Patents Examined by Lincoln D. Donovan
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Patent number: 11641115Abstract: Provided is a method for feeding electrical power into an electrical supply network having a network voltage with a network frequency by means of a converter-based generator, in particular by means of a wind power system, comprising the following steps: estimating a converter proportion, representing a ratio of power fed in by means of converters to total power fed in, of a network section of the electrical supply network, feeding electrical power into the electrical supply network in a normal mode, and activating at least one support control for supporting the electrical supply network. The activating is effected depending on the converter proportion, the at least one support control is adjustable in each case by way of a degree of activation, and the degree of activation of the at least one support control is dependent in each case on the estimated converter proportion.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbHInventor: Johannes Brombach
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Patent number: 11641123Abstract: In a power supply system for a watercraft, a controller in a first state connects a first electric circuit to a third electric circuit to supply electric power from a first engine battery to an electric device, and disconnects a second electric circuit from the third electric circuit to charge a second engine battery by a second generator. In a second state, the controller connects the second electric circuit to the third electric circuit to supply the electric power from the second engine battery to the electric device, and disconnects the first electric circuit from the third electric circuit to charge the first engine battery by a first generator.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2022Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Masaaki Mashimo
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Patent number: 11626734Abstract: An energy management system for a recreational vehicle incudes a housing; a plurality of outputs, each output having an associated electrical parameter; and a circuit assembly arranged within the housing. The circuit assembly includes a power converter configured to receive AC power and supply DC power to one or more of the outputs; a plurality of relays, each relay being associated with a corresponding output; and a controller configured to configured to perform a load shedding operation in response to a first load condition being satisfied. The first load condition requires that a total parameter is equal to or above a first predetermined load threshold, the total parameter being a total value of the associated electrical parameters of the outputs. The load shedding operation sequentially opens any closed relays according to a predetermined opening scheme until the total parameter is below the first predetermined load threshold.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2022Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Inventor: Paul Spivak
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Patent number: 11626746Abstract: A system for a vehicle, which has a battery, a DC-DC converter, a DC-AC converter, an electric motor, and a switch. The battery is connected to the DC-DC converter and the DC-AC converter is connected to the electric motor. The switch is arranged between the DC-DC converter and the DC-AC converter, and the switch is designed, in a first switching state, to electrically connect the DC-DC converter and the DC-AC converter and to permit an exchange of electrical energy between the battery and the electric motor in order to carry out a traction process. The switch is designed, in a second switching state, to electrically isolate the DC-DC converter and the DC-AC converter, to connect the battery to an electrical charging station, and to permit an exchange of electrical energy between the battery and the electric charging station in order to carry out a charging process.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Uwe Feldmann, Franz Honkomp
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Patent number: 11626240Abstract: An inductor includes a body that includes a coil and that contains a magnetic portion in which the coil is embedded, and a pair of outer electrodes that is disposed on a mounting surface of the body. The coil includes a winding portion formed by winding a conductive wire that has a coating layer and that has a pair of wide surfaces, and a pair of extended portions that extends from the winding portion. The pair of extended portions includes a twisted portion that is connected to the winding portion. The twisted portion is twisted about a virtual center line of an end portion of the winding portion, and a twisted part bends toward the mounting surface about an axis substantially perpendicular to the wide surfaces at the end portion. End portions of the pair of extended portions near the mounting surface are connected to the pair of outer electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kozo Sato, Hiroshi Okuizumi, Yoshiharu Satou
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Patent number: 11621667Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise two or more distinct solar power systems associated with a single residence or building that together form an aggregate solar power system. Advantageously, high draw appliances can be distributed among the different systems such that the high current draw of one appliance on a first system will not negatively impact the high current draw of another high draw appliance on a second system.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2019Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Inventor: Michael Allen
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Patent number: 11621113Abstract: An electromagnetic device and method for cooling the electromagnetic device comprising a permeable magnetic core having a plurality of legs, a former located adjacent the permeable magnetic core wherein the former is thermally conductive, and at least one winding configured to conduct an electrical current there through wound on the former, the at least one winding including a coil having a plurality of turns.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LimitedInventors: Peter James Handy, Michael James Smith
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Patent number: 11610716Abstract: A transformer comprises an iron core, a support module, a winding unit, a potting box. The potting box includes an inner wall, an outer wall and a bottom plate and the inner wall is sleeved in the outer wall. The bottom plate is connected to a bottom portion of the inner wall and a bottom portion of the outer wall and a potting space is defined by the outer wall, the inner wall and the bottom plate. The winding unit is disposed in the potting space and a magnetic pole of the iron core penetrates through an inner side of the inner wall of the potting box. The support module is disposed between at least one end surface of the potting box and a cover of the iron core to form an insulation clearance. The support module is close to the inner wall of the potting box.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Delta Electronics (Shanghai) CO., LTDInventors: Yong Zeng, Teng Liu, Jianxing Dong
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Patent number: 11603944Abstract: A solar fail-safe device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is capable of operating a valve by using sunlight and operating the valve in an emergency in which electricity is not supplied to an actuator unit moving the valve. A solar fail-safe device may include a solar panel module producing electricity from solar energy, an actuator unit including an actuator moving a valve by using electricity as a power source, and a fail-safe part moving the valve by using emergency electricity with which the fail-safe part is pre-charged, and a control unit receiving the electricity produced from the solar panel module to charge a first and a second battery and to supply the electricity to the actuator unit. The actuator may move the valve by using the emergency electricity when a voltage at which the electricity is applied from the control unit is less than a predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2021Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Enertork Co., LTD.Inventors: Ki Won Chang, Yeon Hong Yun, Jae Doo Jeon
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Patent number: 11602030Abstract: The invention relates to a luminaire with a light source comprising: a functional unit; a power supply and control unit configured for converting power from a main power source into a power signal for powering the functional unit; wherein the power supply and control unit is configured to generate a power supply failure signal when the power supply from the main power source fails and to communicate the power supply failure signal to the functional unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Schreder S.A.Inventors: Daniel Brand, Laurent Secretin, Raoul Van Bergen
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Patent number: 11600424Abstract: A core main body includes an outer peripheral iron core, and at least three iron cores. Between the two iron cores adjacent to each other, a gap being magnetically couplable is formed. The outer peripheral iron core includes a first outer peripheral iron core block and a second outer peripheral iron core block that are formed by stacking a plurality of magnetic plates, and an intermediate plate disposed therebetween. The intermediate plate includes an outer peripheral iron core corresponding portion corresponding to the outer peripheral iron core, a plurality of protruding sections protruding from an outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral iron core, and engaging sections provided on the plurality of protruding sections.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Fanuc CorporationInventor: Tomokazu Yoshida
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Patent number: 11594889Abstract: Disclosed is an optimized energy interconnection system for an urban railway train in the technical field of urban railway transportation power supply, for addressing the technical problem that distribution of regenerative braking energy flows cannot be accurately determined. The system includes a DC intermediate bus and a multi-port flow controllable energy router. The multi-port flow controllable energy router can comprehensively control a source and a load connected in parallel on the DC intermediate bus and thus can accurately determine the distribution of regenerative braking energy flows, thereby forming a well-developed system for evaluating usage of the braking energy.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2018Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: CRRC ZHUZHOU ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.Inventors: Hongbo Li, Zhixue Zhang, Zihao Huang, Yilong Duan, Wenguang Luo, Wenqing Mei
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Patent number: 11594895Abstract: In a power supply system, a plurality of voltage converters have chargeable/dischargeable batteries connected to the respective primary sides and have respective secondary sides connected in parallel to each other. For each of the voltage converters, a voltage transformation rate is set such that the current measured by a primary side current measuring instrument is maintained within a first range between the discharge current maximum value of the batteries connected to the primary sides and the charge current maximum value of the batteries.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Mitsuyasu Ino, Yasuto Watanabe
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Patent number: 11591042Abstract: A power supply device is provided for a human-powered vehicle. The power supply device comprises a base, a first electrical port, a second electrical port and a third electrical port. The first electrical port is provided to the base. The first electrical port has a first connection configuration. The second electrical port is provided to the base, and having a second connection configuration. The third electrical port is provided to the base, and having a third connection configuration. The first connection configuration, the second connection configuration and the third connection configuration have a same shape.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Eiji Mishima, Ryo Yamazaki, Norihisa Senoo
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Patent number: 11587725Abstract: An inductor component includes a core including a winding core portion, a first collar disposed at a first end of the winding core portion in an axial direction, and a second collar disposed at a second end of the winding core portion in the axial direction. The inductor component further includes a first electrode disposed on the first collar; a second electrode disposed on the second collar; and a wire electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode and wound around the winding core portion in such a manner as to form a plurality of wound regions arranged along the axial direction of the winding core portion. A distance between adjacent ones of the wound regions is greater than a winding pitch of the wire in each of the wound regions.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Noboru Shiokawa, Takuya Izumisawa
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Patent number: 11581119Abstract: A magnetic device comprises two base portions and magnetic pillars, wherein each of the two base portions has a first surface and the two first surfaces are faced to each other, and the magnetic pillars are disposed between the two first surfaces along a first direction, wherein, in the first direction, two of the magnetic pillars located at the outermost side of the base portion are a first corner pillar and a second corner pillar respectively, n of the magnetic pillars having the same cross-sectional area and located at the center position of the base portion are n center pillars, and cross-sectional area of the magnetic pillars are gradually increased from the first corner pillar to the center pillar closest to the first corner pillar, and from the second corner pillar to the center pillar closest to the second corner pillar.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Delta Electronics (Shanghai) CO., LTDInventors: Haibin Song, Qi Fu, Daofei Xu, Jinfa Zhang
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Patent number: 11569023Abstract: A wire-wound inductor component includes a core including an axial portion that extends in an axial direction and is pillar-shaped and a first support and a second support disposed respectively on a first end and a second end in the axial direction of the axial portion; a first terminal electrode and a second terminal electrode disposed respectively on a bottom face of the first support and a bottom face of the second support; a wire wound around the axial portion, with first and second end portions of the wire being connected respectively to the first and second terminal electrodes; and a cover member that covers at least part of the wire on an upper face of the axial portion and has a terminal indentation depth of 0.85 ?m or more. The adhesive strength of a top face of the cover member is less than or equal to 3.28 gf/mm2.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sunao Noya, Kouhei Makiuchi, Koji Okuda
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Patent number: 11569787Abstract: Provided is a power amplification module that includes: a first transistor, a first signal being inputted to a base thereof; a second transistor, the first signal being inputted to a base thereof and a collector thereof being connected to a collector of the first transistor; a first resistor, a first bias current being supplied to one end thereof and another end thereof being connected to the base of the first transistor; a second resistor, one end thereof being connected to the one end of the first resistor and another end thereof being connected to the base of the second transistor; and a third resistor, a second bias current being supplied to one end thereof and another end thereof being connected to the base of the second transistor.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Arayashiki, Satoshi Goto, Satoshi Tanaka, Yasuhisa Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11569554Abstract: An orthomode transducer including a first Boifot junction and a second Boifot junction. Each of the first and second Boifot junctions includes a dual polarized port, a first lateral port, a second lateral port, the first and second lateral port being single polarized, and a third single polarized port along the propagation direction of a signal in the dual polarized port. A first power divider for coupling the first lateral port of the first Boifot junction with the first lateral port of the second Boifot junction to a third port. A second power divider for coupling the second lateral port of the first Boifot junction with the second lateral port of the second Boifot junction to a third port. A third power divider for coupling the third port of the first power divider with the third port of the second power divider to a fourth single polarization port.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2018Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: SWISSTO12 SAInventors: Esteban Menargues Gomez, Santiago Capdevila Cascante, Tomislav Debogovic
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Patent number: 11554672Abstract: A discharging circuit includes a current limiting resistor, a first switch configured to connect a component to be discharged on an electrical network to a reference potential indirectly via the current limiting resistor, and a limiting circuit configured to be arranged on a control connection side of the first switch and is configured to limit heating that occurs at the first switch or at the current limiting resistor in a discharging mode, wherein the limiting circuit includes a thermistor thermally coupled to the first switch or to the current limiting resistor.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2019Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, WürzburgInventor: Christian Wind