Patents by Inventor Edward Dean Tate, Jr.
Edward Dean Tate, Jr. 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).
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Patent number: 11835054Abstract: Described are computer-related techniques for determining rotation direction of an axial fan for use in fluid flow simulations. The techniques involve receiving by a computer processing system digital data of a three dimensional representation of an axial fan having plural fan blade, determining by the computer processing system from the data of three dimensional representation of the axial fan, at least a single centerline of a single blade of the axial fan from a two dimensional projection of the axial fan, and calculating by the computer processing system based on the initial valve of fan rotation, an actual value of fan rotational direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp.Inventors: Huhu Wang, Edward Dean Tate, Jr., Karthik Mahadevan Muthuraman, Satheesh Kandasamy
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Patent number: 11598217Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for determining shroud size of a fan. The techniques receive by a computer processing system digital data of a three-dimensional representation of a shroud of an axial fan, partition the received data into a first partition corresponding to a shroud segment and a second partition corresponding to a fan segment. determine a shroud boundary ring for the shroud segment and a viewing angle of the shroud boundary ring, apply to an image of the first partition a beam shooting process to determine the shroud diameter, determine if there are pixels in the image, which have values that produce signals indicating that the pixels are coincident with portions of the shroud and when signal is detected, calculate the shroud diameter. One aspect includes using the determined should size opening for performing a flow simulation.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp.Inventors: Huhu Wang, Edward Dean Tate, Jr., Karthik Mahadevan Muthuraman, Satheesh Kandasamy
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Patent number: 11048835Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for the generation and use of a fast battery model. One of the methods includes obtaining temperature data for one or more locations within or on the surface of a battery, the temperature data comprising time-varying heat flow inputs applied to the battery and time-varying temperature signals generated by the battery. The method also includes processing the temperature data to generate a continuous-time thermal model having one or more time-delay elements and one or more parameters, wherein parameter values are fitted using the temperature data.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2017Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp.Inventor: Edward Dean Tate, Jr.
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Publication number: 20210115802Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for determining shroud size of a fan. The techniques receive by a computer processing system digital data of a three-dimensional representation of a shroud of an axial fan, partition the received data into a first partition corresponding to a shroud segment and a second partition corresponding to a fan segment. determine a shroud boundary ring for the shroud segment and a viewing angle of the shroud boundary ring, apply to an image of the first partition a beam shooting process to determine the shroud diameter, determine if there are pixels in the image, which have values that produce signals indicating that the pixels are coincident with portions of the shroud and when signal is detected, calculate the shroud diameter. One aspect includes using the determined should size opening for performing a flow simulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Huhu Wang, Edward Dean Tate, JR., Karthik Mahadevan Muthuraman, Satheesh Kandasamy
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Publication number: 20210115935Abstract: Described are computer-related techniques for determining rotation direction of an axial fan for use in fluid flow simulations. The techniques involve receiving by a computer processing system digital data of a three dimensional representation of an axial fan having plural fan blade, determining by the computer processing system from the data of three dimensional representation of the axial fan, at least a single centerline of a single blade of the axial fan from a two dimensional projection of the axial fan, and calculating by the computer processing system based on the initial valve of fan rotation, an actual value of fan rotational direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Huhu Wang, Edward Dean Tate, JR., Karthik Mahadevan Muthuraman, JR., Satheesh Kandasamy
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Publication number: 20210117597Abstract: Computer-implemented techniques for simulating underhood conditions for a vehicle and the like are disclosed. The computer-implemented techniques include receiving by a computer processing system digital data of a three dimensional representation of modeling of a fluid source, a fluid sink, and plural fluid nodes, executing a transient thermal model that includes an underhood fluid model, and performing a simulation to simulate fluid flow from the fluid source to the fluid sink through each of the plural fluid nodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Andrew Hermetet, Mark Malinovskiy, Edward Dean Tate, JR.
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Publication number: 20190384876Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for the generation and use of an electro-thermal battery model. One of the methods includes obtaining battery data comprising voltage values, with each voltage value corresponding to an operating state of the battery. The method includes selecting a battery model, the battery model having convex parameters and non-convex parameters. The method includes processing the battery data by performing a fitting procedure to determine values of the convex parameters and non-convex parameters. The fitting procedure includes fitting the convex parameters with respect to the battery data during which the non-convex parameters are held fixed. The fitting procedure includes fitting the non-convex parameters with respect to the battery data. The fitting procedure also includes creating an electro-thermal model for a battery from the selected battery model using the fitted values of the convex and non-convex parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventor: Edward Dean Tate, JR.
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Patent number: 10354026Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for the generation and use of an electro-thermal battery model. One of the methods includes obtaining battery data comprising voltage values, with each voltage value corresponding to an operating state of the battery. The method includes selecting a battery model, the battery model having convex parameters and non-convex parameters. The method includes processing the battery data by performing a fitting procedure to determine values of the convex parameters and non-convex parameters. The fitting procedure includes fitting the convex parameters with respect to the battery data during which the non-convex parameters are held fixed. The fitting procedure includes fitting the non-convex parameters with respect to the battery data. The fitting procedure also includes creating an electro-thermal model for a battery from the selected battery model using the fitted values of the convex and non-convex parameters.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2016Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp.Inventor: Edward Dean Tate, Jr.
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Publication number: 20170249403Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for the generation and use of a fast battery model. One of the methods includes obtaining temperature data for one or more locations within or on the surface of a battery, the temperature data comprising time-varying heat flow inputs applied to the battery and time-varying temperature signals generated by the battery. The method also includes processing the temperature data to generate a continuous-time thermal model having one or more time-delay elements and one or more parameters, wherein parameter values are fitted using the temperature data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2017Publication date: August 31, 2017Inventor: Edward Dean Tate, JR.
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Publication number: 20170235858Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for the generation and use of an electro-thermal battery model. One of the methods includes obtaining battery data comprising voltage values, with each voltage value corresponding to an operating state of the battery. The method includes selecting a battery model, the battery model having convex parameters and non-convex parameters. The method includes processing the battery data by performing a fitting procedure to determine values of the convex parameters and non-convex parameters. The fitting procedure includes fitting the convex parameters with respect to the battery data during which the non-convex parameters are held fixed. The fitting procedure includes fitting the non-convex parameters with respect to the battery data. The fitting procedure also includes creating an electro-thermal model for a battery from the selected battery model using the fitted values of the convex and non-convex parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2016Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventor: Edward Dean Tate, Jr.
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Patent number: 6653817Abstract: A method and apparatus for improving estimation of battery impedance when determining the state of charge of a battery including injecting a wide spectrum signal continuously across a battery when the battery is in generator mode. Additionally, the wide spectrum signal may be injected across an alternator of a conventional internal combustion engine to improve estimation of battery impedance and subsequent state of charge the battery.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2001Date of Patent: November 25, 2003Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Edward Dean Tate, Jr., Mark William Verbrugge, Shawn D. Sarbacker
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Patent number: 6639385Abstract: A method for determining state of charge (SOC) of a battery system based upon an equivalent circuit of the battery system. A potential and resistance of the equivalent circuit are computed. The method uses a least squares regression means, and includes: providing a plurality of data points as a starting point based upon determinations including measurement or prior computation, wherein the determinations include a determination of a voltage of the battery system; weighting the plurality of data points; and computing values of the resistance and potential based upon weighted data points using recursive formulas, wherein only a state at a previous time is reflected respectively.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2002Date of Patent: October 28, 2003Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Mark William Verbrugge, Edward Dean Tate, Jr., Damon R. Frisch, Ramona Y. Ying, Brian James Koch, Shawn D. Sarbacker
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Patent number: 6531844Abstract: A purge control system for an electric vehicle including a fuel tank, a purge canister coupled to the fuel tank, an internal combustion engine coupled to the purge canister, a microgenerator coupled to the purge canister, and where said microgenerator uses fuel in the purge canister to generate electrical energy.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2002Date of Patent: March 11, 2003Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventor: Edward Dean Tate, Jr.
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Patent number: 6441586Abstract: A method of determining the state of a battery including the steps of generating a state vector that describes the state of the battery, predicting a response for the state vector, measuring a response of the battery, and correcting the state vector based on the differences between the predicted response and a measured response to determine the state of the battery.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2001Date of Patent: August 27, 2002Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Edward Dean Tate, Jr., Mark William Verbrugge, Shawn D. Sarbacker
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Patent number: 6359419Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the state of charge of a battery including determining a current-based state of charge measurement based on coulomb integration, determining a voltage-based state of charge measurement based on the resistance of said battery and a hysteresis voltage, and combining the current-based state of charge measurement and the voltage-based state of charge measurement to generate the state of charge measurement of the battery.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2000Date of Patent: March 19, 2002Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Mark William Verbrugge, Edward Dean Tate, Jr., Shawn D. Sarbacker, Brian James Koch