltage level sufficient to open/hold the set of contactors during the high voltage connection procedure, when the low voltage battery system has sufficient voltage, commanding by the supervisory controller to a sub-controller to perform the high voltage connection procedure, and when the low voltage battery system does not have sufficient voltage, displaying a low voltage indicator for a user to recharge the low voltage battery system before the high voltage connection procedure can occur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Abhilash Gudapati, Zhentao Xie, Rudolf Kharpuri
  • Publication number: 20240067160
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle having an engine, a high voltage battery, a low voltage battery and at least one charge enabling component and system for operating the same includes enabling charging of the low voltage battery from a high voltage battery through a DC-DC converter, charging the low voltage battery with the high voltage battery and the at least one charge enabling component comprising at least the DC-DC converter and detecting a fault in the at least one charge enabling component. Based on the fault, the system performs enabling charging of the low voltage battery from a starter generator based on the fault and disabling charging of the low voltage battery from the high voltage battery using the DC-DC converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Rudolf Kharpuri, Zhentao Xie, Richard Roy
  • Publication number: 20230150386
    Abstract: Electrified vehicle battery overcharge protection techniques monitor an intelligent battery sensor (IBS) current signal via a controller area network communication (CAN-C) bus and an output current of an auxiliary power module (APM) when the IBS current signal is unavailable. A controller then intelligently adjusts charging of the battery system to be battery current-based, battery temperature-based, or at predetermined constant value, based on a determined validity of the IBS current signal, the measured battery system current, and an awake/asleep status and responsiveness of the CAN-C bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Zhentao Xie, Moustapha Diab, Rudolf Kharpuri
  • Patent number: 11624530
    Abstract: A medium-deep non-interference geothermal heating system based on loose siltstone geology includes a water return pipe and a water inlet pipe. The system further includes a differential pressure overflow pipe, a gauge, a differential pressure controller, a first high area water return pipe, a first water return pipe, a third water return pipe, a bypass pipe, a high area water supply pipe, a second high area water return pipe, a geothermal well water return pipe, a geothermal well water supply pipe, a heat pump unit, a second water return pipe, a water supply pipe, a geothermal well water pump, a first geothermal well water supply pipe, a first geothermal well water return pipe, a second geothermal well water return pipe, a second geothermal well water supply pipe, a geothermal wellhead device, and a geothermal well that are combined for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: SHAANXI XIXIAN NEW AREA FENGXI NEW CITY ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hongtao Liu, Teng Liu, Zhentao Xie, Panfeng Liu
  • Publication number: 20220136739
    Abstract: A medium-deep non-interference geothermal heating system based on loose siltstone geology includes a water return pipe and a water inlet pipe. The system further includes a differential pressure overflow pipe, a gauge, a differential pressure controller, a first high area water return pipe, a first water return pipe, a third water return pipe, a bypass pipe, a high area water supply pipe, a second high area water return pipe, a geothermal well water return pipe, a geothermal well water supply pipe, a heat pump unit, a second water return pipe, a water supply pipe, a geothermal well water pump, a first geothermal well water supply pipe, a first geothermal well water return pipe, a second geothermal well water return pipe, a second geothermal well water supply pipe, a geothermal wellhead device, and a geothermal well that are combined for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: SHAANXI XIXIAN NEW AREA FENGXI NEW CITY ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hongtao LIU, Teng LIU, Zhentao XIE, Panfeng LIU