Patents by Inventor Emmanuel P. VAN KERSCHAVER

Emmanuel P. VAN KERSCHAVER 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).

  • LARGE-AREA SOLAR MODULE VIA CONTINUOUS ADDITIVE LAMINATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20240021745
    Abstract: A photovoltaic, PV, module includes plural PV sections, each PV section including plural lamellas. A first lamella of the plural lamellas includes a back sheet, a first encapsulant material, a PV cell, a foldable material, a second encapsulant material, and a front sheet. The first encapsulant material bonds the PV cell to the back sheet, and the second encapsulant material bonds the PV cell to the front sheet. A first edge of the foldable material is sandwiched between the first and second encapsulant materials of the first lamella and a second edge of the foldable material is sandwiched between corresponding first and second encapsulant materials of a second lamella of the plural lamellas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Gerald ALLEN, Emmanuel P. VAN KERSCHAVER, Michele DE BASTIANI, Ahmed Hesham BALAWI, Michael Filipe SALVADOR
  • LIGHT CONTROLLING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20240006547
    Abstract: A photovoltaic module for transforming an incident light into electrical energy includes plural solar cell configured to transform the incident light into the electrical energy; a first sheet that is transparent to the incident light; and a second sheet that is transparent to the incident light. The plural solar cell are sandwiched between the first sheet and the second sheet. At least one of the first and second sheets has a high transparency regarding the incident light and also a high scattering of the incident light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Gerald ALLEN, Emmanuel P. VAN KERSCHAVER, Michele DE BASTIANI, Ahmed Hesham BALAWI, Michael Filipe SALVADOR
  • DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE, FLEXIBLE, AND MODULAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20230308048
    Abstract: There is a dynamically adjustable photovoltaic (PV) system for transforming solar energy into electrical energy. The dynamically adjustable PV system includes a first PV fold including a first set of PV cells for generating electrical energy, and a first laminating film that encapsulates the first set of PV cells; a second PV fold including a second set of PV cells for generating electrical energy, and a second laminating film that encapsulates the second set of PV cells; and a connecting mechanism that connects the first laminating film to the second laminating film. The connecting mechanism includes a chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Emmanuel P. VAN KERSCHAVER, Thomas G. ALLEN, Michele DE BASTIANI, Michael Filipe SALVADOR, Ahmed Hesham BALAWI
  • Dynamically adjustable, flexible, and modular photovoltaic system and method
    Patent number: 11711053
    Abstract: There is a dynamically adjustable photovoltaic (PV) system for transforming solar energy into electrical energy. The dynamically adjustable PV system includes a first PV fold including a first set of PV cells for generating electrical energy, and a first laminating film that encapsulates the first set of PV cells; a second PV fold including a second set of PV cells for generating electrical energy, and a second laminating film that encapsulates the second set of PV cells; and a connecting mechanism that connects the first laminating film to the second laminating film. The connecting mechanism includes a chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Emmanuel P. Van Kerschaver, Thomas G. Allen, Michele De Bastiani, Michael Filipe Salvador, Ahmed Hesham Balawi
  • DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE, FLEXIBLE, AND MODULAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20220085754
    Abstract: There is a dynamically adjustable photovoltaic (PV) system for transforming solar energy into electrical energy. The dynamically adjustable PV system includes a first PV fold including a first set of PV cells for generating electrical energy, and a first laminating film that encapsulates the first set of PV cells; a second PV fold including a second set of PV cells for generating electrical energy, and a second laminating film that encapsulates the second set of PV cells; and a connecting mechanism that connects the first laminating film to the second laminating film. The connecting mechanism includes a chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Emmanuel P. VAN KERSCHAVER, Thomas G. ALLEN, Michele DE BASTIANI, Michael Filipe SALVADOR, Ahmed Hesham BALAWI