Patents by Inventor Guillaume von Gastrow

Guillaume von Gastrow 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).

  • Water reflection analysis of encapsulated photovoltaic modules
    Patent number: 12009784
    Abstract: A method for moisture testing of a fully assembled photovoltaic (PV) module. An assembled PV module is probed with short wave IR probe energy in the range of 1700-2000 nm. Energy reflected from the assembled PV module is collected and directed to a sensor. Noise is removed from a signal of the sensor with reference to the probe energy. Absorption is of the probe energy is determined. The absorption is correlated to moisture in the PV module. A preferred system that carries out the method provides a signal-to-noise ratio (as defined by standard deviation/mean of measured reflectance) of at least 3800.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: David Fenning, Rishi Kumar, Guillaume von Gastrow
  • WATER REFLECTION ANALYSIS OF ENCAPSULATED PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES
    Publication number: 20220200526
    Abstract: A method for moisture testing of a fully assembled photovoltaic (PV) module. An assembled PV module is probed with short wave IR probe energy in the range of 1700-2000 nm. Energy reflected from the assembled PV module is collected and directed to a sensor. Noise is removed from a signal of the sensor with reference to the probe energy. Absorption is of the probe energy is determined. The absorption is correlated to moisture in the PV module. A preferred system that carries out the method provides a signal-to-noise ratio (as defined by standard deviation/mean of measured reflectance) of at least 3800.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: David Fenning, Rishi Kumar, Guillaume von Gastrow