Patents by Inventor Bertrand BOULANGER

Bertrand BOULANGER 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).

  • BALLOON EQUIPPED WITH A CONCENTRATED SOLAR GENERATOR AND EMPLOYING AN OPTIMISED ARRANGEMENT OF SOLAR CELLS TO POWER SAID BALLOON IN FLIGHT
    Publication number: 20170019055
    Abstract: A balloon comprises an envelope containing a lifting gas and a concentrated solar radiation solar generator. The solar generator includes a reflector, one or two arrays of photovoltaic solar cells forming a first active face directed towards the reflector and a second active face directed towards the exterior of the envelope of the balloon. The reflector, the first active face and the second active face of the array of photovoltaic cells are configured so as to ensure the first active face and the second active face of the array both generate electrical power provided that the rollwise solar misalignment of the reflector is smaller than or equal to 10 degrees in absolute value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Bertrand BOULANGER, Jean-Pierre PROST, Jean-Philippe CHESSEL, Thierry DARGENT