Patents Assigned to ONE-CYCLE CONTROL, INC.
  • Battery management converter system
    Patent number: 10074995
    Abstract: Aspects of a battery management converter system are described. In one embodiment, a battery management converter system includes an arrangement of a plurality of battery converter cells, where each battery converter cell includes one or more battery cells and a switching power converter. The system further includes a battery converter cell controller for each of the plurality of battery converter cells, and a battery management converter controller that receives battery status information from each battery converter cell controller and provides control references to distribute charging or discharging power among the plurality of battery converter cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignees: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, ONE-CYCLE CONTROL. INC.
    Inventors: Gregory Smedley, Keyue Smedley, Roozbeh Naderi
  • Devices and methods for harvesting power from arrays of wind turbines
    Patent number: 9214811
    Abstract: Variable frequency alternate current (VFAC) bus arrangements and systems using such VFAC bus arrangements are described, such as arrays of turbines. Such systems have a centrally located power process hub connected to the VFAC bus arrangements in a way that there is a dedicated VFAC bus arrangement for each turbine of the array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignees: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ONE-CYCLE CONTROL, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory T Smedley, John Oluseun Dabiri
  • BATTERY MANAGEMENT CONVERTER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150002099
    Abstract: Aspects of a battery management converter system are described. In one embodiment, a battery management converter system includes an arrangement of a plurality of battery converter cells, where each battery converter cell includes one or more battery cells and a switching power converter. The system further includes a battery converter cell controller for each of the plurality of battery converter cells, and a battery management converter controller that receives battery status information from each battery converter cell controller and provides control references to distribute charging or discharging power among the plurality of battery converter cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicants: The Regents of the University of California Corporation, A California Corporation, One-Cycle Control, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Smedley, Keyue Smedley, Roozbeh Naderi
  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR HARVESTING POWER FROM ARRAYS OF WIND TURBINES
    Publication number: 20130285461
    Abstract: Variable frequency alternate current (VFAC) bus arrangements and systems using such VFAC bus arrangements are described, such as arrays of turbines. Such systems have a centrally located power process hub connected to the VFAC bus arrangements in a way that there is a dedicated VFAC bus arrangement for each turbine of the array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicants: ONE-CYCLE CONTROL, INC., CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Gregory T. SMEDLEY, John Oluseun DABIRI