Patents by Inventor Milan Prodanovic

Milan Prodanovic 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).

  • Apparatus for optimizing system performance and related control methods
    Patent number: 8069728
    Abstract: Focusing on the criterion of “Energy save” or “Quiet noise” or other suitable operating parameter and considering the existing limitation of the operation of the electro-dynamic shaker system, apparatus for optimizing the operating condition of the vibration test system is proposed. The apparatus 100 measures the field current and drive current under the state that the desired vibration is fed to the specimen 20, and calculates the necessary force the shaker 1 should supply. Field current is supposed to be varied, and the necessary drive current is calculated based on the necessary force data. Further, the blower rotation is supposed to be varied, and the total power consumption at the coils and the blower is calculated. Also the temperatures of the field coil 4 and of the drive coil 10 is estimated and checked whether within the limitation. Then the optimal operating condition for the focused criterion is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: IMV Corporation
    Inventors: John Goodfellow, Kazuyoshi Ueno, Milan Prodanovic, Koshi Yamamoto, Norihiro Maeda
  • APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AND RELATED CONTROL METHODS
    Publication number: 20090205430
    Abstract: Focusing on the criterion of “Energy save” or “Quiet noise” or other suitable operating parameter and considering the existing limitation of the operation of the electro-dynamic shaker system, apparatus for optimizing the operating condition of the vibration test system is proposed. The apparatus 100 measures the field current and drive current under the state that the desired vibration is fed to the specimen 20, and calculates the necessary force the shaker 1 should supply. Field current is supposed to be varied, and the necessary drive current is calculated based on the necessary force data. Further, the blower rotation is supposed to be varied, and the total power consumption at the coils and the blower is calculated. Also the temperatures of the field coil 4 and of the drive coil 10 is estimated and checked whether within the limitation. Then the optimal operating condition for the focused criterion is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: IMV CORPORATION
    Inventors: John GOODFELLOW, Kazuyoshi UENO, Milan PRODANOVIC, Koshi YAMAMOTO, Norihiro MAEDA
  • Distributed control method
    Patent number: 7202637
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved control method and apparatus allowing units arranged at different spaced apart locations to be controlled without the need for a high bandwidth link between the units and the controller. This allows a single controller to control a number of remotely located units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: The Turbo Genset Company Limited
    Inventors: Tim Charles Green, Hassan Mansir, Milan Prodanovic
  • Distributed control method
    Publication number: 20040037095
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved control method and apparatus allowing units arranged at different spaced apart locations to be controlled without the need for a high bandwidth link between the units and the controller. This allows a single controller to control a number of remotely located units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Tim Charles Green, Hassan Mansir, Milan Prodanovic