Patents by Inventor Hwen-Fen Hong
Hwen-Fen Hong 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: 20110259386Abstract: A thermoelectric generating module includes at least one thermoelectric unit and at least one light-concentrating unit. The thermoelectric unit has a first surface and a second surface disposed oppositely. The light-concentrating unit is disposed adjacent to the thermoelectric unit and concentrates light on the first surface of the thermoelectric unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2010Publication date: October 27, 2011Inventors: Yueh-Mu Lee, Hwen-Fen Hong, Hwa-Yuh Shin, Zun-Hao Shih
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Publication number: 20110186128Abstract: A solar cell element heat dissipation efficiency measurement system and method, such that the adverse influence on the accuracy and stability of heat dissipation efficiency measurement of a solar cell element due to outdoor environment variations and sunlight illumination differences can be avoided effectively. The solar cell element heat dissipation efficiency measurement system, comprising: a solar cell element, placed in a room of constant temperature and constant humidity, with its backside sprayed with a material of high emission coefficient; a power supply, that is used to applied a forward bias on the solar cell element, so as to make the solar cell element produce a forward bias current to become a stable heat source; and an infrared camera, used to detect the temperature variations and distributions of the solar cell element.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2010Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Executive YuanInventors: Zun-Hao Shih, Hwen-Fen Hong
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Publication number: 20110170834Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2010Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL-INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCHInventors: Yi-Ping Liang, Kuo-Hsin Lin, Hwen-Fen Hong, Hwa-Yuh Shin, Cherng-Tsong Kuo
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Publication number: 20110017490Abstract: There is disclosed a cable for use in a condensing photovoltaic apparatus. The cable includes a core and sheath. The core is made of a conductive material. The sheath is provided around the core and made of white Teflon. Therefore, the sheath absorbs less heat than a sheath made of other colors would. Moreover, the sheath stands high temperatures since it is made Teflon.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2008Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL-INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCHInventors: Hwa-yuh Shin, Hung-zen Kuo, Kuo-hsin Lin, Hwen-fen Hong
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Publication number: 20110011452Abstract: A concentration photovoltaic apparatus includes a substrate, a bypass diode, a solar cell and an adhesion layer. The substrate includes five conduction regions. The solar cell is provided on the fourth conduction region, on a side of the cutouts, and connected to the third and fifth conduction regions through wires. The adhesion layer is provided between the solar cell and the fourth conduction region.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2008Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCHInventors: Kuo-Hsin LIN, Hwen-Fen Hong, Zun-Hao Shih, Yi-Ping Liang
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Publication number: 20110011442Abstract: A heat sink has a number of fixing frames. The fixing frames are soldered with of solar cell devices. And, the fixing frames are defined with insulating ink. Hence, the fixing frames can be used for insulating and locating the of a solar cell devices. Besides, with the insulating ink, solar cells of the solar cell devices are prevented from being contacted with the heat sink. As a result, a good electrical property is obtained on assembling and using the solar cell devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2008Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCHInventors: Zun-Hao SHIH, Hwen-Fen Hong, Kuo-Hsin Lin
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Publication number: 20100319752Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2008Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCHInventors: Hwen-Fen Hong, Zun-Hao Shih, Ying-Ru Chen, Hwa-Yuh Shin, Cherng-Tsong Kuo
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Publication number: 20100254028Abstract: A lens device includes a base, groups of prism-like elements formed on the base and at least two alignment points formed on the base. Each of the groups and a related portion of the base form a lens. Each of the prism-like elements comprises an incidence surface in the form of a camber. The alignment points are used for alignment of a laser device with the lens device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2009Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL-INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCHInventors: Hwa-Yuh Shin, Hung-Zen Kuo, Hwen-Fen Hong, Hung-Sheng Chiu, Chun-Yi Chen
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Publication number: 20100224250Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2009Publication date: September 9, 2010Inventors: Hwen-Fen Hong, Yueh-Mu Lee, Shang-Yu Tsai, Cherng-Tsong Kuo
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Publication number: 20100214673Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCHInventors: Hwa-Yuh Shin, Hwen-Fen Hong, Hung-Sheng Chiu, Hung-Zen Kuo, Cherng-Tsong Kuo
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Patent number: 7735484Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 6, 2007Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Atomic Energy CouncilInventors: Hwa-Yuh Shin, Hung-Sheng Chiu, Chieh Cheng, Hwen-Fen Hong, Cherng-Tsong Kuo
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Patent number: 7726301Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 12, 2006Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: Atomic Energy CouncilInventors: Hwa-Yuh Shin, Hwen-Fen Hong, Chieh Cheng, Hung-Sheng Chiu, Chih-Hung Wu, Yen-Cheng Tzeng
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Patent number: 7667479Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Atomic Energy CouncilInventors: Hung-zen Kuo, Chun-yi Chen, Hwa-Yuh Shin, Hwen-Fen Hong, Wen-Fu Chen, Cherng-Tsong Kuo
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Publication number: 20090320923Abstract: The present invention discloses a photovoltaic concentrating apparatus comprising a supporter and at least one collecting unit positioned on the supporter. The supporter includes a plurality of beams having at least one groove positioned on a side surface of the beam. The collecting unit includes a Fresnel lens and a solar cell module. The Fresnel lens is positioned on the supporter via a loading frame with a wing capable of engaging with the groove of the beam, and the solar cell module is positioned on the supporter via a substrate. Particularly, the supporter includes an upper frame for supporting the Fresnel lens and a bottom frame for supporting the solar cell module.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCHInventors: Hwa Yuh SHIN, Hwen Fen Hong, Chieh Cheng, Hung Sheng Chiu, Yen Cheng Tzeng
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Publication number: 20090250111Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2008Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNSIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCHInventors: Hwen-Fen Hong, Kuo-Hsin Lin, Zun-Hao Shih, Hwa-Yun Shin, Cherng-Tsong Kuo
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Publication number: 20090108857Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: April 30, 2009Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCHInventors: Hung-zen Kuo, Chun-yi Chen, Hwa-Yuh Shin, Hwen-Fen Hong, Wen-Fu Chen, Cherng-Tsong Kuo
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Publication number: 20080302356Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCHInventors: Hwa-Yuh Shin, Hung-Sheng Chiu, Chieh Cheng, Hwen-Fen Hong, Cherng-Tsong Kuo
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Publication number: 20080257408Abstract: A diffusion plate is used in a concentrator for solar light. By the diffusion plate, solar beams is evenly distributed on a solar cell. As a result, the whole solar cell can evenly receives the solar beams for energy transformation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2007Publication date: October 23, 2008Applicant: Atomic Energy Council - Institute of Nuclear Energy ResearchInventors: Jyh-Long Chen, Meng-Hua Wang, Jeng-Cheng Chen, Chia-Yu Hu, Hwa-Yuh Shin, Hwen-Fen Hong, Hung-Zen Kuo
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Publication number: 20080115830Abstract: Sets of a solar cell and a lens are obtained on a surface of a solar concentrator module. The solar cell is located at a focal point of the lens. The other sets whose solar cells are replaced with lighting devices are obtained on the opposite surface of the solar concentrator module. Each later set is reversely piled up on a former set. Hence, a light shining through the later set and the former set from the lighting device is focused on the solar cell. Consequently, photoelectric characteristics of the solar concentrator module is tested with greatly reduced cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2006Publication date: May 22, 2008Applicant: High Power-Factor AC/DC Converter with Parallel Power ProcessingInventors: Hwa-Yuh Shin, Hung-Zen Kuo, Hwen-Fen Hong, Yen-Cheng Tzeng
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Publication number: 20070044833Abstract: The present solar energy collector includes a substrate and a plurality of plates assembled on the substrate in a roof manner, wherein the plates include a plurality of protrusions capable of collecting a penetrating solar ray on a solar cell positioned at a predetermined region on the substrate. The solar energy collector may include two trapezoid plates and two triangular plates assembled on the substrate in an inclined manner to form a hip-roof. The solar energy collector may include four trapezoid plates positioned on the substrate in an inclined manner and one rectangular plate positioned on the trapezoid plates to form a mansard roof. The solar energy collector may include six first rectangular plates positioned on the substrate in a hexagonal manner, six second rectangular plates positioned on the first rectangular plates, and a hexagonal plate positioned on the second rectangular plates.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2005Publication date: March 1, 2007Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCHInventors: Jyh Chern, Yen Tzeng, Hwen Fen Hong, Jain Chen, Chia Hu, Hung Kuo, Hwa Shin