Patents by Inventor Norman Pellet

Norman Pellet 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).

  • Device and method for performing maximum power point tracking for photovoltaic devices in presence of hysteresis
    Patent number: 10488879
    Abstract: A photovoltaic system including a solar cell having a hysteretic behavior; and a power device configured to extract a maximum power from the solar cell by forcing power oscillations of the power output by the solar cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)
    Inventors: Norman Pellet, Fabrizio Giordano, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Michael Grätzel
  • Device and Method for Performing Maximum Power Point Tracking for Photovoltaic Devices in Presence of Hysteresis
    Publication number: 20180259990
    Abstract: A photovoltaic system including a solar cell having a hysteretic behavior; and a power device configured to extract a maximum power from the solar cell by forcing power oscillations of the power output by the solar cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Norman Pellet, Fabrizio Giordano, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Michael Grätzel
  • HIGH PERFORMANCE PEROVSKITE-SENSITIZED MESOSCOPIC SOLAR CELLS
    Publication number: 20160086739
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for preparing sensitized solar cells using organic-inorganic perovskites as sensitizers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: Abengoa Research S.L.
    Inventors: Julian Alexander Burschka, Norman Pellet, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Michael Graetzel, Shahzada Ahmad