Patents by Inventor Martin Garaj

Martin Garaj 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).

  • Apparatus for facilitating a photovoltaic device to provide a wireless communication channel
    Patent number: 11671731
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for facilitating a photovoltaic device to provide a wireless communication channel. The apparatus comprises a switch connected in parallel with the photovoltaic device and configured for driving the photovoltaic device to produce optical signals carrying sensed data to be transmitted; and a control module connected with the switch and configured for receiving electrical sensing signals and generate a control signal to control the switch. The apparatus provided by the present invention is extremely durable. Compared to existing communication technologies which require extra hardware, the apparatus provided by the present invention is simpler and can be integrated into a single component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: City University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Martin Garaj, Shu Hung Henry Chung
  • Apparatus for Facilitating a Photovoltaic Device to Provide a Wireless Communication Channel
    Publication number: 20230127342
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for facilitating a photovoltaic device to provide a wireless communication channel. The apparatus comprises a switch connected in parallel with the photovoltaic device and configured for driving the photovoltaic device to produce optical signals carrying sensed data to be transmitted; and a control module connected with the switch and configured for receiving electrical sensing signals and generate a control signal to control the switch. The apparatus provided by the present invention is extremely durable. Compared to existing communication technologies which require extra hardware, the apparatus provided by the present invention is simpler and can be integrated into a single component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Martin GARAJ, Shu Hung Henry CHUNG
  • System and method for determining a state of a photovoltaic panel
    Patent number: 11283401
    Abstract: A system for determining a state of a photovoltaic panel. The system includes a data acquisition device having a circuit and a communication module. The circuit is arranged to transmit excitation signals to a photovoltaic panel and detect response signals generated by the photovoltaic panel in response to the excitation signal, during normal operation of the photovoltaic panel. The communication module is arranged to communicate the response signals to a control device for analysis and determination of a state of the photovoltaic panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: City University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Shu Hung Henry Chung, Martin Garaj, Yiwen Hong
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A STATE OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL
    Publication number: 20200083841
    Abstract: A system for determining a state of a photovoltaic panel. The system includes a data acquisition device having a circuit and a communication module. The circuit is arranged to transmit excitation signals to a photovoltaic panel and detect response signals generated by the photovoltaic panel in response to the excitation signal, during normal operation of the photovoltaic panel. The communication module is arranged to communicate the response signals to a control device for analysis and determination of a state of the photovoltaic panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Shu Hung Henry Chung, Martin Garaj, Yiwen Hong