Patents by Inventor Kenneth Dominick Blemel

Kenneth Dominick Blemel 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).

  • System to protect from unsafe conditions in an electrical power system
    Patent number: 9413155
    Abstract: A system for autonomous protection from fires and electrical shock of components used in construction of photovoltaic arrays is disclosed. The system detects conditions that left unattended will result in conflagration of combustible materials and unwanted electrification. The disclosed system provides an active control mechanism that operates to take defective components off line and thus provide protection from fire and electrification hazards that otherwise could arise. The system also provides means for annunciation and notification when actions are taken. The system can be used, for example, to determine that a photovoltaic (PV) module is at risk of conflagration of its flammable structural elements due to intense heat of plasma produced by a direct current (DC) arc at a point in the grid of conductors that collect and carry current from photovoltaic cells exposed to solar irradiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth Gerald Blemel, Francis Edward Peter, Kenneth Dominick Blemel, Peter Andrew Blemel
  • System to Protect from Unsafe Conditions in an Electrical Power System
    Publication number: 20140233141
    Abstract: A system for autonomous protection from fires and electrical shock of components used in construction of photovoltaic arrays is disclosed. The system detects conditions that left unattended will result in conflagration of combustible materials and unwanted electrification. The disclosed system provides an active control mechanism that operates to take defective components off line and thus provide protection from fire and electrification hazards that otherwise could arise. The system also provides means for annunciation and notification when actions are taken. The system can be used, for example, to determine that a photovoltaic (PV) module is at risk of conflagration of its flammable structural elements due to intense heat of plasma produced by a direct current (DC) arc at a point in the grid of conductors that collect and carry current from photovoltaic cells exposed to solar irradiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Kenneth Gerald Blemel, Francis Edward Peter, Kenneth Dominick Blemel, Peter Andrew Blemel