Patents by Inventor Xiaofeng Yao

Xiaofeng 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).

  • Publication number: 20240145755
    Abstract: A central tube assembly for a battery, a battery, and a manufacturing method of a central tube assembly for a battery is provided. The central tube assembly for a battery comprises: a central tube and at least one battery center pin; the battery center pins are provided on the outer periphery of the central tube, each battery center pin is sleeved on the central tube to form the central tube assembly, and the battery center pins are electrically insulated from the central tube. The central tube assembly for a battery of the present disclosure overcomes the situation in the related art that the central tube is separated from the battery center pins, reduces a welding process during battery manufacturing, and greatly enhances the sealing performance of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Yang WU, Guoyou DENG, Xiaofeng YIN, Xiaojie SHEN, Yu YAO
  • Publication number: 20240063754
    Abstract: This application provides a power converter box used in a photovoltaic system. The power converter box includes at least two power converters, and the at least two power converters include one primary power converter and at least one secondary power converter. The primary power converter obtains status information of a photovoltaic substring corresponding to a secondary power converter, and sends, to an inverter by using a PLC communication module in the primary power converter, the status information of the photovoltaic substring corresponding to the secondary power converter and status information of a photovoltaic substring corresponding to the primary power converter. The primary power converter further receives, by using the PLC communication module in the primary power converter, control information sent by the inverter, controls, based on the control information, an output power of the photovoltaic substring corresponding to the primary power converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Zhen Cao, Dong Chen, Xiaofeng Yao, Jiebin Cheng, Guilei Gu
  • Publication number: 20230391218
    Abstract: This application provides a charging module and a charging system. The charging system includes a charging module. The charging module includes a direct current-to-direct current (DC/DC) charging component, a functional interface, an inverter, and a control and guide component. The functional interface includes a photovoltaic interface. The DC/DC charging component is configured to receive a first power exported by a photovoltaic module to charge an electric vehicle (EV). In this way, after receiving, through the photovoltaic interface, electrical energy converted from solar energy, the charging module does not need to cooperate with an on-board charger (OBC), but uses the DC/DC charging component to charge the EV with a direct current. The charging module provided in this application is not limited by a charging power of the OBC when charging the EV, thereby increasing an actual power for charging the EV and a charging speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yanzhong Zhang, Xiaofeng Yao, Haibin Hu
  • Publication number: 20230327567
    Abstract: A package structure of a bidirectional switch, including a metal bottom plate, a first semiconductor switch, a second semiconductor switch, and a plurality of inner pins. The plurality of inner pins includes a first inner pin, a second inner pin, a third inner pin, a fourth inner pin, and a fifth inner pin. Both a first terminal of the first semiconductor switch and a first terminal of the second semiconductor switch are coupled to the metal bottom plate. A second terminal of the first semiconductor switch is coupled to the first inner pin. A third terminal of the first semiconductor switch is coupled to the second inner pin. A second terminal of the second semiconductor switch is coupled to the third inner pin. A third terminal of the second semiconductor switch is coupled to the fourth inner pin. Each inner pin is coupled to a same lead frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zheng MA, Dong CHEN, Xiaofeng YAO
  • Patent number: 11722001
    Abstract: A pre-charging circuit is provided, including a first switch, a second switch, a diode, a first current-limiting apparatus, a capacitor, and an inverter unit. One end of the pre-charging circuit is connected to a power grid. After the first current-limiting apparatus, the first switch, and the diode are connected in series, one end of a line formed by the series connection is connected to one terminal of the capacitor, the other end of the line is connected to a first-phase alternating current of the power grid, and the other terminal of the capacitor is connected to a second-phase alternating current of the power grid via the inverter unit and the second switch successively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yanzhong Zhang, Haijun Ye, Xiaofeng Yao
  • Publication number: 20230223835
    Abstract: A serial-parallel converter protection system includes a controller, a drive, a first switching transistor, and a second switching transistor. An input terminal of a converter is connected to an output terminal of the converter through the first switching transistor. The output terminal of the converter is connected in parallel with the second switching transistor. When an output voltage of the converter is greater than a first threshold, the controller controls the first switching transistor to be turned off and controls the second switching transistor to be turned on. In some embodiments, when the output voltage of the converter is greater than the first threshold, the controller controls the first switching transistor to be turned off and controls the second switching transistor to be turned on, so that the converter is bypassed, thereby preventing a voltage and a current from impacting a component inside the converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhen CAO, Dong CHEN, Xiaofeng YAO
  • Publication number: 20230208182
    Abstract: A power supply system and method. The power supply system includes: a first branch on which a first string is located, a second branch on which a second string is located, a transfer switch unit, a first voltage compensation unit, and a controller. The transfer switch unit is configured to connect the first voltage compensation unit to the first branch based on a voltage compensation enabling signal received from the controller, where the voltage compensation enabling signal is generated by the controller based on an operating state parameter of the first string and an operating state parameter of the second string. The first voltage compensation unit is configured to compensate for an output voltage of the first branch. Thus the system and method can prevent the voltage compensation unit from causing an unnecessary system loss in the branch requiring no voltage compensation, and reduce system costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong CHEN, Zhen CAO, Yongquan LIU, Xiaofeng YAO
  • Publication number: 20230170844
    Abstract: A photovoltaic system includes at least one DC/DC converter and the inverter. An input terminal of the at least one DC/DC converter is configured to connect to a photovoltaic module, an output terminal is configured to connect to an input terminal of the inverter by using a direct current bus, and an output terminal of the inverter is connected to an alternating current grid. When the inverter is switched from a non-power-limited working state to a power-limited working state, the inverter adjusts a bus voltage of the inverter to rise from a first voltage to a second voltage. After running in the power-limited working state for a time interval, the inverter adjusts the bus voltage to drop from the second voltage to a third voltage, where the third voltage is less than or equal to the first voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhiwu XU, Guilei GU, Xiaofeng YAO
  • Publication number: 20230115497
    Abstract: A power converter analog chip includes a sampling circuit configured to collect electrical parameters of the power converter; a maximum power point tracking circuit configured to perform maximum power point tracking based on the input power or the output power obtained by the electrical parameters, and to obtain an adjustment signal; a rapid shutdown circuit configured to, when receiving a rapid shutdown instruction sent from the outside of the analog chip, generate a rapid shutdown signal; a protection circuit, configured to, when an electrical parameter of the power converter exceeds a first preset threshold, generate a protection signal and send the protection signal to the multiplexer; and a multiplexer configured to select one of the rapid shutdown signal, the protection signal, or the adjustment signal as a control signal, to control a power component in the power converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Dong Chen, Zhen Cao, Xiaofeng Yao, Jiebin Cheng, Guilei Gu
  • Publication number: 20230114612
    Abstract: An inverter and an inverter apparatus improves efficiency of the inverter while enabling an output voltage of the inverter to meet requirements of different devices. The inverter includes an input capacitor branch, a first bridge arm, a second bridge arm, a first inductor, a second inductor, a first capacitor, a second capacitor, and a freewheeling circuit. A first terminal of the first bridge arm is connected to a first terminal of the second bridge arm and a first terminal of the input capacitor branch. A second terminal of the first bridge arm is connected to a second terminal of the second bridge arm and a second terminal of the input capacitor branch. An intermediate node of the first bridge arm is connected to a first terminal of the second inductor. An intermediate node of the second bridge arm is connected to a first terminal of the first inductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Zhengang Song, Xiaofeng Yao
  • Publication number: 20230058643
    Abstract: This application discloses a photovoltaic power generation system and method, and the system includes an inverter and at least one shutdown apparatus. A type of the shutdown apparatus includes at least one of a shutdown device and an optimizer; and an input end of each shutdown apparatus is connected to a corresponding PV module, and power of the corresponding PV module is output. In the system, when a parameter of the inverter meets a preset condition, some shutdown apparatuses are turned off to lower an input voltage of the inverter, and ensure that an input end of the inverter has a direct current source, and the system can operate as usual; and the preset condition is that the input voltage of the inverter is greater than a first preset voltage, or an input current of the inverter is less than a first preset current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Xiaofeng YAO, Yang CHENG, Guozhao DUAN
  • Publication number: 20220285948
    Abstract: A photovoltaic system, an optimizer, a controller, a computer program product, a computer-readable storage medium, a chip, and a method for adjusting a working state of an optimizer are provided. The photovoltaic system includes a photovoltaic panel and an optimizer. The optimizer includes a controller, a first output port, and a second output port. The controller is configured to detect an electrical signal parameter between the first output port and the second output port. The controller is configured to adjust a working state of the optimizer from a no-output state or a limited-output state to an unlimited-output state when the electrical signal parameter changes. In the photovoltaic system, the working state can be adjusted without using an unlocking apparatus, so that an implementation is simple, and costs are reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaofeng YAO, Yanzhong ZHANG, Guilei GU
  • Publication number: 20220285973
    Abstract: A pre-charging circuit is provided, including a first switch, a second switch, a diode, a first current-limiting apparatus, a capacitor, and an inverter unit. One end of the pre-charging circuit is connected to a power grid. After the first current-limiting apparatus, the first switch, and the diode are connected in series, one end of a line formed by the series connection is connected to one terminal of the capacitor, the other end of the line is connected to a first-phase alternating current of the power grid, and the other terminal of the capacitor is connected to a second-phase alternating current of the power grid via the inverter unit and the second switch successively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yanzhong ZHANG, Haijun YE, Xiaofeng YAO
  • Publication number: 20210384731
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus and a method for controlling an output impedance of a power conversion apparatus are provided to resolve a prior-art problem of relatively low accuracy of a method for determining a working status of a power conversion apparatus. The method includes: adjusting the output impedance of the power conversion apparatus to a first impedance when the power conversion apparatus does not satisfy a start condition; or adjusting the output impedance of the power conversion apparatus to a second impedance when the power conversion apparatus satisfies a start condition, where the first impedance is not equal to the second impedance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiaofeng YAO
  • Publication number: 20210351592
    Abstract: A converter includes a controller and at least one switching transistor. The converter supports access of at least two photovoltaic units, the at least two photovoltaic units are connected in series inside the converter by using the switching transistor, and the photovoltaic unit is formed by at least one photovoltaic component connected in series and in parallel. The controller is configured to: when a shutdown instruction is received or a heartbeat instruction is lost within a preset time period, control the switching transistor to be disconnected, so that any two photovoltaic units connected in series are disconnected. According to the converter provided in this application, any two photovoltaic units connected in series can be disconnected when the photovoltaic power generation system is shut down. In this way, no dangerous high voltage exists in a photovoltaic array formed by the photovoltaic units, thereby improving safety of the photovoltaic power generation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Guilei GU, Xiaofeng YAO
  • Publication number: 20200307340
    Abstract: A method and system controls active shock absorbers in an off road vehicle. X- Y- and Z-signals from at least one accelerometer sensor are received and analyzed in an ECU to make a vehicle travel status assessment. A recent history of Y-signals is analyzed to determine a vibration frequency of the vehicle relative to its natural suspension frequency. By using either a) two 3-axis accelerometer sensors are positioned high on the frame along a centerline of the vehicle, or b) a single accelerometer sensor is positioned just underneath the driver's seat, the cost of implementation is reduced while protecting the accelerometer sensor(s) from damage. In addition to vibration frequency, the ECU can determine the onset and conclusion an acceleration event, a deceleration event, a cornering event, or a jumping event, outputting signals used to adjust the damping coefficient of each of the active shock absorbers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Xiaofeng YAO
  • Patent number: 10121506
    Abstract: A magnetic-recording medium includes a hydrogen and nitrogen implanted carbon overcoat (HNICOC) on a magnetic-recording layer. The HNICOC includes nitrogen implanted in a top-surface layer of the HNICOC such that a percentage ratio of a concentration of the implanted nitrogen to a concentration of carbon is between about 30 percent (%) to about 10% within a depth from about 2 ?ngstrom (?) to about 5 ? from the top surface of the HNICOC. An amount of hydrogen implanted in the top-surface layer is between about 1% to about 12% within a distance less than about 5 ? from the top surface. A data storage device that incorporates the magnetic-recording medium within a magnetic-recording disk, and a method for making the magnetic-recording medium are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: WD Media, LLC
    Inventors: Ge Xu, Xiaofeng Yao, Wei Kah Tan
  • Patent number: 9502962
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a power factor correction circuit and a power supply circuit. The power factor correction circuit includes a main correction circuit and a switch module. The main correction circuit includes: a first correction circuit and a second correction circuit that are configured to perform power factor correction on a forward alternating current voltage, and a third correction circuit and a fourth correction circuit that are configured to perform power factor correction on an inverse alternating current voltage. The switch module includes first switch units that are connected in parallel between an input terminal of the first correction circuit and an input terminal of the third correction circuit, and second switch units that are connected in parallel between an input terminal of the second correction circuit and an input terminal of the fourth correction circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Cheng, Weifeng Wang, Xiaofeng Yao
  • Patent number: 9191815
    Abstract: A network locking method and device for a mobile terminal are provided in the present document, wherein network locking information and verification signals of a mobile terminal and a subscriber identify module (SIM) card are respectively stored in both parties in advance; after the mobile terminal is powered on, the mobile terminal and the SIM card verify each other through the verification signals; if the both parties pass through the verification performed by the other party, the mobile terminal compares the stored network locking information with the network locking information in the SIM card; if the comparison result indicates consistency, the mobile terminal enters into a normal standby state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaofeng Yao, Cuirong Huang
  • Patent number: 8900465
    Abstract: Methods for reducing the surface roughness of magnetic media to be used in storage drives are described. One such method includes forming a recording media on a substrate, the recording media including at least one recording layer configured to store information magnetically, depositing a first layer of carbon on the recording media, the first carbon layer having a first average preselected thickness, etching the first carbon layer to have a second average preselected thickness less than the first average preselected thickness, depositing a second layer of carbon on the etched first carbon layer, the second carbon layer having a third average preselected thickness that is less than the first average preselected thickness, and implanting nitrogen in the second carbon layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: WD Media, LLC
    Inventors: Yang Yun, Xiaofeng Yao, Yi Chen, Paul C. Dorsey