Patents by Inventor Juan A. Santiago-Gonzalez

Juan A. Santiago-Gonzalez 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).

  • High-frequency, high density power factor correction conversion for universal input grid interface
    Patent number: 10075064
    Abstract: A circuit includes a reconfigurable rectifier, a voltage balancer, and a pair of converters. The reconfigurable rectifier includes an ac input port and three output ports. In a first configuration, the reconfigurable rectifier can deliver power at a first output port and, in a second configuration, to at least a second output port. The voltage balancer includes first and second ports coupled to second and third output ports of the reconfigurable rectifier and is configured to balance received voltage at the first and second ports. The first converter has an input coupled to the first port of the voltage balancer and an output at which a first converted voltage signal is provided. The second converter has an input coupled to the second port of the voltage balancer and an output at which a second converted voltage signal is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: David J. Perreault, Khurram K. Afridi, Juan A. Santiago-Gonzalez, David M. Otten
  • High-Frequency, High Density Power Factor Correction Conversion For Universal Input Grid Interface
    Publication number: 20160006365
    Abstract: A circuit includes a reconfigurable rectifier, a voltage balancer, and a pair of converters. The reconfigurable rectifier includes an ac input port and three output ports. In a first configuration, the reconfigurable rectifier can deliver power at a first output port and, in a second configuration, to at least a second output port. The voltage balancer includes first and second ports coupled to second and third output ports of the reconfigurable rectifier and is configured to balance received voltage at the first and second ports. The first converter has an input coupled to the first port of the voltage balancer and an output at which a first converted voltage signal is provided. The second converter has an input coupled to the second port of the voltage balancer and an output at which a second converted voltage signal is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: David J. Perreault, Khurram K. Afridi, Juan A. Santiago-Gonzalez, David M. Otten