Patents by Inventor Ruiwen Zhou

Ruiwen Zhou 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).

  • ULTRA-SUPERCRITICAL TOWER-TYPE SOLAR HEAT ABSORBER
    Publication number: 20240035709
    Abstract: An ultra-supercritical (USC) tower-type solar heat absorber includes a grille-hot-plate current-sharing screen, a tube row, and a graphite filling layer. The grille-hot-plate current-sharing screen is assembled by a plurality of grille hot plates. Each of the plurality of grille hot plates includes a liquid-absorbing core and a grille, and is filled with a phase-transition working medium (such as sodium, potassium, and lithium) and pumped to a vacuum state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Nanjing Tech University
    Inventors: Xiang LING, Changtian LIU, Ruiwen ZHOU, Bohou HUANG, Chong CAO
  • Ultra-supercritical tower-type solar heat absorber
    Patent number: 11879667
    Abstract: An ultra-supercritical (USC) tower-type solar heat absorber includes a grille-hot-plate current-sharing screen, a tube row, and a graphite filling layer. The grille-hot-plate current-sharing screen is assembled by a plurality of grille hot plates. Each of the plurality of grille hot plates includes a liquid-absorbing core and a grille, and is filled with a phase-transition working medium (such as sodium, potassium, and lithium) and pumped to a vacuum state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Nanjing Tech University
    Inventors: Xiang Ling, Changtian Liu, Ruiwen Zhou, Bohou Huang, Chong Cao