Patents by Inventor Arun Kumar RAGHUNATHAN

Arun Kumar RAGHUNATHAN 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: 11018533
    Abstract: A calibration device includes a controller configured to communicate a plurality of input voltage signals having different determined frequencies to a first power exchange coil. Also, the calibration device includes a load unit coupled to a second power exchange coil, where the load unit includes at least a first electrical load and a second electrical load. Further, the calibration device includes a voltage sensor configured to measure a plurality of first output voltage signals across the first electrical load and a plurality of second output voltage signals across the second electrical load, and where the controller is configured to determine an optimal operating frequency of a wireless power transfer system based on the plurality of input voltage signals, the plurality of first output voltage signals, and the plurality of second output voltage signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Viswanathan Kanakasabai, Arun Kumar Raghunathan, Satishbabu Bhogineni
  • Patent number: 10978880
    Abstract: A system including a primary coil assembly is provided. The primary coil assembly is configured to operate at a first resonant frequency having a first bandwidth; wherein a difference between the first resonant frequency and a system frequency is at least two times the first bandwidth, where the first resonant frequency is selected such that upon energizing the primary coil assembly at the system frequency, a primary current is induced in the primary coil assembly, which is at least ten times lesser than a system current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Arun Kumar Raghunathan, Somakumar Ramachandrapanicker, Suma Memana Narayana Bhat, Rijin Saseendran, Adnan Kutubuddin Bohori, Dinkar Agrawal
  • Patent number: 10897153
    Abstract: A charging pad for charging one or more receiver devices is disclosed. The charging pad includes at least one first resonator coil operable at a first frequency band and at least one second resonator coil operable at a second frequency band. Further, the charging pad includes at least one exciter coil magnetically coupled to the at least one first resonator coil and the at least one second resonator coil. In addition, the charging pad includes an excitation unit operationally coupled to the at least one exciter coil and configured to drive the at least one first resonator coil and the at least one second resonator coil via the at least one exciter coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Pradeep Vijayan, Somakumar Ramachandrapanicker, Deepak Aravind, Arun Kumar Raghunathan, Vishnu Mahadeva Iyer
  • Publication number: 20200274390
    Abstract: A wireless power transceiver (WPT) device (102) is disclosed. The WPT device (102) includes an energy module (110) and a magnetic interfacing unit (114) comprising a transceiver coil (128). Further, the WPT device (102) includes a controller (116) configured to generate one of a first control signal and a second control signal based on at least one first parameter of the energy module (110) and at least one second parameter of one of a plurality of external devices (104). Also, the WPT device (102) includes a bi-directional driver (112) configured to transmit at least one of a first AC signal and a second AC signal through the transceiver coil (128) if the first control signal is received from the controller (116), and receive at least one of the first AC signal and the second AC signal if the second control signal is received from the controller (116).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Suma Memana Narayana BHAT, Somakumar RAMACHANDRAPANICKER, Arun Kumar RAGHUNATHAN, Viswanathan KANAKASABAI, Deepak ARAVIND
  • Publication number: 20200176990
    Abstract: A transmitting assembly (114, 214, 334) configured to transmit electric power in a universal wireless charging device (102, 200, 302) is presented. The transmitting assembly (114, 214, 334) includes a first coil (116, 216, 316) embedded in a printed circuit board (220) and configured to transmit a first AC voltage signal having a first frequency. Also, the transmitting assembly (114, 214, 334) includes a second coil (118, 218, 318) disposed on the printed circuit board (220) and configured to transmit a second AC voltage signal having a second frequency, wherein the second frequency is different from the first frequency, and wherein the first AC voltage signal having the first frequency and the second AC voltage signal having the second frequency are used to wirelessly charge a plurality of receiver devices (104, 106) having different frequency standards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Suma Memana Narayana BHAT, Viswanathan KANAKASABAI, Arun Kumar RAGHUNATHAN, Rahul BHUJADE, Satishbabu BHOGINENI, Somakumar RAMACHANDRAPANICKER
  • Publication number: 20200153277
    Abstract: A wireless charging device (102) is disclosed. The wireless charging device (102) includes a transmitter detection coil (130) configured to receive a first alternating current (AC) voltage signal having a characteristic associated with a receiver device (104). Also, the wireless charging device (102) includes a control unit (112) coupled to the transmitter detection coil (130) and configured to detect the receiver device (104) based on the characteristic of the first AC voltage signal. Further, the wireless charging device (102) includes a driver unit (108) coupled to the control unit (112) and configured to convert a direct current (DC) voltage signal of an input power to a second AC voltage signal if the receiver device (104) is detected. In addition, the wireless charging device (102) includes a power transmission coil (116) configured to wirelessly transmit the second AC voltage signal to the receiver device (104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Sivabalan MOHAN, Rejendra NAIK, Arun Kumar RAGHUNATHAN, Somakumar Nmn RAMACHANDRAPANICKER
  • Publication number: 20200153283
    Abstract: A wireless charging device (102) includes a driver unit (110) configured to generate one of a first AC voltage signal having a first frequency and a second AC voltage signal having a second frequency. Also, the wireless charging device (102) includes a transmitting unit (114) having a first coil (130) and a first capacitor (132) and configured to transmit the first AC voltage signal. Further, the transmitting unit (114) includes a second coil (134) and a second capacitor (136) and configured to transmit the second AC voltage signal. Additionally, the wireless charging device (102) includes a control unit (112) configured to detect a first receiver device (104) operating at the first frequency based on a change in a first voltage in the transmitting unit (114), and detect a second receiver device (106) operating at the second frequency based on a change in a second voltage in the transmitting unit (114).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Viswanathan KANAKASABAI, Suma Memana Narayana BHAT, Arun Kumar RAGHUNATHAN, Rahul BHUJADE, Satishbabu BHOGINENI, Somakumar RAMACHANDRAPANICKER
  • Publication number: 20200099256
    Abstract: A calibration device includes a controller configured to communicate a plurality of input voltage signals having different determined frequencies to a first power exchange coil. Also, the calibration device includes a load unit coupled to a second power exchange coil, where the load unit includes at least a first electrical load and a second electrical load. Further, the calibration device includes a voltage sensor configured to measure a plurality of first output voltage signals across the first electrical load and a plurality of second output voltage signals across the second electrical load, and where the controller is configured to determine an optimal operating frequency of a wireless power transfer system based on the plurality of input voltage signals, the plurality of first output voltage signals, and the plurality of second output voltage signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Viswanathan KANAKASABAI, Arun Kumar RAGHUNATHAN, Satishbabu BHOGINENI
  • Publication number: 20200083753
    Abstract: A charging pad (130) for charging one or more receiver devices (106, 108) is disclosed. The charging pad (130) includes a power drive unit (110) configured to generate a first AC voltage signal having a first frequency and a second AC voltage signal having a second frequency. Further, the charging pad (130) includes a transmitting unit (114) including a single power exchange coil (120) coupled to the power drive unit (110), wherein the single power exchange coil (120) includes a first coil segment (212) configured to transmit the first AC voltage signal having the first frequency when the first AC voltage signal is received from the power drive unit (110). Also, the single power exchange coil (120) includes a second coil segment (214) configured to transmit the second AC voltage signal having the second frequency when the second AC voltage signal is received from the power drive unit (110).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Suma Memana Narayana BHAT, Deepak ARAVIND, Somakumar RAMACHANDRAPANICKER, Arun Kumar RAGHUNATHAN
  • Patent number: 10490345
    Abstract: A contactless power transfer system comprising a power exchanging coil configured to exchange power via a magnetic field, a field focusing element for focusing the magnetic field, and a compensation coil having a resonance frequency different from a resonance frequency of the field focusing element for matching an impedance of the contactless power transfer system and compensating a change in phase resulting from a misalignment in the contactless power transfer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Adnan Kutubuddin Bohori, Suma Memana Narayana Bhat, Arun Kumar Raghunathan
  • Publication number: 20190356171
    Abstract: A wireless power transfer system is disclosed. The wireless power transfer system includes a first converting unit for converting a first DC voltage of an input power to a first AC voltage, a contactless power transfer unit for transmitting the input power having the first AC voltage, and a second converting unit for transmitting the power having a second DC voltage corresponding to the first AC voltage to an electric load. Additionally, the wireless power transfer system includes an active voltage tuning unit for controlling the second DC voltage based on a difference between the second DC voltage and a reference voltage and at least one among a difference between the resonant frequency and the constant operating frequency and a difference between a phase angle of the first AC voltage and a phase angle of an AC current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Kapil Jha, Arun Kumar Raghunathan, Arvind Kumar Tiwari, Deepak Aravind
  • Publication number: 20190326769
    Abstract: A charging pad (104) includes a power drive unit (110) and a transmitting unit (112). The power drive unit (110) includes a first oscillator (114) to generate a first AC voltage signal having a first frequency, and a first amplifier (118) to amplify the first AC voltage signal. Also, the power drive unit (110) includes a second oscillator (116) to generate a second AC voltage signal having a second frequency, and a second amplifier (120) to amplify the second AC voltage signal. Additionally, the power drive unit (110) includes an adder (122) to combine the amplified first AC voltage signal and the amplified second AC voltage signal. Furthermore, the transmitting unit (112) includes a first frequency coil (150) configured to transmit the amplified first AC voltage signal having the first frequency, and a second frequency coil (152) configured to transmit the amplified second AC voltage signal having the second frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Viswanathan KANAKASABAI, Somakumar RAMACHANDRAPANICKER, Arun Kumar RAGHUNATHAN
  • Patent number: 10411516
    Abstract: A wireless power transfer system is disclosed. The wireless power transfer system includes a first converting unit for converting a first DC voltage of an input power to a first AC voltage, a contactless power transfer unit for transmitting the input power having the first AC voltage, and a second converting unit for transmitting the power having a second DC voltage corresponding to the first AC voltage to an electric load. Additionally, the wireless power transfer system includes an active voltage tuning unit for controlling the second DC voltage based on a difference between the second DC voltage and a reference voltage and at least one among a difference between the resonant frequency and the constant operating frequency and a difference between a phase angle of the first AC voltage and a phase angle of an AC current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Kapil Jha, Arun Kumar Raghunathan, Arvind Kumar Tiwari, Deepak Aravind
  • Patent number: 10317484
    Abstract: A gate driver unit is presented. The gate driver unit includes a first power exchanging coil operatively coupled to a power source. The gate driver unit includes a second power exchanging coil configured to receive power from the first power exchanging coil via a magnetic field and a field focusing element disposed between the first power exchanging coil and the second power exchanging coil and configured to focus the magnetic field onto the second power exchanging coil. The gate driver unit also includes a first circuit coupled to the second power exchanging coil. The gate driver unit includes a gate drive subunit operatively coupled to the first circuit and configured to provide an output signal to a control terminal corresponding to a controllable switch of a second circuit. A magnetic resonance imaging system and a method of contactless power transfer in a magnetic resonance imaging system are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Viswanathan Kanakasabai, Adnan Kutubuddin Bohori, Rajendra Naik, Suma Memana Narayana Bhat, Arun Kumar Raghunathan
  • Publication number: 20180123398
    Abstract: A wireless power transfer system is disclosed. The wireless power transfer system includes a first converting unit for converting a first DC voltage of an input power to a first AC voltage, a contactless power transfer unit for transmitting the input power having the first AC voltage, and a second converting unit for transmitting the power having a second DC voltage corresponding to the first AC voltage to an electric load. Additionally, the wireless power transfer system includes an active voltage tuning unit for controlling the second DC voltage based on a difference between the second DC voltage and a reference voltage and at least one among a difference between the resonant frequency and the constant operating frequency and a difference between a phase angle of the first AC voltage and a phase angle of an AC current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Kapil JHA, Arun Kumar RAGHUNATHAN, Arvind Kumar TIWARI, Deepak ARAVIND
  • Publication number: 20180041065
    Abstract: A charging pad for charging one or more receiver devices is disclosed. The charging pad includes at least one first frequency coil operable at a first frequency band. Further, the charging pad includes at least one second frequency coil operable at a second frequency band different from the first frequency band. Also, the charging pad includes an excitation unit operationally coupled to the at least one first frequency coil and the at least one second frequency coil and configured to drive the at least one first frequency coil and the at least one second frequency coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Pradeep VIJAYAN, Somakumar RAMACHANDRAPANICKER, Deepak ARAVIND, Arun Kumar RAGHUNATHAN, Vishnu Mahadeva IYER
  • Publication number: 20180041066
    Abstract: A charging pad for charging one or more receiver devices is disclosed. The charging pad includes at least one first resonator coil operable at a first frequency band and at least one second resonator coil operable at a second frequency band. Further, the charging pad includes at least one exciter coil magnetically coupled to the at least one first resonator coil and the at least one second resonator coil. In addition, the charging pad includes an excitation unit operationally coupled to the at least one exciter coil and configured to drive the at least one first resonator coil and the at least one second resonator coil via the at least one exciter coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Pradeep VIJAYAN, Somakumar RAMACHANDRAPANICKER, Deepak ARAVIND, Arun Kumar RAGHUNATHAN, VIshnu MAHADEVA IYER
  • Publication number: 20170307702
    Abstract: A gate driver unit is presented. The gate driver unit includes a first power exchanging coil operatively coupled to a power source. The gate driver unit includes a second power exchanging coil configured to receive power from the first power exchanging coil via a magnetic field and a field focusing element disposed between the first power exchanging coil and the second power exchanging coil and configured to focus the magnetic field onto the second power exchanging coil. The gate driver unit also includes a first circuit coupled to the second power exchanging coil. The gate driver unit includes a gate drive subunit operatively coupled to the first circuit and configured to provide an output signal to a control terminal corresponding to a controllable switch of a second circuit. A magnetic resonance imaging system and a method of contactless power transfer in a magnetic resonance imaging system are also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Viswanathan Kanakasabai, Adnan Kutubuddin Bohori, Rajendra Naik, Suma Memana Narayana Bhat, Arun Kumar Raghunathan
  • Patent number: 9780575
    Abstract: A contactless power transfer system is provided. The contactless power transfer system includes a first power exchanging coil configured to exchange power, a power mating coil operatively coupled to a switching unit, and a controller operatively coupled to the switching unit. The controller is configured to control switching operations of the switching unit to actively control a current in the power mating coil to match an impedance of the first power exchanging coil and enable the exchange of power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Arun Kumar Raghunathan, Somakumar Ramachandrapanicker, Suma Memana Narayana Bhat, Satishbabu Bhogineni
  • Publication number: 20170271077
    Abstract: A contactless power transfer system comprising a power exchanging coil configured to exchange power via a magnetic field, a field focusing element for focusing the magnetic field, and a compensation coil having a resonance frequency different from a resonance frequency of the field focusing element for matching an impedance of the contactless power transfer system and compensating a change in phase resulting from a misalignment in the contactless power transfer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Adnan Kutubuddin BOHORI, Suma Memana Narayana BHAT, Arun Kumar RAGHUNATHAN