Patents by Inventor Yiwen Hong

Yiwen Hong 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).

  • System and method for determining a state of a photovoltaic panel
    Patent number: 11283401
    Abstract: A system for determining a state of a photovoltaic panel. The system includes a data acquisition device having a circuit and a communication module. The circuit is arranged to transmit excitation signals to a photovoltaic panel and detect response signals generated by the photovoltaic panel in response to the excitation signal, during normal operation of the photovoltaic panel. The communication module is arranged to communicate the response signals to a control device for analysis and determination of a state of the photovoltaic panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: City University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Shu Hung Henry Chung, Martin Garaj, Yiwen Hong
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A STATE OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL
    Publication number: 20200083841
    Abstract: A system for determining a state of a photovoltaic panel. The system includes a data acquisition device having a circuit and a communication module. The circuit is arranged to transmit excitation signals to a photovoltaic panel and detect response signals generated by the photovoltaic panel in response to the excitation signal, during normal operation of the photovoltaic panel. The communication module is arranged to communicate the response signals to a control device for analysis and determination of a state of the photovoltaic panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Shu Hung Henry Chung, Martin Garaj, Yiwen Hong