Patents by Inventor Stuart Upfill-Brown

Stuart Upfill-Brown 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: 20220224283
    Abstract: Methods and systems of managing dynamic response to wind in a solar tracker system are provided. The method includes determining a wind speed, comparing the wind speed to a predetermined threshold value to determine if the wind speed equals or exceeds the predetermined threshold, positioning a windward most solar tracker to a predetermined angle based on the comparing, and positioning a leeward most solar tracker to the predetermined angle based on the comparing. The solar trackers are positioned at the predetermined angle at a predetermined interval starting at the windward most solar tracker and the remaining solar trackers remain in a normal operating condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: NEXTracker Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Upfill-Brown, Tushar Guha, Jacob Mark Morin
  • Patent number: 11251746
    Abstract: Methods and systems of managing dynamic response to wind in a solar tracker system are provided. The method includes determining a wind speed, comparing the wind speed to a predetermined threshold value to determine if the wind speed equals or exceeds the predetermined threshold, positioning a windward most solar tracker to a predetermined angle based on the comparing, and positioning a leeward most solar tracker to the predetermined angle based on the comparing. The solar trackers are positioned at the predetermined angle at a predetermined interval starting at the windward most solar tracker and the remaining solar trackers remain in a normal operating condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: NEXTRACKER INC.
    Inventors: Stuart Upfill-Brown, Tushar Guha, Jacob Mark Morin
  • Publication number: 20200162015
    Abstract: Methods and systems of managing dynamic response to wind in a solar tracker system are provided. The method includes determining a wind speed, comparing the wind speed to a predetermined threshold value to determine if the wind speed equals or exceeds the predetermined threshold, positioning a windward most solar tracker to a predetermined angle based on the comparing, and positioning a leeward most solar tracker to the predetermined angle based on the comparing. The solar trackers are positioned at the predetermined angle at a predetermined interval starting at the windward most solar tracker and the remaining solar trackers remain in a normal operating condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Stuart Upfill-Brown, Tushar Guha, Jacob Mark Morin
  • Publication number: 20190296687
    Abstract: A solar system is provided and includes a solar array and a support structure configured to support the solar array. The support structure includes structural beam which includes an upper plate, a lower plate that is disposed opposite to the upper plate, a first side plate interposed between the upper and lower plates, and a second side plate interposed between the upper and lower plates and spaced apart from the first side plate. Each of the upper and lower plates is fixedly coupled to the first and second plates by a plurality of joints formed by clinching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: NEXTracker Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob M. Morin, Stuart Upfill-Brown