Patents Assigned to Smart Prong Technologies, Inc.
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Patent number: 11431243Abstract: A system may include a pre-charge stage and a voltage converter. The pre-charge stage may include a controller circuit configured to generate a control voltage and a current regulator electrically coupled to the controller circuit and configured to generate a first voltage, a second voltage, and a third voltage. The voltage converter may include a capacitor, a hold capacitor, and switches. The capacitor may include a first plate and a voltage on the first plate may be equal to the first voltage. The capacitor may include a second plate and a voltage on the second plate may be equal to the second voltage. The hold capacitor may include a plate and a voltage on the plate may be equal to the third voltage. The current regulator may be configured to regulate a current on the switches during accumulation of an initial charge on the capacitor and the hold capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Smart Prong Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Randall Sandusky, Neaz Farooqi
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Patent number: 10404164Abstract: A system may include first and second node, switch, driver, capacitor, and second driver. The first node may be at first voltage. The second node may be at second voltage. The switch may be coupled to the second node and output of the second driver and configured to receive input at third voltage and voltage at fourth voltage and to provide the input to the second node when the fourth voltage is greater than the third voltage. The driver may be coupled to the first and second nodes and configured to receive driver input and to generate intermediate voltage based on the driver input. The capacitor may be coupled to the driver to shift the intermediate voltage. The second driver may be coupled to the second node and the driver and configured to receive second driver input and the shifted intermediate voltage to generate the voltage at the fourth voltage.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Smart Prong Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Brian Stevenson
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Patent number: 10263529Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present disclosure may include a method of power regulation. The method may include determining a peak voltage level on a primary winding of a transformer. The method may also include selecting a particular coarse current level window based on the determined current level. Wherein the particular coarse current level window is one of a plurality of coarse current level windows. The method may additionally include determining a low window value based on the particular coarse current level window. The method may include generating a reference voltage based on the low window value. The method may also include generating a control signal based on the reference voltage. The method may additionally include transmitting the control signal to a switch circuit coupled to the primary winding of the transformer to adjust the current level on the primary winding of the transformer.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2018Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Smart Prong Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Randall L. Sandusky, Neaz E. Farooqi
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Patent number: 10263526Abstract: A system includes a boost circuit, a capacitive circuit, and a converter circuit. The boost circuit receives a DC signal at a first DC voltage and generates an intermediate AC signal at a first AC voltage based on the DC signal. The capacitive circuit receives the intermediate AC signal at the first AC voltage and generates an isolated AC signal at the first AC voltage based on the intermediate AC signal at the first AC voltage. The converter circuit receives the isolated AC signal at the first AC voltage; generates a first isolated DC signal at a second DC voltage based on the isolated AC signal at the first AC voltage; and generates a second isolated DC signal at a third DC voltage based on the first isolated DC signal at the second DC voltage. The third DC voltage may be less than the second DC voltage.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Smart Prong Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Randall L. Sandusky, Neaz E. Farooqi, Kenson Tamotsu Harada
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Patent number: 10218275Abstract: A boost circuit receives a DC signal at a first voltage, a duty clock, a reference at a second voltage, and a second intermediate signal at a fourth voltage; compares the reference and the second intermediate signal; generates a first intermediate signal at a third voltage based on the duty clock and the comparison of the reference and the second intermediate signal; and adjusts the third voltage to cause the fourth voltage to approach the second voltage based on the comparison of the reference and the second intermediate signal. The voltage converter receives the first intermediate signal at the second voltage and a clock and generates the second intermediate signal at the fourth voltage, which may be greater than the third voltage. The voltage driver receives the second intermediate signal at the fourth voltage and generates an AC signal at an AC voltage based on the second intermediate signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Smart Prong Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Randall L. Sandusky, Neaz E. Farooqi