Patents by Inventor Tab O. Walter

Tab O. Walter 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).

  • Power converter and methods for increasing power delivery of soft alternating current power source
    Patent number: 10333299
    Abstract: A power converter is provided that includes a detection circuit configured to determine a power source type based on at least one characteristic of power received from a power source. The detection circuit is also configured to determine an operating edge of the soft AC source by monitoring at least one parameter as the soft AC power source approaches a power limit, and assign an operating point to the soft AC power source based on the operating edge to increase power delivery of the soft AC power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Edward Clark Fontana, Tab O Walter, Roy Jaescentt Davis, Palanivel Subramaniam
  • Systems and methods for power interruption
    Patent number: 9438027
    Abstract: A power interruption circuit for use in a power distribution module is provided. The power interruption circuit is configured to provide power to a load and includes a shunt resistor, a plurality of switches, and microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to determine a digitized value of a current flowing through the shunt resistor, determine a digitized value of an output voltage of the power interruption circuit, calculate, from the digitized current value and the digitized output voltage value, a power provided by the power interruption circuit to the load, compare the calculated power to a threshold power level, and control the plurality of switches based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gary Jay Turner, Darwin Drake Smith, Tab O. Walter
  • POWER CONVERTER AND METHODS FOR INCREASING POWER DELIVERY OF SOFT ALTERNATING CURRENT POWER SOURCE
    Publication number: 20140306526
    Abstract: A power converter is provided that includes a detection circuit configured to determine a power source type based on at least one characteristic of power received from a power source. The detection circuit is also configured to determine an operating edge of the soft AC source by monitoring at least one parameter as the soft AC power source approaches a power limit, and assign an operating point to the soft AC power source based on the operating edge to increase power delivery of the soft AC power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Edward Clark Fontana, Tab O Walter, Roy Jaescentt Davis, Palanivel Subramaniam
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER INTERRUPTION
    Publication number: 20140268454
    Abstract: A power interruption circuit for use in a power distribution module is provided. The power interruption circuit is configured to provide power to a load and includes a shunt resistor, a plurality of switches, and microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to determine a digitized value of a current flowing through the shunt resistor, determine a digitized value of an output voltage of the power interruption circuit, calculate, from the digitized current value and the digitized output voltage value, a power provided by the power interruption circuit to the load, compare the calculated power to a threshold power level, and control the plurality of switches based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Gary Jay Turner, Darwin Drake Smith, Tab O. Walter