Patents by Inventor Sergio Morales Álvarez

Sergio Morales Álvarez 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).

  • System and method for coupling components of a turbine system with cables
    Patent number: 10060349
    Abstract: A system includes a turbine having one or more turbine stages and a turbine support system, which may include a turbine support component, a motor coupled to the turbine support component, an auxiliary component, and a first cable interface coupled to the motor and the auxiliary component, and a motor control system. The motor control system includes a controller, a power source coupled to the controller, a second cable interface coupled to the power source, and a cable having a first plug removably coupled to the first cable interface and a second plug removably coupled to the second cable interface. The cable includes a plurality of insulated conductors. The first plug and the first cable interface include a first set of mating motor connectors and mating auxiliary connectors, and the second plug and the second cable interface include a second set of mating motor connectors and mating auxiliary connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sergio Morales Álvarez, Waldemar Alejandro Perales Muñoz, Randall John Kleen
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COUPLING COMPONENTS OF A TURBINE SYSTEM WITH CABLES
    Publication number: 20170133909
    Abstract: A system includes a turbine having one or more turbine stages and a turbine support system, which may include a turbine support component, a motor coupled to the turbine support component, an auxiliary component, and a first cable interface coupled to the motor and the auxiliary component, and a motor control system. The motor control system includes a controller, a power source coupled to the controller, a second cable interface coupled to the power source, and a cable having a first plug removably coupled to the first cable interface and a second plug removably coupled to the second cable interface. The cable includes a plurality of insulated conductors. The first plug and the first cable interface include a first set of mating motor connectors and mating auxiliary connectors, and the second plug and the second cable interface include a second set of mating motor connectors and mating auxiliary connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Sergio Morales Álvarez, Waldemar Alejandro Perales Muñoz, Randall John Kleen