Patents by Inventor Yanhu ZHANG

Yanhu ZHANG 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: 20250118972
    Abstract: An MPPT control method and device, and a storage medium are provided. Power loss at the direct-current side of the photovoltaic inverter and conversion efficiency loss in an inverter circuit in the photovoltaic inverter affect efficiency of the photovoltaic inverter. The direct-current loss indicates power loss occurring at a direct-current side of the photovoltaic inverter. The conversion efficiency loss indicates power loss in the inverter circuit. The photovoltaic inverter is MPPT controlled based on the direct-current loss and/or the conversion efficiency loss. Therefore, the efficiency of the photovoltaic inverter can be improved based on the direct-current loss and/or the conversion efficiency loss, thereby increasing energy yield of the photovoltaic system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: Sungrow Renewables Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yanhu Zhang, Pengpeng Chen, Jiankai Chen, Shaokun Zou
  • Patent number: 12088105
    Abstract: A power derating method for a photovoltaic tracking system, a controller and a photovoltaic tracking system are provided. A current operating power and a target derating power of a photovoltaic inverter are acquired. A total power derating amount is calculated based on the current operating power and the target derating power. A target power derating amount by a photovoltaic tracker is determined based on the total power derating amount and a preset derating amount distribution coefficient. A target tracking angle is determined based on the target power derating amount. The photovoltaic tracker is controlled to adjust a photovoltaic module to be at the target tracking angle and fix the photovoltaic module. The photovoltaic inverter is controlled to adjust a direct current operating voltage based on a difference between the total power derating amount and the target power derating amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Sungrow Renewables Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zongjun Yang, Shaokun Zou, Yanhu Zhang, Xiaoguang Li
  • Publication number: 20240055867
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for matching between photovoltaic devices, and a photovoltaic tracking system are disclosed. Identifiers of trackers, inverters and MPPT branches in a photovoltaic power station are acquired; a preset action instruction is sent to a target tracker, to instruct the target track to act in response to the preset action instruction; inverter data is obtained after sending the preset action instruction, and an identifier of a target MPPT branch of a target inverter that subjects to an expected MPPT branch change is determined; and the target tracker is mapped to the identifier of the target MPPT branch. The target tracker is determined arbitrarily from the trackers in the photovoltaic power station. Therefore, mapping between the trackers and the MPPT branches can be obtained by applying the method to all the trackers, which has a high matching efficiency and is less error-prone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Zongjun YANG, Shaokun ZOU, Yanhu ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11692236
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device for peening by coupling a laser shock wave and an ultrasonic shock wave in real time. The device includes a synchronization device, a laser device, two ultrasonic shock devices, a working platform and a control system. An upper casing is supported above a base through second hydraulic cylinders. Two supporting beams are provided under the upper casing through the second hydraulic cylinders. Limiting slide rails are provided under the upper casing through first hydraulic cylinders. The two ultrasonic shock devices are connected through the synchronization device, which is configured to synchronize movement and rotation of the two ultrasonic shock devices. The laser device is configured to generate a laser beam to pass through the upper casing and irradiate a surface of a workpiece. The control system controls the laser device to lag behind the two ultrasonic shock devices to perform laser shock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Jiangsu University
    Inventors: Xiankai Meng, Yaomin Zhao, Jinzhong Lu, Jianzhong Zhou, Yanhu Zhang, Shu Huang, Jie Cai, Pengfei Li
  • Publication number: 20220294227
    Abstract: A power derating method for a photovoltaic tracking system, a controller and a photovoltaic tracking system are provided. A current operating power and a target derating power of a photovoltaic inverter are acquired. A total power derating amount is calculated based on the current operating power and the target derating power. A target power derating amount by a photovoltaic tracker is determined based on the total power derating amount and a preset derating amount distribution coefficient. A target tracking angle is determined based on the target power derating amount. The photovoltaic tracker is controlled to adjust a photovoltaic module to be at the target tracking angle and fix the photovoltaic module. The photovoltaic inverter is controlled to adjust a direct current operating voltage based on a difference between the total power derating amount and the target power derating amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Sungrow Renewables Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zongjun Yang, Shaokun Zou, Yanhu Zhang, Xiaoguang Li
  • Publication number: 20220243299
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device for peening by coupling a laser shock wave and an ultrasonic shock wave in real time. The device includes a synchronization device, a laser device, two ultrasonic shock devices, a working platform and a control system. An upper casing is supported above a base through second hydraulic cylinders. Two supporting beams are provided under the upper casing through the second hydraulic cylinders. Limiting slide rails are provided under the upper casing through first hydraulic cylinders. The two ultrasonic shock devices are connected through the synchronization device, which is configured to synchronize movement and rotation of the two ultrasonic shock devices. The laser device is configured to generate a laser beam to pass through the upper casing and irradiate a surface of a workpiece. The control system controls the laser device to lag behind the two ultrasonic shock devices to perform laser shock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Jiangsu University
    Inventors: Xiankai MENG, Yaomin ZHAO, Jinzhong LU, Jianzhong ZHOU, Yanhu ZHANG, Shu HUANG, Jie CAI, Pengfei LI
  • Patent number: 10693297
    Abstract: Disclosed is a centralized MPPT exiting method for a photovoltaic inverter comprising multiple DC chopper circuits and one inverter circuit. The method comprises: when the photovoltaic inverter is in a centralized MPPT mode, MPPT control is implemented independently for each photovoltaic cell in a photovoltaic component and the maximum power point for each photovoltaic cell is obtained; a reference value of the maximum power point for each photovoltaic cell is determined according to the type of the multiple DC chopper circuits; whether the voltage difference between the other maximum power points and the reference value goes beyond an allowable voltage difference is judged and the operation of the DC chopper circuits connecting to the photovoltaic cells with a voltage difference beyond the allowable voltage difference is recovered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: SUNGROW POWER SUPPLY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fenggang Zhang, Hua Ni, Qun Zheng, Yanhu Zhang, Bing Hu
  • Patent number: 10128756
    Abstract: A DC-DC converter with a high transformer ratio includes two DC-DC converter bodies with inputs connected in parallel and outputs connected in series so as to ensure the high safe reliability and the high energy conversion efficiency of the DC-DC converter, while increase the boost ratio of the DC-DC converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: SUNGROW POWER SUPPLY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanhu Zhang, Bing Hu, Ruilin Zhu, Liying Xue
  • Publication number: 20170324329
    Abstract: A DC-DC converter with a high transformer ratio includes two DC-DC converter bodies with inputs connected in parallel and outputs connected in series so as to ensure the high safe reliability and the high energy conversion efficiency of the DC-DC converter, while increase the boost ratio of the DC-DC converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Yanhu ZHANG, Bing HU, Ruilin ZHU, Liying XUE
  • Publication number: 20170264099
    Abstract: Disclosed is a centralized MPPT exiting method for a photovoltaic inverter comprising multiple DC chopper circuits and one inverter circuit. The method comprises: when the photovoltaic inverter is in a centralized MPPT mode, MPPT control is implemented independently for each photovoltaic cell in a photovoltaic component and the maximum power point for each photovoltaic cell is obtained; a reference value of the maximum power point for each photovoltaic cell is determined according to the type of the multiple DC chopper circuits; whether the voltage difference between the other maximum power points and the reference value goes beyond an allowable voltage difference is judged and the operation of the DC chopper circuits connecting to the photovoltaic cells with a voltage difference beyond the allowable voltage difference is recovered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: SUNGROW POWER SUPPLY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fenggang ZHANG, Hua NI, Qun ZHENG, Yanhu ZHANG, Bing HU
  • Patent number: 9692321
    Abstract: A five level inverter comprises six switch tubes, two inductors, four capacitor units and two reverse current preventing devices. The common terminal of the third capacitor unit and the fourth capacitor unit is connected with the common terminal of the first capacitor unit and the second capacitor unit. The third capacitor unit and the fourth capacitor unit are used as the output filter circuit of the inverter, and the common terminal of the third capacitor unit and the fourth capacitor unit is used as the midpoint of the DC bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: SUNGROW POWER SUPPLY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bing Hu, Liying Xue, Yanhu Zhang, Lingbing Zhou
  • Publication number: 20160268925
    Abstract: A five level inverter comprises six switch tubes, two inductors, four capacitor units and two reverse current preventing devices. The common terminal of the third capacitor unit and the fourth capacitor unit is connected with the common terminal of the first capacitor unit and the second capacitor unit. The third capacitor unit and the fourth capacitor unit are used as the output filter circuit of the inverter, and the common terminal of the third capacitor unit and the fourth capacitor unit is used as the midpoint of the DC bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Bing HU, Liying XUE, Yanhu ZHANG, Lingbing ZHOU