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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Sensors Unlimited, Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Douglas S. Malchow, Lawrence, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Sensors Unlimited, Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/94 (2006.01); G01N 33/18 (2006.01); G01N 21/3554 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/3554 (2013.01); G01N 33/18 (2013.01); G01N 2021/945 (2013.01); G01N 2201/0686 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes a camera with a solid-state sensor and an illumination selector. The illumination selector is arranged for optical coupling with the sensor and arranged for communicating electromagnetic radiation within a shortwave infrared narrowband to the sensor. The shortwave infrared narrowband includes a peak absorption or peak reflection wavelength of moisture to infrared illumination to image moisture disposed within a solar cell array.
Malchow, Douglas. (2019). Detecting moisture in solar cells (U.S. Patent No. 10379040). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10379040
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