Patents by Inventor Weiming Lu

Weiming Lu 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).

  • Publication number: 20250143008
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for manufacturing a back contact solar cell. The manufacturing method includes: providing a substrate; forming sequentially a first interface passivation layer and a first doped layer on the first surface of the substrate; forming a first mask layer on merely a surface of the first doped layer that is located within the first doped region; removing the first doped layer and the first interface passivation layer that are located within the second doped region and the third region; forming sequentially a second interface passivation layer and a second doped layer on the first mask layer, the second doped region and the third region at a same time, wherein a conductive type of the second doped layer are opposite to a conductive type of the first doped layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Zhonglan LI, Weiming LU, Hua LI, Yupeng JIN
  • Publication number: 20240429333
    Abstract: This application discloses a back contact solar cell, relating to the field of solar cell technologies. In one implementation, a back contact solar cell includes a semiconductor substrate, a first doped semiconductor layer, and a second doped semiconductor layer. The semiconductor substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The second surface includes a first region having a first convex structure and a second region having a second convex structure. A morphology of a convex of the first convex structure is different from a morphology of a convex of the second convex structure. The first doped semiconductor layer is formed in or on the first region. The second doped semiconductor layer is formed in or on the second region. A conductivity type of the second doped semiconductor layer is opposite to a conductivity type of the first doped semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Xueliang ZHAO, Weiming LU, Zhonglan LI, Zhilin LIANG, Hua LI, Yupeng JIN
  • Publication number: 20240399671
    Abstract: A manufacturing method is provided. The manufacturing method applies a bonding adhesive to at least one of the first surface of the first composite preform component or the first surface of the second composite preform component, and joins the first surface of the first composite preform component to the first surface of the second composite preform component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Rohr, Inc.
    Inventors: WEIMING LU, IWONA WROBEL, VIJAY V. PUJAR, KATHERINE E. WAUGH
  • Publication number: 20240395960
    Abstract: A back-contact cell and a manufacturing method therefor are disclosed by the present application, which relate to the field of photovoltaic technology, and used to simplify the manufacturing process of the back-contact cell while ensuring that photoelectric conversion efficiency is high. The back-contact cell includes a substrate, wherein the substrate has a first surface and a second surface facing to each other, on the first surface, there are a first doping region and a second doping region arranged in a staggered way, an overlapping region and a third region that are located between the first doping region and the second doping region, the overlapping region is close to the first doping region; a first doping layer formed on the first doping region and the overlapping region; a second doping layer formed on the first doping layer and located at an upper portion of the overlapping region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Zhonglan LI, Weiming LU, Hua LI, Yupeng JIN
  • Patent number: 12155214
    Abstract: Disclosed are a photovoltaic energy storage offline coordination system and method based on demand management. The system includes a photovoltaic generator set, an inverter, a dispatch and control device for charge-discharge, a load monitor, a first and second energy storage device, and a remote console. The photovoltaic generator set is electrically connected to the dispatch and control device for charge-discharge via the inverter; the first energy storage device is connected to a load-side power supply bus via a first dispatch and control unit; the second energy storage device is connected to the load-side power supply bus via a third dispatch and control unit; a second dispatch and control unit is connected to the load-side power supply bus; the load monitor is provided at the load-side power supply bus, and configured to monitor a load of the load-side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: STATE GRID ZHEJIANG ELECTRIC POWER CO., LTD. TAIZHOU POWER SUPPLY COMPANY
    Inventors: Jian Yang, Zhijian Yu, Xinjian Chen, Dongbo Zhang, Jie Yu, Chenghuai Hong, Zihuai Zheng, Yuxi Tu, Lintong Wang, Weiming Lu, Qinye Chen, Zi Ying, Yizhi Zhu
  • Publication number: 20240387759
    Abstract: This application discloses a back contact solar cell and method for manufacturing the same, which relates to the field of photovoltaic technology and is used to simplify the manufacturing process of back contact solar cell while ensuring high photovoltaic conversion efficiency. The back contact solar cell comprises: a substrate having opposing first and second surfaces, with the first surface having staggered first doped regions and second doped regions, and a third region between the first doped region and the second doped region. The back contact solar cell further includes a first doped layer and a second doped layer formed on the first doped region, with the first doped layer having a conductivity type opposite to that of the second doped layer; a third doped layer formed on the second doped region and having a conductivity type opposite to that of the first doped layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Zhonglan LI, Weiming LU, Hua LI, Yupeng JIN
  • Publication number: 20240347660
    Abstract: A back contact solar cell is disclosed by the present disclosure, thus the problem of electric leakage of the back contact solar cell is solved and the power conversion efficiency of the back contact solar cell is improved. The back contact solar cell includes: a substrate, a first doped layer, a second doped layer, a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; there are a first doped region, a second doped region and an overlapping region on the first surface, the first doped region and the second doped region are arranged in a staggered manner, and the overlapping region is located between the first doped region and the second doped region; the overlapping region has an isolating trench for insulating contact between the first doped region and the second doped region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Zhonglan LI, Weiming LU, Hua LI, Yupeng JIN
  • Publication number: 20240344578
    Abstract: A method of making carbon fiber material according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes forming a polymer resin to have a polydispersity index (PDI) that is less than approximately 2.5. The method further includes spinning the polymer resin to create an acrylic fiber having an acrylic fiber length. The method further includes oxidizing the acrylic fiber while stretching the acrylic fiber to create an oxidized fiber that has an oxidized fiber length that is at least one of greater than or equal to approximately 100 percent (100%) of the acrylic fiber length. The method further includes carbonizing the oxidized fiber to create a carbon fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Weiming Lu, John Linck
  • Publication number: 20240347656
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a solar cell and methods of fabricating a solar cell. In one aspect, a solar cell includes a substrate, a first doped layer arranged on a first surface of the substrate in a first region of the substrate, and a second doped layer arranged on the first surface of the substrate in a second region of the substrate. The first doped layer includes a first dopant. The second doped layer includes a second dopant. A conductivity type of the second doped layer is opposite to a conductivity type of the first doped layer. The solar cell further includes a third doped layer arranged on the first doped layer. The third doped layer includes the first dopant and the second dopant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Zhonglan LI, Weiming LU, Hua LI, Yupeng JIN
  • Patent number: 12095439
    Abstract: The present application provides a filtering circuit and a TV antenna amplifier, the filtering circuit includes a switching module, and the switching module includes a control unit and at least two filtering units. The present application switchably render one of the at least two filtering units conductive through the control unit, and filter the signals of different frequencies in the input signals through the at least two filtering units, so that different filtering units can be switched according to the filtering requirements of the frequency signal in different regions, which makes it a wide application range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN ANTOP TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Weiming Lu, Ruidian Yang, Boliang Yang
  • Patent number: 12049934
    Abstract: A method of making carbon fiber material according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes forming a polymer resin to have a polydispersity index (PDI) that is less than approximately 2.5. The method further includes spinning the polymer resin to create an acrylic fiber having an acrylic fiber length. The method further includes oxidizing the acrylic fiber while stretching the acrylic fiber to create an oxidized fiber that has an oxidized fiber length that is at least one of greater than or equal to approximately 100 percent (100%) of the acrylic fiber length. The method further includes carbonizing the oxidized fiber to create a carbon fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Weiming Lu, John Linck
  • Patent number: 12027860
    Abstract: A source-network-load-storage coordination dispatching method in a background of a coupling of renewable energy sources, including: taking an expectation of a minimum grid operating cost in a dispatching cycle as an objective function; generating an approximate value function of an output of a set for generating electricity from renewable energy sources and a user load, and constructing a source-network-load-storage coordination dispatching model with combination of the objective function; obtaining forecast data of the output of a set for generating electricity from renewable energy sources and the user load, and inputting the forecast data into the dispatching model for solving; performing iterative updating on the approximate value function, importing the approximate value function after the iterative updating into the dispatching model for iterative solving, and terminating an iterative process until a solving result satisfies a preset convergence condition; and using a solving result of a last iteration
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: STATE GRID ZHEJIANG ELECTRIC POWER CO., LTD. TAIZHOU POWER SUPPLY COMPANY
    Inventors: Feng Guo, Jian Yang, Lintong Wang, Jiahao Zhou, Yefeng Luo, Dongbo Zhang, Yuande Zheng, Guode Ying, Minzhi Chen, Xinjian Chen, Jie Yu, Weiming Lu, Chi Zhang, Yizhi Zhu, Binren Wang, Chenghuai Hong
  • Publication number: 20240097443
    Abstract: A source-network-load-storage coordination dispatching method in a background of a coupling of renewable energy sources, including: taking an expectation of a minimum grid operating cost in a dispatching cycle as an objective function; generating an approximate value function of an output of a set for generating electricity from renewable energy sources and a user load, and constructing a source-network-load-storage coordination dispatching model with combination of the objective function; obtaining forecast data of the output of a set for generating electricity from renewable energy sources and the user load, and inputting the forecast data into the dispatching model for solving; performing iterative updating on the approximate value function, importing the approximate value function after the iterative updating into the dispatching model for iterative solving, and terminating an iterative process until a solving result satisfies a preset convergence condition; and using a solving result of a last iteration
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Feng Guo, Jian Yang, Lintong Wang, Jiahao Zhou, Yefeng Luo, Dongbo Zhang, Yuande Zheng, Guode Ying, Minzhi Chen, Xinjian Chen, Jie Yu, Weiming Lu, Chi Zhang, Yizhi Zhu, Binren Wang, Chenghuai Hong
  • Publication number: 20240088667
    Abstract: Disclosed are a photovoltaic energy storage offline coordination system and method based on demand management. The system includes a photovoltaic generator set, an inverter, a dispatch and control device for charge-discharge, a load monitor, a first and second energy storage device, and a remote console. The photovoltaic generator set is electrically connected to the dispatch and control device for charge-discharge via the inverter; the first energy storage device is connected to a load-side power supply bus via a first dispatch and control unit; the second energy storage device is connected to the load-side power supply bus via a third dispatch and control unit; a second dispatch and control unit is connected to the load-side power supply bus; the load monitor is provided at the load-side power supply bus, and configured to monitor a load of the load-side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Jian Yang, Zhijian Yu, Xinjian Chen, Dongbo Zhang, Jie Yu, Chenghuai Hong, Zihuai Zheng, Yuxi Tu, Lintong Wang, Weiming Lu, Qinye Chen, Zi Ying, Yizhi Zhu
  • Patent number: 11852416
    Abstract: A method of manufacture for a carbon/carbon part including a method to remove contamination from an intermediate product of the carbon/carbon part and furnace utilizing a gaseous reducing agent hydrogen gas to reduce the contaminates, thereby causing the contaminates to transition to a gaseous state at relatively lower temperatures. A method to remove contamination from an intermediate product of the carbon/carbon part and furnace utilizing hydrogen gas to reduce the contaminates, thereby causing the contaminates to transition to a gaseous state at relatively lower temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Weiming Lu
  • Patent number: 11760695
    Abstract: A method of depositing silicon carbide on a preform to form a ceramic matrix composite comprises placing the preform into a reaction vessel, removing air from the reaction vessel and backfilling the reaction vessel with an inert gas to an operating pressure. The reaction vessel and the preform are heated to an operating temperature. A carrier gas and precursor materials are heated to a preheat temperature outside of the reaction vessel. The carrier gas and the precursor materials are introduced to the reaction vessel in a specified ratio. Off gasses, the precursor materials that are unspent, and the carrier gas are removed from the reaction vessel to maintain the specified ratio of the precursor materials in the reaction vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Weiming Lu, Jun Nable
  • Patent number: 11655871
    Abstract: A method of pitch infiltration of a densified preform may comprise disposing a pitch on a densified preform surface; heating the pitch and making the pitch into an anisotropic network structure; guiding the pitch through the densified preform in a predetermined direction; aligning the pitch in a predetermined orientation; and stabilizing the pitch. The method may result in a carbon/carbon part having increase wear life, enhanced oxidation protection, and/or reduced moisture sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Weiming Lu, Gary Pruett
  • Publication number: 20220385259
    Abstract: The, present application provides a filtering circuit and a. TV antenna amplifier, the filtering circuit includes a switching module, and the switching module includes a control unit and at least two filtering units. The present application switchably render one of the at least two filtering units conductive through the control unit, and filter the signals of different frequencies in the input signals through the at least two filtering units, so that different filtering units can be switched according to the filtering requirements of the frequency signal in different regions, which makes it a wide application range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Weiming Lu, Ruidian Yang, Boliang Yang
  • Publication number: 20220055953
    Abstract: A method of depositing silicon carbide on a preform to form a ceramic matrix composite comprises placing the preform into a reaction vessel, removing air from the reaction vessel and backfilling the reaction vessel with an inert gas to an operating pressure. The reaction vessel and the preform are heated to an operating temperature. A carrier gas and precursor materials are heated to a preheat temperature outside of the reaction vessel. The carrier gas and the precursor materials are introduced to the reaction vessel in a specified ratio. Off gasses, the precursor materials that are unspent, and the carrier gas are removed from the reaction vessel to maintain the specified ratio of the precursor materials in the reaction vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Weiming Lu, Jun Nable
  • Patent number: D989847
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: NINGBO YIZHOU MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Weiming Lu