Patents by Inventor Glen Long

Glen Long 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).

  • Apparatus, system, and method of diagnosing individual photovoltaic cells
    Publication number: 20040211456
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method of evaluating performance of a photovoltaic array that includes a plurality of photovoltaic elements. The function of each of the photovoltaic elements is to convert solar energy to electricity. The method includes diagnosing independently the functioning of individual photovoltaic elements, and identifying under-performing individual photovoltaic elements within the photovoltaic array. The diagnosing includes a separate diagnostic circuit for each of the individual photovoltaic elements, and the identifying includes analyzing contemporary and historical measurements of the individual photovoltaic elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Jacob E. Brown, Teodor M. Galitev, Glen Long