Patents by Inventor Luis Jose Garces
Luis Jose Garces 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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Publication number: 20130107587Abstract: Photovoltaic (PV) array emulators and methods are described. In one example, a method for use in testing a PV inverter includes coupling a first PV inverter to an alternating current (AC) power source. A second PV inverter is coupled to receive an output of the first PV inverter. The first PV inverter is operated to emulate a PV array and provide a DC power output to the second PV inverter.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2011Publication date: May 2, 2013Inventors: Chunchun Xu, David Smith, Luis Jose Garcés
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Patent number: 8406019Abstract: A method of providing reactive power support is proposed. The method includes detecting at least one of a plurality of network parameters in a distributed solar power generation system. The generation system includes a plurality of photovoltaic modules coupled to a grid via inverters. The method further includes sensing a state of the photovoltaic modules coupled to the distributed solar power generation system and determining a reactive power measure based upon the sensed state and the detected network parameters. The reactive power measure is used to generate a reactive power command. The reactive power command is further used to compensate reactive power in the distributed solar power generation system.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2008Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Luis Jose Garces, Yan Liu, Michael deRooij, Sumit Bose
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Patent number: 8310214Abstract: A control system for controlling a multiphase power converter includes a current control module, a voltage control module and a current command selector. The current control module generates grid voltage command signals for the multiphase power converter and the voltage control module generates reference converter current command signals for the current control module. The current command selector supplies active and reactive current command signals from a supervisory controller to the current control module when the multiphase power converter is connected to the grid and supplies the reference converter current command signals to the current control module when the multiphase power converter is unconnected to the grid.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2010Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Luis José Garcés Rivera, Ruediger Soeren Kusch, Chunchun Xu
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Publication number: 20120249145Abstract: A gradient amplifier system is presented. An embodiment of a gradient amplifier system that includes a power stage having a plurality of bridge amplifiers, where each of the plurality of bridge amplifiers operates at a first switching frequency. The gradient amplifier system further includes a gradient coil coupled to an output terminal of the power stage and configured to produce a magnetic field proportional to a coil current signal supplied by the power stage. In addition, the gradient amplifier system includes a controller stage coupled to an input terminal of the power stage and configured to generate a pulse width modulated gate signal based on the coil current signal and a reference current signal, where the pulse width modulated gate signal is generated at a second switching frequency upon occurrence of a slew rate associated with the reference current signal is below a determined threshold rate and an amplitude level associated with the reference current signal is above a determined level.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2011Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Rixin Lai, Luis Jose Garces, Juan Antonio Sabate, Juan Manuel Rivas Davila, Song Chi, Wesley Michael Skeffington
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Patent number: 8208274Abstract: An alternating current to direct current (AC to DC) power conversion system is provided. The system includes a rectifier configured to convert an input AC voltage to an initial pulsating DC voltage. The system also includes an inverter configured to convert the initial pulsating DC voltage to a converted AC voltage. The system further includes a plurality of transformers, each transformer including a primary winding paired to a secondary winding, wherein each of the primary windings is coupled in series with the other primary windings, wherein the series coupled primary windings are coupled to the inverter to receive respective portions of the converted AC voltage. The system also includes a plurality of bridges, each bridge coupled to a respective secondary winding configured to receive a respective portion of a transformed AC voltage from the respective secondary windings, and coupled in parallel to the other bridges to provide a combined DC output voltage.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2011Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Ravisekhar Nadimpalli Raju, Luis Jose Garces, Robert Louis Steigerwald, Michael Joseph Schutten
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Publication number: 20120092898Abstract: An alternating current to direct current (AC to DC) power conversion system is provided. The system includes a rectifier configured to convert an input AC voltage to an initial pulsating DC voltage. The system also includes an inverter configured to convert the initial pulsating DC voltage to a converted AC voltage. The system further includes a plurality of transformers, each transformer including a primary winding paired to a secondary winding, wherein each of the primary windings is coupled in series with the other primary windings, wherein the series coupled primary windings are coupled to the inverter to receive respective portions of the converted AC voltage. The system also includes a plurality of bridges, each bridge coupled to a respective secondary winding configured to receive a respective portion of a transformed AC voltage from the respective secondary windings, and coupled in parallel to the other bridges to provide a combined DC output voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Ravisekhar Nadimpalli Raju, Luis Jose Garces, Robert Louis Steigerwald, Michael Joseph Schutten
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Patent number: 8138694Abstract: A bidirectional buck-boost power converter 13 including a pair of inverter modules 14, 15 disposed at an output of a machine, and an inductor Lo connected between the pair of inverter modules 14, 15. A method for controlling a voltage output of a machine starter generator having an inverter rectifier and bidirectional buck-boost converter, includes outputting a dc voltage controlled by bidirectional buck-boost pulse width modulation (PWM) switching control, when the starter generator is in a generator mode.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2007Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Robert Louis Steigerwald, Luis Jose Garces, Matthew Christopher Bringman
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Patent number: 8134345Abstract: The disclosed technology is a cryogenic static exciter. The cryogenic static exciter is connected to a synchronous electric machine that has a field winding. The synchronous electric machine is cooled via a refrigerator or cryogen like liquid nitrogen. The static exciter is in communication with the field winding and is operating at ambient temperature. The static exciter receives cooling from a refrigerator or cryogen source, which may also service the synchronous machine, to selected areas of the static exciter and the cooling selectively reduces the operating temperature of the selected areas of the static exciter.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2005Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: James William Bray, Luis Jose Garces
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Publication number: 20110317460Abstract: A control system for controlling a multiphase power converter includes a current control module, a voltage control module and a current command selector. The current control module generates grid voltage command signals for the multiphase power converter and the voltage control module generates reference converter current command signals for the current control module. The current command selector supplies active and reactive current command signals from a supervisory controller to the current control module when the multiphase power converter is connected to the grid and supplies the reference converter current command signals to the current control module when the multiphase power converter is unconnected to the grid.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Luis José Garcés Rivera, Ruediger Soeren Kusch, Chunchun Xu
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Patent number: 7983799Abstract: A system for controlling a microgrid includes microgrid assets and a tieline for coupling the microgrid to a bulk grid; and a tieline controller coupled to the tieline. At least one of the microgrid assets comprises a different type of asset than another one of the microgrid assets. The tieline controller is configured for providing tieline control signals to adjust active and reactive power in respective microgrid assets in response to commands from the bulk grid operating entity, microgrid system conditions, bulk grid conditions, or combinations thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2006Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Sumit Bose, Alfredo Sebastian Achilles, Yan Liu, Emad Ezzat Ahmed, Luis Jose Garces
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Publication number: 20100067271Abstract: A method of providing reactive power support is proposed. The method includes detecting at least one of a plurality of network parameters in a distributed solar power generation system. The generation system includes a plurality of photovoltaic modules coupled to a grid via inverters. The method further includes sensing a state of the photovoltaic modules coupled to the distributed solar power generation system and determining a reactive power measure based upon the sensed state and the detected network parameters. The reactive power measure is used to generate a reactive power command. The reactive power command is further used to compensate reactive power in the distributed solar power generation system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2008Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Luis Jose Garces, Yan Liu, Michael deRooij, Sumit Bose
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Publication number: 20100057267Abstract: A photovoltaic (PV) control system generates a power output rate control signal based on a monitored rate of change of collective power output generated via a plurality of PV subsystems and a desired collective output power change rate for the plurality of PV subsystems and communicates the power output rate control signal to the plurality of PV subsystems to control a rate of change of one or more operating parameters of individual PV subsystems in order to control a rate of change of collective output power of the plurality of solar PV subsystems.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Yan Liu, Luis Jose Garces, Sumit Bose
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Publication number: 20100049486Abstract: Embodiments of methods and systems of a system for simulating a plant are provided. According to one exemplary embodiment of the invention, there is disclosed a system for simulating a plant. The system may include a controller including plant operation logic for executing control commands to the plant. The system may further include a simulator in communication with the controller, where the simulator may consist of high bandwidth hardware having at least one high bandwidth model of at least a first plant behavior. The simulator may also consist of at least one processor with at least one low bandwidth model of at least a second plant behavior.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2008Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Chunchun Xu, Allen Michael Ritter, David Smith, Luis Jose Garces, Robert Allen Seymour, Mark Eugene Shepard, James Michael Nowak, Bruce Allen Gerritsen, Paul Michael Szczesny
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Publication number: 20100014325Abstract: An AC-AC Converter for an AC source which in one embodiment has a first rectifier section rectifying the AC source into a first pulsed DC link voltage signal and a high frequency modulating section coupled to the first pulsed DC link voltage signal and producing a high frequency AC voltage signal. A high frequency transformer is coupled to the high frequency AC voltage signal producing a transformed high frequency AC signal. There is a second rectifier section coupled to the transformed high frequency AC signal and producing a second pulsed DC voltage signal and an unfolder section coupled to the second pulsed DC voltage signal and producing an output AC signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2008Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Ravisekhar Nadimpalli Raju, Richard S. Zhang, Ljubisa Dragolijub Stevanovic, Jeffrey Neal Slotnick, Robert Louis Steigerwald, Luis Jose Garces
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Patent number: 7560906Abstract: An electrical power generation system and method for generating electrical power are provided. The electrical power generation system utilizes a master controller for controlling operation of devices coupled to an AC electrical grid and DC electrical grid based on parameter values associated with a renewable power generator.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2008Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Yan Liu, Luis Jose Garces, Sumit Bose, Jovan Bebic
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Patent number: 7521902Abstract: Power balancing techniques for a synchronous power generation system are provided. One exemplary method for balancing power in a synchronous generator system includes determining an output power characteristic of a synchronous generator driven by a prime mover and comparing the characteristic to a value derived from the output power of a plurality of synchronous generators. The method also includes providing a correction signal to the synchronous generator to modify the output power produced by that generator. A synchronous power generation system having a plurality of synchronous generators driven by a common prime mover is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2007Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Herman Wiegman, Luis Jose Garces
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Publication number: 20090045782Abstract: A power conversion system includes two three-level converters, and a phase shifted transformer coupled to the converters.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2007Publication date: February 19, 2009Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Rajib Datta, Allen Michael Ritter, Haiqing Weng, Luis Jose Garces, Kunlun Chen, Haitao Zhang
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Publication number: 20080224670Abstract: An electrical power generation system and method for generating electrical power are provided. The electrical power generation system utilizes a master controller for controlling operation of devices coupled to an AC electrical grid and DC electrical grid based on parameter values associated with a renewable power generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2008Publication date: September 18, 2008Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Yan Liu, Luis Jose Garces, Sumit Bose, Jovan Bebic
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Patent number: 7391126Abstract: Various embodiments relate to systems and methods related to an integrated electrically-powered sub-system and wind power system including a wind power source, an electrically-powered sub-system coupled to and at least partially powered by the wind power source, the electrically-powered sub-system being coupled to the wind power source through power converters, and a supervisory controller coupled to the wind power source and the electrically-powered sub-system to monitor and manage the integrated electrically-powered sub-system and wind power system.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2006Date of Patent: June 24, 2008Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Yan Liu, Luis Jose Garces
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Publication number: 20080143304Abstract: A system for controlling a microgrid includes microgrid assets and a tieline for coupling the microgrid to a bulk grid; and a tieline controller coupled to the tieline. At least one of the microgrid assets comprises a different type of asset than another one of the microgrid assets. The tieline controller is configured for providing tieline control signals to adjust active and reactive power in respective microgrid assets in response to commands from the bulk grid operating entity, microgrid system conditions, bulk grid conditions, or combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2006Publication date: June 19, 2008Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: SUMIT BOSE, ALFREDO SEBASTIAN ACHILLES, YAN LIU, EMAD EZZAT AHMED, LUIS JOSE GARCES