Patents Assigned to EAST COAST RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, LLC
  • Patent number: 8536734
    Abstract: An apparatus for inverting DC voltage to AC voltage by stacking of DC voltage sources from a series of DC voltage sources comprises a plurality of circuits. Each circuit includes a first power switch, a second power switch, and a third power switch. The first power switch allows selective connection of adjacent DC voltage sources in the series to provide stacking of DC voltage sources. The second power switch allows selective connection of a first bus to a corresponding location between adjacent DC voltage sources. The third power switch allows selective connection of a second bus to a corresponding location between adjacent DC voltage sources. Controlling the plurality of power switches produces an AC voltage output by coordinating stacking of DC voltage sources and associated connections to the first bus and the second bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: East Coast Research and Development, LLC
    Inventor: Douglas A. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20110254373
    Abstract: An apparatus for inverting DC voltage to AC voltage by stacking of DC voltage sources from a series of DC voltage sources comprises a plurality of circuits. Each circuit includes a first power switch, a second power switch, and a third power switch. The first power switch allows selective connection of adjacent DC voltage sources in the series to provide stacking of DC voltage sources. The second power switch allows selective connection of a first bus to a corresponding location between adjacent DC voltage sources. The third power switch allows selective connection of a second bus to a corresponding location between adjacent DC voltage sources. Controlling the plurality of power switches produces an AC voltage output by coordinating stacking of DC voltage sources and associated connections to the first bus and the second bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: EAST COAST RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, LLC
    Inventor: Douglas A. Johnson