Patents by Inventor Cherng-Tsong Kuo

Cherng-Tsong Kuo 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).

  • Patent number: 8720707
    Abstract: A frame is provided for highly-concentrated photovoltaic cells. The frame uses vertical and horizontal rods. Connectors are fixed at where the vertical and horizontal rods connect. The frame is constructed with the rods and connectors coordinated with fixing components. Thus, solar cell receivers can be directly set at any place on the frame; and the frame can be easily constructed and safely moved. Furthermore, location space is effectively used and weather resistance is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council
    Inventors: Hwen-Fen Hong, Zun-Hao Shih, hwa-yuh Shin, Cherng-Tsong Kuo
  • Publication number: 20140048497
    Abstract: A frame is provided for highly-concentrated photovoltaic cells. The frame uses vertical and horizontal rods. Connectors are fixed at where the vertical and horizontal rods connect. The frame is constructed with the rods and connectors coordinated with fixing components. Thus, solar cell receivers can be directly set at any place on the frame; and the frame can be easily constructed and safely moved. Furthermore, location space is effectively used and weather resistance is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL-INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Hwen-Fen Hong, Zun-Hao Shih, hwa-yuh Shin, Cherng-Tsong Kuo
  • Patent number: 8145021
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cable for use in a concentrating photovoltaic module. The cable includes at least one strand wrapped with an optically pervious or reflective sheath. The pervious sheath is made of a material that exhibits a penetration rate of 90% and survives a temperature of at least 140 degrees Celsius. The reflective sheath is made of a material that exhibits a reflection rate of 95% and survives a temperature of at least 140 degrees Celsius. The cable is used to connect an anode of the concentrating photovoltaic module to a cathode of the same. The material of the reflective sheath may be isolating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Atomic Energy Council-Institute of Nuclear Research
    Inventors: Yi-Ping Liang, Kuo-Hsin Lin, Hwen-Fen Hong, Hwa-Yuh Shin, Cherng-Tsong Kuo
  • Publication number: 20110174358
    Abstract: A frame structure of a concentrator type solar cell module, with its carrier portion and connection and fixing portion of a frame edge designed into a vertical and stack-up arrangement, thus reducing significantly a thickness of the frame edge, such that upon carrying a concentrator lens array, the proportion of light receiving area is increased, hereby raising the photo-electrical conversion efficiency of the concentrator type solar cell module. Therefore, in this way, in a condition of maintaining a same load mechanical strength, the ineffective light receiving area can be reduced significantly, while raising the photo-electrical conversion efficiency of the solar cell module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan
    Inventors: HWA-YUH SHIN, Hung-Sheng Chiu, Chun-Yi Chen, Hung-Zen Kuo, Ying-Ru Chen, Yi-Ya Huang, Cherng-Tsong Kuo
  • Publication number: 20110170834
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cable for use in a concentrating photovoltaic module. The cable includes at least one strand wrapped with an optically pervious or reflective sheath. The pervious sheath is made of a material that exhibits a penetration rate of 90% and survives a temperature of at least 140 degrees Celsius. The reflective sheath is made of a material that exhibits a reflection rate of 95% and survives a temperature of at least 140 degrees Celsius. The cable is used to connect an anode of the concentrating photovoltaic module to a cathode of the same. The material of the reflective sheath may be isolating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL-INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Yi-Ping Liang, Kuo-Hsin Lin, Hwen-Fen Hong, Hwa-Yuh Shin, Cherng-Tsong Kuo
  • Publication number: 20100319752
    Abstract: A solar cell pack includes a solar cell for converting light into electricity, a circuit layer attached to the solar cell for transferring the electricity from the solar cell to a storage apparatus and radiating apparatus for radiating heat from the solar cell and the circuit layer. The radiating apparatus includes a radiator and a multi-purpose layer. The multi-purpose layer attaches the radiator to the circuit layer, isolates the radiator from the circuit layer and transfers heat to the radiator from the circuit layer in operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Hwen-Fen Hong, Zun-Hao Shih, Ying-Ru Chen, Hwa-Yuh Shin, Cherng-Tsong Kuo
  • Publication number: 20100224250
    Abstract: A solar cell device structure, that is applicable in a concentrator solar cell device structure, comprising a silicon substrate, an insulation layer, and a solar chip. Wherein, the insulation layer is provided on the silicon substrate, a pattern region is provided on the insulation layer, and the solar chip is disposed in the pattern region. Due to the various advantages of superior heat conduction, low cost, and maturity of silicon semiconductor manufacturing technology of a silicon substrate, it is utilized to replace the ceramic substrate of the prior art, hereby raising the heat dissipation efficiency and reducing the production cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Hwen-Fen Hong, Yueh-Mu Lee, Shang-Yu Tsai, Cherng-Tsong Kuo
  • Publication number: 20100214673
    Abstract: There is disclosed a perfectly plain FRESNEL zone lens. The perfectly plain FRESNEL zone lens includes a plurality of focusing units and a grid formed together with the focusing units by injection molding for example. The grid consists a plurality of cells. Each of the focusing units is disposed in a related one of the cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Hwa-Yuh Shin, Hwen-Fen Hong, Hung-Sheng Chiu, Hung-Zen Kuo, Cherng-Tsong Kuo
  • Patent number: 7735484
    Abstract: A base body comprises two frames to put lens and solar cells. The working process is simple and the weight and the cost of the base body is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Atomic Energy Council
    Inventors: Hwa-Yuh Shin, Hung-Sheng Chiu, Chieh Cheng, Hwen-Fen Hong, Cherng-Tsong Kuo
  • Patent number: 7667479
    Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus for testing concentration-type solar cells. The apparatus includes a light source for emitting light, a focusing unit for focusing the light emitted from the light source and turning the same into a light beam, a testing unit for testing any one of solar cells of a wafer; and a wafer-positioning unit for moving the wafer horizontally and vertically, thus brining a targeted one of the solar cells into contact with the testing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Atomic Energy Council
    Inventors: Hung-zen Kuo, Chun-yi Chen, Hwa-Yuh Shin, Hwen-Fen Hong, Wen-Fu Chen, Cherng-Tsong Kuo
  • Publication number: 20090250111
    Abstract: A dissipation package of a solar cell is provided. The package swiftly dissipates the heat generated by the solar cell and a circuit layer coordinated. It is done by binding a ceramic layer under the circuit layer to a dissipation unit with a buffer layer and a mount layer in between.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNSIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Hwen-Fen Hong, Kuo-Hsin Lin, Zun-Hao Shih, Hwa-Yun Shin, Cherng-Tsong Kuo
  • Publication number: 20090108857
    Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus for testing concentration-type solar cells. The apparatus includes a light source for emitting light, a focusing unit for focusing the light emitted from the light source and turning the same into a light beam, a testing unit for testing any one of solar cells of a wafer; and a wafer-positioning unit for moving the wafer horizontally and vertically, thus brining a targeted one of the solar cells into contact with the testing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Hung-zen Kuo, Chun-yi Chen, Hwa-Yuh Shin, Hwen-Fen Hong, Wen-Fu Chen, Cherng-Tsong Kuo
  • Publication number: 20080302356
    Abstract: A base body comprises two frames to put lens and solar cells. The working process is simple and the weight and the cost of the base body is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Hwa-Yuh Shin, Hung-Sheng Chiu, Chieh Cheng, Hwen-Fen Hong, Cherng-Tsong Kuo