Patents Examined by Alex W Lam
  • Patent number: 12209573
    Abstract: The invention concerns a wind power plant comprising a plurality of wind turbines connected to a distribution line; a connection station comprising a plurality of switchgear devices connected to a substation via the distribution line; and, a plurality of power cables connecting the plurality of switchgear devices and the plurality of wind turbines. The plurality of power cables are respectively arranged to connect a single switchgear device of the plurality of switchgear devices and a single wind turbine of the plurality of wind turbines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventor: Jesper Nielsen
  • Patent number: 12206241
    Abstract: A redundant power supply has a first power supply, which is disconnectedly connected to a busbar by means of a first tie switch and is connectable to a first load without a tie switch, and having a second power supply, which is disconnectedly connected to the busbar by means of a second tie switch and is connectable to the first load without a tie switch, and having a third power supply, which is disconnectedly connected to the busbar by means of a third tie switch and is connectable to a second load without a tie switch, and having a fourth power supply, which is disconnectedly connected to the busbar by means of a fourth tie switch and is connectable to the second load without a tie switch. All of the tie switches are closed during trouble-free operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Yi Zhu, Shivansh Batra, Thomas Beckert, David Meulenbroeks
  • Patent number: 12199435
    Abstract: An inductive stove appliance that includes a stove housing; a minimum of three cooking zones, with at least two of the cooking zones comprising induction coils; an electric oven; a set of cooktop and oven controls configured for operation of the inductive stove appliance, including operation of the minimum of three cooking zones and the electric oven; a power cord with a plug configured to couple with a standard 120V, 15A-30A, electrical power receptacle of a power distribution system; and a battery system disposed within the stove housing of the inductive stove appliance with one or more batteries integrated into the stove housing configured to: store power obtained from the power cord with the plug coupled with the electrical power receptacle of the power distribution system, power the minimum of three cooking zones of the inductive stove appliance, and power the electric oven of the inductive stove appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: CHANNING STREET COPPER COMPANY
    Inventors: Saul Thomas Griffith, Samuel Eli Calisch, Joshua Land, Tucker Gilman
  • Patent number: 12199434
    Abstract: Disclosed is a power management device configured to stably supply power and save power by managing power quality includes a first switch, a converter, a voltage detector, a current detector, and a processor configured to control power of the power source to be supplied to the load through the first switch by turning the first switch on in an echo compensation mode, monitor power quality based on the detected current and the detected voltage, and when it is determined that the power quality has been abnormal, perform compensation control through the converter in a turned-on state of the first switch or control the power of the power source to be supplied to the load through the converter by turning the first switch off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Seong Chul Ahn
  • Patent number: 12199444
    Abstract: This application discloses a photovoltaic device, a photovoltaic inverter, a system, and a power limit control method. The device includes a DC-DC converter circuit, an inverter circuit, and a controller. An input end of the DC-DC converter circuit is connected to a photovoltaic array, and an output end of the DC-DC converter circuit is connected to an input end of the inverter circuit. The controller is configured to: receive a power scheduling instruction, where the power scheduling instruction carries a power reference value; and when the power reference value is less than a power at a maximum power point, reduce an input current of the DC-DC converter circuit; or when an input voltage of the DC-DC converter circuit is greater than or equal to a preset voltage, increase an input current of the DC-DC converter circuit until an output power of an inverter becomes consistent with the power reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jialong Xu, Zhiwu Xu, Yongbing Gao
  • Patent number: 12191664
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for supplying AC output power to at least one desired AC load. Values of electrical currents and/or voltages are measured by an energy measurement device within the system and an AC output power demand of the AC load is determined. An inverter unit inverts DC power received via the internal DC bus to AC power to supply AC output power to the connected AC load. The invention further comprises that the controller controls the electrical energy consumption of the inverter unit based on the AC output power demand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: WATTIUM OY
    Inventor: Kauko Varanka
  • Patent number: 12191667
    Abstract: An inductive stove appliance that includes a stove housing; a minimum of three cooking zones, with at least two of the cooking zones comprising induction coils; an electric oven; a set of cooktop and oven controls configured for operation of the inductive stove appliance, including operation of the minimum of three cooking zones and the electric oven; a power cord with a plug configured to couple with a standard 120V, 15A-30A, electrical power receptacle of a power distribution system; and a battery system disposed within the stove housing of the inductive stove appliance with one or more batteries integrated into the stove housing configured to: store power obtained from the power cord with the plug coupled with the electrical power receptacle of the power distribution system, power the minimum of three cooking zones of the inductive stove appliance, and power the electric oven of the inductive stove appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: CHANNING STREET COPPER COMPANY
    Inventors: Saul Thomas Griffith, Samuel Eli Calisch, Joshua Land, Tucker Gilman
  • Patent number: 12176707
    Abstract: A DC bus control system for controlling power fluctuations in a DC bus connecting an input power source and a load, comprising: a main stabilization device including a first charging/discharging element and a first power converter; a plurality of the sub stabilization devices including a second charging/discharging element, a charging element, or a discharging element and a second power converter, wherein the plurality of the sub stabilization devices includes a first sub stabilization device having a charging/discharging element and a second power converter and at least one second sub stabilization device having a charging element or a discharging element and a second power converter, and a response speed of the first sub stabilization device is set such that a charging amount of the charging element or a discharging amount of the discharging element of the second sub stabilization device changes with a predetermined time constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: RIKEN
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Tsuno, Katsushi Fujii, Kayo Koike, Satoshi Wada
  • Patent number: 12172533
    Abstract: An electric circuit for a high-voltage network of a vehicle. the high-voltage network includes at least two electrical energy stores. The electric circuit includes a first and second connection points, which are configured for electrical connection to a consumer (19) and/or a charger (21). A first switching unit is arranged between a first pole connector and the first connection point. A second switching unit is arranged between a second pole connector and the second connection point. A third switching unit is arranged between the first connection point and a third pole connector, and a fourth switching unit is arranged between the second connection point and a fourth pole connector. The first switching unit and/or the second switching unit are designed to be galvanically isolating in an electrically disconnecting state, and the third and fourth switching units are embodied as semiconductor components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Berengar Krieg, Ian Patrick Moss, Johannes Swoboda, Josef Goeppert, Ngoc Ho Tran, Samuel Vasconcelos Araujo
  • Patent number: 12165799
    Abstract: A coil component includes a core including a winding core portion, a first flange portion, and a second flange portion, and a plate member that is mounted on the first flange portion and the second flange portion. A distance in a height direction between the plate member and the first flange portion, or a distance in the height direction between the plate member and the second flange portion, or both vary in a length direction, or in a width direction, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Sukegawa, Yasuhiro Itani, Takanori Suzuki, Yuuki Kitadai, Yoshifumi Maki, Reiichi Matsuba
  • Patent number: 12162612
    Abstract: An energy storage system used in a flight vehicle includes: a plurality of energy storage apparatuses; and a power transfer circuit that is connected to the plurality of energy storage apparatuses and transfer electric power between the plurality of energy storage apparatuses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Nan Ukumori, Daisuke Konishi
  • Patent number: 12149097
    Abstract: A wireless power reception circuit system includes a wireless power reception circuit, an electric storage device, a load unit, a digital control circuit, a voltage conversion circuit, a DC-DC converter, smoothing capacitors, a voltage OR circuit, and an external signal setting circuit for resetting the digital control circuit. An enable signal input terminal of the voltage conversion circuit is in a disabled state when the voltage conversion circuit is not controlled by the digital control circuit. The digital control circuit supplies an enable signal to the enable signal input terminal of the voltage conversion circuit when operating the voltage conversion circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norikazu Sakamoto, Tatsuya Hosotani
  • Patent number: 12149096
    Abstract: Active electromagnetic shielding for dynamic high power wireless charging and related electrified roadway systems, method, and wireless power transmitters is disclosed. A wireless power transmitter includes a first canceling coil offset from a power transmission coil, a second canceling coil offset from the power transmission coil, and circuitry electrically connected to the first canceling coil and the second canceling coil. The circuitry is configured to deliver canceling currents to the first canceling coil and the second canceling coil to destructively interfere with portions of electromagnetic fields generated by the power transmission coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
    Inventor: Bo Zhang
  • Patent number: 12149118
    Abstract: A secure, reliable and simplified control mechanism for operating an inverter is provided. In particular, a mechanical switch is used for connecting a local grid with a public grid and for disconnecting the local grid from the public grid. The mechanical switch comprises an intermediate position. Each time when the switch is in this intermediate position, the inverter is immediately shut down in a fast shutdown operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Fronius International GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Pimminger, Martin Heidl, Florian Guschlbauer
  • Patent number: 12142943
    Abstract: A power reception apparatus wirelessly receives power from a power transmission apparatus, measures a value corresponding to received power in a first period in which the power transmission apparatus limits power transmission, measures, in a second period, a value corresponding to received power used to detect an object different from the power transmission apparatus and the power reception apparatus based on a relationship between a value corresponding to transmitted power in the power transmission apparatus and a value corresponding to the received power in the power reception apparatus, controls a timing of the second period such that the first period and the second period do not overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takahiro Shichino
  • Patent number: 12136818
    Abstract: A thermal power unit-flywheel energy storage cooperative frequency regulation control method and system is provided, which belongs to the technical field of a power grid. First, a real-time output increment of a thermal power unit is predicted, then a real-time frequency regulation power instruction of a flywheel energy storage system is determined based on the predicted real-time output increment of the thermal power unit, and finally the frequency regulation power instruction of the thermal power unit is determined by a difference adjustment coefficient of a governor and a grid frequency deviation. The thermal power unit and flywheel energy storage system is cooperatively controlled by frequency regulation based on the real-time output increment predicted value of the unit, which realizes self-adaptive adjustment of output of the flywheel energy storage system under dynamic working conditions, and improves the grid frequency stability and operation safety of the thermal power unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Feng Hong, Lu Liang, Xinyi Jia, Junhong Hao, Yanjun Du, Wei Wang, Fang Fang
  • Patent number: 12132331
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission apparatus comprises: a plurality of transmission coils configured to transmit a wireless power to a wireless power reception apparatus; a shielding coil which is arranged on at least one surface of a dielectric substrate, and is configured in a loop shape having at least two turns so as to surround the plurality of transmission coils; and a capacitor configured to connect one point to the other point of the shielding coil. The plurality of transmission coils are arranged inside the shielding coil disposed on the dielectric substrate, and the direction of a magnetic field formed at one side and the other side of the plurality of transmission coils adjacent to the shielding coil is formed to be opposite to the direction of a magnetic field formed around the shielding coil so that the shielding coil shields external exposure of electromagnetic waves by the plurality of transmission coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kyunghwan Kim, Seonghun Lee
  • Patent number: 12132329
    Abstract: Provided are a to-be-charged device, a wireless charging device, and a wireless charging method. The to-be-charged device includes a battery, at least two wireless receiver circuits, and a control circuit. Each of the at least two wireless receiver circuits is coupled to the battery, and is configured to receive an electromagnetic signal transmitted by a wireless charging device, and convert the electromagnetic signal into a charging current for charging the battery. The control circuit is coupled with each of the at least two wireless receiver circuits, and is configured to, in various charging stages or in different charging modes, control at least one of the at least two wireless receiver circuits to charge the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Yang, Shiming Wan, Jun Zhang, Jialiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 12132330
    Abstract: An aircraft has a first antenna arrangement, a payload and a processing unit. The first antenna arrangement is designed to wirelessly receive electromagnetic signals. The processing unit is coupled to the first antenna arrangement, on the one hand, and to the payload, on the other hand. The processing unit is designed to modulate an electromagnetic signal received by the first antenna arrangement and thereby to generate a first modulated signal and to forward it to the payload. The payload is designed to use the first modulated signal as working signal. A radiofrequency power signal on an uplink is thus remodulated into a payload working signal, such that the payload working signal is able to be used directly by the payload without rectification into a DC voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Daniel
  • Patent number: 12126214
    Abstract: This application provides an uninterruptible power system and a driving method for an uninterruptible power system, and relates to the field of power conversion technologies, to resolve output interruption of the uninterruptible power system. The uninterruptible power system includes a first power input end, a second power input end, a load end, and a bypass, where the bypass includes a first bidirectional switch, and the first bidirectional switch is connected to the first power input end and the load end, and is configured to control connection or disconnection between the first power input end and the load end; and at least one main circuit, where each main circuit includes a bus and an inverter output unit. An input end of the bus is connected to the second power input end, and an output end of the bus is connected to the inverter output unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chuntao Zhang