Patents by Inventor Yuhao Luo

Yuhao Luo 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: 20250130280
    Abstract: A method for testing and controlling a rapid shutdown device, and a tester are provided. The method includes: transmitting a heartbeat signal of first signal strength to a target rapid shutdown device in a target rapid shutdown module to switch the target rapid shutdown device on and testing the target rapid shutdown device using a preset testing program t, on receipt of a rapid shutdown device testing request, where all rapid shutdown devices in the target rapid shutdown module are previously off; and transmitting a heartbeat signal of second signal strength to the target rapid shutdown module to switch the rapid shutdown devices on or off, on receipt of a rapid shutdown device control request, where the first signal strength is lower than the second signal strength. The rapid shutdown devices can be tested and controlled efficiently, thereby effectively avoiding safety hazards and thus protecting workers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: ALTENERGY POWER SYSTEM INC.
    Inventors: Yuhao LUO, Dongming ZHOU, Xuan ZHU, Wenwei LI, Houkun TAN, Zhenhuan ZHANG, Guowei MIAO
  • Publication number: 20250030349
    Abstract: A switching tube control method and device, and a direct-current converter. In the solution, after a switching tube on a leading bridge arm in a phase-shifted full-bridge converter is disconnected and a current on a transformer is not greater than a current preset value, a corresponding switching tube on a lagging bridge arm is controlled to be disconnected, and it is ensured that the current flowing through the switching tube is small when the switching tube on the lagging bridge arm is disconnected, such that the soft turn-off of the switching tube on the lagging bridge arm is realized, the loss is reduced, the anti-interference capability of the switching tube is improved, and the EMS performance of the switching tube is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: ALTENERGY POWER SYSTEM INC.
    Inventors: Yongchun YANG, Shuozu HE, Yuhao LUO
  • Publication number: 20250023458
    Abstract: A photovoltaic inverter and a control method and apparatus therefor, and a readable storage medium, which relate to the technical field of information. The control method is applied to a multi-channel photovoltaic inverter. Separate power limitation is simultaneously performed on the power of the whole machine of the inverter and the power of each channel of the inverter, such that there is no need to fix the operation power of a single channel, and it is only necessary to determine whether the operation power exceeds a safety range. Compared with previous control methods for a photovoltaic inverter, when the same input energy is acquired, the maximum power that matches the whole machine is acquired first, such that the whole machine is prevented from being damaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: ALTENERGY POWER SYSTEM INC.
    Inventors: Yuhao LUO, Guoliang WU, Biaojie QI, Yongchun YANG
  • Publication number: 20250015755
    Abstract: A photovoltaic solar assembly and a switching method therefor. The photovoltaic solar assembly includes an execution junction box, a single master control junction box, and a plurality of solar cell strings that are connected in series; the execution junction box includes a corresponding bypass diode; the master control junction box includes a corresponding bypass diode and a control assembly, and the control assembly is merely arranged in the master control junction box; the solar cell strings are connected in series with each other by means of the corresponding bypass diode of the execution junction box or the corresponding bypass diode of the master control junction box; and the control assembly is used for controlling connection and disconnection between the solar cell strings and a main power circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: ALTENERGY POWER SYSTEM INC.
    Inventors: Dongming ZHOU, Yuhao LUO
  • Publication number: 20250007291
    Abstract: A distributed photovoltaic system includes N first photovoltaic modules each configured to convert solar energy into direct current power, N energy storage modules, and N inverters. Output terminals of the N first photovoltaic modules are connected to input terminals of the N energy storage modules in one-to-one correspondence. Output terminals of the N energy storage modules are connected to first input terminals of the N inverters in one-to-one correspondence. Output terminals of the N inverters are connected in parallel at a joint connected to a power grid or load. That is, a single energy storage module is connected to a single photovoltaic module and a single inverter, so that the single energy storage module is small in capacity and low in power. In addition, different energy storage modules are scattered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: ALTENERGY POWER SYSTEM INC.
    Inventors: Yuhao LUO, Zhimin LING
  • Publication number: 20240405570
    Abstract: A method and a device for a current source to respond, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. Parallel control for the current source and a voltage source is established, and a voltage across an alternating-current bus is acquired. When the voltage is lower than a first threshold, the current source outputs a current to increase the voltage across the alternating-current bus. Then, it is determined whether the voltage exceeds a second threshold. When the voltage exceeds the second threshold, the current source stops outputting the current. When the voltage does not exceed the second threshold, power is distributed between the current source and the voltage source after power synchronization. The current source directly outputs the current, and therefore unnecessarily wait for the power from the voltage source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: ALTENERGY POWER SYSTEM INC.
    Inventors: Kaifeng JIN, Dongming ZHOU, Yuhao LUO
  • Publication number: 20240405717
    Abstract: A shutdown device control method, system and apparatus, and a shutdown controller. If the shutdown controller detects that an input voltage of the shutdown controller is reduced, when the input voltage of the shutdown controller is reduced to a preset protection voltage but has not been reduced to an undervoltage protection threshold voltage, the shutdown controller controls the shutdown of a shutdown device connected to a power supply photovoltaic assembly that supplies power to the shutdown controller, so that a bypass diode connected to the power supply photovoltaic assembly bypasses the power supply photovoltaic assembly, so that the power supply photovoltaic assembly only supplies power to the shutdown controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: ALTENERGY POWER SYSTEM INC.
    Inventors: Dongming ZHOU, Yuhao LUO
  • Publication number: 20240356329
    Abstract: A rapid shutdown device and a photovoltaic device are provided. The rapid shutdown device according to the present disclosure includes a first on-off switching transistor, a voltage module, a first driving module and a control chip. The voltage module adapts voltage outputted by a controlled photovoltaic module to the control chip. Therefore, the rapid shutdown device for a photovoltaic device formed by multiple photovoltaic modules connected in series unnecessitated a high-voltage chip. Instead, a common low-voltage chip is suitable for such photovoltaic device. Further, since an output voltage signal of the low-voltage chip is insufficient to directly drive the first on-off switching transistor connected to the controlled photovoltaic module in series, the first driving module is added to adapt the electric signal sent by the control chip to the first on-off switching transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: ZHEJIANG INTEPOWER ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongming ZHOU, Yuhao LUO
  • Publication number: 20240275306
    Abstract: A micro-inverter and a grid-tied output control method and device therefor. The micro-inverter comprises an inverter full-bridge circuit and an LC filter circuit. The LC filter circuit is grid-tied to a power grid by means of an output switch. The method comprises: obtaining a voltage amplitude, a frequency, and a phase of a voltage of the power grid by using phase locking; adjusting a power switching transistor driving the inverter full-bridge circuit to cause an output voltage of the micro-inverter to track the voltage of the power grid; and controlling the output switch to be switched on so that the micro-inverter operates normally. In the present application, before the output switch is turned off to grid-tie the micro-inverter, the power grid voltage is phase-locked and the output voltage of the micro-inverter is controlled to track the power grid voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: ALTENERGY POWER SYSTEM INC.
    Inventors: Dongming ZHOU, Yongchun YANG, Biaojie QI, Yuhao LUO, Kaifeng JIN
  • Publication number: 20240275172
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling a shutoff device, and a shutoff device. The method is applied to a processor of the shutoff device. The method includes: determining whether a heartbeat signal is received continuously during a first preset period; if so, controlling the N main switching transistors to be turned on, and determining whether the heartbeat signal is not received continuously during a second preset period; and if so, controlling the N main switching transistors to be turned off, and controlling the release circuit to be turned on to release a voltage on the bus. A release circuit is controlled to release voltage on the bus to the ground, thereby rapidly reducing the voltage on the bus, avoiding person danger and safety accidents caused by the long-term presence of the direct current high voltage on the bus, and improving the safety and reliability of a photovoltaic system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: ALTENERGY POWER SYSTEM INC.
    Inventors: Yuhao LUO, Dongming ZHOU, Fei SHEN, Xuan ZHU, Xiao LU, Guowei MIAO, Wenwei LI
  • Publication number: 20240275159
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling a shutoff device, and a shutoff device. The shutoff device includes N main switching transistors and N bypass switching transistors. The method includes: controlling the N main switching transistors to be turned on after receiving a heartbeat signal; determining whether a power supply voltage of a processor is less than a first under-voltage protection voltage; and if so, controlling the N main switching transistors to be turned off, and controlling the N bypass switching transistors to be turned on. Thus, N photovoltaic modules and N main switching transistors corresponding to a shutoff device are separated from multiple photovoltaic module groups, so that the photovoltaic module groups corresponding to other shutoff devices can normally output DC voltage to an inverter, and the inverter can normally output AC power for integration into a power grid, thereby ensuring the normal operation of the photovoltaic system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicants: ALTENERGY POWER SYSTEM INC., ZHEJIANG INTEPOWER ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongming ZHOU, Yuhao LUO, Xiao LU, Fei SHEN, Xuan ZHU
  • Publication number: 20240250520
    Abstract: A shutoff device, including a shutoff device control chip, where the shutoff device control chip includes a voltage output port, and a configuration module configured to adjust an output voltage of the voltage output port. Since the shutoff device control chip is provided in the shutoff device, and a voltage output port and a configuration module configured to adjust the output voltage of the voltage output port are provided in the shutoff device control chip, the shutoff device output can output different voltage values by configuring the configuration module. In this case, when a connection structure between the shutoff device and the photovoltaic module in the photovoltaic system changes, it is only necessary to reconfigure the configuration module to achieve the purpose of adjusting the output voltage of shutoff device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: ALTENERGY POWER SYSTEM INC.
    Inventors: Yuhao LUO, Dongming ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20240146204
    Abstract: A phase-shifted full-bridge converter, and a method and a device for controlling the phase-shifted full-bridge converter are provided. The method includes: acquiring a current currently inputted to the phase-shifted full-bridge converter; determining, based on a correspondence between inputted currents and operation modes, an operation mode corresponding to the current currently inputted to the phase-shifted full-bridge converter; and acquiring, from maximum power point tracking in the determined operation mode, a phase angle for the phase-shifted full-bridge converter and a switching frequency of a switch transistor in the phase-shifted full-bridge converter, to control the switch transistor to operate based on the phase angle and the switching frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: ALTENERGY POWER SYSTEM INC.
    Inventors: Yunjie MO, Yongchun YANG, Biaojie QI, Yuhao LUO
  • Publication number: 20240088833
    Abstract: Provided is a detection apparatus for a photovoltaic component, including a detection device and a control device. An input terminal of the detection device is connected to an output terminal of the breaking device. The detection device is configured to detect, based on at least one of a voltage and a current outputted from the photovoltaic component, whether the photovoltaic component and a connection circuit for the photovoltaic component operate normally. The control device is connected with the breaking device and the detection device. The control device is configured to control to switch on the breaking device, to transmit the at least one of a voltage and a current outputted from the photovoltaic component to the detection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: ALTENERGY POWER SYSTEM INC.
    Inventors: Yuhao LUO, Dongming ZHOU, Xuan ZHU
  • Publication number: 20240055853
    Abstract: A circuit protection method, system, and apparatus are provided. The method includes: receiving a current between an output terminal of the inverter circuit and a power grid; determining, based on the current, whether a current abnormality occurs; and controlling to switch off switch transistors in the inverter circuit, on determining that a current abnormality occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: ALTENERGY POWER SYSTEM INC.
    Inventors: Biaojie QI, Yongchun YANG, Yuhao LUO, Jian WU
  • Publication number: 20240039289
    Abstract: A power supply system and a solar photovoltaic inverter, a DC/DC module and a rectification module. Since a power supply outputted from a solar panel is low-voltage power, the power supply at an output end of the solar panel can be directly supplied to a DC driving module and a DC side circuit. Since a power supply outputted from a main transformer is high-voltage power, the AC outputted from the main transformer can be directly supplied to an inverter driving module, a rectification driving module, and an AC side circuit, without additionally providing an auxiliary power supply for high-voltage isolation, namely, without additionally providing a switching circuit, a transformer, a second rectifier module, and a third rectifier module, thereby avoiding the noise and power consumption caused by frequent ON or OFF of the switching circuit, and reducing the cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: ALTENERGY POWER SYSTEM INC.
    Inventors: Yongchun YANG, Guoyong HUA, Biaojie QI, Yuhao LUO
  • Patent number: 11881813
    Abstract: A module switchoff device and a security protection system of a photovoltaic power generation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: ALTENERGY POWER SYSTEM INC.
    Inventors: Yuhao Luo, Dongming Zhou
  • Publication number: 20230344362
    Abstract: A three-phase inverter and a control method therefor are provided. Resonant capacitors are provided between the midpoints of three bridge arms and the positive and negative poles of a DC bus to constitute resonant units with output inductors, so as to establish a resonant network for the implementation of soft switching, without adding a switching transistor. Compared with the soft-switching of the three-phase inverter in the conventional technology, circuit devices are saved, the control process is simplified, and system hardware and software overheads are reduced. By controlling the three-phase inverter to operate in a continuous mode, the switching loss of the switching transistor and the conduction loss of a flyback diode in the switching transistor are reduced, the conversion efficiency is improved, the electromagnetic noise caused by the switching transistor is reduced, and high-quality grid currents are output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: ALTENERGY POWER SYSTEM INC.
    Inventors: Jian WU, Biaojie QI, Yongchun YANG, Yuhao LUO
  • Patent number: 11770065
    Abstract: A three-phase grid-connected inverter, a control system thereof and a control method therefor. The inverter is a three-phase three-leg grid-connected inverter, and a filter capacitor is connected to a negative electrode of a DC input bus to form a filter loop, so as to filter harmonic wave in the circuit, realizing high-quality grid-connected current at small power, without increasing an inductance value, so that the parallel inverter device in the system operates stably and thus is applicable to photovoltaic microinverters. Moreover, the three-phase three-leg grid-connected inverter operates in a discontinuous conduction mode, that is, in a switching cycle, the inductive current is reduced to 0, so that the switching loss of the three-phase three-leg grid-connected inverter is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: ALTENERGY POWER SYSTEM INC.
    Inventors: Biaojie Qi, Jian Wu, Yongchun Yang, Yuhao Luo
  • Patent number: 11695350
    Abstract: A three-phase grid-connected inverter, and a method and a device for controlling the three-phase grid-connected inverter are provided. The method is applied to a three-phase three-leg grid-connected inverter. A structure of the three-phase three-leg grid-connected inverter is improved, so that a filter capacitor (C1, C2, and C3) is connected to a negative electrode of a direct current input bus to form a harmonic bypass circuit. Inverter devices connected in parallel in the system operate stably without increase of inductance of an inductor (L1, L2, L3). In addition, the three-phase three-leg grid-connected inverter according to the present disclosure operates in a discontinuous mode of inductor current (iL1, iL2, and iL3). That is, in the process that a power switch transistor (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5 and Q6) on bridge legs is turned on, the inductor current (iL1, iL2, and iL3) drops to zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: ALTENERGY POWER SYSTEM INC.
    Inventors: Jian Wu, Biaojie Qi, Yongchun Yang, Yuhao Luo