Patents by Inventor Xu Cai
Xu Cai 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).
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Patent number: 11979274Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure can provide network management methods and apparatuses, The method can comprise connecting by a first terminal device to a network through a connection mode; and acquiring management configuration information corresponding to the network system.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding LimitedInventors: Lu Wang, Junjie Cai, Xu Zeng, Liangliang Zhu
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Patent number: 11954520Abstract: A micro kernel scheduling method and apparatus are disclosed in embodiments of this disclosure. The method is applied to a software platform and includes: receiving a scheduling instruction for a current micro kernel; and switching the current micro kernel to a target micro kernel. In some embodiments, a micro kernel is switched directly according to a scheduling instruction, and this is completed without any thread of the software platform, which solves the problems in the conventional system of high micro kernel switching cost and poor real-time performance caused by one-to-one correspondence between micro kernels and threads of the software platform.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding LimitedInventors: Xu Zeng, Junjie Cai, Liangliang Zhu
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Patent number: 11947552Abstract: A method for discovering causality from data includes acquiring to-be-processed data, and obtaining a covariance matrix of the to-be-processed data; determining a first target column in the covariance matrix, taking the number of columns of the first target column as a first place in a rearrangement sequence, and obtaining a first upper triangular matrix according to the first target column; determining a position of the number of columns of the covariance matrix other than the first target column except the first place in the rearrangement sequence according to the first target column and the first upper triangular matrix, and obtaining an upper triangular matrix in each position determination; obtaining an adjacency matrix according to an upper triangular matrix and a rearrangement sequence obtained in final position determination; and generating directed acyclic graph (DAG) by using the adjacency matrix, and taking the DAG as causality discovery result of the to-be-processed data.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Xu Li, Yunfeng Cai, Mingming Sun, Ping Li
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Patent number: 11922479Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) assisted technology for grocery recommendations and nutrient optimization includes an intuitive application (app) that can use AI to improve grocery recommendations during grocery shopping to optimize nutrition and encourage users to purchase foods that can help the user receive more complete nutrition. Automatically capturing nutritional information while grocery shopping can assist users seeking to improve their health because it operates while users are performing their grocery shopping, when users have the best opportunity to shape the foods that will be available to them to consume. Nutritional optimization while grocery shopping can improve the use of resources including time and money (due to the cost of food) because it can provide suggestions to address nutritional opportunities that represent nutritional surpluses and nutritional opportunities that represent nutritional deficits.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Inventor: Lili Xu Cai
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Publication number: 20230396065Abstract: The invention discloses a multi-port flexible AC interconnection device with active power flow control capability for an AC power grid, including a static synchronous compensator and a multi-port flexible interconnection module connected in series. The multi-port flexible interconnection module includes multiple voltage-source single-phase inverters sharing a DC bus, and each port is connected to a different AC power grid feeder line. By adjusting the amplitude and phase of the AC output voltage of the single-phase inverters connected in series on the feeder line, flexible interaction of active power between the feeder lines is realized, and decoupled control of active and reactive power on the feeder lines is achieved. By introducing the multi-port flexible interconnection module, the invention provides multiple controllable AC ports connected to multiple feeder lines, realizing flexible interconnection between the feeder lines, i.e.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2021Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Jianwen ZHANG, Xin FENG, Gang SHI, Jianqiao ZHOU, Yuhui HUANG, Xu CAI, Zhijian JIN
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Publication number: 20230238803Abstract: A directly-connected high-voltage battery energy storage system (BESS) and a control method thereof are provided. The directly-connected high-voltage BESS includes a battery module, a direct current (DC)/DC converter, a DC bus capacitor, a DC/alternating current (AC) converter, and a grid-side filter inductor. A plurality of battery modules is connected in series to form a battery cluster. The battery cluster is connected in series to the DC/DC converter to form a battery branch, and a plurality of battery branches is connected in parallel to form a battery stack. The battery stack is connected in parallel to the DC bus capacitor and then connected to a DC port of the DC/AC converter to form a battery energy storage submodule. AC ports of a plurality of battery energy storage submodules are connected in series to form a chain-type phase converter.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicants: SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY, SHENZHEN HOPEWIND ELECTRIC CO., LTDInventors: Xu CAI, Xiqi WU, Dangsheng ZHOU, Rui LI, Chang LIU, Xiao HUANG, Yihang LYU, Zihao HU
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Patent number: 11677334Abstract: The present invention discloses a modular intelligent combined wind power converter and a control method thereof. The modular intelligent combined wind power converter comprises separate bridge arm power units, wherein a plurality of the bridge arm power units are connected in parallel to form a high-capacity bridge arm power module, three bridge arm power modules form a three-phase full-controlled bridge power module, and the three-phase full-controlled bridge power module comprises an electric reactor, a capacitor, a fuse and a circuit breaker to form a basic converter module, and the basic converter module forms a high-capacity wind power converter through a modular intelligent combination method.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITYInventors: Xu Cai, Han Wang, Jianwen Zhang, Gang Shi, Jing Lv, Yunfeng Cao, Haoshu Shao, Yao Qin, Wei Lv
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Publication number: 20230100195Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism may include a guiding rail, and a slider movably disposed on the guiding rail, wherein the slider may be provided with a rolling part, the rolling part may roll with respect to the guiding rail, and limit the slider in a first direction and a second direction of the guiding rail, and the first direction and the second direction may both be perpendicular to a length direction of the guiding rail, and an angle between the first direction and the second direction may be greater than 0° and less than 180°.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Jian ZHANG, Xu CAI
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Patent number: 11551317Abstract: Automated property value calculation is provided. The method comprises receiving historic transaction data for a group of real estate properties over a specified time and receiving characteristic data regarding the properties for a number of defined categories. Historic data is also received for a number of demographic parameters over the specified time. The demographic data corresponds to regions in which the properties are located. A predictive valuation model is built with the financial transaction data, characteristic data, and demographic data. Individual values are calculated with the predictive valuation model for a new group of real estate properties according to their characteristics. The individual values are then aggregated. Financial transaction data is received for the new group of properties, and a net asset value of the new group of properties is calculated according to the aggregated valuations and financial transaction data.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: S&P Global Inc.Inventors: Hyunyoung Choi, Hao Yan, Xu Cai, Qiuhao Zhang, Dun Wang, Hao Jiang
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Patent number: 11545833Abstract: A high-voltage hierarchy hundred-megawatt level (100 MW) battery energy storage system and optimizing and control methods are provided. The system includes a multi-phase structure, of which each phase is divided into multi-story spaces from top to bottom. A battery module is provided in each story of the multi-story spaces. The battery module is connected to a DC terminal of an H-bridge converter, and each phase is cascaded by the H-bridge converter. A capacity of the single-phase energy storage apparatus of the present invention is large, and multiple phases can be connected in parallel to form a 100 MW battery energy storage power station. The power station has the advantages of simple structure, easy coordinated control, low control loop model and coupling, and optimal system stability. The control system of the present invention has fewer hierarchies, a small information transmission delay, and a rapid response speed.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITYInventors: Xu Cai, Chang Liu, Rui Li, Yunfeng Cao, Xiaolong Cai, Tao Liu
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Patent number: 11431263Abstract: Disclosed is a solid-state transformer having an uninterrupted operation ability under an AC/DC fault, in which bridge arms of a hybrid modular multilevel converter include half-bridge submodules and full-bridge submodules. The half-bridge submodules and the full-bridge submodules are connected with input ends of isolated dual-active-bridge converters via DC capacitors of the half-bridge submodules and full-bridge submodules; output ends of the isolated dual-active-bridge converters are connected in parallel to form a low-voltage DC bus; and a three-phase full-bridge inverter is connected to the low-voltage DC bus. The solid-state transformer may be provided with four ports including a medium-voltage AC port, a medium-voltage DC port, a low-voltage DC port and a low-voltage AC port which are beneficial to the interconnection of multi-voltage-level and multi-form AC/DC hybrid distribution grids. The solid-state transformer has the uninterrupted operation ability under the AC/DC fault.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2022Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITYInventors: Jianwen Zhang, Yixin Zhang, Weixin Fang, Jianqiao Zhou, Gang Shi, Xu Cai, Jiacheng Wang
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Publication number: 20220271685Abstract: The present invention discloses a modular intelligent combined wind power converter and a control method thereof. The modular intelligent combined wind power converter comprises separate bridge arm power units, wherein a plurality of the bridge arm power units are connected in parallel to form a high-capacity bridge arm power module, three bridge arm power modules form a three-phase full-controlled bridge power module, and the three-phase full-controlled bridge power module comprises an electric reactor, a capacitor, a fuse and a circuit breaker to form a basic converter module, and the basic converter module forms a high-capacity wind power converter through a modular intelligent combination method.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2021Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Xu CAI, Han WANG, Jianwen ZHANG, Gang SHI, Jing LV, Yunfeng CAO, Haoshu SHAO, Yao QIN, Wei LV
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Publication number: 20220237681Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) assisted technology for grocery recommendations and nutrient optimization includes an intuitive application (app) that can use AI to improve grocery recommendations during grocery shopping to optimize nutrition and encourage users to purchase foods that can help the user receive more complete nutrition. Automatically capturing nutritional information while grocery shopping can assist users seeking to improve their health because it operates while users are performing their grocery shopping, when users have the best opportunity to shape the foods that will be available to them to consume. Nutritional optimization while grocery shopping can improve the use of resources including time and money (due to the cost of food) because it can provide suggestions to address nutritional opportunities that represent nutritional surpluses and nutritional opportunities that represent nutritional deficits.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Lili Xu Cai, Valentin Alexander Skoutnev, Emily Edwards Kearney, Antoine Petit
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Publication number: 20220166343Abstract: In a solid-state transformer having an uninterrupted operation ability under an AC/DC fault, bridge arms of a hybrid modular multilevel converter comprise half-bridge submodules and full-bridge submodules, the half-bridge submodules and the full-bridge submodules are interconnected with input ends of the isolated dual-active-bridge converters via DC capacitors of the submodules, output ends of the plurality of isolated dual-active-bridge converters are connected in parallel to form a low-voltage DC bus, and the three-phase full-bridge inverter is connected to the low-voltage DC bus. The solid-state transformer provided by the present invention may be provided with four ports including a medium-voltage AC port, a medium-voltage DC port, a low-voltage DC port and a low-voltage AC port which are beneficial to the interconnection of multi-voltage-grade and multi-form AC/DC hybrid distribution grids; and the solid-state transformer has the uninterrupted operation ability under the AC/DC fault.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2022Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITYInventors: Jianwen ZHANG, Yixin ZHANG, Weixin FANG, Jianqiao ZHOU, Gang SHI, Xu CAI, Jiacheng WANG
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Publication number: 20220045510Abstract: A high-voltage hierarchy hundred-megawatt level (100 MW) battery energy storage system and optimizing and control methods are provided. The system includes a multi-phase structure, of which each phase is divided into multi-story spaces from top to bottom. A battery module is provided in each story of the multi-story spaces. The battery module is connected to a DC terminal of an H-bridge converter, and each phase is cascaded by the H-bridge converter. A capacity of the single-phase energy storage apparatus of the present invention is large, and multiple phases can be connected in parallel to form a 100 MW battery energy storage power station. The power station has the advantages of simple structure, easy coordinated control, low control loop model and coupling, and optimal system stability. The control system of the present invention has fewer hierarchies, a small information transmission delay, and a rapid response speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2020Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITYInventors: Xu CAI, Chang LIU, Rui LI, Yunfeng CAO, Xiaolong CAI, Tao LIU
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Patent number: 11133752Abstract: A modular multilevel converter with multi-port DC power flow control includes a modular multilevel converter topology and a DC power flow controller, wherein an input terminal of the DC power flow controller is connected in series to uppermost submodules of upper arms of the modular multilevel converter topology, and with power transfer and energy interaction between the modular multilevel converter topology and an AC power grid, a converter station or a solid state transformer based on the modular multilevel converter topology has a function of direct current power flow control. The output terminal of the DC power flow controller adopts DC/DC converters to regulate the output voltage, and a plurality of DC/DC converters share a common DC bus with the ports connected with different DC outlet lines, thereby providing a plurality of flexible and controllable DC ports.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITYInventors: Jianwen Zhang, Weixin Fang, Jianqiao Zhou, Gang Shi, Han Wang, Xu Cai
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Publication number: 20210279824Abstract: Automated property value calculation is provided. The method comprises receiving historic transaction data for a group of real estate properties over a specified time and receiving characteristic data regarding the properties for a number of defined categories. Historic data is also received for a number of demographic parameters over the specified time. The demographic data corresponds to regions in which the properties are located. A predictive valuation model is built with the financial transaction data, characteristic data, and demographic data. Individual values are calculated with the predictive valuation model for a new group of real estate properties according to their characteristics. The individual values are then aggregated. Financial transaction data is received for the new group of properties, and a net asset value of the new group of properties is calculated according to the aggregated valuations and financial transaction data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2020Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Hyunyoung Choi, Hao Yan, Xu Cai, Qiuhao Zhang, Dun Wang, Hao Jiang
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Publication number: 20210203247Abstract: A modular multilevel converter with multi-port DC power flow control includes a modular multilevel converter topology and a DC power flow controller, wherein an input terminal of the DC power flow controller is connected in series to uppermost submodules of upper arms of the modular multilevel converter topology, and with power transfer and energy interaction between the modular multilevel converter topology and an AC power grid, a converter station or a solid state transformer based on the modular multilevel converter topology has a function of direct current power flow control. The output terminal of the DC power flow controller adopts DC/DC converters to regulate the output voltage, and a plurality of DC/DC converters share a common DC bus with the ports connected with different DC outlet lines, thereby providing a plurality of flexible and controllable DC ports.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2021Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITYInventors: Jianwen ZHANG, Weixin FANG, Jianqiao ZHOU, Gang SHI, Han WANG, Xu CAI
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Patent number: 10890160Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a control system for enhancing a frequency support capability of a wind turbine generator system. The control system includes a wind turbine, a gearbox, an electric generator and a converter. The control system is characterized by further including a supercapacitor energy storage apparatus, which includes a DC-DC converter and a supercapacitor. The converter includes DC buses, and the supercapacitor is electrically connected to the DC buses via the DC-DC converter. The supercapacitor may be orderly charged or discharged according to an operating state of the wind turbine generator system to maintain its operating condition, and has a superior reliability.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2017Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignees: Wind Power Technology Center of Gansu Electric Power Company, State Grid Corporation of China, Gansu Electric Power Company of State Grid, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityInventors: Ningbo Wang, Liang Lu, Kun Ding, Shiyuan Zhou, Chen Zhang, Jin Li, Zheng Li, Nianzong Bai, Jing Zhi, Xu Cai, Zifen Han, Youming Cai
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Patent number: 10790769Abstract: Provided are a control method and system for enhancing an endurance capability to an abnormal voltage of a wind turbine generator system. The control method, includes; providing a doubly-fed wind turbine generator system connected to a power grid; detecting a voltage of the power grid, and determining whether the voltage of the power grid has a fault; when the voltage of the power grid has a fault, detecting a voltage of the DC buses, and determining whether the voltage of the DC buses exceeds a limit value; when the voltage of the DC buses exceeds the limit value, performing integrated system coordination control according to an abnormal operating condition mode; and when the voltage of the power grid returns to a normal range, performing integrated system coordination control according to a normal operating condition mode.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2017Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignees: Wind Power Technology Center of Gansu Electric Power Company, State Grid Corporation of China, Gansu Electric Power Company of State Grid, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityInventors: Ningbo Wang, Liang Lu, Kun Ding, Shiyuan Zhou, Chen Zhang, Jin Li, Zheng Li, Nianzong Bai, Jing Zhi, Xu Cai, Youming Cai