Patents by Inventor Wei-Hann YAO

Wei-Hann YAO 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: 9182471
    Abstract: A sun tracking method is disclosed. The method can track the position of sun continuously, without the need to install an optical sensor, to calculate a sun-tracking solar orbit function, and to calibrate the mechanical structure periodically. The method comprises the steps outlined below. (A) A motor of an attitude control device is driven for changing attitude of a photovoltaic cell device to sense and record a short-circuit current by a short-circuit current measuring device directly or in cooperation with the switching behavior of a switch power unit of a maximum power tracking control device, or to sense and to record an output power by a power measuring device. (B) A maximum value of the short-circuit current or the output power is calculated. (C) The motor-driving device is driven for modulating the photovoltaic cell device to an attitude corresponding to the maximum value of the short-circuit current or the output power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: National Central University
    Inventors: Jiunn-Chi Wu, Chih-Kuang Lin, Pi-Cheng Tung, Wei-Hann Yao
  • Publication number: 20120193512
    Abstract: A sun tracking method is disclosed. The method can track the position of sun continuously, without the need to install an optical sensor, to calculate a sun-tracking solar orbit function, and to calibrate the mechanical structure periodically. The method comprises the steps outlined below. (A) A motor of an attitude control device is driven for changing attitude of a photovoltaic cell device to sense and record a short-circuit current by a short-circuit current measuring device directly or in cooperation with the switching behavior of a switch power unit of a maximum power tracking control device, or to sense and to record an output power by a power measuring device. (B) A maximum value of the short-circuit current or the output power is calculated. (C) The motor-driving device is driven for modulating the photovoltaic cell device to an attitude corresponding to the maximum value of the short-circuit current or the output power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jiunn-Chi WU, Chih-Kuang LIN, Pi-Cheng TUNG, Wei-Hann YAO