Patents by Inventor Andries Ernst Kruger

Andries Ernst Kruger 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).

  • Industrial control system for distributed compressors
    Patent number: 11408418
    Abstract: A method for operating a plurality of geographically distributed compressors, wherein the outputs of the geographically distributed compressors are coupled to a compressed air distribution system within an industrial automation environment, is provided. The method includes receiving performance data from the plurality of compressors, and receiving current environment data from a plurality of sensors within the industrial automation environment, including at least some sensors within the compressed air distribution system. The method also includes assigning a guide vane weight to each compressor based at least in part on a capacity of each compressor, identifying a target system air pressure, and processing the performance data, current environment data, guide vane weights, and target system air pressure to determine control settings for each of the plurality of compressors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Scotty Bromfield, Andries Ernst Kruger, Jonathan Armstrong, Mithun Mohan Nagabhairava, Timothy L. Stanford, Chidiebere U. Egbuna
  • INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTED COMPRESSORS
    Publication number: 20210048016
    Abstract: A method for operating a plurality of geographically distributed compressors, wherein the outputs of the geographically distributed compressors are coupled to a compressed air distribution system within an industrial automation environment, is provided. The method includes receiving performance data from the plurality of compressors, and receiving current environment data from a plurality of sensors within the industrial automation environment, including at least some sensors within the compressed air distribution system. The method also includes assigning a guide vane weight to each compressor based at least in part on a capacity of each compressor, identifying a target system air pressure, and processing the performance data, current environment data, guide vane weights, and target system air pressure to determine control settings for each of the plurality of compressors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Scotty Bromfield, Andries Ernst Kruger, Jonathan Armstrong, Mithun Mohan Nagabhairava, Timothy L. Stanford, Chidiebere U. Egbuna