Patents by Inventor Goutham Siddharthan Balu

Goutham Siddharthan Balu 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).

  • Optimal surface temperature management
    Patent number: 10985692
    Abstract: A system and method for heating a surface. The system can be a solar panel system and the surface can be a solar panel. The system includes a heat source and a processor. The processor determines an amount of heating energy for removing an accumulated material from the solar panel to obtain an unobstructed solar panel, determines an amount of energy production of the unobstructed solar panel, and controls the heat source to apply the determined amount of heating energy to the solar panel when the determined amount of energy production is greater than the amount of heating energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Al Chakra, Stephen Mitchell, Nathaniel Hughes, Goutham Siddharthan Balu
  • OPTIMAL SURFACE TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20200099333
    Abstract: A system and method for heating a surface. The system can be a solar panel system and the surface can be a solar panel. The system includes a heat source and a processor. The processor determines an amount of heating energy for removing an accumulated material from the solar panel to obtain an unobstructed solar panel, determines an amount of energy production of the unobstructed solar panel, and controls the heat source to apply the determined amount of heating energy to the solar panel when the determined amount of energy production is greater than the amount of heating energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Al Chakra, Stephen Mitchell, Nathaniel Hughes, Goutham Siddharthan Balu