Patents by Inventor Paul BENDEVIS

Paul BENDEVIS 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).

  • Model-free controller and method for solar-based distillation system
    Patent number: 11944937
    Abstract: A method for controlling a membrane distillation system includes determining whether there is a day time or a night time at a location of a solar collector system associated with the membrane distillation system; applying a first control mode during the day time to a flow velocity of a feed used by the membrane distillation system; and applying a second control mode, different from the first control scheme, during the night time, to the feed. The first control scheme is a model-free mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Taous Meriem Laleg, Paul Bendevis, Ayman Mustafa Karam
  • MODEL-FREE CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR SOLAR-BASED DISTILLATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210394119
    Abstract: A method for controlling a membrane distillation system includes determining whether there is a day time or a night time at a location of a solar collector system associated with the membrane distillation system; applying a first control mode during the day time to a flow velocity of a feed used by the membrane distillation system; and applying a second control mode, different from the first control scheme, during the night time, to the feed. The first control scheme is a model-free mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Taous Meriem LALEG, Paul BENDEVIS, Ayman Mustafa KARAM