Patents by Inventor Andrea Mannuccini

Andrea Mannuccini has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9857812
    Abstract: A power conversion system is provided. The power conversion system includes a plurality of power conversion modules connected in parallel, all power conversion modules of the plurality of power conversion modules configured to receive a pulse-width modulation control signal, each power conversion module of the plurality of power conversion modules including a current unbalance detection circuit configured to calculate a difference between a reference current and an output current of the power conversion module, and a processing device communicatively coupled to the current unbalance detection circuit and configured to perform processing using the calculated difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lorenzo Giuntini, Andrea Lauro Delmue', Andrea Mannuccini, Luigi De Bernardi, Giosue' Claudio Rebuffoni
  • Patent number: 9735616
    Abstract: A system is provided. The system includes a ring bus, at least one voltage source, and a plurality of uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) electrically coupled between the at least one voltage source and the ring bus, wherein at least one UPS of the plurality of UPSs includes an input, an output, a rectifier having a rectifier input and a rectifier output, an inverter having an inverter input and an inverter output, wherein the rectifier output is electrically coupled to the inverter input, and a bypass switch electrically coupled between the rectifier input and the inverter output, the bypass switch configured to close in response to detection of a fault on the ring bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Silvio Colombi, Andrea Mannuccini, Harry Bye Handlin
  • Patent number: 9735615
    Abstract: A system is provided. The system includes a plurality of uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), a ring bus, and at least one controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of UPSs, the at least one controller configured to calculate an output voltage frequency for each UPS of the plurality of UPSs, wherein the output voltage frequency for a UPS of the plurality of UPSs is calculated based at least on a derivative of an average active output power of the UPS, and control operation of each UPS based on the respective calculated output voltage frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Silvio Colombi, Andrea Mannuccini
  • Patent number: 9404947
    Abstract: A system may include an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) configured to provide power to a load via a bypass feed path coupled to a first power source or via an inverter feed path coupled to a second power source. The UPS may include a controller configured to switch between providing power to the load via the bypass feed path and the inverter feed path based at least in part on a real-time calculation of an amount of voltage distortion present on a voltage signal input to the load via the bypass path. As such, the controller may be configured to provide power to the load via the inverter feed path when the amount of voltage distortion is greater than a limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lorenzo Giuntini, Silvio Colombi, Andrea Mannuccini
  • Publication number: 20160118847
    Abstract: A system is provided. The system includes a plurality of uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), a ring bus, a plurality of chokes, each choke of the plurality of chokes electrically coupling an associated UPS of the plurality of UPSs to the ring bus, and at least one switch electrically coupled between at least one UPS of the plurality of UPSs and the ring bus, the at least one switch having an opening time of less than 10 milliseconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Silvio Colombi, Andrea Mannuccini, Harry Bye Handlin, Lorenzo Giuntini
  • Publication number: 20160036216
    Abstract: A system is provided. The system includes a plurality of uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), each UPS of the plurality of UPSs including an inverter, a ring bus, and at least one controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of UPSs, the at least one controller configured to control at least one bridge current in each UPS, the at least one bridge current controlled such that the inverter of each UPS operates in a partial current limiting regime between a full current limiting regime and a linear mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Silvio Colombi, Andrea Mannuccini, Luigi De Bernardi
  • Publication number: 20160036215
    Abstract: A system is provided. The system includes a plurality of uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), each UPS of the plurality of UPSs including an inverter, a ring bus, and at least one controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of UPSs, the at least one controller configured to determine when a bridge current in at least one UPS of the plurality of UPSs reaches a predetermined bridge current limit, and modify, in response to the determination, a capacitor voltage in the inverter of the at least one UPS to reduce a DC fault current component of a load current in the inverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Andrea Mannuccini, Silvio Colombi
  • Publication number: 20160033978
    Abstract: A power conversion system is provided. The power conversion system includes a plurality of power conversion modules connected in parallel, all power conversion modules of the plurality of power conversion modules configured to receive a pulse-width modulation control signal, each power conversion module of the plurality of power conversion modules including a current unbalance detection circuit configured to calculate a difference between a reference current and an output current of the power conversion module, and a processing device communicatively coupled to the current unbalance detection circuit and configured to perform processing using the calculated difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Lorenzo Giuntini, Andrea Lauro Delmue', Andrea Mannuccini, Luigi De Bernardi, Giosue' Claudio Rebuffoni
  • Publication number: 20160020646
    Abstract: A system is provided. The system includes a plurality of uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), a ring bus, and at least one controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of UPSs, the at least one controller configured to calculate an output voltage frequency for each UPS of the plurality of UPSs, wherein the output voltage frequency for a UPS of the plurality of UPSs is calculated based at least on a derivative of an average active output power of the UPS, and control operation of each UPS based on the respective calculated output voltage frequencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Silvio Colombi, Andrea Mannuccini
  • Publication number: 20160013728
    Abstract: An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is provided that includes a split direct current (DC) link having a first capacitor coupled between a positive DC link terminal and a first node, and a second capacitor coupled between the first node and a negative DC link terminal. The UPS also includes a rectifier coupled to an input of the split DC link and a controller coupled to the rectifier. The rectifier includes first, second, and third legs, wherein each leg is configured to convert a first alternating current (AC) voltage received from an AC source into a DC voltage to be provided to the split DC link, and a fourth leg configured to balance DC link voltages of the first and second capacitors. The controller is configured to maintain functionality of the rectifier during at least one of a partial utility power outage, a full utility outage, and a failure of at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth legs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Lorenzo Giuntini, Silvio Colombi, Andrea Mannuccini
  • Publication number: 20150263568
    Abstract: A system is provided. The system includes a ring bus, at least one voltage source, and a plurality of uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) electrically coupled between the at least one voltage source and the ring bus, wherein at least one UPS of the plurality of UPSs includes an input, an output, a rectifier having a rectifier input and a rectifier output, an inverter having an inverter input and an inverter output, wherein the rectifier output is electrically coupled to the inverter input, and a bypass switch electrically coupled between the rectifier input and the inverter output, the bypass switch configured to close in response to detection of a fault on the ring bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Silvio Colombi, Andrea Mannuccini, Harry Bye Handlin
  • Publication number: 20140062201
    Abstract: A system may include an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) configured to provide power to a load via a bypass feed path coupled to a first power source or via an inverter feed path coupled to a second power source. The UPS may include a controller configured to switch between providing power to the load via the bypass feed path and the inverter feed path based at least in part on a real-time calculation of an amount of voltage distortion present on a voltage signal input to the load via the bypass path. As such, the controller may be configured to provide power to the load via the inverter feed path when the amount of voltage distortion is greater than a limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lorenzo Giuntini, Silvio Colombi, Andrea Mannuccini