Patents by Inventor Kevin G. Collins

Kevin G. Collins 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).

  • Photovoltaic DC power distribution system
    Patent number: 10199832
    Abstract: A photovoltaic DC power distribution system provides a DC-DC converter having an output serially connected between a photovoltaic module array and a power converter, such as an inverter, in which the input voltage to the power converter is the sum of the voltage from the array and a voltage output of the DC-DC converter. The DC-DC converter only handles a portion of the power transferred from the array to the power converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: First Solar, Inc.
    Inventors: Ranjan K. Gupta, Kevin G. Collins
  • System for operation of photovoltaic power plant and DC power collection within
    Patent number: 10038321
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for extracting a medium DC voltage from a plurality of PV modules arranged in an array and supplying the medium DC voltage to inverters located outside the array near a point of interconnection with a utility grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: First Solar, Inc.
    Inventors: Ranjan K. Gupta, Kevin G. Collins
  • PHOTOVOLTAIC DC POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160322827
    Abstract: A photovoltaic DC power distribution system provides a DC-DC converter having an output serially connected between a photovoltaic module array and a power converter, such as an inverter, in which the input voltage to the power converter is the sum of the voltage from the array and a voltage output of the DC-DC converter. The DC-DC converter only handles a portion of the power transferred from the array to the power converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Ranjan K. Gupta, Kevin G. Collins
  • SYSTEM FOR OPERATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT AND DC POWER COLLECTION WITHIN
    Publication number: 20160099572
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for extracting a medium DC voltage from a plurality of PV modules arranged in an array and supplying the medium DC voltage to inverters located outside the array near a point of interconnection with a utility grid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Ranjan K. Gupta, Kevin G. Collins
  • Business-to-business information exchange system
    Publication number: 20040078280
    Abstract: A method for transferring data from a first computer system to a second computer system. In a representative embodiment, first and second computer systems are connectable via a communication link. On the first computer system, the method steps include requesting data requirements from the second computer system, receiving the data requirements from the second computer system, and transmitting data to the second computer system. The data satisfies the previously received data requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventor: Kevin G. Collins