Patents by Inventor Wesley Chu

Wesley Chu 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).

  • Fixed DC bus and hydrogen generation system
    Patent number: 12224703
    Abstract: A distributed direct current power system including an inverter to invert DC to alternating current (AC), a plurality of photovoltaic (PV) strings, and a plurality of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) converters coupled between the plurality of photovoltaic (PV) strings, respectively, and the central inverter, the plurality of MPPT converters configured to maximize solar power production by the plurality of PV strings and minimize mismatch between the plurality of PV strings. The system also including a plurality of batteries, a plurality of DC-DC battery converters (DCBC) coupled to the plurality of batteries and configured to manage charge and discharge of the plurality of batteries, enable interconnection of the plurality of PV strings and the plurality of batteries, and supply a constant medium DC voltage to the central inverter, and a hydrogen generation system in electrical communication with the inverter, the photovoltaic strings, or the batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: NEXTRACKER LLC
    Inventors: Alexander W. Au, Venkata Rahul Abbaraju, Yang Liu, Wesley Chu
  • FIXED DC BUS AND HYDROGEN GENERATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220038049
    Abstract: A distributed direct current power system including an inverter to invert DC to alternating current (AC), a plurality of photovoltaic (PV) strings, and a plurality of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) converters coupled between the plurality of photovoltaic (PV) strings, respectively, and the central inverter, the plurality of MPPT converters configured to maximize solar power production by the plurality of PV strings and minimize mismatch between the plurality of PV strings. The system also including a plurality of batteries, a plurality of DC-DC battery converters (DCBC) coupled to the plurality of batteries and configured to manage charge and discharge of the plurality of batteries, enable interconnection of the plurality of PV strings and the plurality of batteries, and supply a constant medium DC voltage to the central inverter, and a hydrogen generation system in electrical communication with the inverter, the photovoltaic strings, or the batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander W. AU, Venkata Rahul Abbaraju, Yang Liu, Wesley Chu
  • System, Method and computer program product for presenting large lists over a voice user interface utilizing dynamic segmentation and drill down selection
    Publication number: 20030023440
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for storing selected information in a speech recognition framework are disclosed in which information about a subject is presented to a user via a speech recognition portal. An utterance is then received from the user. In response to the utterance from the user, an entry associated with some or all of the information about the subject is stored in a list associated with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventor: Wesley A. Chu
  • Drinking lid top
    Patent number: D896026
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Inventors: Wesley Chu, Angus Yiu
  • Drinking lid bottom
    Patent number: D910370
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Inventors: Wesley Chu, Angus Yiu