Patents by Inventor Yanfei YU

Yanfei YU 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: 20190074768
    Abstract: A method for regulating output characteristics of a photovoltaic module and a DC/DC converter are provided. The DC/DC converter connected with the photovoltaic module determines whether an output voltage of the DC/DC converter detected in a real-time manner is greater than a first preset voltage threshold, and controls an output current of the DC/DC converter to be greater than a first preset current threshold and less than zero or control an output power of the DC/DC converter to be greater than a first preset power threshold and less than zero, in a case that the output voltage is greater than a first preset voltage threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: SUNGROW POWER SUPPLY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanfei YU, Hua NI, Zongjun YANG, Jingjing XIE
  • Publication number: 20180287389
    Abstract: An electrical energy control method and an electrical energy control apparatus for a photovoltaic system are provided. With the electrical energy control apparatus, a photovoltaic module meeting a preset electrical energy reverse flow condition is controlled to receive electrical energy stored on a direct current capacitor of the electrical energy control apparatus. That is, the photovoltaic modules are separately controlled to be heated by corresponding electrical energy control apparatuses, so as to avoid the issue in conventional technologies that, due to unified heating, excessive reverse power is received by some modules and causes performance degradation or damage of the modules, thereby ensuring that each of the photovoltaic modules is safely and reliably controlled to be heated for snow melting and deicing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Yanfei YU, Hua NI, Zongjun YANG
  • Patent number: 10075127
    Abstract: A photovoltaic rapid shutdown device and a photovoltaic system are provided. The device includes a first switch, a second switch, a bypass diode, an auxiliary power supply, a control circuit and a communication circuit. One of multiple photovoltaic modules serves as a power supplying photovoltaic module, and an output terminal of the power supplying photovoltaic module is connected to an input terminal of the auxiliary power supply. The first switch is connected in series between the power supplying photovoltaic module and an adjacent photovoltaic module. Two terminals of the second switch are connected to positive and negative output terminals of a branch formed by the multiple photovoltaic modules connected in series, respectively. A cathode of the bypass diode is connected to a low voltage terminal of the adjacent photovoltaic module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: SUNGROW POWER SUPPLY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yunfei Zou, Yanfei Yu, Hua Ni, Zongjun Yang, Liang Zhan
  • Publication number: 20180248359
    Abstract: A photovoltaic rapid shutdown device and a photovoltaic system are provided. The device includes a first switch, a second switch, a bypass diode, an auxiliary power supply, a control circuit and a communication circuit. One of multiple photovoltaic modules serves as a power supplying photovoltaic module, and an output terminal of the power supplying photovoltaic module is connected to an input terminal of the auxiliary power supply. The first switch is connected in series between the power supplying photovoltaic module and an adjacent photovoltaic module. Two terminals of the second switch are connected to positive and negative output terminals of a branch formed by the multiple photovoltaic modules connected in series, respectively. A cathode of the bypass diode is connected to a low voltage terminal of the adjacent photovoltaic module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Yunfei ZOU, Yanfei YU, Hua NI, Zongjun YANG, Liang ZHAN
  • Publication number: 20180234051
    Abstract: An IV curve scan method for a photovoltaic module and an optimizer are provided. The optimizer receives an IV curve scan signal and controls an output voltage of the photovoltaic module corresponding to the IV curve scan signal to change from an open-circuit voltage to a preset minimum voltage according to a preset rule, while photovoltaic module connected to another optimizer can still operate normally, so that the system can operate normally. Then the optimizer uploads IV curve data of the photovoltaic module corresponding to the IV curve scan signal, to complete an IV curve scan on a single photovoltaic module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Hua NI, Yanfei YU, Yunfei ZOU, Zongjun YANG, Liang ZHAN, Liying XUE
  • Patent number: 9923481
    Abstract: Provided are a photovoltaic system and a method for controlling a photovoltaic system. The photovoltaic system includes a photovoltaic output device, an inverter device, an AC interface device, a control device and an AC load, where a supply terminal of the AC load is connected to an AC output side of the inverter device, and a control terminal of the AC load is connected to the control device, and the method for controlling the photovoltaic system is applied to the control device. The method for controlling the photovoltaic system includes: controlling the AC interface device to maintain the inverter device being disconnected from an electrical grid; starting the inverter device and then starting the AC load; and controlling the AC interface device to connect the inverter device to the electrical grid, in a case that it is determined that a grid connection condition is met for the photovoltaic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: SUNGROW POWER SUPPLY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hua Ni, Yanfei Yu, Shangfang Dai, Zongjun Yang, Wei Zhao
  • Patent number: 9912252
    Abstract: Provided is a pre-charge circuit and a photovoltaic inverter. The pre-charge circuit includes an alternating current power source, a half-bridge rectifier, an auxiliary charging capacitor, a current limiting device and a controllable switch. The pre-charge circuit is connected to a target charging capacitor to form a voltage doubling rectifier circuit. A direct current side of the half-bridge rectifier is connected in parallel to the target charging capacitor, and an alternating current side of the half-bridge rectifier is connected to one end of the alternating current power source. One end of the auxiliary charging capacitor is connected to any one end of the target charging capacitor, and the other end of the auxiliary charging capacitor is connected to the other end of the alternating current power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: SUNGROW POWER SUPPLY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanfei Yu, Hua Ni, Zongjun Yang, Shangfang Dai, Pengcheng Huang
  • Publication number: 20170364040
    Abstract: The application provides an access control method of parallel direct current power supplies and a device thereof. Direct current power supplies with single insulation resistances to ground failing to meet a first preset condition or causing a total insulation resistances to fail to meet a second preset condition are disconnected from a grid-connected inverter, and direct current power supplies with single insulation resistance to ground meeting the first preset condition and enabling the total insulation resistance to meet the second preset condition are connected with the grid-connected inverter for grid-connected inverting. Unlike in conventional technology, not all the direct current power supplies connected to a direct current bus are made stop outputting, thereby avoiding the loss of inverter power generation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Hua NI, Shangfang DAI, Yanfei YU, Zongjun YANG
  • Publication number: 20170331294
    Abstract: Provided are a device for suppressing potential induced degradation and a system. The device includes a rectification module, a non-isolated voltage conversion module and at least one capacitor. An input terminal of the rectification module is connected to an output terminal of a converter, the rectification module is configured to rectify an alternating current outputted by the converter into a direct current, the non-isolated voltage conversion module is configured to perform voltage conversion on the direct current outputted by the rectification module, and the voltage conversion is boost conversion or voltage reverse conversion. The capacitor is connected in parallel with an output terminal of the direct current, and either a positive electrode or a negative electrode of the capacitor is grounded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Yanfei YU, Hua NI, Zongjun YANG, Shangfang DAI
  • Publication number: 20170279278
    Abstract: A voltage compensation apparatus for a photovoltaic system and a photovoltaic system are provided. The voltage compensation apparatus includes a current direction limiting circuit and a compensation power supply connected in series; or only includes a current direction limiting circuit. The current direction limiting circuit includes at least one limiting device configured to conduct a current in a unidirectional manner. The voltage compensation apparatus is connected between the output terminal of the converter and the ground. The photovoltaic system includes: a photovoltaic array, a converter, a transformer and the voltage compensation apparatus. An output terminal of the converter is connected with a primary side of the transformer, and an input terminal of the converter is connected with the photovoltaic array. The voltage compensation apparatus is configured to raise or lower a voltage at the output terminal of the converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Yanfei YU, Hua NI, Zongjun YANG, Shangfang DAI
  • Publication number: 20160352252
    Abstract: Provided is a pre-charge circuit and a photovoltaic inverter. The pre-charge circuit includes an alternating current power source, a half-bridge rectifier, an auxiliary charging capacitor, a current limiting device and a controllable switch. The pre-charge circuit is connected to a target charging capacitor to form a voltage doubling rectifier circuit. A direct current side of the half-bridge rectifier is connected in parallel to the target charging capacitor, and an alternating current side of the half-bridge rectifier is connected to one end of the alternating current power source. One end of the auxiliary charging capacitor is connected to any one end of the target charging capacitor, and the other end of the auxiliary charging capacitor is connected to the other end of the alternating current power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yanfei YU, Hua NI, Zongjun YANG, Shangfang DAI, Pengcheng HUANG
  • Publication number: 20160094148
    Abstract: Provided are a photovoltaic system and a method for controlling a photovoltaic system. The photovoltaic system includes a photovoltaic output device, an inverter device, an AC interface device, a control device and an AC load, where a supply terminal of the AC load is connected to an AC output side of the inverter device, and a control terminal of the AC load is connected to the control device, and the method for controlling the photovoltaic system is applied to the control device. The method for controlling the photovoltaic system includes: controlling the AC interface device to maintain the inverter device being disconnected from an electrical grid; starting the inverter device and then starting the AC load; and controlling the AC interface device to connect the inverter device to the electrical grid, in a case that it is determined that a grid connection condition is met for the photovoltaic system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Hua NI, Yanfei YU, Shangfang DAI, Zongjun YANG, Wei ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20160020729
    Abstract: A method for detecting a direct-current arc fault of a photovoltaic system is provided. The method includes: obtaining operation parameters of a photovoltaic system, and a current noise signal in a direct-current cable of the photovoltaic system, respectively; adjusting, based on the operation parameters, a threshold, where the threshold is used to determine whether the current noise signal has an arc feature; and sending a photovoltaic system direct-current arc fault signal in a case that it is determined, based on the threshold, that the current noise signal has a arc feature, so as to improve precision in the direct-current arc fault detection of the photovoltaic system. A device, a processor, and a system for detecting a direct-current arc fault of a photovoltaic system are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yanfei YU, Hua NI, Wei ZHAO, Yanfeng ZHOU