Patents by Inventor Jitendra Morankar

Jitendra Morankar 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).

  • Patent number: 11949370
    Abstract: A pier for a solar tracking system includes a bearing housing assembly, a frame, the frame defining an A-profile having a pair of legs and a crown at a center portion thereof, and a mounting bracket, the mounting bracket coupled to a portion of the crown of the frame at a first portion thereof and coupled to a portion of the bearing housing assembly at a second portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: NEXTRACKER LLC
    Inventors: Phani Kumar, Abhimanyu Sable, Jitendra Morankar, Alexander W. Au, David Kresse
  • Publication number: 20230402963
    Abstract: A coupling system for use with a solar tracker includes a support rail defining opposed top and bottom surfaces, the top surface configured to support a portion of a solar module, and a fastening assembly operably coupled to a portion of the support rail, the fastening system including a retaining bolt having an elongated head including opposed top and bottom surfaces extending between opposed first and second end portions, wherein the bottom surface of the elongated head is offset from the top surface of the support rail to define a gap, the gap configured to selectively receive a portion of a solar module therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Venkata Nitin Mythreya YADLAPALLI, Bhanu Rekha BANDHAKAVI, Jitendra MORANKAR
  • Publication number: 20230283228
    Abstract: A pier for a solar tracking system includes a bearing housing assembly, a frame, the frame defining an A-profile having a pair of legs and a crown at a center portion thereof, and a mounting bracket, the mounting bracket coupled to a portion of the crown of the frame at a first portion thereof and coupled to a portion of the bearing housing assembly at a second portion thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Nextracker LLC
    Inventors: Phani Kumar, Abhimanyu Sable, Jitendra Morankar, Alexander W. AU, David Kresse
  • Publication number: 20230246589
    Abstract: A coupling system for use with a solar tracker includes a support rail defining a channel for receipt of a solar module therein, the support rail including an aperture defined therein that is in open communication with the channel and a clamp assembly selectively coupled to the support rail, a first portion of the clamp assembly configured to receive a portion of a torque tube therein and a second portion of the clamp assembly configured to selectively extend through the aperture of the support rail when the clamp assembly is transitioned from a first, unlocked position, to a second, locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Jitendra Morankar, Abhimanyu Sable, Raghavendra Praveen Maddulapalli
  • Publication number: 20230072681
    Abstract: A docking station for use with a solar tracking system includes a frame configured to selectively support solar cleaning equipment thereon and a mounting bracket operably coupled to a portion of the frame. The mounting bracket maintains a gap between adjacent edges of the frame and an adjacent solar module, and the frame includes a width that approximates a width of the solar module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Nextracker LLC
    Inventors: Jitendra Morankar, Abhimanyu Sable, Phani Kumar
  • Publication number: 20230009592
    Abstract: A clamp assembly for use with a solar module includes a first clamping arm operably coupled to a first portion of a solar module, a second clamping arm operably coupled to a second portion of the solar module and operably coupled to the first clamping arm and disposed in juxtaposed relation thereto, and a fastener operably coupled to a respective portion of each of the first and second clamping arms. The fastener is configured to draw each of the first and second clamping arms towards one another from a first, open position, where the solar module is free to move relative to first and second clamping arms to a second, closed position, where the solar module is inhibited from moving relative to the first and second clamping arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: Nextracker LLC
    Inventors: Abhimanyu Sable, Phani Kumar, Jitendra Morankar
  • Publication number: 20220085753
    Abstract: A pier for a solar tracking system includes a bearing housing assembly, a frame, the frame defining an A-profile having a pair of legs and a crown at a center portion thereof, and a mounting bracket, the mounting bracket coupled to a portion of the crown of the frame at a first portion thereof and coupled to a portion of the bearing housing assembly at a second portion thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Phani Kumar, Abhimanyu Sable, Jitendra Morankar, Alexander W. AU, David Kresse
  • Patent number: 8438830
    Abstract: The present application provides a dual gas fuel delivery system and a method of delivering two gas fuels. The dual gas fuel delivery system may include (a) a low energy gas delivery system comprising a low energy gas inlet, a gas split, a low energy gas primary manifold outlet, and a low energy gas secondary manifold outlet; (b) a high energy gas delivery system comprising a high energy gas inlet and a high energy gas primary manifold outlet; (c) a primary manifold; and (d) a secondary manifold, wherein the low energy gas primary manifold outlet and the high energy gas primary manifold outlet are coupled to the primary manifold, and wherein the low energy gas secondary manifold outlet is coupled to the secondary manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William J. Lawson, Rahul Mohan Joshi, Danny Lawing, Jitendra Morankar, Robert J. Iasillo
  • Patent number: 7921651
    Abstract: The present application provides a method of operating a dual gas fuel delivery system comprising selecting a manifold and fuel flow split; setting the stroke of a high-energy gas control valve based on the fuel split; measuring the primary manifold nozzle pressure ratio across a primary manifold nozzle outlet; comparing the primary manifold nozzle pressure ratio against a primary manifold specification limit; adjusting the stroke of a primary low energy gas control valve to maintain the pressure ratio across the primary manifold nozzle outlet within the primary manifold specification limit; measuring the secondary manifold nozzle pressure ratio across a secondary manifold nozzle outlet; comparing the secondary manifold nozzle pressure ratio against a secondary manifold specification limit; and adjusting the stroke of a secondary low energy gas control valve to maintain the pressure ratio across the secondary manifold nozzle outlet within the secondary manifold specification limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Alexander, Rahul Mohan Joshi, Robert J. Iasillo, Jitendra Morankar
  • Publication number: 20090272098
    Abstract: The present application provides a dual gas fuel delivery system and a method of delivering two gas fuels. The dual gas fuel delivery system may include (a) a low energy gas delivery system comprising a low energy gas inlet, a gas split, a low energy gas primary manifold outlet, and a low energy gas secondary manifold outlet; (b) a high energy gas delivery system comprising a high energy gas inlet and a high energy gas primary manifold outlet; (c) a primary manifold; and (d) a secondary manifold, wherein the low energy gas primary manifold outlet and the high energy gas primary manifold outlet are coupled to the primary manifold, and wherein the low energy gas secondary manifold outlet is coupled to the secondary manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: William J. Lawson, Rahul Mohan Joshi, Danny Lawing, Jitendra Morankar, Robert J. Iasillo
  • Publication number: 20090272118
    Abstract: The present application provides a method of operating a dual gas fuel delivery system comprising selecting a manifold and fuel flow split; setting the stroke of a high-energy gas control valve based on the fuel split; measuring the primary manifold nozzle pressure ratio across a primary manifold nozzle outlet; comparing the primary manifold nozzle pressure ratio against a primary manifold specification limit; adjusting the stroke of a primary low energy gas control valve to maintain the pressure ratio across the primary manifold nozzle outlet within the primary manifold specification limit; measuring the secondary manifold nozzle pressure ratio across a secondary manifold nozzle outlet; comparing the secondary manifold nozzle pressure ratio against a secondary manifold specification limit; and adjusting the stroke of a secondary low energy gas control valve to maintain the pressure ratio across the secondary manifold nozzle outlet within the secondary manifold specification limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael J. Alexander, Rahul Mohan Joshi, Robert J. Iasillo, Jitendra Morankar