Patents by Inventor Nuno MOITA

Nuno MOITA 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).

  • Patent number: 11035590
    Abstract: A tracking system for performing a movement control of a solar panel is provided, having a single axis solar tracking solution allowing an individual actuation of a solar panel and its respective rotation axis. The tracking system is applied in an individual solar panel, and has a local control unit, an electrical motor, a tracking actuator mechanism, a blockage unit and a tracking support mechanism, which is useful for solar power plant installations where individual panel tracking is an advantage due to site conditions such as irregular grounds or unstable locations as in aquatic sites or locations with variable slopes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SOLARISFLOAT, LDA
    Inventors: Nuno Correia, Carla Gomes, Ricardo Pinto, Luis Pina, Nuno Moita, Jorge Teixeira Da Silva
  • Patent number: 10917035
    Abstract: A set of connectors for modular support platforms is provided. The connectors are used to aggregate at least two support elements, forming a support platform which can be rearranged by adding new support elements and connectors. The set of connectors is used to form a modular support platform for a solar panel power plant, allowing its installation in water surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: SOLARISFLOAT, LDA
    Inventors: Nuno Correia, Carla Gomes, Ricardo Pinto, Luis Pina, Nuno Moita, Jorge Teixeira Da Silva
  • Patent number: 10640178
    Abstract: A rotating floating platform, adapted to accommodate energy production systems, namely solar panels but not limited to these systems. The technology now developed provides rotational movement to the entire platform, on the plane of the aquatic medium where it floats, being its rotation capacity independent of fixed and rigid structures. In order to achieve this independency, the rotating floating platform comprises a central floating module connected directly or indirectly to at least two propulsion modules, where the connection to the bottom of the basin being provided through a flexible mooring unit forming a rotation floating structure where the momentum and the rotation axis act as one, thus creating a rotation platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: SOLARISFLOAT, LDA
    Inventors: Nuno Correia, Carla Gomes, Ricardo Pinto, Luis Pina, Nuno Moita, Jorge Teixeira Da Silva
  • Patent number: 10480828
    Abstract: A floating module for modular solar panel platforms having two separate components mounted, a structural component that is a rigid component and a buoyancy component that is a flexible component allowing for a more compact and simple solution all-around. The floating module allows for a technologically more advanced floating component, easier to produce, transport and deploy than most currently available solutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SOLARISFLOAT, LDA
    Inventors: Nuno Correia, Carla Gomes, Ricardo Pinto, Luis Pina, Nuno Moita, Jorge Teixeira Da Silva
  • Publication number: 20190219305
    Abstract: A floating module for modular solar panel platforms having two separate components mounted, a structural component that is a rigid component and a buoyancy component that is a flexible component allowing for a more compact and simple solution all-around. The floating module allows for a technologically more advanced floating component, easier to produce, transport and deploy than most currently available solutions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Nuno CORREIA, Carla GOMES, Ricardo PINTO, Luis PINA, Nuno MOITA, Jorge TEiXEIRA DA SILVA
  • Publication number: 20190222165
    Abstract: A set of connectors for modular support platforms is provided. The connectors are used to aggregate at least two support elements, forming a support platform which can be rearranged by adding new support elements and connectors. The set of connectors is used to form a modular support platform for a solar panel power plant, allowing its installation in water surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Nuno CORREIA, Carla COMES, Ricardo PINTO, Luis PINA, Nuno MOITA, Jorge TEIXEIRA DA SILVA
  • Publication number: 20190168847
    Abstract: A rotating floating platform, adapted to accommodate energy production systems, namely solar panels but not limited to these systems. The technology now developed provides rotational movement to the entire platform, on the plane of the aquatic medium where it floats, being its rotation capacity independent of fixed and rigid structures. In order to achieve this independency, the rotating floating platform comprises a central floating module connected directly or indirectly to at least two propulsion modules, where the connection to the bottom of the basin being provided through a flexible mooring unit forming a rotation floating structure where the momentum and the rotation axis act as one, thus creating a rotation platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Nuno CORREIA, Carla GOMES, Ricardo PINTO, Luis PINA, Nuno MOITA, Jorge TEIXEIRA DA SILVA
  • Publication number: 20190170402
    Abstract: A tracking system for performing a movement control of a solar panel is provided, having a single axis solar tracking solution allowing an individual actuation of a solar panel and its respective rotation axis. The tracking system is applied in an individual solar panel, and has a local control unit, an electrical motor, a tracking actuator mechanism, a blockage unit and a tracking support mechanism, which is useful for solar power plant installations where individual panel tracking is an advantage due to site conditions such as irregular grounds or unstable locations as in aquatic sites or locations with variable slopes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Nuno CORREIA, Carla GOMES, Ricardo PINTO, Luis PINA, Nuno MOITA, Jorge TEIXEIRA DA SILVA