Patents by Inventor Youdong Zhou

Youdong Zhou 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).

  • Patent number: 9362738
    Abstract: An intelligent control system for a high-voltage switch and a control method thereof. The control system includes a control terminal (10) and a plurality of high-voltage switches (21-1, 21-2, . . . , 21-n-1, 21-n), each of which is controlled by an executive terminal (11-1, 11-2, . . . , 11-n-1, 11-n) respectively, wherein the executive terminal is connected to the control terminal via a communication network. The executive terminal includes a current detecting module (5), an analog/digital conversion module (4), a second communication module (2), a calculation processing module (3), a first communication module (1) and a switch control module (6) which controls the switch in real-time. The current detecting module detects a line current value. The analog/digital conversion module converts the line current value into a digital current value. The first and second communication modules are for communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: NINGBO XINGBANG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youdong Zhou, Lihui Gao, Zhengjia Chen
  • Patent number: 9183972
    Abstract: This invention relates to the field of resin, particularly to a magnetic, acrylic strongly basic anion exchange microsphere resin and its manufacturing method. Its basic structure is as follow: wherein its matrix contains magnetic grains and A is a group containing quaternary ammonium salts; the manufacturing method is: taking acrylic compounds as the monomer and mixing it with the crosslinking agent and porogenic agent to form an oil phase; evenly mixing the oil phase with magnetic grains and then conducting suspension polymerization; aminating and alkylating the polymerized magnetic grains so as to form the quaternary ammonium salts, namely the magnetic, acrylic strongly basic anion exchange microsphere resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Aimin Li, Chendong Shuang, Chao Long, Fuqiang Liu, Jinnan Wang, Qing Zhou, Yuzhi Xue, Youdong Zhou, Mancheng Zhang, Weiben Yang, Zhaolian Zhu
  • Patent number: 9011205
    Abstract: Titanium-containing articles having improved surface finishes and methods for changing the surface of titanium containing articles, for example by removing overstock, are provided. One example method includes passing a fluid at high pressure across a surface of an titanium aluminide alloy-containing article, for example, a turbine blade, at high linear speed and deforming the surface of the titanium aluminide alloy-containing article, and removing material from the surface of the titanium aluminide alloy-containing article. Though aspects of the invention can be used in fabricating high performance turbine blades, the methods disclosed can be applied to the treatment of any titanium-containing article for which it is difficult to obtain an improved surface finish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Jonathan Sebastian Janssen, Bin Wei, Youdong Zhou
  • Publication number: 20130341554
    Abstract: This invention relates to the field of resin, particularly to a magnetic, acrylic strongly basic anion exchange microsphere resin and its manufacturing method. Its basic structure is as follow: wherein its matrix contains magnetic grains and A is a group containing quaternary ammonium salts; the manufacturing method is: taking acrylic compounds as the monomer and mixing it with the cros slinking agent and porogenic agent to form an oil phase; evenly mixing the oil phase with magnetic grains and then conducting suspension polymerization; aminating and alkylating the polymerized magnetic grains so as to form the quaternary ammonium salts, namely the magnetic, acrylic strongly basic anion exchange microsphere resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Aimin Li, Chendong Shuang, Chao Long, Fuqiang Liu, Jinnan Wang, Qing Zhou, Yuzhi Xue, Youdong Zhou, Mancheng Zhang, Weiben Yang, Zhaolian Zhu
  • Patent number: 8510947
    Abstract: A method includes joining an integral bulkhead and a blade shell to form a blade and separating the blade into two blade segments at a location including the integral bulkhead such that each blade segment comprises a portion of the integral bulkhead and a portion of the blade shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bowden Kirkpatrick, Peggy Lynn Baehmann, Shu Ching Quek, Grama Narasimhaprasad Praveen, Youdong Zhou
  • Publication number: 20130210320
    Abstract: Titanium-containing articles having improved surface finishes and methods for changing the surface of titanium containing articles, for example by removing overstock, are provided. One example method includes passing a fluid at high pressure across a surface of an titanium aluminide alloy-containing article, for example, a turbine blade, at high linear speed and deforming the surface of the titanium aluminide alloy-containing article, and removing material from the surface of the titanium aluminide alloy-containing article. Though aspects of the invention can be used in fabricating high performance turbine blades, the methods disclosed can be applied to the treatment of any titanium-containing article for which it is difficult to obtain an improved surface finish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Bernard Patrick BEWLAY, Jonathan Sebastian JANSSEN, Bin WEI, Youdong ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20120286587
    Abstract: An intelligent control system for a high-voltage switch and a control method thereof. The control system includes a control terminal (10) and a plurality of high-voltage switches (21-1, 21-2, . . . , 21-n-1, 21-n), each of which is controlled by an executive terminal (11-1, 11-2, . . . , 11-n-1, 11-n) respectively, wherein the executive terminal is connected to the control terminal via a communication network. The executive terminal includes a current detecting module (5), an analog/digital conversion module (4), a second communication module (2), a calculation processing module (3), a first communication module (1) and a switch control module (6) which controls the switch in real-time. The current detecting module detects a line current value. The analog/digital conversion module converts the line current value into a digital current value. The first and second communication modules are for communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: NINGBO XINGBANG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youdong Zhou, Lihui Gao, Zhengjia Chen
  • Patent number: 8171633
    Abstract: A multi segment wind turbine blade comprises at least two blade segments. A first blade segment comprises an outer skin, a bulkhead, and first alignment brackets removably coupled to the outer skin of the first blade segment. A first portion of a flange of the bulkhead is bonded to the first blade segment and a second portion of the flange of the bulkhead projects out from the first blade segment. A second blade segment comprises an outer skin and second alignment brackets removably coupled to the outer skin of the first blade segment. The first and second alignment brackets are alignable upon the outer side of the second blade segment being inserted over the second portion of the flange of the bulkhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert Michael Zirin, Wendy Wen-Ling Lin, Youdong Zhou, Shu Ching Quek, Grama Praveen, Bowden Kirkpatrick, Jamie Thomas Livingston, Peggy Lynne Baehmann
  • Patent number: 7891947
    Abstract: A turbine blade includes at least two blade segments. Each blade segment includes first and second shells joined together, a base region, at least one joint region including a mating face. Each of the first and second shells includes an outer skin, a base spar cap attached to an inner surface of the outer skin in the base region, a joint spar cap attached to the inner surface of the outer skin in the joint region and adjacent to at least a portion of the base spar cap. The joint spar cap includes holes in the mating face of the joint region. The turbine blade further includes fasteners within the holes for securing the at least two blade segments together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Xianglei Chen, Peggy Lynn Baehmann, Wendy Wen-Ling Lin, Youdong Zhou, Shu Ching Quek, Grama Narasimhaprasad Praveen, Bowden Kirkpatrick, Robert Michael Zirin, Gang Qian
  • Patent number: 7740453
    Abstract: A multi-segment wind turbine blade comprises at least two blade segments. A first spar cap segment is attached to a first blade segment and a second spar cap segment is attached to a second blade segment. The first and second spar cap segments are configured to form a scarf joint. First and second spar cap brackets are attached in locations of the first and second spar cap segments, respectively, selected to facilitate alignment of the first and second spar cap segments at the scarf joint. At a field site, the first and second spar cap segments are bonded after fastening the first and second spar cap brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert Michael Zirin, Wendy Wen-Ling Lin, Youdong Zhou, Shu Ching Quek, Grama Praveen, Bowden Kirkpatrick, Jamie Thomas Livingston, Peggy Lynne Baehmann
  • Publication number: 20100143148
    Abstract: A turbine blade includes at least two blade segments. Each blade segment includes first and second shells joined together, a base region, at least one joint region including a mating face. Each of the first and second shells includes an outer skin, a base spar cap attached to an inner surface of the outer skin in the base region, a joint spar cap attached to the inner surface of the outer skin in the joint region and adjacent to at least a portion of the base spar cap. The joint spar cap includes holes in the mating face of the joint region. The turbine blade further includes fasteners within the holes for securing the at least two blade segments together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Xianglei Chen, Peggy Lynn Baehmann, Wendy Wen-Ling Lin, Youdong Zhou, Shu Ching Quek, Grama Narasimhaprasad Praveen, Bowden Kirkpatrick, Robert Michael Zirin, Gang Qian
  • Publication number: 20100122442
    Abstract: A method includes joining an integral bulkhead and a blade shell to form a blade and separating the blade into two blade segments at a location including the integral bulkhead such that each blade segment comprises a portion of the integral bulkhead and a portion of the blade shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Bowden Kirkpatrick, Peggy Lynn Baehmann, Shu Ching Quek, Grama Narasimhaprasad Praveen, Youdong Zhou
  • Publication number: 20090162206
    Abstract: A multi segment wind turbine blade comprises at least two blade segments. A first blade segment comprises an outer skin, a bulkhead, and first alignment brackets removably coupled to the outer skin of the first blade segment. A first portion of a flange of the bulkhead is bonded to the first blade segment and a second portion of the flange of the bulkhead projects out from the first blade segment. A second blade segment comprises an outer skin and second alignment brackets removably coupled to the outer skin of the first blade segment. The first and second alignment brackets are alignable upon the outer side of the second blade segment being inserted over the second portion of the flange of the bulkhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert Michael Zirin, Wendy Wen-Ling Lin, Youdong Zhou, Shu Ching Quek, Grama Praveen, Bowden Kirkpatrick, Jamie Thomas Livingston
  • Publication number: 20090162208
    Abstract: A multi-segment wind turbine blade comprises at least two blade segments. A first spar cap segment is attached to a first blade segment and a second spar cap segment is attached to a second blade segment. The first and second spar cap segments are configured to form a scarf joint. First and second spar cap brackets are attached in locations of the first and second spar cap segments, respectively, selected to facilitate alignment of the first and second spar cap segments at the scarf joint. At a field site, the first and second spar cap segments are bonded after fastening the first and second spar cap brackets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert Michael Zirin, Wendy Wen-Ling Lin, Youdong Zhou, Shu Ching Quek, Grama Praveen, Bowden Kirkpatrick, Jamie Thomas Livingston
  • Publication number: 20070061120
    Abstract: A method for performing new material development. The method comprises receiving a user simulation scenario from a user wherein the user simulation scenario is in a-cyclic graph format and includes a plurality of material development modules represented as vertices. The user simulation scenario also includes a starting module. Each vertex includes data information including at least one input file source and at least one output file destination. Relationships between the modules are represented as edges and each edge includes at least one of previous module and subsequent module. Each edge also includes data flow information between the previous module and the subsequent module. The method further comprises receiving a request to invoke the user simulation scenario and the request includes the input file source for the starting module. Traversing the vertices along the edges is performed in response to receiving the request and to the data flow information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Srikanth Akkaram, Dongming Gao, Youdong Zhou
  • Patent number: 7181381
    Abstract: A method for performing new material development. The method comprises receiving a user simulation scenario from a user wherein the user simulation scenario is in a-cyclic graph format and includes a plurality of material development modules represented as vertices. The user simulation scenario also includes a starting module. Each vertex includes data information including at least one input file source and at least one output file destination. Relationships between the modules are represented as edges and each edge includes at least one of previous module and subsequent module. Each edge also includes data flow information between the previous module and the subsequent module. The method further comprises receiving a request to invoke the user simulation scenario and the request includes the input file source for the starting module. Traversing the vertices along the edges is performed in response to receiving the request and to the data flow information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Srikanth Akkaram, Dongming Gao, Youdong Zhou
  • Patent number: 6727791
    Abstract: A capacitive voltage transformers for distribution of the power from 10 kv high potential line, includes a insulating column with a high potential terminal, a ground terminal and capacitors C1 and C2 in series connection. The column is filled with oilless dry filler. The capacitors C1 and C2 formed by a plurality of separated metallized film capacitors respectively in series or in parallel connection. At the tapping point between the capacitors there is a leading-out terminal of the secondary voltage which is connected to an induction transformer L in parallel. The transformer includes a frame with “C” shaped iron cores and windings wound around the cores. There is an over-voltage protector P connected in parallel between the tapping point and ground. A capacitive voltage divider is integrally combined with the transformer to provide a small volume, low cost device with a savings in materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Inventors: Youdong Zhou, Decai Wang
  • Publication number: 20030146815
    Abstract: A capacitive voltage transformers for distribution of the power of 10kv high potential line, includes a insulating column with a high potential terminal, a ground terminal and capacitors C1 and C2 in series connection. The column is filled with oilless dry filler. The capacitors C1 and C2 formed by a plurality of separated metallized film capacitors respectively in series or in parallel connection. At the tapping point between the capacitors there is a leading-out terminal of the secondary voltage which is connected to an induction transformer L in parallel. The transformer includes a frame with “C” shaped iron cores and windings wound around the cores. One of the said windings is the primary impedance winding, and the other is the secondary winding of the transformer. There is an over-voltage protector P connected in parallel between the tapping point and ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Applicant: Youdong ZHOU
    Inventors: Youdong Zhou, Decai Wang
  • Patent number: 6500284
    Abstract: There is provided a continuous casting and rolling process for continuously producing a deformed fine grain solid metal composition suitable for semi-solid forming. The process is characterized by high throughput, continuity, and precise control of the process parameters, such as solidification rate, rolling temperature and speed and total deformation. The solidification rate is preferred to be in a range of 10 to 150° C./s, and the total deformation is controlled to be larger than a Mises effective strain of 2.3 to obtain a deformed fine grain structure with enough distortion energy. A method combining the continuous casting and rolling process of preparing semi-solid raw material with semi-solid forming of shaped articles is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Suraltech, Inc.
    Inventors: Youdong Zhou, Jian Lu, Navtej Singh Saluja, Alfredo Riviere, V
  • Patent number: 6120625
    Abstract: There are provided a continuous frictional extrusion process for continuously producing a deformed fine grain solid metal composition suitable for semi-solid forming. The process is featured by a large range of produce dimension and by precise control of the process parameter, such as total deformation, extrusion temperature and speed. The total deformation is controlled to be larger than a Mises effective strain of 2.3 to obtain a deformed fine grain structure with enough distortion energy stored, having a grain size less than 30 .mu.m and a subgrain size less than 2 .mu.m. A method combining the continuous extrusion process of preparing semi-solid raw material with semi-solid forming of shaped articles is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Inventors: Youdong Zhou, Jian Lu, Navtej Singh Saluja, Alfredo Riviere V.