Patents by Inventor Sunil Satyanarayana Murthy

Sunil Satyanarayana Murthy 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).

  • Solar receiver having improved heliostat field performance
    Patent number: 10539339
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a solar receiver having improved heliostat field control. The solar receiver includes a plurality of receiver panels arranged adjacent to one another. Each receiver panel includes a plurality of receiver tubes aligned tangentially to one another. Further, each of the plurality of receiver tubes includes an inlet and an outlet. In addition, at least one of the inlets or outlets of the plurality of receiver tubes are arranged at a center of the receiver panel along a height thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Germain Felicien Augsburger, Apurba Kumar Das, Pedro Inigo, John David McGrane, Sunil Satyanarayana Murthy
  • SOLAR RECEIVER HAVING IMPROVED HELIOSTAT FIELD PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20170363329
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a solar receiver having improved heliostat field control. The solar receiver includes a plurality of receiver panels arranged adjacent to one another. Each receiver panel includes a plurality of receiver tubes aligned tangentially to one another. Further, each of the plurality of receiver tubes includes an inlet and an outlet. In addition, at least one of the inlets or outlets of the plurality of receiver tubes are arranged at a center of the receiver panel along a height thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Germain Felicien Augsburger, Apurba Kumar Das, Pedro Inigo, John David McGrane, Sunil Satyanarayana Murthy