Patents by Inventor Marc Vermeersch
Marc Vermeersch 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).
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Patent number: 9735302Abstract: A photovoltaic device and method of manufacture of a photovoltaic device including an assembly of at least two photovoltaic cells; and a lamination material inserted between each photovoltaic cell, each photovoltaic cell including: two current output terminals; at least one photovoltaic junction; current collection buses; and connection strips extending from the current collection buses to the current output terminals, all the current output terminals being placed on a single surface of the photovoltaic device is provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2014Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Total Marketing ServicesInventors: Marc Vermeersch, Loic Francke
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Patent number: 9515517Abstract: The invention relates to a system for the electronic management of a photovoltaic generator, said system comprising a plurality of n static converters (11, 12, 13) connected in parallel, each converter (11, 12, 13) being electrically connected to at least one photovoltaic cell (10) of the generator. The number of converters connected is determined by comparing the generated power to thresholds P1, P2, . . . , Pn-1 which are defined as the power values substantially at the point of intersection of the performance curves for an increasing number of converters. The invention also relates to a generator comprising said system and to the associated control method.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2010Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignees: Total Marketing Services, Centre National De La Recherche ScientifiqueInventors: Corinne Alonso, Alona Berasategi, Cédric Cabal, Bruno Estibals, Stéphane Petibon, Marc Vermeersch
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Patent number: 9310820Abstract: The invention relates to a system for the electronic management of a photovoltaic generator, said system comprising a plurality of n static converters (11, 12, 13) connected in parallel, each converter (11, 12, 13) being electrically connected to at least one photovoltaic cell (10) of the generator. The number of converters connected is varied by varying the photovoltaic power, by comparing the generated power to thresholds P1, P2, . . . , Pn?1 after a time delay t. The invention also relates to a generator comprising said system and to the associated control method.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2010Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignees: Total Marketing Services, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUEInventors: Corinne Alonso, Alona Berasategi, Cédric Cabal, Bruno Estibals, Stéphane Petibon, Marc Vermeersch
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Patent number: 9280166Abstract: An electronic management system for a photovoltaic generator is disclosed herein. The, the electronic management system comprises a plurality of static microconverters, each microconverter being electrically connected to one or more photovoltaic cells, the one or more photovoltaic cells forming a portion of a whole of the cells of the generator, a reconfiguration module adapted for transmitting energy flows from said microconverters towards a load, and a central electronic unit adapted for controlling a modification of the energy flows transmitted by said at least one reconfiguration module.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2009Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: TOTAL MARKETING SERVICESInventors: Marc Vermeersch, Bruno Estibals, Corinne Alonso
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Publication number: 20150059830Abstract: A photovoltaic device and method of manufacture of a photovoltaic device including an assembly of at least two photovoltaic cells; and a lamination material inserted between each photovoltaic cell, each photovoltaic cell including: two current output terminals; at least one photovoltaic junction; current collection buses; and connection strips extending from the current collection buses to the current output terminals, all the current output terminals being placed on a single surface of the photovoltaic device is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Marc VERMEERSCH, Loic FRANCKE
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Patent number: 8859885Abstract: A photovoltaic device and method of manufacture of a photovoltaic device including an assembly of at least two photovoltaic cells; and a lamination material inserted between each photovoltaic cell, each photovoltaic cell including: two current output terminals; at least one photovoltaic junction; current collection buses; and connection strips extending from the current collection buses to the current output terminals, all the current output terminals being placed on a single surface of the photovoltaic device.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2010Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Total Marketing ServicesInventors: Marc Vermeersch, Loic Francke
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Publication number: 20120256612Abstract: The invention relates to a system for the electronic management of a photovoltaic generator, said system comprising a plurality of n static converters (11, 12, 13) connected in parallel, each converter (11, 12, 13) being electrically connected to at least one photovoltaic cell (10) of the generator. The number of converters connected is determined by comparing the generated power to thresholds P1, P2, . . . , Pn-1 which are defined as the power values substantially at the point of intersection of the performance curves for an increasing number of converters. The invention also relates to a generator comprising said system and to the associated control method.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2010Publication date: October 11, 2012Inventors: Corinne Alonso, Alona Berasategi, Cédric Cabal, Bruno Estibals, Stéphane Petibon, Marc Vermeersch
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Publication number: 20120248880Abstract: The invention relates to a system for the electronic management of a photovoltaic generator, said system comprising a plurality of n static converters (11, 12, 13) connected in parallel, each converter (11, 12, 13) being electrically connected to at least one photovoltaic cell (10) of the generator. The number of converters connected is varied by varying the photovoltaic power, by comparing the generated power to thresholds P1, P2, . . . , Pn?1 after a time delay t. The invention also relates to a generator comprising said system and to the associated control method.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2010Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicants: TOTAL SA, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUEInventors: Corinne Alonso, Alona Berasategi, Cédric Cabal, Bruno Estibals, Stéphane Petibon, Marc Vermeersch
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Publication number: 20120097215Abstract: A photovoltaic device and method of manufacture of a photovoltaic device including an assembly of at least two photovoltaic cells; and a lamination material inserted between each photovoltaic cell, each photovoltaic cell including: two current output terminals; at least one photovoltaic junction; current collection buses; and connection strips extending from the current collection buses to the current output terminals, all the current output terminals being placed on a single surface of the photovoltaic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2010Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: TOTAL S.A.Inventors: Marc Vermeersch, Loic Francke
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Publication number: 20120068547Abstract: An electronic management system for a photovoltaic generator is disclosed herein. The, the electronic management system comprises a plurality of static microconverters, each microconverter being electrically connected to one or more photovoltaic cells, the one or more photovoltaic cells forming a portion of a whole of the cells of the generator, a reconfiguration module adapted for transmitting energy flows from said microconverters towards a load, and a central electronic unit adapted for controlling a modification of the energy flows transmitted by said at least one reconfiguration module.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2009Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicants: TOTAL S.A., CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE(CNRS)Inventors: Marc Vermeersch, Bruno Estibals, Corrine Alonso
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Publication number: 20120062035Abstract: The invention relates to a photovoltaic device comprising at least one photovoltaic cell (60) provided with active thin layers (15) deposited on a substrate (10), said active layers being unsegmented, and at least one static converter (50) associated with each photovoltaic cell (60). Each photovoltaic cell (60) supplies an electrical power with a maximum current (Icc) and a nominal voltage (Vp), and each static converter (50) is adapted in such a way as to transmit the electrical power supplied by the photovoltaic cell towards a load (100), reducing the transmitted current and increasing the transmitted voltage. The laser segmentations of the photovoltaic cells are thus limited, or completely eliminated, on a same panel. The yield of the photovoltaic device production is thereby improved and the dead surfaces are limited.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2010Publication date: March 15, 2012Inventors: Bruno Estibals, Corinne Alonso, Marc Vermeersch, Loic Francke
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Patent number: 7604717Abstract: The invention relates to an essentially metallic target of a cathodic sputtering device, in particular a magnetic-field-assisted device, the said target mainly comprising nickel alloyed with at least one other minor element in order to reduce or eliminate its ferromagnetism. The invention also relates to the use of the target to manufacture an electrochromic material with anodic colourization as a thin layer based on alloyed nickel oxide.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2004Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Fabien Beteille, Jean-Christophe Giron, Marc Vermeersch
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Publication number: 20050008937Abstract: The invention relates to an essentially metallic target of a cathodic sputtering device, in particular a magnetic-field-assisted device, the said target mainly comprising nickel alloyed with at least one other minor element in order to reduce or eliminate its ferromagnetism. The invention also relates to the use of the target to manufacture an electrochromic material with anodic colourization as a thin layer based on alloyed nickel oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2004Publication date: January 13, 2005Applicant: Saint-Gobain VitrageInventors: Fabien Beteille, Jean-Christophe Giron, Marc Vermeersch
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Publication number: 20030031928Abstract: The invention relates to an essentially metallic target of a cathodic sputtering device, in particular a magnetic-field-assisted device, the said target mainly comprising nickel alloyed with at least one other minor element in order to reduce or eliminate its ferromagnetism. The invention also relates to the use of the target to manufacture an electrochromic material with anodic colourization as a thin layer based on alloyed nickel oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2002Publication date: February 13, 2003Applicant: Saint-Gobain VitrageInventors: Fabien Beteille, Jean-Christophe Giron, Marc Vermeersch