Patents by Inventor Ping Kuang

Ping Kuang 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: 12635287
    Abstract: A high absorption photovoltaic material and method of making the material for use in a solar cell are disclosed. The photovoltaic material includes a surface modified with a layer of repeating photonic crystal structures. The photonic crystal structures are approximately inverse conically shaped with a high vertical depth and sidewall angle. The structures also have a gradient refractive index profile and exhibit the parallel-to-interface refraction light trapping effect. The photonic crystal structure layer provides the photovoltaic material with near unity light absorption over a broad range of visible and near infrared wavelengths and incidence angles, even at reduced thicknesses. The photovoltaic structures are formed via a combined photolithography and reactive-ion etching method at low power with a gas mixture having a high ratio of an etchant component to a passivation component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Inventors: Ping Kuang, Shawn Yu Lin, Anthony Post, Sajeev Oommen John, Sergey Leonidovich Eyderman, Mei-Li Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20240166067
    Abstract: A charging system may include a plurality of power modules, a distributing switch module, and a plurality of charging ports. The distributing switch module includes a first distributing unit and a second distributing unit. The first distributing unit may connect a first part of power modules in the plurality of power modules to a first charging port, to distribute powers of the first part of power modules to the first charging port. The second distributing unit may connect a second part of power modules in the plurality of power modules to a second charging port, to distribute powers of the second part of power modules to the second charging port. Therefore, the first charging port may charge a first terminal, and the second charging port may charge a second terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Yuanning HE, Ping KUANG, Liqiong YI, Xinru HAN, Yichang WANG, Quanxi LIN
  • Patent number: 11801765
    Abstract: This application discloses a charging pile and a charging pile control method. The method includes: obtaining a first temperature of at least one charging apparatus that is in a first state and that is in a charging pile; obtaining a second temperature of at least one charging apparatus that is in a second state and that is in the charging pile, where the second state is a sleep state; calculating a temperature difference between the second temperature and the first temperature; determining whether the temperature difference is greater than a first threshold, where the first threshold is an upper-limit temperature of the temperature difference; and when the temperature difference is greater than the first threshold, starting a heat dissipation fan of the charging apparatus that is in the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gesheng Liu, Jianghui Yang, Feng Liu, Ping Kuang
  • Publication number: 20230261124
    Abstract: A high absorption photovoltaic material and method of making the material for use in a solar cell are disclosed. The photovoltaic material includes a surface modified with a layer of repeating photonic crystal structures. The photonic crystal structures are approximately inverse conically shaped and have a curved sidewall that has an approximately Gaussian shape. The photonic crystal structures generally have a high vertical depth and sidewall angle. The structures also have a gradient refractive index profile and exhibit the parallel-to-interface refraction light trapping effect. An anti-reflective coating is disposed over the photonic crystal structure layer. The photovoltaic material exhibits near unity light absorption over a broad range of visible and near infrared wavelengths and incidence angles, even at reduced thicknesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ping KUANG, Shawn Yu LIN, Anthony POST, Sajeev Oommen JOHN, Sergey Leonidovich EYDERMAN, Mei-Li HSIEH
  • Patent number: 11715258
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for reconstructing a 3D object based on dynamic graph network, first, obtaining a plurality of feature vectors from 2D image I of an object; then, preparing input data: predefining an initial ellipsoid mesh, obtaining a feature input X by filling initial features and creating a relationship matrix A corresponding to the feature input X; then, inputting the feature input X and corresponding relationship matrix A to a dynamic graph network for integrating and deducing of each vertex's feature, thus new relationship matrix is obtained and used for the later graph convoluting, which improves the initial graph information and makes the initial graph information adapted to the mesh relation of the corresponding object, therefore the accuracy and the effect of 3D object reconstruction have been improved; last, regressing the position, thus the 3D structure of the object is deduced, and the 3D object reconstruction is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA
    Inventors: Ping Kuang, Liang Peng, Xiaofeng Gu
  • Patent number: 11658253
    Abstract: A high absorption photovoltaic material and method of making the material for use in a solar cell are disclosed. The photovoltaic material includes a surface modified with a layer of repeating photonic crystal structures. The photonic crystal structures are approximately inverse conically shaped and have a curved sidewall that has an approximately Gaussian shape. The photonic crystal structures generally have a high vertical depth and sidewall angle. The structures also have a gradient refractive index profile and exhibit the parallel-to-interface refraction light trapping effect. An anti-reflective coating is disposed over the photonic crystal structure layer. The photovoltaic material exhibits near unity light absorption over a broad range of visible and near infrared wavelengths and incidence angles, even at reduced thicknesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Inventors: Ping Kuang, Shawn Yu Lin, Anthony Post, Sajeev Oommen John, Sergey Leonidovich Eyderman, Mei-Li Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20210347272
    Abstract: This application discloses a charging pile and a charging pile control method. The method includes: obtaining a first temperature of at least one charging apparatus that is in a first state and that is in a charging pile; obtaining a second temperature of at least one charging apparatus that is in a second state and that is in the charging pile, where the second state is a sleep state; calculating a temperature difference between the second temperature and the first temperature; determining whether the temperature difference is greater than a first threshold, where the first threshold is an upper-limit temperature of the temperature difference; and when the temperature difference is greater than the first threshold, starting a heat dissipation fan of the charging apparatus that is in the second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Gesheng LIU, Jianghui YANG, Feng LIU, Ping KUANG
  • Publication number: 20210248812
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for reconstructing a 3D object based on dynamic graph network, first, obtaining a plurality of feature vectors from 2D image I of an object; then, preparing input data: predefining an initial ellipsoid mesh, obtaining a feature input X by filling initial features and creating a relationship matrix A corresponding to the feature input X; then, inputting the feature input X and corresponding relationship matrix A to a dynamic graph network for integrating and deducing of each vertex's feature, thus new relationship matrix is obtained and used for the later graph convoluting, which improves the initial graph information and makes the initial graph information adapted to the mesh relation of the corresponding object, therefore the accuracy and the effect of 3D object reconstruction have been improved; last, regressing the position, thus the 3D structure of the object is deduced, and the 3D object reconstruction is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
    Inventors: Ping KUANG, Liang PENG, Xiaofeng GU
  • Publication number: 20210074867
    Abstract: A high absorption photovoltaic material and method of making the material for use in a solar cell are disclosed. The photovoltaic material includes a surface modified with a layer of repeating photonic crystal structures. The photonic crystal structures are approximately inverse conically shaped and have a curved sidewall that has an approximately Gaussian shape. The photonic crystal structures generally have a high vertical depth and sidewall angle. The structures also have a gradient refractive index profile and exhibit the parallel-to-interface refraction light trapping effect. An anti-reflective coating is disposed over the photonic crystal structure layer. The photovoltaic material exhibits near unity light absorption over a broad range of visible and near infrared wavelengths and incidence angles, even at reduced thicknesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ping KUANG, Shawn Yu LIN, Anthony POST, Sajeev Oommen JOHN, Sergey Leonidovich EYDERMAN, Mei-Li HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20190140115
    Abstract: A high absorption photovoltaic material and method of making the material for use in a solar cell are disclosed. The photovoltaic material includes a surface modified with a layer of repeating photonic crystal structures. The photonic crystal structures are approximately inverse conically shaped and have a curved sidewall that has an approximately Gaussian shape. The photonic crystal structures generally have a high vertical depth and sidewall angle. The structures also have a gradient refractive index profile and exhibit the parallel-to-interface refraction light trapping effect. An anti-reflective coating is disposed over the photonic crystal structure layer. The photovoltaic material exhibits near unity light absorption over a broad range of visible and near infrared wavelengths and incidence angles, even at reduced thicknesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ping KUANG, Shawn Yu LIN, Anthony POST, Sajeev Oommen JOHN, Sergey Leonidovich EYDERMAN, Mei-Li HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20120031487
    Abstract: Nanoscale high-aspect-ratio metallic structures and methods are presented. Such structures may form transparent electrode to enhance the performance of solar cells and light-emitting diodes. These structures can be used as infrared control filters because they reflect high amounts of infrared radiation. A grating structure of polymeric bars affixed to a transparent substrate is used. The sides of the bars are coated with metal forming nanowires. Electrodes may be configured to couple to a subset of the rails forming interdigitated electrodes. Encapsulation is used to improve transparency and transparency at high angles. The structure may be inverted to facilitate fabrication of a solar cell or other device on the back-side of the structure. Multiple layered electrodes having an active layer sandwiched between two conductive layers may be used. Layered electro-active layers may be used to form a smart window where the structure is encapsulated between glass to modify the incoming light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Ping Kuang, Joong-Mok Park, Wai Leung, Kai-Ming Ho, Kristen P. Constant, Sumit Chaudhary
  • Publication number: 20110203656
    Abstract: Nanoscale high-aspect-ratio metallic structures and methods are presented. Such structures may form transparent electrode to enhance the performance of solar cells and light-emitting diodes. These structures can be used as infrared control filters because they reflect high amounts of infrared radiation. A grating structure of polymeric bars affixed to a transparent substrate is used. The sides of the bars are coated with metal forming nanowires. Electrodes may be configured to couple to a subset of the rails forming interdigitated electrodes. Encapsulation is used to improve transparency and transparency at high angles. The structure may be inverted to facilitate fabrication of a solar cell or other device on the back-side of the structure. Multiple layered electrodes having an active layer sandwiched between two conductive layers may be used. Layered electro-active layers may be used to form a smart window where the structure is encapsulated between glass to modify the incoming light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Ping Kuang, Joong-Mok Park, Wai Leung, Kai-Ming Ho, Kristen P. Constant, Sumit Chaudhary