Patents by Inventor Donald Scrutchfield

Donald Scrutchfield 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).

  • Solar energy metering, communications, and control system
    Patent number: 10466282
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media are disclosed for monitoring photovoltaic solar systems. In some examples, the system includes a solar power measurement input for coupling to a solar panel system, a measurement circuit configured to measure power produced by the solar panel system using the solar power measurement input, and a data transmission system. The measurement circuit is configured, by virtue of the measurement circuit including electrical components rated to at least a certain tolerance level, to take revenue-grade power measurements from the solar power measurement input with a level of accuracy that meets a national or international metering standard. The data transmission system is configured to transmit the revenue-grade power measurements from the measurement circuit to a remote system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Udo Uebel, Gaurang Kavaiya, Kevin Fischer, Carl Lenox, Donald Scrutchfield
  • SOLAR ENERGY METERING, COMMUNICATIONS, AND CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170030950
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media are disclosed for monitoring photovoltaic solar systems. In some examples, the system includes a solar power measurement input for coupling to a solar panel system, a measurement circuit configured to measure power produced by the solar panel system using the solar power measurement input, and a data transmission system. The measurement circuit is configured, by virtue of the measurement circuit including electrical components rated to at least a certain tolerance level, to take revenue-grade power measurements from the solar power measurement input with a level of accuracy that meets a national or international metering standard. The data transmission system is configured to transmit the revenue-grade power measurements from the measurement circuit to a remote system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Udo Uebel, Gaurang Kavaiya, Kevin Fischer, Carl Lenox, Donald Scrutchfield