Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Silverman

Timothy J. Silverman 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).

  • Illuminated outdoor luminescence imaging of photovoltaic modules
    Patent number: 10554172
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method that includes applying a first condition to a photovoltaic (PV) device, and applying a second condition to the PV device, where the first condition results in a first luminescing of a surface of the PV device at a first intensity, the second condition results in a second luminescing of the surface at a second intensity, measuring the first intensity using a detector to create a first representation of the surface, measuring the second intensity using the detector to create a second representation of the surface, and comparing the first representation with the second representation to create a third representation of the surface that identifies a defect in the surface, if present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Gardner Deceglie, Timothy J. Silverman
  • ILLUMINATED OUTDOOR LUMINESCENCE IMAGING OF PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES
    Publication number: 20180262159
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method that includes applying a first condition to a photovoltaic (PV) device, and applying a second condition to the PV device, where the first condition results in a first luminescing of a surface of the PV device at a first intensity, the second condition results in a second luminescing of the surface at a second intensity, measuring the first intensity using a detector to create a first representation of the surface, measuring the second intensity using the detector to create a second representation of the surface, and comparing the first representation with the second representation to create a third representation of the surface that identifies a defect in the surface, if present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Gardner Deceglie, Timothy J. Silverman