Patents Assigned to Shepherd Hydricity, Inc.
  • Method for using chemical thermodynamics to buffer the voltage of electric circuits and power systems
    Patent number: 10411463
    Abstract: A method for buffering the voltage of an electric system that undergoes transient voltage changes includes the step of placing a new load upon the electric system by electrically connecting at least one electrochemical device to the electric system so that electrical current flows from the electric system to the electrochemical device. Also included are the steps of causing at least one electrochemical reaction to occur within the at least one electrochemical device; varying the new load placed upon the electric system as transient voltage changes in the electric system occur; and changing the electrical current from the electric system to the electrochemical device in a manner that retards transient voltage changes in the electric system that would occur in the absence of the steps of placing, causing, and varying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Shepherd Hydricity, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen H. Shepherd
  • Method for using chemical thermodynamics to buffer the voltage of electric circuits and power systems
    Patent number: 9859703
    Abstract: A method for buffering the voltage of an electric system that undergoes transient voltage changes includes the step of placing a new load upon the electric system by electrically connecting at least one electrochemical device to the electric system so that electrical current flows from the electric system to the electrochemical device. Also included are the steps of causing at least one electrochemical reaction to occur within the at least one electrochemical device; varying the new load placed upon the electric system as transient voltage changes in the electric system occur; and changing the electrical current from the electric system to the electrochemical device in a manner that retards transient voltage changes in the electric system that would occur in the absence of the steps of placing, causing, and varying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Shepherd Hydricity, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen H. Shepherd