Patents by Inventor Borge Bjorneklett
Borge Bjorneklett 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: 20210336578Abstract: A solar power plant comprising a pliable mat having a photovoltaic (PV) module fixed thereon by means of an attachment assembly which comprises at least one elongate module profile secured to an edge of the PV module, and a corresponding elongate mat profile attached to the mat, and the profiles are configured such that the PV module is secured to the mat by bringing the module profile into contact with the corresponding mat profile. There is also provided a method of installing a floating photovoltaic power plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2019Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: OCEAN SUN ASInventor: Børge Bjørneklett
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Patent number: 10644645Abstract: An offshore photovoltaic power plant (100) comprising a pliable mat (2) configured to be arranged on a surface (33) of a body of water, the mat (2) having a plurality of photovoltaic modules (1) fixed thereon. The photovoltaic modules may be marinized and equipped with a buoyant rigid aluminium structure which prevents mechanical damage to the cells. The rigid backside structure may also serve as an efficient heat sink by direct thermal conduction from the solar cells to the pliable mat. There is also provided a fish farm, an offshore power plant, a method of constructing an offshore photovoltaic power plant and a method of installing a floating photovoltaic power plant.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: OCEAN SUN, ASInventor: Børge Bjørneklett
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Publication number: 20190131919Abstract: An offshore photovoltaic power plant (100) comprising a pliable mat (2) configured to be arranged on a surface (33) of a body of water, the mat (2) having a plurality of photovoltaic modules (1) fixed thereon. The photovoltaic modules may be marinized and equipped with a buoyant rigid aluminium structure which prevents mechanical damage to the cells. The rigid backside structure may also serve as an efficient heat sink by direct thermal conduction from the solar cells to the pliable mat. There is also provided a fish farm, an offshore power plant, a method of constructing an offshore photovoltaic power plant and a method of installing a floating photovoltaic power plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventor: Børge BJØRNEKLETT
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Patent number: 10224452Abstract: A method is provided of fabricating a photo voltaic generator panel (15) including a polymer back sheet (24) with at least one attachment feature (21) so as to provide means of attaching the panel to a structural support (25) upon subsequent installation. At least one polymer attachment feature (21) is applied to the outer side of the polymer back sheet of the panel during the manufacturing process for the panel whereby the attachment feature projects with respect to the back sheet. The application may be in conjunction with a lamination process, or subsequent to the lamination process, or as an integral part of the back sheet manufacturing process. The attachment feature is adapted to engage with a corresponding feature (26) or features to be found on a support structure (25) located at a site for the installation of the panel. The said at least one polymer attachment feature and said outer side of the polymer back sheet have a similar thermal expansion coefficient.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2011Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: REC SOLAR PTE. LTD.Inventors: Borge Bjorneklett, Oystein Holm, Erik Sauar
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Publication number: 20130206206Abstract: A method is provided of fabricating a photo voltaic generator panel (15) including a polymer back sheet (24) with at least one attachment feature (21) so as to provide means of attaching the panel to a structural support (25) upon subsequent installation. At least one polymer attachment feature (21) is applied to the outer side of the polymer back sheet of the panel during the manufacturing process for the panel whereby the attachment feature projects with respect to the back sheet. The application may be in conjunction with a lamination process, or subsequent to the lamination process, or as an integral part of the back sheet manufacturing process. The attachment feature is adapted to engage with a corresponding feature (26) or features to be found on a support structure (25) located at a site for the installation of the panel. The said at least one polymer attachment feature and said outer side of the polymer back sheet have a similar thermal expansion coefficient.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2011Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: REC SOLAR ASInventors: Borge Bjorneklett, Oystein Holm, Erik Sauar
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Patent number: 7494553Abstract: A method is provided of determining a heat treatment to apply to a structural member so as to modify the deformation behavior of the structural member when subjected to an applied stress. The method includes first simulating the deformation behavior of the structural member when subjected to the applied stress. The effect of at least one heat treatment upon a part of the structural member is then simulated so as to determine a heat treatment to apply to the part of the structural member so as to produce a modified deformation behavior.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2003Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: Norsk Hydro ASAInventors: Børge Bjørneklett, Ole Runar Myhr, Tor Arne Stjern
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Patent number: 7431780Abstract: The method of distorting a workpiece (8) includes selecting a desired configuration of the workpiece; determining distortions (14) to be applied to at least two regions of the workpiece to cause the workpiece to adopt the desired configuration; and using the determined distortions in accordance with predetermined information (12,13) relating heat treatments of the workpiece to resultant distortions, to obtain or generate heat control data (15) defining heat treatments to be applied to corresponding regions of the workpiece, which will cause the determined distortions in the workpiece (8). The heat control data and the determined distortions are related by the equation AX=B, where B is a vector describing the determined distortions according to the heat treatments, X is a vector representing the heat control data and A is a matrix of elements representing the predetermined information.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2002Date of Patent: October 7, 2008Assignee: Norsk Hydro AsaInventors: Ole Runar Myhr, Børge Bjørneklett
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Patent number: 6921584Abstract: The invention relates to a series of extra strong and durable aluminium alloy brazing sheets with enhanced corrosion resistance for brazed heat exchangers. The alloy sheets are based on recycled materials and are suitable for manufacturing of fins, welded tubes, headers and sideplates. The alloy sheets showed improved corrosion performance with respect to pitting corrosion, excellent high temperature sagging resistance and post braze strength, and a good brazeability. By optimising the material combination of fin, tube, header and sideplates it is possible to produce a heat exchanger with adequate corrosion performance in SWAAT.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2002Date of Patent: July 26, 2005Assignee: Norsk Hydro ASAInventors: Morten Syslak, Gro Stakkestad, Jon Dag Evensen, Xiao-Jun Jiang, Børge Bjørneklett
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Publication number: 20050145305Abstract: A method is provided of determining a heat treatment to apply to a structural member so as to modify the deformation behaviour of the structural member when subjected to an applied stress. The method comprises firstly simulating the deformation behaviour of the structural member when subjected to the applied stress. The effect of at least one heat treatment upon the part of the structural member is then simulated so as to determine a heat treatment to apply to the part of the structural member so as to produce the modified deformation behaviour.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2003Publication date: July 7, 2005Inventors: Borge Bjorneklett, Ole Myhr, Tor Stjern
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Publication number: 20040237622Abstract: The method of distorting a workpiece (8) comprises selecting a desired configuration of the workpiece; determining distortions (14) to be applied to at least two regions of the workpiece to cause the workpiece to adopt the desired configuration; and using the determined distortions in accordance with predetermined information (12, 13) relating heat treatments of the workpiece to resultant distortions, to obtain or generate heat control data (15) defining heat treatments to be applied to corresponding regions of the workpiece, which will cause the determined distortions in the workpiece (8). The heat control data and the determined distortions are related by the equation AX=B, where B is a vector describing the determined distortions according to the heat treatments, X is a vector representing the heat control data and A is a matrix of elements representing the predetermined information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2004Publication date: December 2, 2004Inventors: Ole Runar Myhr, Borge Bjorneklett
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Publication number: 20040185293Abstract: The invention relates to a series of extra strong and durable aluminium alloy brazing sheets with enhanced corrosion resistance for brazed heat exchangers. The alloy sheets are based on recycled materials and are suitable for manufacturing of fins, welded tubes, headers and sideplates. The alloy sheets showed improved corrosion performance with respect to pitting corrosion, excellent high temperature sagging resistance and post braze strength, and a good brazeability. By optimising the material combination of fin, tube, header and sideplates it is possible to produce a heat exchanger with adequate corrosion performance in SWAAT.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2004Publication date: September 23, 2004Inventors: Morten Syslak, Gro Stakkestad, Jon Dag Evensen, Xiao-Jun Jiang, Borge Bjorneklett