Patents by Inventor Bjoern Magnussen
Bjoern Magnussen 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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Publication number: 20230349825Abstract: A device for optical detection of analytes in a sample includes at least two optoelectronic components. The optoelectronic components include at least one optical detector configured to receive a photon and at least one optical emitter configured to emit a photon. The at least one optical emitter includes at least three optical emitters disposed in a flat, non-linear arrangement, and the at least one optical detector includes at least three optical detectors disposed in a flat, non-linear arrangement. The at least three optical emitters and the at least three optical detectors include at least three different wavelength characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Bjoern Magnussen, Claudius Stern, Wolfgang Koecher
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Patent number: 11662309Abstract: A device for optical detection of analytes in a sample includes at least two optoelectronic components. The optoelectronic components include at least one optical detector configured to receive a photon and at least one optical emitter configured to emit a photon. The at least one optical emitter includes at least three optical emitters disposed in a flat, non-linear arrangement, and the at least one optical detector includes at least three optical detectors disposed in a flat, non-linear arrangement. The at least three optical emitters and the at least three optical detectors include at least three different wavelength characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Opsolution GMBHInventors: Bjoern Magnussen, Claudius Stern, Wolfgang Koecher
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Publication number: 20220205911Abstract: A device for optical detection of analytes in a sample includes at least two optoelectronic components. The optoelectronic components include at least one optical detector configured to receive a photon and at least one optical emitter configured to emit a photon. The at least one optical emitter includes at least three optical emitters disposed in a flat, non-linear arrangement, and the at least one optical detector includes at least three optical detectors disposed in a flat, non-linear arrangement. The at least three optical emitters and the at least three optical detectors include at least three different wavelength characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Bjoern Magnussen, Claudius Stern, Wolfgang Koecher
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Patent number: 11085876Abstract: A device for optical detection of analytes in a sample includes at least two optoelectronic components. The optoelectronic components include at least one optical detector configured to receive a photon and at least one optical emitter configured to emit a photon. The at least one optical emitter includes at least three optical emitters disposed in a flat, non-linear arrangement, and the at least one optical detector includes at least three optical detectors disposed in a flat, non-linear arrangement. The at least three optical emitters and the at least three optical detectors include at least three different wavelength characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Inventors: Bjoern Magnussen, Claudius Stern, Wolfgang Koecher
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Publication number: 20200217792Abstract: A device for optical detection of analytes in a sample includes at least two optoelectronic components. The optoelectronic components include at least one optical detector configured to receive a photon and at least one optical emitter configured to emit a photon. The at least one optical emitter includes at least three optical emitters disposed in a flat, non-linear arrangement, and the at least one optical detector includes at least three optical detectors disposed in a flat, non-linear arrangement. The at least three optical emitters and the at least three optical detectors include at least three different wavelength characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2019Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Bjoern Magnussen, Claudius Stern, Wolfgang Koecher
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Patent number: 10416079Abstract: A device for optical detection of analytes in a sample includes at least two optoelectronic components. The optoelectronic components include at least one optical detector configured to receive a photon and at least one optical emitter configured to emit a photon. The at least one optical emitter includes at least three optical emitters disposed in a flat, non-linear arrangement, and the at least one optical detector includes at least three optical detectors disposed in a flat, non-linear arrangement. The at least three optical emitters and the at least three optical detectors include at least three different wavelength characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2014Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Opsolution GMBHInventors: Bjoern Magnussen, Claudius Stern, Wolfgang Koecher
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Patent number: 9760956Abstract: For optimizing a chronological development of consumption of electric power by a group of different consumers with regard to a supply of electric power including electric power from at least one wind or solar power generator, characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power are determined at a high temporal resolution. A prognosis is made of a chronological development of the supply of electric power from the at least one power generator for a future period of time, and a plan for apportioning electric power to the individual consumers within the future period of time is made based on the characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power by the individual consumers, the prognosis, and user goal setting by a user of the consumers resulting in different weightings of consumption of electric power by different consumers and supply of electric power by different power sources.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2013Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: SMA Solar Technology AGInventors: Bjoern Magnussen, Christian Hoehle, Raimund Thiel
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Publication number: 20160334332Abstract: A device for optical detection of analytes in a sample includes at least two optoelectronic components. The optoelectronic components include at least one optical detector configured to receive a photon and at least one optical emitter configured to emit a photon. The at least one optical emitter includes at least three optical emitters disposed in a flat, non-linear arrangement, and the at least one optical detector includes at least three optical detectors disposed in a flat, non-linear arrangement. The at least three optical emitters and the at least three optical detectors include at least three different wavelength characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2014Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: OPSOLUTION GMBHInventors: BJOERN MAGNUSSEN, CLAUDIUS STERN, WOLFGANG KOECHER
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Patent number: 9209742Abstract: A method for determining a spatial arrangement of photovoltaic module groups in a photovoltaic installation includes measuring a sequence of values of an illumination-dependent electrical characteristic variable of different photovoltaic module groups while the photovoltaic installation is subject to light incidence with an incidence intensity which varies over time and spatially. The relative spatial arrangement of the photovoltaic module groups with respect to one another is then determined by comparing sequences of measured values associated with different photovoltaic module groups.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2011Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: SMA Solar Technology AGInventors: Bjoern Magnussen, Jens Klein, Tobias Gunkel
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Patent number: 9112078Abstract: For recognizing shadowing events affecting a photovoltaic module, electric power produced by the module is recorded. For each position of the sun on a present day an expected value of the electric power is defined. Further, an ideal power course of the electric power over the present day is determined by fitting a curve that corresponds to cloudless sun without shadow casting obstacles to peak values of the electric power recorded for same positions of the sun during a plurality of previous days. For all positions of the sun at which the electric power produced on the present day falls short of the ideal power course a shadowing probability of not less than zero is defined whose magnitude depends on the level of accord of the electric power produced on the present day with the expected value at the position of the sun.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2011Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: SMA Solar Technology AGInventors: Jens Klein, Bjoern Magnussen, Andreas Strusch, Alexander Smith, William Gaggioli
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Patent number: 9060384Abstract: A method of building a wireless communication network between a plurality of pre-defined devices which include spatially distributed inverters for feeding electric energy into an AC power grid and which each have a spatially limited range in wireless communication is provided. The method includes the steps of assimilating the pre-defined devices for a limited period of time, and in the step of assimilating, generating at least one network ID and persistently storing the at least one network ID in each pre-defined device participating in the step of assimilating. The method further includes, after the step of assimilating, connecting each pre-defined device exclusively to such other pre-defined devices in which network IDs originating from the same step of assimilating are stored.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2012Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: SMA Solar Technology AGInventors: Bjoern Magnussen, Stefan Boerger, Stefan Schmidt, Raimund Thiel
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Patent number: 8692174Abstract: An insolation sensor is disclosed and is used to determine a solar light intensity as a basis for evaluating electric power generated by solar modules exposed to the solar light intensity. The insolation sensor includes an outer surface including a light entrance window, and at least one photo sensor configured to measure the solar light intensity. The at least one photo sensor is arranged behind the light entrance window. The insolation sensor further includes a detector device configured to detect precipitation and/or a resulting deposit on the surface which both affects the insolation sensor and the solar modules.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: SMA Solar Technology AGInventor: Bjoern Magnussen
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Publication number: 20140046495Abstract: For optimizing a chronological development of consumption of electric power by a group of different consumers with regard to a supply of electric power including electric power from at least one wind or solar power generator, characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power are determined at a high temporal resolution. A prognosis is made of a chronological development of the supply of electric power from the at least one power generator for a future period of time, and a plan for apportioning electric power to the individual consumers within the future period of time is made based on the characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power by the individual consumers, the prognosis, and user goal setting by a user of the consumers resulting in different weightings of consumption of electric power by different consumers and supply of electric power by different power sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Inventors: Bjoern Magnussen, Christian Hoehle, Raimund Thiel
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Publication number: 20130241535Abstract: A method of verification of an electrical connection between a generator and an inverter by a cable is disclosed. The method includes placing a handheld device with a current detection sensor in vicinity of a cable. A command to change a current is transmitted from the handheld device to the inverter to generate a current signature within an inverter-generator connection cable. A sensor signature is detected by the current detection sensor and compared to the current signature caused by the command to change a current. A verification signal based on the comparison is generated. The method may be used to compile a wiring plan between a plurality of generators and a plurality of inverters.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: SMA Solar Technology AGInventors: Bjoern Magnussen, Heiko Pruessing
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Publication number: 20120244809Abstract: A method of building a wireless communication network between a plurality of pre-defined devices which include spatially distributed inverters for feeding electric energy into an AC power grid and which each have a spatially limited range in wireless communication is provided. The method includes the steps of assimilating the pre-defined devices for a limited period of time, and in the step of assimilating, generating at least one network ID and persistently storing the at least one network ID in each pre-defined device participating in the step of assimilating. The method further includes, after the step of assimilating, connecting each pre-defined device exclusively to such other pre-defined devices in which network IDs originating from the same step of assimilating are stored.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2012Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: SMA Solar Technology AGInventors: Bjoern Magnussen, Stefan Boerger, Stefan Schmidt, Raimund Thiel
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Publication number: 20120068687Abstract: A method for determining a spatial arrangement of photovoltaic module groups in a photovoltaic installation includes measuring a sequence of values of an illumination-dependent electrical characteristic variable of different photovoltaic module groups while the photovoltaic installation is subject to light incidence with an incidence intensity which varies over time and spatially. The relative spatial arrangement of the photovoltaic module groups with respect to one another is then determined by comparing sequences of measured values associated with different photovoltaic module groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: SMA Solar Technology AGInventors: Bjoern Magnussen, Jens Klein, Tobias Gunkel
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Publication number: 20110308318Abstract: An insolation sensor is disclosed and is used to determine a solar light intensity as a basis for evaluating electric power generated by solar modules exposed to the solar light intensity. The insolation sensor includes an outer surface including a light entrance window, and at least one photo sensor configured to measure the solar light intensity. The at least one photo sensor is arranged behind the light entrance window. The insolation sensor further includes a detector device configured to detect precipitation and/or a resulting deposit on the surface which both affects the insolation sensor and the solar modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2011Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: SMA Solar Technology AGInventor: Bjoern Magnussen
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Publication number: 20110307199Abstract: For recognizing shadowing events affecting a photovoltaic module, electric power produced by the module is recorded. For each position of the sun on a present day an expected value of the electric power is defined. Further, an ideal power course of the electric power over the present day is determined by fitting a curve that corresponds to cloudless sun without shadow casting obstacles to peak values of the electric power recorded for same positions of the sun during a plurality of previous days. For all positions of the sun at which the electric power produced on the present day falls short of the ideal power course a shadowing probability of not less than zero is defined whose magnitude depends on the level of accord of the electric power produced on the present day with the expected value at the position of the sun.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2011Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: SMA Solar Technology AGInventors: Jens Klein, Bjoern Magnussen, Andreas Strusch, Alexander Smith, William Gaggioli
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Publication number: 20110231159Abstract: For forwarding operation data related to the present operation of a plurality of inverter units which feed electric power from power generators into a power grid to a monitoring unit, the inverter units and a plurality of intermediate data handling units are connected to the central monitoring unit in a communication network of logical tree architecture. The tree architecture branches towards the inverter units, and several inverter units are connected to each intermediate unit. The operation data from each inverter unit are forwarded to that intermediate unit to which the inverter unit is connected; and, in each intermediate unit connected between the inverter units from which the operation data are forwarded and the monitoring unit, operation data of the same type forwarded from the inverter units connected to the intermediate unit are merged to reduce their data volume, and only the merged operation data are forwarded towards the monitoring unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2011Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: SMA Solar Technology AGInventors: Claus Allert, Maurice Gonska, Lothar Kurt Mueller, Joern Tuemmler, Bjoern Magnussen
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Patent number: 7342347Abstract: The present invention relates to a drive system comprising at least one motor with at least one vibration generator each as well as at least one resonator each and a device driven by said motor, wherein the resonator comprises a contact area that cooperates with the surface of the device in order to drive said device.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2004Date of Patent: March 11, 2008Assignee: Elliptec Resonant Actuator AktiengesellschaftInventors: Bjoern Magnussen, Benjamin Hagemann, Dieter Schuler, Erick M. Davidson, Peter Varadi