Patents by Inventor Jon Ronhaar

Jon Ronhaar 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).

  • Solar inverter cabinet architecture
    Patent number: 8233278
    Abstract: A cabinet for a solar power inverter is described. A solar power inverter receives DC current from a solar panel and transforms the DC current into AC current. To cool the inverter equipment, an air inlet receives ambient air drawn into the cabinet by an air pressurizer. The ambient air is urged into a pressurized air plenum, from which two ports channel the air into at least two air paths to flow over the equipment in the cabinet. The equipment in the cabinet is arranged such that the air passes over more heat-sensitive equipment before reaching less heat-sensitive equipment. The equipment in the cabinet can be separated by grounded, metal walls to contain and diminish electromagnetic interference. The equipment may be accessed from a single, front side of the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian J. Hoffman, Steven G. Hummel, Jon Ronhaar, Andrew Olseene
  • SOLAR INVERTER CABINET ARCHITECTURE
    Publication number: 20100118488
    Abstract: A cabinet for a solar power inverter is described. A solar power inverter receives DC current from a solar panel and transforms the DC current into AC current. To cool the inverter equipment, an air inlet receives ambient air drawn into the cabinet by an air pressurizer. The ambient air is urged into a pressurized air plenum, from which two ports channel the air into at least two air paths to flow over the equipment in the cabinet. The equipment in the cabinet is arranged such that the air passes over more heat-sensitive equipment before reaching less heat-sensitive equipment. The equipment in the cabinet can be separated by grounded, metal walls to contain and diminish electromagnetic interference. The equipment may be accessed from a single, front side of the cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Brian J. Hoffman, Steven G. Hummel, Jon Ronhaar, Andrew Olseene, Yong Park