Patents by Inventor Antonello Monti

Antonello Monti 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).

  • Driver circuit for gallium nitride (GaN) heterojunction field effect transistors (HFETs)
    Patent number: 8054110
    Abstract: A driver circuit and integrated circuit implementation of a driver circuit for driving a GaN HFET device is disclosed. The driver circuit includes a resonant drive circuit having an LC circuit with an inductance and a capacitance. The capacitance of the LC circuit includes the gate-source capacitance of the GaN HFET device. The driver circuit further includes a level shifter circuit configured to receive a first signal and to amplify the first signal to a second signal suitable for driving a GaN HFET device. The resonant drive circuit is controlled based at least in part on the second signal such that the resonant drive circuit provides a first voltage to the GaN HFET device to control the GaN HFET device to operate in a conducting state and to provide a second voltage to the GaN HFET device to control the GaN HFET device to operate in a non-conducting state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: University of South Carolina
    Inventors: Bo Wang, Antonello Monti, Jason Bakos, Marco Riva
  • Systems and methods for power hardware in the loop testing
    Patent number: 7979223
    Abstract: A system for power hardware in the loop testing is described. The system includes a power system and a control system, the power system connected to a power converter of a device under test, the control system being in communication with the power system and the power converter. The control system determines the voltage input to the power system by utilizing the voltage output of the power converter, the voltage input determination being made by a control algorithm comprising.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: University of South Carolina
    Inventors: Antonello Monti, Salvatore D'Arco
  • DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR GALLIUM NITRIDE (GaN) HETEROJUNCTION FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS (HFETs)
    Publication number: 20110025397
    Abstract: A driver circuit and integrated circuit implementation of a driver circuit for driving a GaN HFET device is disclosed. The driver circuit includes a resonant drive circuit having an LC circuit with an inductance and a capacitance. The capacitance of the LC circuit includes the gate-source capacitance of the GaN HFET device. The driver circuit further includes a level shifter circuit configured to receive a first signal and to amplify the first signal to a second signal suitable for driving a GaN HFET device. The resonant drive circuit is controlled based at least in part on the second signal such that the resonant drive circuit provides a first voltage to the GaN HFET device to control the GaN HFET device to operate in a conducting state and to provide a second voltage to the GaN HFET device to control the GaN HFET device to operate in a non-conducting state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
    Inventors: Bo Wang, Antonello Monti, Jason Bakos, Marco Riva
  • Systems and Methods for Power Hardware in the Loop Testing
    Publication number: 20080312855
    Abstract: A system for power hardware in the loop testing is described. The system includes a power system and a control system, the power system connected to a power converter of a device under test, the control system being in communication with the power system and the power converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
    Inventors: Antonello Monti, Salvatore D'Arco