Patents by Inventor Artashes YAVRIAN

Artashes YAVRIAN 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).

  • Adiabatic secondary optics for solar concentrators used in concentrated photovoltaic systems
    Patent number: 9813017
    Abstract: A solar concentrator for concentrating solar radiation toward a solar cell, a concentrated photovoltaic module including a solar concentrator and a solar cell, and a secondary optical element for use in a solar concentrator are provided. The solar concentrator includes a primary optical element for collecting and focusing the solar radiation, and a secondary optical element. The secondary optical element is arranged to receive the solar radiation collected and focused by the primary optical element and includes an input end, and output end, and an adiabatic light guide tapering from the input end toward the output end and configured for concentrating and adiabatically guiding the solar radiation between the input and output ends. Some embodiments of the present invention can be useful in solar photovoltaic applications where it is desirable to provide high acceptance angles while maintaining high concentration and optical efficiency levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: OPSUN TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Raymond Gilbert, Artashes Yavrian, Marc Levesque, Steeve Tremblay
  • ADIABATIC SECONDARY OPTICS FOR SOLAR CONCENTRATORS USED IN CONCENTRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20160056758
    Abstract: A solar concentrator for concentrating solar radiation toward a solar cell, a concentrated photovoltaic module including a solar concentrator and a solar cell, and a secondary optical element for use in a solar concentrator are provided. The solar concentrator includes a primary optical element for collecting and focusing the solar radiation, and a secondary optical element. The secondary optical element is arranged to receive the solar radiation collected and focused by the primary optical element and includes an input end, and output end, and an adiabatic light guide tapering from the input end toward the output end and configured for concentrating and adiabatically guiding the solar radiation between the input and output ends. Some embodiments of the present invention can be useful in solar photovoltaic applications where it is desirable to provide high acceptance angles while maintaining high concentration and optical efficiency levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Raymond GILBERT, Artashes YAVRIAN, Marc LEVESQUE, Steeve TREMBLAY