Patents by Inventor Mark VERVAART

Mark VERVAART 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).

  • Circuit for charging an electric battery by means of a photovoltaic module
    Patent number: 10715032
    Abstract: The invention concerns a circuit for charging a battery by means of a photovoltaic module, including: input and output terminals intended to be respectively coupled to the module and to the battery; a converter including input and output terminals respectively coupled to the input and output terminals of the charging circuit; a control circuit including power supply terminals coupled to the output terminals of the charging circuit; a switch coupling one of the output terminals of the converter to one of the output terminals of the charging circuit; and a detection circuit configured, when the voltage between output terminals of the charging circuit exceeds a threshold, to send an order to turn off the switch and stop the converter for a predetermined period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT À L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventor: Mark Vervaart
  • CIRCUIT FOR CHARGING AN ELECTRIC BATTERY BY MEANS OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE
    Publication number: 20190173376
    Abstract: The invention concerns a circuit for charging a battery by means of a photovoltaic module, including: input and output terminals intended to be respectively coupled to the module and to the battery; a converter including input and output terminals respectively coupled to the input and output terminals of the charging circuit; a control circuit including power supply terminals coupled to the output terminals of the charging circuit; a switch coupling one of the output terminals of the converter to one of the output terminals of the charging circuit; and a detection circuit configured, when the voltage between output terminals of the charging circuit exceeds a threshold, to send an order to turn off the switch and stop the converter for a predetermined period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventor: Mark VERVAART