Patents by Inventor Jitendra Morankar
Jitendra Morankar 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: 11949370Abstract: A pier for a solar tracking system includes a bearing housing assembly, a frame, the frame defining an A-profile having a pair of legs and a crown at a center portion thereof, and a mounting bracket, the mounting bracket coupled to a portion of the crown of the frame at a first portion thereof and coupled to a portion of the bearing housing assembly at a second portion thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: NEXTRACKER LLCInventors: Phani Kumar, Abhimanyu Sable, Jitendra Morankar, Alexander W. Au, David Kresse
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Publication number: 20230402963Abstract: A coupling system for use with a solar tracker includes a support rail defining opposed top and bottom surfaces, the top surface configured to support a portion of a solar module, and a fastening assembly operably coupled to a portion of the support rail, the fastening system including a retaining bolt having an elongated head including opposed top and bottom surfaces extending between opposed first and second end portions, wherein the bottom surface of the elongated head is offset from the top surface of the support rail to define a gap, the gap configured to selectively receive a portion of a solar module therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: Venkata Nitin Mythreya YADLAPALLI, Bhanu Rekha BANDHAKAVI, Jitendra MORANKAR
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Publication number: 20230283228Abstract: A pier for a solar tracking system includes a bearing housing assembly, a frame, the frame defining an A-profile having a pair of legs and a crown at a center portion thereof, and a mounting bracket, the mounting bracket coupled to a portion of the crown of the frame at a first portion thereof and coupled to a portion of the bearing housing assembly at a second portion thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: Nextracker LLCInventors: Phani Kumar, Abhimanyu Sable, Jitendra Morankar, Alexander W. AU, David Kresse
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Publication number: 20230246589Abstract: A coupling system for use with a solar tracker includes a support rail defining a channel for receipt of a solar module therein, the support rail including an aperture defined therein that is in open communication with the channel and a clamp assembly selectively coupled to the support rail, a first portion of the clamp assembly configured to receive a portion of a torque tube therein and a second portion of the clamp assembly configured to selectively extend through the aperture of the support rail when the clamp assembly is transitioned from a first, unlocked position, to a second, locked position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Jitendra Morankar, Abhimanyu Sable, Raghavendra Praveen Maddulapalli
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Publication number: 20230072681Abstract: A docking station for use with a solar tracking system includes a frame configured to selectively support solar cleaning equipment thereon and a mounting bracket operably coupled to a portion of the frame. The mounting bracket maintains a gap between adjacent edges of the frame and an adjacent solar module, and the frame includes a width that approximates a width of the solar module.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: Nextracker LLCInventors: Jitendra Morankar, Abhimanyu Sable, Phani Kumar
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Publication number: 20230009592Abstract: A clamp assembly for use with a solar module includes a first clamping arm operably coupled to a first portion of a solar module, a second clamping arm operably coupled to a second portion of the solar module and operably coupled to the first clamping arm and disposed in juxtaposed relation thereto, and a fastener operably coupled to a respective portion of each of the first and second clamping arms. The fastener is configured to draw each of the first and second clamping arms towards one another from a first, open position, where the solar module is free to move relative to first and second clamping arms to a second, closed position, where the solar module is inhibited from moving relative to the first and second clamping arms.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: Nextracker LLCInventors: Abhimanyu Sable, Phani Kumar, Jitendra Morankar
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Publication number: 20220085753Abstract: A pier for a solar tracking system includes a bearing housing assembly, a frame, the frame defining an A-profile having a pair of legs and a crown at a center portion thereof, and a mounting bracket, the mounting bracket coupled to a portion of the crown of the frame at a first portion thereof and coupled to a portion of the bearing housing assembly at a second portion thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Phani Kumar, Abhimanyu Sable, Jitendra Morankar, Alexander W. AU, David Kresse
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Patent number: 8438830Abstract: The present application provides a dual gas fuel delivery system and a method of delivering two gas fuels. The dual gas fuel delivery system may include (a) a low energy gas delivery system comprising a low energy gas inlet, a gas split, a low energy gas primary manifold outlet, and a low energy gas secondary manifold outlet; (b) a high energy gas delivery system comprising a high energy gas inlet and a high energy gas primary manifold outlet; (c) a primary manifold; and (d) a secondary manifold, wherein the low energy gas primary manifold outlet and the high energy gas primary manifold outlet are coupled to the primary manifold, and wherein the low energy gas secondary manifold outlet is coupled to the secondary manifold.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2008Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: William J. Lawson, Rahul Mohan Joshi, Danny Lawing, Jitendra Morankar, Robert J. Iasillo
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Patent number: 7921651Abstract: The present application provides a method of operating a dual gas fuel delivery system comprising selecting a manifold and fuel flow split; setting the stroke of a high-energy gas control valve based on the fuel split; measuring the primary manifold nozzle pressure ratio across a primary manifold nozzle outlet; comparing the primary manifold nozzle pressure ratio against a primary manifold specification limit; adjusting the stroke of a primary low energy gas control valve to maintain the pressure ratio across the primary manifold nozzle outlet within the primary manifold specification limit; measuring the secondary manifold nozzle pressure ratio across a secondary manifold nozzle outlet; comparing the secondary manifold nozzle pressure ratio against a secondary manifold specification limit; and adjusting the stroke of a secondary low energy gas control valve to maintain the pressure ratio across the secondary manifold nozzle outlet within the secondary manifold specification limit.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2008Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Michael J. Alexander, Rahul Mohan Joshi, Robert J. Iasillo, Jitendra Morankar
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Publication number: 20090272098Abstract: The present application provides a dual gas fuel delivery system and a method of delivering two gas fuels. The dual gas fuel delivery system may include (a) a low energy gas delivery system comprising a low energy gas inlet, a gas split, a low energy gas primary manifold outlet, and a low energy gas secondary manifold outlet; (b) a high energy gas delivery system comprising a high energy gas inlet and a high energy gas primary manifold outlet; (c) a primary manifold; and (d) a secondary manifold, wherein the low energy gas primary manifold outlet and the high energy gas primary manifold outlet are coupled to the primary manifold, and wherein the low energy gas secondary manifold outlet is coupled to the secondary manifold.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2008Publication date: November 5, 2009Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: William J. Lawson, Rahul Mohan Joshi, Danny Lawing, Jitendra Morankar, Robert J. Iasillo
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Publication number: 20090272118Abstract: The present application provides a method of operating a dual gas fuel delivery system comprising selecting a manifold and fuel flow split; setting the stroke of a high-energy gas control valve based on the fuel split; measuring the primary manifold nozzle pressure ratio across a primary manifold nozzle outlet; comparing the primary manifold nozzle pressure ratio against a primary manifold specification limit; adjusting the stroke of a primary low energy gas control valve to maintain the pressure ratio across the primary manifold nozzle outlet within the primary manifold specification limit; measuring the secondary manifold nozzle pressure ratio across a secondary manifold nozzle outlet; comparing the secondary manifold nozzle pressure ratio against a secondary manifold specification limit; and adjusting the stroke of a secondary low energy gas control valve to maintain the pressure ratio across the secondary manifold nozzle outlet within the secondary manifold specification limit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2008Publication date: November 5, 2009Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Michael J. Alexander, Rahul Mohan Joshi, Robert J. Iasillo, Jitendra Morankar