Patents by Inventor Thomas Joseph Horgan

Thomas Joseph Horgan 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).

  • Cooling for battery units in energy storage system
    Patent number: 10128544
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the temperature of an energy storage system are provided. More specifically, a time period of increased battery temperature attributable to, for instance, charging or discharging of the battery can be identified. A control system can be used to reduce the ambient temperature of a space associated with the battery energy storage devices in the time period prior to or immediately before the period of increased battery temperature. The ambient temperature can be maintained at a nominal ambient temperature at other times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Richard Hayes Cutright, Kenneth McClellan Rush, Joshua Paul Webb, Thomas Joseph Horgan, Michael Stanley Zanoni
  • AIRFLOW COOLING FOR AN ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180062230
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for providing a cooling airflow to an energy storage system. The energy storage system can include one or more energy storage devices positioned within a defined thermal zone. The energy storage system can include a thermal control system configured to provide a cooling airflow to the one or more energy storage devices. The thermal control system can include a heat exchanging device configured to provide a cooled airflow to the defined thermal zone. The thermal control system can also include a moveable element configured to adjust a distribution of airflow within the defined thermal zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: James Thorpe Browell, Michael Stanley Zanoni, Amin Ajdari, Ahmed Mandil, Richard Hayes Cutright, Kenneth McClellan Rush, Thomas Joseph Horgan
  • COOLING FOR BATTERY UNITS IN ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170062885
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the temperature of an energy storage system are provided. More specifically, a time period of increased battery temperature attributable to, for instance, charging or discharging of the battery can be identified. A control system can be used to reduce the ambient temperature of a space associated with the battery energy storage devices in the time period prior to or immediately before the period of increased battery temperature. The ambient temperature can be maintained at a nominal ambient temperature at other times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Richard Hayes Cutright, Kenneth McClellan Rush, Joshua Paul Webb, Thomas Joseph Horgan, Michael Stanley Zanoni