Patents by Inventor Siri Sahib Singh Khalsa

Siri Sahib Singh Khalsa 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).

  • Computation of glint, glare, and solar irradiance distribution
    Patent number: 9722534
    Abstract: Described herein are technologies pertaining to computing the solar irradiance distribution on a surface of a receiver in a concentrating solar power system or glint/glare emitted from a reflective entity. At least one camera captures images of the Sun and the entity of interest, wherein the images have pluralities of pixels having respective pluralities of intensity values. Based upon the intensity values of the pixels in the respective images, the solar irradiance distribution on the surface of the entity or glint/glare corresponding to the entity is computed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Inventors: Clifford Kuofei Ho, Siri Sahib Singh Khalsa
  • COMPUTATION OF GLINT, GLARE, AND SOLAR IRRADIANCE DISTRIBUTION
    Publication number: 20150311863
    Abstract: Described herein are technologies pertaining to computing the solar irradiance distribution on a surface of a receiver in a concentrating solar power system or glint/glare emitted from a reflective entity. At least one camera captures images of the Sun and the entity of interest, wherein the images have pluralities of pixels having respective pluralities of intensity values. Based upon the intensity values of the pixels in the respective images, the solar irradiance distribution on the surface of the entity or glint/glare corresponding to the entity is computed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Clifford Kuofei Ho, Siri Sahib Singh Khalsa
  • Computation of glint, glare, and solar irradiance distribution
    Patent number: 9103719
    Abstract: Described herein are technologies pertaining to computing the solar irradiance distribution on a surface of a receiver in a concentrating solar power system or glint/glare emitted from a reflective entity. At least one camera captures images of the Sun and the entity of interest, wherein the images have pluralities of pixels having respective pluralities of intensity values. Based upon the intensity values of the pixels in the respective images, the solar irradiance distribution on the surface of the entity or glint/glare corresponding to the entity is computed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Sandia Corporation
    Inventors: Clifford Kuofei Ho, Siri Sahib Singh Khalsa