US Patent Issued to IMAM MOHAMMAD IBN SAUD ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY on Oct. 21 for "Converter-free PV-powered water desalination system for remote communities" (Saudi Arabia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,302, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to IMAM MOHAMMAD IBN SAUD ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).

"Converter-free PV-powered water desalination system for remote communities" was invented by Mohamed Yehia Mohamed Shalaby (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water heating system includes a photovoltaic (PV) panel configured to generate a direct current from sunlight, a light sensor configured to measure a real-time radiation intensity of the sunlight, and a water chamber configured to receive water. A reconfigurable heating circuit including one or more resistive heaters and switches is configured to heat wat...