Patents by Inventor Dennis Peet

Dennis Peet 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).

  • Schedule-based sun tracker for increasing directness of sun exposure upon a solar panel to improve energy production
    Patent number: 10727782
    Abstract: A sun tracking system for use with a solar panel is disclosed. The system has an actuator configured to cause a change in orientation of a solar panel; and a logic controller configured to control the actuator in accordance with a schedule so as to change the orientation of the solar panel. The schedule includes a set of times throughout a day when the orientation of the solar panel will be changed, an orientation of the solar panel being associated with each time. The schedule can include a set of target orientations of the solar panel, each target orientation being associated with a time of day, including: sunrise+1 hour, sunrise+4 hours, sunrise+7 hours, and sunrise+10 hours, where each of the four orientations of the solar panel is most direct with respect to the position of the sun at that time of day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Inventors: Dennis Peet, Rene Graham
  • SCHEDULE-BASED SUN TRACKER FOR INCREASING DIRECTNESS OF SUN EXPOSURE UPON A SOLAR PANEL TO IMPROVE ENERGY PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20160336896
    Abstract: A sun tracking system for use with a solar panel is disclosed. The system has an actuator configured to cause a change in orientation of a solar panel; and a logic controller configured to control the actuator in accordance with a schedule so as to change the orientation of the solar panel. The schedule includes a set of times throughout a day when the orientation of the solar panel will be changed, an orientation of the solar panel being associated with each time. The schedule can include a set of target orientations of the solar panel, each target orientation being associated with a time of day, including: sunrise+1 hour, sunrise+4 hours, sunrise+7 hours, and sunrise+10 hours, where each of the four orientations of the solar panel is most direct with respect to the position of the sun at that time of day.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Dennis Peet, Rene Graham