Delta Electronics, Inc.

Chun-Lung Chiu

Ming-Shi Tsai

Chung-Hung Tang

Wen-Shi Huang

Chin-Fa Chiu

Po-Tsun Kuo

Wen-Chuan Ma

Yi-Fan Lin

Chien-Sheng Lin

Cheng-Chieh Liu

Chia-Feng Wu

Shih-Lin Huang

Chiu-Kung Chen

Magellan Chiu

Wen-Chih Wang

Ting-Yuan Wu

Chin-Chun Lai

Li-Jiang Lu

Kuo-cheng Lin

Yueh-Lung Huang

Chao-Wen Lu

Chih-Yuan Lin

Shun-chen Chang

Wei-Shuo Tseng

Yu-Liang Lin

Tsung-Jung Hsieh

Yen-Hung Chen

Hsin-Chen Lin

Hsiang-Jung Huang

Ming-Lung Liu

Fu-Mei Hsu

Chih-Hui Wu

Shih-Chou Chen

Zong-Hong Tang

Chao-Wei Fan Chiang

Heng-Yu Wu

Sheng-Hu Huang

Yu-Hiuan Lin

Hunter Chen

Chien Hua Chen

Lien-Ken Lin

Bao-Hong Tong

Chun-Nan Lin

Chun-Chia Lu

A motor is provided and driven by two phase. The first and second control signals have a phase difference of 90 degrees and are configured to control the first and second driving units, respectively, and the first and second control signals drive the first and second coil sets, respectively. Each of the first and second poles of the permanent magnet occupies a mechanical angle of 360/2n degrees of the permanent magnet, respectively, and n is 1 or 3. The four sets of the coils of the stator are equally located on the stator, each set of the coil occupies a mechanical angle of 360/2m degrees of the stator, any two sets of the coils adjacent to each other are separated by a mechanical angle of 90−(360/2m) degrees, and m is 3 or 2, wherein m corresponds to 2 when n is 1, m corresponds to 3 when n is 3.

Motor and control method thereof

A method for controlling a fan in a fan start-up stage including a first time period and a second time period comprises the following steps of: during the first time period, continuously providing a first driving signal to drive the fan; and during the second time period, continuously providing a second driving signal to drive the fan; wherein, the signal value of the first driving signal gradually decreases until being equal to the signal value of the second driving signal. Wherein the signal value of the first driving signal non-linearly decreases, the signal value of the second driving signal is an unchanged value. Wherein, the first time period and the second time period are adjusted for a different fan but the sum of the first time period and the second time period is always the same. A fan is also disclosed.

Method of starting a fan using an open loop starting stage with a decreasing drive signal value

A slim vapor chamber includes a first plate, a second plate and a capillary structure. The periphery of the second plate is connected with that of the first plate to form a chamber. The capillary structure is disposed on an inner wall of the chamber. Both of a side of the first plate facing the second plate and a side of the second plate facing the first plate are formed with a plurality of supporting structures, which include a plurality of supporting pillars and a plurality of supporting plates, by an etching process.

Slim vapor chamber

A method for controlling a fan in a fan start-up stage including a first time period and a second time period comprises the following steps of: during the first time period, continuously providing a first driving signal to drive the fan; and during the second time period, continuously providing a second driving signal to drive the fan; wherein, during the first time period the signal value (driving energy) of the first driving signal gradually decreases until being equal to the signal value of the second driving signal, and the signal value of the first driving signal is initially greater than the signal value of the second driving signal. A fan is also disclosed.

A slim vapor chamber includes a first plate, a second plate and a capillary structure. The periphery of the second plate is connected with that of the first plate to form a chamber. The capillary structure is disposed in the chamber. At least one of a side of the first plate facing the second plate and a side of the second plate facing the first plate is formed with a plurality of supporting structures, which include a plurality of supporting pillars and a plurality of supporting plates, by an etching process.

A motor drive circuit including a back electromotive force detecting module and a processing module is disclosed herein. The back electromotive force detecting module is electrically connected to a single phase DC motor and is configured to detect a back electromotive force of the single phase DC motor and to output a detecting signal correspondingly. The processing module is electrically connected to the back electromotive force detecting module and the single phase DC motor. The processing module is configured to determine the rotation direction of the single phase DC motor according to the detecting signal and a hall signal outputted by a hall element located in the single phase DC motor, and is configured to control the single phase DC motor.

Motor drive circuit, method for detecting single phase DC motor rotation direction and method for starting motor

A heat dissipating apparatus includes a frame, an elastic body, a magnetic member and a coil. The frame has an opening. The elastic body is disposed on the frame, and the frame and the elastic body define a space. The magnetic member is located corresponding to the space and disposed at one side of the elastic body. The coil is located corresponding to the periphery of the space and disposed on the frame. An electronic device with the heat dissipating apparatus is also disclosed.

Heat dissipating apparatus and electronic device

A single phase brushless DC motor comprises a Hall effect sensor, a coil assembly and a motor control circuit which generating a driving signal to guide a coil current flowing through the coil assembly. The Hall effect sensor senses the magnetic pole of the rotor to accordingly generate a Hall effect signal. The motor control circuit outputs a current polarity reverse signal according to the voltage at one end of the coil assembly. The time when the current polarity reverse signal is generated corresponds to the polarity reverse time of the coil current. The motor control circuit adjusts the phase of the driving signal according to the polarity reverse time of the Hall effect signal and the time when the current polarity reverse signal is generated to synchronize the phase of the back emf of the single phase brushless DC motor with the phase of the coil current.

Single phase brushless DC motor and method of adjusting output phase thereof

A driving circuit drives a motor containing a first coil and a second coil. The driving circuit includes a switching unit, an operation unit and a control unit. The switching unit receives a switching signal from the control unit for driving the motor. The control unit detects the rotation speed of the motor. When the rotation speed of the motor is greater than a predetermined rotation speed, the control unit outputs a first operation signal to the operation unit to couple the first terminals of the first and second coils and couple the second terminals of the first and second coils. When the rotation speed of the motor is less than or equal to the predetermined rotational speed, the control unit outputs a second operation signal to the operation unit to couple the second terminal of the first coil to the first terminal of the second coil.

Driving circuit and driving method thereof

A modularized control circuit of a fan motor is used to provide a phase-sensing control to the fan motor. The modularized control circuit includes a driving circuit and a microcontroller IC. The driving circuit is electrically connected to the fan motor to produce a plurality of analog driving voltage signals to drive the fan motor. The microcontroller IC is connected to the driving circuit and includes a phase-sensing module, a control unit, and a driving signal generator. The phase-sensing module receives the analog driving voltage signals to sense phases thereof and to produce a phase trigger signal. The control unit is connected to the phase-sensing module and receives a speed signal and the phase trigger signal to produce a control signal. The driving signal generator is connected to the control unit and receives the control signal to produce at least one switch driving signal to control the driving circuit.

Modularized control circuit of fan motor and method of operating the same

An impeller is provided. The impeller includes a hub, a plurality of upper blades, and a plurality of lower blades. The hub has an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper blades are disposed around the hub and connect to the upper surface. The lower blades are disposed around the hub and connect to the lower surface. The upper and lower blades are alternately disposed and outwardly extend from the hub.

Impeller

A modularized control circuit with a signal-capturing function for a fan motor is disclosed. The modularized control circuit includes a driven circuit and a microcontroller integrated circuit. The driven circuit is electrically connected to the fan motor to produce at least one analog driven voltage signal, thus driving the fan motor. The microcontroller integrated circuit is electrically connected to the driven circuit and includes a signal-capturing module, a control unit, and a driven signal generator. The signal-capturing module receives an external pulse signal to produce a cycle-capturing signal. The control unit is connected to the signal-capturing module and receives the cycle-capturing signal to produce a control signal. The driven signal generator is connected to the control unit to receive the control signal, thus producing a plurality of switch driven signals for controlling the driven circuit.

Modularized control circuit with signal-capturing function for fan motor and controlling method

A fan rotary speed controlling device includes a first signal generating circuit, a second signal generating circuit, a pulse width modulation (PWM) circuit and a switching circuit. The first signal generating circuit receives a real frequency signal and a target frequency signal, and generates a first signal according to the real frequency signal and the target frequency signal. The second signal generating circuit generates a second signal according to the first signal. The PWM circuit generates a PWM signal according to the second signal. The switching circuit is electrically connected with the PWM circuit and outputs a control signal to control the rotary speed of the motor. Hence, the fan rotary speed controlling device boosts the accuracy and the stability of the fan rotary speed.

Fan rotary speed controlling device

A bi-power motor controlling apparatus, which is electrically connected with a motor, includes a driver IC having a first pin and a second pin. The first and second pins are used to receive a first power and a second power, respectively, from outside. The second power is supplied to the driver IC, and the first power is supplied to the motor for controlling the rotational speed of the motor.

Bi-power motor controlling apparatus

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Chun-Lung Chiu