Patents by Inventor MAMDOOH S. AL-SAUD

MAMDOOH S. AL-SAUD 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).

  • Dual axis solar tracker apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8895836
    Abstract: The dual axis solar tracker apparatus and method uses an azimuth actuator to adjust the azimuth of an attached solar panel and an elevation actuator to adjust the elevation of a panel seat holding the solar panel to track the azimuth and elevation of the sun as it moves through the sky. The panel seat rotatably supports the solar panel with two pins, and a support structure supports the panel seat with an elevation tracking pivot. The actuators are controlled with an actuator controller circuit that is controlled by a microcontroller. The microcontroller uses information about latitude, longitude, time of day and date to control the actuators and track the motion of sun without the need for sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: King Saud University
    Inventors: Nowshad Amin, Mohammad Rezaul Karim, Mamdooh S. Al-Saud, Abdulrahman M. Al-Ahmari
  • DUAL AXIS SOLAR TRACKER APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130098425
    Abstract: The dual axis solar tracker apparatus and method uses an azimuth actuator to adjust the azimuth of an attached solar panel and an elevation actuator to adjust the elevation of a panel seat holding the solar panel to track the azimuth and elevation of the sun as it moves through the sky. The panel seat rotatably supports the solar panel with two pins, and a support structure supports the panel seat with an elevation tracking pivot. The actuators are controlled with an actuator controller circuit that is controlled by a microcontroller. The microcontroller uses information about latitude, longitude, time of day and date to control the actuators and track the motion of sun without the need for sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: KING SAUD UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: NOWSHAD AMIN, MOHAMMAD REZAUL KARIM, MAMDOOH S. AL-SAUD, ABDULRAHMAN M. AL-AHMARI