Patents by Inventor Zhixian Wu
Zhixian Wu 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: 20220250487Abstract: A wireless charging receive end, system, and control method, and relates to the field of wireless charging technologies is provided. The wireless charging receive end includes a receiver coil, a compensation network, a power converter, and a receive end controller. The receiver coil converts an alternating magnetic field transmitted by a transmit end into an alternating current and transmits the alternating current to the compensation network. The compensation network compensates for the alternating current and then transmit a compensated alternating current to the power converter. The power converter rectifies the compensated alternating current into a direct current for charging a load. The receive end controller obtains a reference signal at the transmit end based on an input current of the power converter and an input reference current, and sends the reference signal at the transmit end to a transmit end controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Yunhe MAO, Zhixian WU
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Patent number: 11312251Abstract: The present application relates to the field of automotive technologies, and provides an electric vehicle wireless charging method, an apparatus, and a system. A wireless charging station can charge an electric vehicle according to a charging request of the electric vehicle and charging permission of the electric vehicle prestored on the wireless charging station, so that resources of the wireless charging station are maximally used, and resource waste of the wireless charging station is avoided.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yingtao Li, Pinghua Wang, Zhixian Wu
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Publication number: 20220082240Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes multiple LED modules, a driver and a wireless circuit. The driver for converting an external power to a driving current. The light source plate includes a first metal layer, an insulation layer and a second metal layer. The second metal layer has a larger thickness than the first metal layer. The first metal layer has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is used for electrically connecting the multiple LED modules. The second portion forms an antenna radiation part. The insulation layer is between the first metal layer and the second metal layer. The wireless circuit electrically connected to the second portion of the first metal layer. The antenna radiation part is used as an antenna for receiving a wireless signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Renhua Zou, Youqin Lin, Xianwu Lin, Fanglei Zhao, Zhixian Wu
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Publication number: 20220042655Abstract: A light bulb apparatus includes a bulb shell, an antenna, a driver, a light source plate and a bulb cap. The light source plate has a first layer and a second layer. The LED module is disposed on the first layer. The second layer includes a metal portion. The metal portion carries heat generated by the LED module for heat dissipation. The antenna is disposed upon the first layer. A bulb cap is connected to an external power. The driver is electrically connected to the antenna for receiving a wireless signal. The driver converts the external power to a driving current supplied to the LED module.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Xianwu Lin, Youqin Lin, Renhua Zou, Fanglei Zhao, Zhixian Wu
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Publication number: 20220022298Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a LED module, a light source plate, a heat sink, an antenna, a driver and a light housing. The light source plate is used for holding the LED module. The heat sink has a bottom plate and a lateral wall. The light source plate is placed on the bottom plate. The antenna is disposed on the lateral wall. The driver is used for generating a driving current to the LED module. The driver has a wireless circuit. The wireless circuit is electrically connected to the antenna for transmitting a wireless signal. The light housing is used for holding the heat sink so that the LED module emits light toward a light opening of the light housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: Fanglei Zhao, Youqin Lin, Zhixian Wu, Renhua Zou, Yun Wang
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Patent number: 11177696Abstract: A receive end and a transmit end of a wireless charging system, and the wireless charging system, where the receive end includes a receive coil, a rectifier, and a receive end controller, where the receive coil receives an alternating magnetic field and outputs an alternating current, the rectifier is configured to rectify the alternating current from the receive coil into a direct current, the receive end controller is configured to adjust, based on a target impedance sent by a transmit end controller, a reflection impedance reflected from the receive end to a transmit end such that an inverter of the transmit end implements a zero voltage switching (ZVS), and a bridge arm voltage is a voltage between two bridge arm midpoints of a full bridge rectifier or a voltage between a single bridge arm midpoint of a half bridge rectifier and ground.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Yunhe Mao, Zhixian Wu, Xiaosheng Zeng
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Publication number: 20210305904Abstract: This application discloses a phase alignment circuit and method of a receive end, and a receive end, where the phase alignment circuit and method of a receive end. The receive end is located on the electric vehicle. The circuit includes: a phase measurement circuit and a controller. The controller is configured to: use, as an actual phase shift angle, a result obtained by subtracting the phase difference from a preset phase shift angle, and control a phase of a bridge arm voltage of the rectifier to lag behind the phase of the input current fundamental component by the actual phase shift angle. The controller outputs a drive signal for a controllable switching transistor of the rectifier by using the actual phase shift angle. Because a lagging phase caused due to filtering is compensated for, precision of synchronization between the bridge arm voltage and the input current can be increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Yunhe MAO, Zhixian WU, Xiaosheng ZENG
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Publication number: 20210249889Abstract: A wireless charging receiving apparatus is provided, which includes a receiver coil, a rectifier, and a controller. The receiver coil is configured to receive electromagnetic energy and output an alternating current. The rectifier includes at least two controllable switches, and is configured to rectify the alternating current from the receiver coil to a direct current s. The controller is configured to perform phase-locking on a phase of a current fundamental component of the alternating current received by the rectifier, to obtain a periodic signal having a same frequency as the current fundamental component; and the controller is further configured to: generate a synchronization reference signal having the same frequency as the periodic signal, generate drive signals of the controllable switches in the rectifier based on the synchronization reference signal, and control, based on the drive signals, controllable switches in the rectifier to convert the alternating current into the direct current.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Yunhe Mao, Zhixian Wu, Xiaosheng Zeng, Yanding Liu
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Patent number: 11038433Abstract: This application discloses a phase alignment circuit and a method of a receive end, and a receive end. The receive end is located on an electric vehicle. The phase alignment circuit includes a phase measurement circuit and a controller. The controller is configured to: use, as an actual phase shift angle, a result obtained by subtracting a phase difference from a preset phase shift angle, and control a phase of a bridge arm voltage of a rectifier to lag behind the phase of the input current fundamental component by the actual phase shift angle. The controller outputs a drive signal for a controllable switching transistor of the rectifier by using the actual phase shift angle. Because a lagging phase caused due to filtering is compensated for, precision of synchronization between the bridge arm voltage and the input current can be increased.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Yunhe Mao, Zhixian Wu, Xiaosheng Zeng
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Publication number: 20210135498Abstract: A wireless charging control method for an electric vehicle or a wireless charging transmitter includes an inner-loop control circuit, a boost circuit, an inverter circuit, and a transmitting coil, where the inner-loop control circuit is coupled to both the boost circuit and the inverter circuit, and an input end and an output end of the inverter circuit are respectively coupled to the boost circuit and the transmitting coil, and the inner-loop control circuit is configured to obtain a first current reference signal and a sampled current signal of the transmitting coil, compare the first current reference signal with the sampled current signal to obtain an absolute value of a difference between the first current reference signal and the sampled current signal, and adjust a phase shift angle of the inverter circuit or a duty cycle of the boost circuit when the absolute value is greater than a preset deviation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2021Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Zhixian Wu, Yunhe Mao, Xiaosheng Zeng, Shuangquan Chen
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Publication number: 20210126544Abstract: This application discloses a phase alignment circuit and a method of a receive end, and a receive end. The receive end is located on an electric vehicle. The phase alignment circuit includes a phase measurement circuit and a controller. The controller is configured to: use, as an actual phase shift angle, a result obtained by subtracting a phase difference from a preset phase shift angle, and control a phase of a bridge arm voltage of a rectifier to lag behind the phase of the input current fundamental component by the actual phase shift angle. The controller outputs a drive signal for a controllable switching transistor of the rectifier by using the actual phase shift angle. Because a lagging phase caused due to filtering is compensated for, precision of synchronization between the bridge arm voltage and the input current can be increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: Yunhe MAO, Zhixian WU, Xiaosheng ZENG
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Publication number: 20210126491Abstract: A receive end and a transmit end of a wireless charging system, and the wireless charging system, where the receive end includes a receive coil, a rectifier, and a receive end controller, where the receive coil receives an alternating magnetic field and outputs an alternating current, the rectifier is configured to rectify the alternating current from the receive coil into a direct current, the receive end controller is configured to adjust, based on a target impedance sent by a transmit end controller, a reflection impedance reflected from the receive end to a transmit end such that an inverter of the transmit end implements a zero voltage switching (ZVS), and a bridge arm voltage is a voltage between two bridge arm midpoints of a full bridge rectifier or a voltage between a single bridge arm midpoint of a half bridge rectifier and ground.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: Yunhe Mao, Zhixian Wu, Xiaosheng Zeng
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Publication number: 20210119494Abstract: An apparatus and a method for detecting a metal foreign matter in a wireless charging system, and a device are provided. The apparatus includes a phase-lock control module, an excitation module, a resonance module, a signal collection module, and a determining module. The phase-lock control module is configured to: adjust a frequency of a first signal and output the first signal to the excitation module and the determining module. The excitation module is configured to: generate a second signal based on the first signal, and output the second signal to the resonance module. The resonance module is configured to output the third signal to the signal collection module under excitation of the second signal. The determining module is configured to determine whether there is a metal foreign matter in an area of the target coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Yunhe Mao, Zhixian Wu, Yanding Liu, Furong Xiao
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Publication number: 20190315246Abstract: The present application relates to the field of automotive technologies, and provides an electric vehicle wireless charging method, an apparatus, and a system. A wireless charging station can charge an electric vehicle according to a charging request of the electric vehicle and charging permission of the electric vehicle prestored on the wireless charging station, so that resources of the wireless charging station are maximally used, and resource waste of the wireless charging station is avoided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Yingtao LI, Pinghua WANG, Zhixian WU
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Patent number: 10439501Abstract: A resonant power converter and a frequency tracking method for a resonant power converter are disclosed to determine a resonant status of the resonant power converter by sampling a secondary current, thereby controlling frequency of a drive signal. Therefore, the frequency of the drive signal tracks resonant frequency of the resonant power converter. The resonant power converter includes an inverter branch, which connected to the inverter branch, a transformer connected to the resonant branch, and a rectification and filtering branch connected to the transformer. A primary side of the transformer is connected to the resonant branch, and a secondary side of the transformer is connected to the rectification and filtering branch. A detection branch is connected to both the secondary side of the transformer and the rectification and filtering branch.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ce Liu, Zhixian Wu
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Publication number: 20190068068Abstract: A resonant power converter and a frequency tracking method for a resonant power converter are disclosed to determine a resonant status of the resonant power converter by sampling a secondary current, thereby controlling frequency of a drive signal. Therefore, the frequency of the drive signal tracks resonant frequency of the resonant power converter. The resonant power converter includes an inverter branch, which connected to the inverter branch, a transformer connected to the resonant branch, and a rectification and filtering branch connected to the transformer. A primary side of the transformer is connected to the resonant branch, and a secondary side of the transformer is connected to the rectification and filtering branch. A detection branch is connected to both the secondary side of the transformer and the rectification and filtering branch.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Ce LIU, Zhixian WU
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Patent number: 10050554Abstract: A method and a device for controlling a Vienna-like three-level circuit are provided. The method includes: detecting an inductor current of an inductor connected to each operating high-frequency bridge arm in the Vienna-like three-level circuit during a positive half cycle of an AC input voltage; and in a case that a freewheeling switch transistor on the high-frequency bridge arm to which the inductor is connected is in an on state, and a main switch transistor is in an off state, controlling the freewheeling switch transistor to maintain in the on state and the main switch transistor to maintain in the off state if the detected inductor current does not reach a preset negative current, and controlling the freewheeling switch transistor to be turned off and the main switch transistor to be turned on if the detected inductor current reaches the preset negative current.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2016Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Vertiv Tech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yunhe Mao, Zhixian Wu, Jian Li
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Patent number: 10014761Abstract: Control method and device for I-type three-level circuit are disclosed, which can realize zero-voltage turn on of switching tube of high-frequency bridge arm, reduce circuit loss and improve circuit efficiency. The control method includes: detecting a current of an inductor connected with each of high-frequency arm bridges in operation state in the circuit; in a positive half cycle of AC connection terminal voltage of the circuit, when a freewheeling switching tube of the high-frequency arm bridge connected with the inductor is in ON state and a main switching tube is in OFF state, controlling the freewheeling switching tube to keep in ON state and the main switching tube to keep in OFF state if the current does not reach a preset negative current, and controlling the freewheeling switching tube to be turned off and the main switching tube to be turned on if the current reaches the preset negative current.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Vertiv Tech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yunhe Mao, Zhixian Wu, Jian Li
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Publication number: 20170155313Abstract: Control method and device for I-type three-level circuit are disclosed, which can realize zero-voltage turn on of switching tube of high-frequency bridge arm, reduce circuit loss and improve circuit efficiency. The control method includes: detecting a current of an inductor connected with each of high-frequency arm bridges in operation state in the circuit; in a positive half cycle of AC connection terminal voltage of the circuit, when a freewheeling switching tube of the high-frequency arm bridge connected with the inductor is in ON state and a main switching tube is in OFF state, controlling the freewheeling switching tube to keep in ON state and the main switching tube to keep in OFF state if the current does not reach a preset negative current, and controlling the freewheeling switching tube to be turned off and the main switching tube to be turned on if the current reaches the preset negative current.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2016Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicant: Emerson Network Power Co., LtdInventors: Yunhe MAO, Zhixian WU, Jian LI
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Publication number: 20170155338Abstract: A method and a device for controlling a Vienna-like three-level circuit are provided. The method includes: detecting an inductor current of an inductor connected to each operating high-frequency bridge arm in the Vienna-like three-level circuit during a positive half cycle of an AC input voltage; and in a case that a freewheeling switch transistor on the high-frequency bridge arm to which the inductor is connected is in an on state, and a main switch transistor is in an off state, controlling the freewheeling switch transistor to maintain in the on state and the main switch transistor to maintain in the off state if the detected inductor current does not reach a preset negative current, and controlling the freewheeling switch transistor to be turned off and the main switch transistor to be turned on if the detected inductor current reaches the preset negative current.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2016Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicant: Emerson Network Power Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yunhe MAO, Zhixian WU, Jian LI