Patents Examined by Jagdeep Dhillon
  • Patent number: 9484748
    Abstract: A dual port pass through midspan constituted of: a first port arranged for connection to a first data terminal equipment over a first data communication cabling; a second port arranged for connection to a second data terminal equipment over a second data communication cabling; a first power sourcing equipment arranged to inject power on two of the 4 wire pairs of the first data communication cabling; a second power sourcing equipment arranged to inject power on two of the 4 wire pairs of the second data communication cabling; and a data pass through connection arranged to pass high speed data signals between the first port to the second port, the data pass through connection comprising a direct current blocking circuit arranged to: prevent power from the first power sourcing equipment from appearing at the second port; and prevent power from the second power sourcing equipment from appearing at the first port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Microsemi Corp.—Analog Mixed Signal Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Beny Maymon, Shlomo Elbaz
  • Patent number: 9466981
    Abstract: A signal line power receiving circuit includes a signal processing unit, a power unit, a signal interface, a first isolation unit and a first filter unit. The signal interface transmits and receives data signals and receives power signals all via a first signal line. The first isolation unit isolates the power signals in the first signal line. The first filter unit filters the data signals in the first signal line and supplies the power signals to the power unit. A signal line power supply circuit and a related signal line power supply system are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignees: AMBIT MICROSYSTEMS (SHANGHAI) LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xue-Dong Jiang, Shu-Yu Li
  • Patent number: 9450437
    Abstract: An electronic circuit to increase voltages from one or more energy sources. The electronic circuit can include a first set of capacitors and a second set of capacitors, and a first set of switches associated with the first set of capacitors and a second set of switches associated with the second set of capacitors. Also included is at least one energy source and an external load. The first and second set of capacitors, first and second set of switches, the at least one energy source, and the external load are arranged and connected such that the first set of capacitors is connected to the at least one energy source in parallel while the second set of capacitors is connected to the external load in series, and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: The Penn State University
    Inventors: Younggy Kim, Bruce E. Logan, Marta Hatzell
  • Patent number: 9450412
    Abstract: A method and system for a control power supply system is provided. The control power supply system includes a first conductor configured to carry a direct current (DC) electrical current from a source to a load, a second conductor configured to carry the DC electrical current from the load to the source, a electrical device electrically coupled in series with at least one of the first and second conductor. The electrical device is configured to fail in a shorted condition such that failure of the electrical device maintains a direct current (DC) ring bus including the first and second conductor. The control power supply system also includes a control power circuit electrically coupled in parallel with at least a portion of the electrical device such that a DC voltage across at least a portion of the electrical device provides a DC voltage supply to the control power circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Stefan Schroeder, Christof Martin Sihler, Sebastian Pedro Rosado
  • Patent number: 9444517
    Abstract: Coupled inductor systems are disclosed in which transmitter and receiver inductors, or coils, are coupled in a configuration for wirelessly transferring power and/or data among them. In preferred implementations, the systems are used for transmitting both power and data in pairs of coupled coils. Primary side circuits in preferred embodiments of the systems of the invention employ Class D or Class G amplifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: TRIUNE SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Ross Teggatz, Wayne Chen, Amer Atrash
  • Patent number: 9422922
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and devices related to fixed and transportable structures and vehicles utilizing the integration of solar and wind technologies for generation of electricity. The system generates electricity using solar panels (and/or solar thermal units) and wind turbines, stores and converts electricity, and can be located in various locations either as fixed or portable embodiments including on land, on water, underwater, air and space and may also be housed in a structure to provide electricity for various facilities and uses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Sant'Anselmo, Arnold Stephen Arch
  • Patent number: 9401650
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus is provided. The power supply apparatus includes two power suppliers connected in parallel, and the two power suppliers supply electric power to an electronic product at the same time. According to the present invention, when a load is a light load, the conductive impedance of an output isolation switch-component (for example, a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET)) in each power supplier is changed/adjusted to balance the voltages on two light-loading setting points (not the source or drain of the output isolation switch-component (MOSFET)). If the voltages on the two light-loading setting points are not balanced (i.e., a reverse current is about to flow into the power supplier), the output isolation switch-component (MOSFET) is turned off in advance, so that a power isolation function is started/activated before the reverse current flows into the power supplier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: 3Y POWER TECHNOLOGY (TAIWAN), INC.
    Inventors: Chih-Chang Tsai, Yuan-Hung Lin, Tai-Yen Chung
  • Patent number: 9401599
    Abstract: A direct current (DC) power combiner operable to interconnect multiple interconnected photovoltaic strings is disclosed. The DC power combiner may include a device adapted for disconnecting at least one photovoltaic string from the multiple interconnected photovoltaic strings, each photovoltaic string connectible by a first and second DC power line. The device may include a differential current sensor adapted to measure differential current by comparing respective currents in the first and second DC power lines. A first switch is connected in series with the first DC power line. A control module is operatively attached to the differential current sensor and the first switch. The control module may be operable to open the first switch when the differential current sensor measures the differential current to be greater than a maximum allowed current differential, thereby disconnecting the photovoltaic string from the interconnected photovoltaic strings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Solaredge Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Liron Har-Shai, Alon Zohar, Yoav Galin, Meir Adest
  • Patent number: 9391476
    Abstract: An object is to provide a power feeding device, a power feeding system, and a power feeding method which are more convenient for a power feeding user at the power receiving end. The power feeding device includes a means of controlling a frequency of a power signal transmitted to a power receiver, based on a proportion of signals, among power signals output to an antenna circuit, that return from the power receiver to the antenna circuit without feeding power to the power receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichiro Kamata, Misako Sato, Shuhei Maeda
  • Patent number: 9390850
    Abstract: Provided is a power transmitting device, a power feeding system, and a power feeding method in which power loss is cut by increasing power use efficiency and power can be supplied to a power feeding user (a power receiving device) with high power transmission efficiency. Depending on a power feeding state (e.g., resonant frequency of a power transmitting resonance coil is not the same as that of a power receiving resonance coil, or the influence of their positional relation), power transmitted from a power source portion of the power transmitting device is reflected to the power transmitting coil side by the power transmitting resonance coil. Further, a power recovering function (circulation function) for power reflected to the power transmitting device is provided to recover the power reflected to the power transmitting coil side and to reuse it for power transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Misako Miwa
  • Patent number: 9385489
    Abstract: An adjustable electrical-power outlet strip (AEOS) that allows a selected quantity of electrical receptacles to be connected on a single power strip. In addition to the electrical receptacles there is also a USB port that can be connected via a USB cable to charge an electronic component such as a cell phone. The AEOS is also designed to allow each of the connected power receptacles to be rotated to an optimum usable angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Inventor: Calvin Wang
  • Patent number: 9384928
    Abstract: An electrical switching apparatus includes a transductor circuit that senses a direct current between at least one input terminal and at least one output terminal and outputs an alternating current proportional to the direct current between the input terminal and the output terminal. The electrical switching apparatus also includes an alternating current electronic trip circuit configured to control pairs of separable contacts to separate based on the alternating current output from the transductor circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: EATON COPORATION
    Inventors: Xin Zhou, James Leo Lagree, William E. Beatty
  • Patent number: 9379550
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for transmitting and distributing electricity in which a transmission tower is adapted to include a natural power device for converting wind or solar energy into electricity. The natural power device is electrically connected as a source to at least one or more transmission lines connected to the transmission tower, in order to supply the converted electricity to a distribution grid. A wind turbine and/or a solar panel may be implemented as the natural power device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Inventor: Gordon Peck
  • Patent number: 9374089
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides an isolation cell for isolating a second power domain from a first power domain. The isolation cell includes an input terminal capable of receiving a first signal of the first power domain, an output terminal capable of outputting an output signal with a predetermined logic state to the second power domain, a first power terminal and a second power terminal. The first power terminal is capable of receiving a voltage from a power source, the power source is different from a first power source of the first power domain, and the isolation cell is powered by the voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Shen-Yu Huang, Peng-Chuan Huang
  • Patent number: 9365114
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high voltage system of an electric vehicle. More particularly, it relates to a high voltage system of an electric system which makes it possible to remove a sub-battery conventionally required in such systems by allowing a high voltage battery to function as the sub-battery. The high voltage system includes a high voltage battery, in which a cell and/or a module of the high voltage battery is connected to low voltage electric equipment through an NC relay, such that power of the cell and/or the module of the high voltage battery is supplied to the low voltage electric equipment at ignition-off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Suk Hyung Kim, Jae Hoon Choi, Do Kyoung Lim
  • Patent number: 9328711
    Abstract: In a control unit for a vehicle, a redundancy circuit includes a main power source line, a back-up power source line, and a diode. The back-up power source line performs a voltage compensation operation when a voltage of the main power source line is lower than a predetermined voltage. The back-up power source line is turned on when a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the main power source line is turned on. The back-up power source line is turned off when a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the main power source line is turned off. The diode is disposed on the back-up power source line. The fault detector detects an open fault of the diode when a voltage of a cathode of the diode is lower than a predetermined threshold within the predetermined period of time after the main power source line is turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tetsuya Uchida
  • Patent number: 9325166
    Abstract: A direct current (DC) power combiner operable to interconnect multiple interconnected photovoltaic strings is disclosed. The DC power combiner may include a device adapted for disconnecting at least one photovoltaic string from the multiple interconnected photovoltaic strings, each photovoltaic string connectible by a first and second DC power line. The device may include a differential current sensor adapted to measure differential current by comparing respective currents in the first and second DC power lines. A first switch is connected in series with the first DC power line. A control module is operatively attached to the differential current sensor and the first switch. The control module may be operable to open the first switch when the differential current sensor measures the differential current to be greater than a maximum allowed current differential, thereby disconnecting the photovoltaic string from the interconnected photovoltaic strings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES LTD
    Inventors: Liron Har-Shai, Alon Zohar, Yoav Galin, Meir Adest
  • Patent number: 9318257
    Abstract: A packaged product includes a product, a product packaging at least partially covering the product, a device resonator integrated with the product packaging for receiving wireless energy from a source resonator and an electrical component coupled to the device resonator to receive the wireless energy from the device resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: WiTricity Corporation
    Inventors: Herbert T. Lou, Morris P. Kesler, Katherine L. Hall, Eric R. Giler, Konrad J. Kulikowski
  • Patent number: 9312726
    Abstract: A UPS module configured to be arranged between at least one AC line and a communications system comprising at least one load comprises a power system, a diagnostic system, and a communications module. The power system comprising a battery module, an inverter module, and a transformer module and is operatively connected between the AC line and the at least one load. The diagnostic system generates battery diagnostic information, inverter diagnostic, utility diagnostic information, and transformer diagnostic information. The communications module transfers diagnostic information between the diagnostic system and the communications system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Alpha Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: James Joseph Heidenreich, Ronald Jay Roybal, Thanh Quoc Le, Pankaj H. Bhatt
  • Patent number: 9312694
    Abstract: A number of load units are connected to receive power from a number of power supply units. A potential load bus is connected to have a voltage level representative of both a total potential power requirement of the number of load units and a total potential power supply capability of the number of power supply units. A first control circuit enables operation of the number of load units when the voltage level on the potential load bus indicates that a sufficient supply of power is available. An actual load bus is connected to have a voltage level representative of both an actual total power consumption of the number of load units and an actual total power supply available from of the number of power supply units. A second control circuit signals an impending loss of sufficient power supply based on the monitored voltage level on the actual load bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: J. Rothe Kinnard, Robert Cyphers, Brian Benstead