Patents Assigned to VERTIV ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
  • Patent number: 10784056
    Abstract: A switch assembly and a power supply system are provided. The switch assembly includes a switch body having a two-pin plug, a first circuit board, and a second circuit board. The first circuit board is provided with a power supply terminal block and a group of female terminals. The group of female terminals includes a first female terminal, a second female terminal and a third female terminal. The first female terminal and the second female terminal are respectively plugged with two pins of the two-pin plug. The first female terminal is electrically connected to the power supply terminal block, and the second female terminal is electrically connected to the third female terminal. The second circuit board is provided with a load connection terminal and a male terminal electrically connected to the load connection terminal. The male terminal is plugged with the third female terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: VERTIV ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Junmei Xiao, Zhongchang Sun
  • Publication number: 20200203089
    Abstract: A switch assembly and a power supply system are provided. The switch assembly includes a switch body having a two-pin plug, a first circuit board, and a second circuit board. The first circuit board is provided with a power supply terminal block and a group of female terminals. The group of female terminals includes a first female terminal, a second female terminal and a third female terminal. The first female terminal and the second female terminal are respectively plugged with two pins of the two-pin plug. The first female terminal is electrically connected to the power supply terminal block, and the second female terminal is electrically connected to the third female terminal. The second circuit board is provided with a load connection terminal and a male terminal electrically connected to the load connection terminal. The male terminal is plugged with the third female terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: VERTIV ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Junmei XIAO, Zhongchang SUN
  • Publication number: 20200007031
    Abstract: Disclosed in embodiments of the present invention are a control method, apparatus, device, and medium for a power factor correction (PFC) circuit, used for solving the problems of high implementation costs and relatively severe THD that exist in existing PFC circuit control methods. The control method for a power factor correction (PFC) circuit, comprising: acquiring circuit parameter information of the PFC circuit; when determining that the circuit parameter information meets a preset switching condition, switching a control mode of the PFC circuit to be a continuous conduction mode (CCM).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: VERTIV ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Bo XIANG, Jian LI, Ruiguo YANG, Huaxing FU
  • Patent number: 10141554
    Abstract: An equipment enclosure includes an inner chamber having a top, a bottom opposing the top, and a plurality of sides between the top and the bottom, an outer chamber adjacent one of said plurality of sides of the inner chamber, and a wall extending between the inner chamber and the outer chamber. The inner chamber is configured to house one or more rechargeable batteries capable of releasing hydrogen gas over time. The wall includes one or more perforations to allow hydrogen gas released by the one or more rechargeable batteries to pass from the inner chamber into the outer chamber. The outer chamber includes an exterior wall having one or more perforations to allow the hydrogen gas in the outer chamber to exit the enclosure. Other example enclosures and methods of exhausting hydrogen gas from enclosures are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Vertiv Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Adarsh Khandelwal, Jin Harrison Elkins
  • Patent number: 10080431
    Abstract: An outdoor telecommunications equipment enclosure includes a dome, a base for receiving the dome, and a slide lock assembly for coupling the dome to the base. The slide lock assembly includes a housing coupled to one of the dome and the base and defining a channel and a slider positioned within the channel. The slider is moveable between a retracted position and an extended position for engaging the other one of the dome and the base. In one example embodiment, one of the slider and the housing includes multiple protrusions in contact with the other one of the slider and the housing. The protrusions inhibit surface contact between the slider and the housing. In another example embodiment, the slide lock assembly includes a gasket, seal and/or plug to inhibit ingress of debris into the slide lock assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Vertiv Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Shen-Meng Chen, Daniel Sedlecky, Jerome A. Maloney
  • Patent number: 10068695
    Abstract: There is provided a transformer including an E shaped and two I shaped magnetic cores and a first, second and third windings, wherein: one I shaped magnetic core is located between one side and a middle legs of the E shaped magnetic core, another is located between another side and the middle legs; there is an air gap on each of the two I shaped magnetic cores or two side or bottom legs of the E shaped magnetic core, the first winding is wound on a part of the magnetic cores where the air gap exists; the second and third windings are wound on the middle leg; and the first winding is connected in parallel with the second winding to constitute a primary winding; the third winding is a secondary winding. With the transformer provided by the disclosure, transformer winding loss can be reduced, and transformer efficiency can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: VERTIV ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Yaming Shi, Yuangang Liu, Liwei Huang, Xiangsheng Li, Feng Xu
  • Patent number: 10054966
    Abstract: A battery backup unit (BBU) for supplying backup power to a load includes at least one battery, an output terminal for coupling to a load, a power converter having an input coupled to the at least one battery and an output coupled to the output terminal, and a bypass circuit having an input coupled to the at least one battery and an output coupled to the output terminal. The power converter is configured to regulate a voltage at the output terminal after startup of the power converter. The bypass circuit is configured to regulate the voltage at the output terminal during startup of the power converter. Other example systems including one or more BBUs are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: VERTIV ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Michael Francis Smith
  • Patent number: 10050555
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to power supplies and control methods for power supplies. Example power supplies include an output terminal, a transformer having a secondary winding including a first terminal and a second terminal, first and second diodes coupled between the output terminal and the first and second terminals, respectively, first and second switches coupled between the output terminal and the first and second terminals, respectively, and a controller coupled to the first switch and the second switch. The controller is configured to control the power supply in an asynchronous mode when output current is below a defined threshold so current flows to the output terminal through the first diode and the second diode, and to control the power supply in a synchronous mode when output current is above the defined threshold so current flows to the output terminal through the first switch and the second switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: VERTIV ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Franklin Gilchrist, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10028414
    Abstract: An electronics equipment cabinet includes a plurality of walls defining a first space and a second space adjacent the first space. A wall of the plurality of walls separates the first space and the second space and includes an opening. The cabinet further includes a heat generating module having an inlet side, an outlet side opposing the inlet side, a heat generating component between the inlet side and the outlet side, and an internal fan for directing air heated by the heat generating component into the second space via the opening of the wall. One or more walls of the plurality of walls defining the second space includes a thermally conductive material for transferring heat from the second space to a surrounding environment external to the cabinet to reduce a temperature in the cabinet. Other example cabinets and methods for reducing temperature in cabinets are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: VERTIV ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Adarsh Khandelwal, Srinivasan Natarajan, James William Webster, Arunkumar Biragoni
  • Patent number: 10015914
    Abstract: An example enclosure includes a top portion, a bottom portion, and at least one heat generating module adjacent the top portion of the enclosure. The heat generating module includes an inlet side, an outlet side, a heat generating component and an internal fan. The enclosure also includes a heat collector positioned adjacent the outlet side of the heat generating module to collect warm air from the outlet side of the heat generating module and divert the warm air to the bottom portion of the enclosure to mix with cooler air. The internal fan of the heat generating module draws the mixed air into the heat generating module to create an airflow loop within the enclosure to cool the heat generating component without a heat sink, a heat exchanger, or a fan external to the heat generating module. Other example enclosures and methods of managing heat inside enclosures are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: VERTIV ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Arunkumar Biragoni, Adarsh Khandelwal
  • Patent number: 9929449
    Abstract: Systems and methods for warming batteries are generally disclosed. According to one aspect, a system for warming a battery includes one or more rectifiers each having an input for receiving an input voltage and an output configured to provide an output voltage to a load. The system also includes at least one battery having an input for receiving an input voltage to charge the battery. The battery is coupled to the load and configured to provide an output voltage to the load. The system also includes a controller coupled to the battery and configured to raise the output voltage of the battery above the output voltage of the one or more rectifiers so that current flows from the battery, thereby warming the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: VERTIV ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Julie JoAnn Lee
  • Patent number: 9906072
    Abstract: A system includes a first power converter, a second power converter, a first battery having a time to end of discharge (EOD) and coupled to output a current to the first converter, a second battery having a time to EOD and coupled to output a current to the second converter, and a control circuit coupled to the first converter and the second converter. The control circuit is configured to monitor the times to EOD of the first battery and the second battery, and in response to the times to EOD of the first battery and the second battery not being substantially equal, control the first converter to adjust the current drawn from the first battery to change a rate of decrease of the time to EOD of the first battery. Other example systems and methods for substantially matching a time to EOD of a plurality of batteries are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: VERTIV ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Michael Francis Smith
  • Patent number: 9859754
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes linking a plurality of load distribution points in a power distribution unit to a plurality of electrical loads in response to user input, receiving data indicative of one or more electrical parameters associated with the plurality of load distribution points, selecting a visual indicator from a group of indicators based on the one or more electrical parameters associated with the load distribution point for each of the plurality of load distribution points, and displaying the selected visual indicators for the plurality of load distribution points on a visual display for viewing by a user. Each of the electrical loads are electrically coupled to one or more of the plurality of load distribution points. Example computer systems and non-transitory computer readable medium including computer executable instructions for performing one or more computer-implemented methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: VERTIV ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Carl Johan Henrik Nilén, Kjell Gunnar Lövqvist
  • Patent number: 9847635
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a power supply module and a soft start method. The power supply module includes an input detection circuit configured to output a first notification signal to a trigger drive circuit when it is determined that the power supply module receives a power supply signal; the trigger drive circuit configured to, upon receipt of the first notification signal sent from the input detection circuit, wait for a predetermined duration without sending a drive signal to a current limiting circuit, and to send the driver signal to the current limiting circuit when the predetermined duration elapses; and the current limiting circuit configured to limit a current on a Direct Current (DC) bus of the power supply module when the drive signal is not received by the current limiting circuit, and not to limit the current on the DC bus upon receipt of the drive signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Vertiv Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Baoliang Lv, Guoyong Wang, Shiqiang Yu
  • Patent number: 9806600
    Abstract: A power system for powering a load including a power converter and a control circuit coupled to the power converter. The power converter includes an input terminal for receiving an input voltage and an input current, and output terminal for outputting an output voltage and an output current to a load. The control circuit is configured to monitor the output voltage and the output current of the power converter and shut down the power converter in response to the output voltage being less than or equal to a defined voltage threshold and the output current being greater than or equal to a defined current threshold for a defined period of time. Other example power systems, control circuits, and methods of controlling power converters are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: VERTIV ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: John H. Leitner
  • Patent number: 9762118
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a lossless snubber circuit and an operation method thereof. The lossless snubber circuit includes a first snubber circuit. The first snubber circuit includes a first diode (D7) and a capacitor (C3). The capacitance of the capacitor (C3) is big enough so that a voltage spike generated at the moment when a switch transistor (Q1) is turned off is depressed by charging the capacitor (C3). When the switch transistor (Q1) is on, the electric charges released by the capacitor (C3) are directed to a first capacitor (C1) in a three-phase Vienna structure, so as to avoid the problem of voltage stress difference caused by the large quantity of electric charges released by the capacitor (C3) flowing back to the switch transistor (Q1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: VERTIV ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Meng Wang
  • Patent number: 9742263
    Abstract: An automatic equalization method and apparatus for bus bar voltages of a Power Factor Correction (PFC) circuit. The method includes calculating a difference in voltages of a positive bus bar and a negative bus bar, and increasing the rotation speed of a fan in the PFC circuit according to the difference in voltages of the positive bus bar and the negative bus bar until the voltages of the positive and negative bus bars are equalized. The apparatus includes a voltage difference module configured to calculate a difference in voltages of a positive bus bar and a negative bus bar, and a rotation speed control module configured to increase a rotation speed of a fan in the PFC circuit according to the difference in voltages of the positive bus bar and the negative bus bar, until the voltages of the positive and negative bus bars are equalized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: VERTIV ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Jing Sun, Huajun Lv, Jing Sun
  • Patent number: 9706683
    Abstract: An electronic equipment enclosure for outdoor deployment includes a housing defining an interior and having an intake port, an exhaust port, an airflow path extending from the intake port to the exhaust port, and an equipment bay for receiving the electronic equipment. The equipment bay is positioned in the airflow path. The equipment enclosure further includes an intake fan for creating positive pressure within the interior of the housing and a pressure-activated damper having an open position for allowing air to exit the enclosure through the exhaust port in response to positive pressure within the interior of the housing and a closed position for preventing external air and/or water from entering the enclosure through the exhaust port when the intake fan is not operating. Other example equipment enclosures and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: VERTIV ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Peter M. Sprague, James W. Webster, Anthony N. Kordyban
  • Patent number: 9693472
    Abstract: An enclosure for housing electronic equipment includes one or more panels, at least one stud extending from a panel of the one or more panels, and at least one peg removably coupled to the panel via the at least one stud. The at least one stud includes a thread. The at least one peg includes a body portion defining an opening for receiving the at least one stud and a through hole extending therethrough for receiving a cable fastener to secure one or more cables in the enclosure. The body portion includes a thread adjacent the opening corresponding to the thread of the at least one stud for removably coupling the at least one peg to the panel via the at least one stud. Other example enclosures are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: VERTIV ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth Dias, Rakesh Mahaling Mali