Patents by Inventor David M. Westmoreland

David M. Westmoreland 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).

  • Patent number: 8606425
    Abstract: An uninterruptable power supply (UPS) designed to switch power inputs between an alternating current mode and a battery mode by adjusting the amplitude and/or frequency windows of the input voltage so that the uninterruptible power supply accepts the unstable voltage and/or frequency. This prevents the uninterruptible power supply to switch back to the battery mode during a transfer time between the battery mode and the AC mode. The uninterruptable power supply includes a control circuit. The control circuit modifies the monitored value and/or actual amplitude and/or the frequency window when unstable amplitude and/or an unstable frequency are detected at the input terminal of the input voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Toshiba International Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichi Morishima, David M. Westmoreland
  • Patent number: 8299648
    Abstract: An uninterruptable power supply (UPS) designed to switch power inputs between an alternating current mode and a battery mode having a sensor to monitor a load current, and a central processing unit (CPU) to boost a bus voltage of the uninterruptable power supply by increasing a calculated reference voltage to a target reference voltage by a slope. The calculated reference voltage is calculated by the CPU based on a voltage drop value in main capacitors that occurs during a transfer time between the battery mode and the AC mode. The target reference voltage is the voltage across an equivalent circuit of the main capacitors before the voltage drop. The slope is based on a ratio of a voltage drop value across an equivalent circuit of main capacitors and a charging up time to reach the target reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Toshiba International Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichi Morishima, David M. Westmoreland
  • Publication number: 20110264292
    Abstract: An uninterruptable power supply (UPS) designed to switch power inputs between an alternating current mode and a battery mode by adjusting the amplitude and/or frequency windows of the input voltage so that the uninterruptible power supply accepts the unstable voltage and/or frequency. This prevents the uninterruptible power supply to switch back to the battery mode during a transfer time between the battery mode and the AC mode. The uninterruptable power supply includes a control circuit. The control circuit modifies the monitored value and/or actual amplitude and/or the frequency window when unstable amplitude and/or an unstable frequency are detected at the input terminal of the input voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: TOSHIBA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichi Morishima, David M. Westmoreland
  • Publication number: 20110215646
    Abstract: An uninterruptable power supply (UPS) designed to switch power inputs between an alternating current mode and a battery mode having a sensor to monitor a load current, and a control processing unit (CPU) to boost a bus voltage of the uninterruptable power supply by increasing a calculated reference voltage to a target reference voltage by a slope. The calculated reference voltage is calculated by the CPU based on a voltage drop value in main capacitors that occurs during a transfer time between the battery mode and the AC mode. The target reference voltage is the voltage across an equivalent circuit of the main capacitors before the voltage drop. The slope is based on a ratio of a voltage drop value across an equivalent circuit of main capacitors and a charging up time to reach the target reference voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: TOSHIBA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichi Morishima, David M. Westmoreland