Patents by Inventor Brad K. Palmer

Brad K. Palmer 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).

  • Generator power systems with active and passive rectifiers
    Patent number: 11387744
    Abstract: A system comprising a controllable alternating current power source; an active rectifier coupled to the controllable alternating current power source and configured to rectify an output of the controllable alternating current power source to supply a direct current to a load; and a controller configured to adjust at least one of a parameter of the controllable alternating current power source and a parameter of the active rectifier in response to a target output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Cummins Power Generation, Inc.
    Inventors: Elias M. Ayana, Brad K. Palmer
  • GENERATOR POWER SYSTEMS WITH ACTIVE AND PASSIVE RECTIFIERS
    Publication number: 20200228027
    Abstract: A system comprising a controllable alternating current power source; an active rectifier coupled to the controllable alternating current power source and configured to rectify an output of the controllable alternating current power source to supply a direct current to a load; and a controller configured to adjust at least one of a parameter of the controllable alternating current power source and a parameter of the active rectifier in response to a target output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Elias M. Ayana, Brad K. Palmer
  • Programmable inverter for controllable grid response
    Patent number: 10447040
    Abstract: A system for providing programmable grid response characteristics includes a generator set having an alternator output voltage, where the alternator output voltage is rectified to provide DC power to a DC bus of the generator set. The system further includes a programmable inverter having power electronics configured to receive a response requirement corresponding to a code requirement of a grid, receive the DC power from the DC bus, and condition the DC power based on the response requirement to provide an AC output response. The AC output response meets specifications of the response requirement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Cummins Power Generation IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Elias M. Ayana, Michelle Hunt, Brad K. Palmer
  • PROGRAMMABLE INVERTER FOR CONTROLLABLE GRID RESPONSE
    Publication number: 20160111879
    Abstract: A system for providing programmable grid response characteristics includes a generator set having an alternator output voltage, where the alternator output voltage is rectified to provide DC power to a DC bus of the generator set. The system further includes a programmable inverter having power electronics configured to receive a response requirement corresponding to a code requirement of a grid, receive the DC power from the DC bus, and condition the DC power based on the response requirement to provide an AC output response. The AC output response meets specifications of the response requirement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: Cummins Power Generation IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Elias M. Ayana, Michelle Hunt, Brad K. Palmer
  • GENERATOR POWER SYSTEMS WITH ACTIVE AND PASSIVE RECTIFIERS
    Publication number: 20140156099
    Abstract: A system comprising a controllable alternating current power source; an active rectifier coupled to the controllable alternating current power source and configured to rectify an output of the controllable alternating current power source to supply a direct current to a load; and a controller configured to adjust at least one of a parameter of the controllable alternating current power source and a parameter of the active rectifier in response to a target output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Cummins Power Generation, Inc.
    Inventors: Elias M. Ayana, Brad K. Palmer