Patents by Inventor Atul Dinesh Shukla

Atul Dinesh Shukla 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).

  • System and method for energy sensing and harvesting with fault detection
    Patent number: 11360121
    Abstract: A sensor for measuring current flow includes a power generation circuit, a current measurement circuit and a microcontroller. The power generation circuit includes a current transformer that harvests energy from a load applied to the conductor and uses the harvested energy to power the current measurement circuit and microcontroller. The current measurement circuit includes a Hall effect sensor that outputs a voltage signal in response to detecting a magnetic flux generated by the flow of current through the conductor. The microcontroller calculates a current measurement based on the voltage signal received from the current measurement system. The Hall effect sensor is able to generate the voltage signal used to measure current flow at the same time that the current transformer harvests energy from the current flowing through the conductor. A fault detection system is able to alert a user to problems with the current transformer and/or the Hall effect sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
    Inventors: Ashok Sridharan, Hariprasath Muthumanickam, Sushilkumar Madhukar Pagar, Atul Dinesh Shukla, Hariharasudhan Venugopal, Ankur Thareja
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENERGY SENSING AND HARVESTING WITH FAULT DETECTION
    Publication number: 20200241051
    Abstract: A sensor for measuring current flow includes a power generation circuit, a current measurement circuit and a microcontroller. The power generation circuit includes a current transformer that harvests energy from a load applied to the conductor and uses the harvested energy to power the current measurement circuit and microcontroller. The current measurement circuit includes a Hall effect sensor that outputs a voltage signal in response to detecting a magnetic flux generated by the flow of current through the conductor. The microcontroller calculates a current measurement based on the voltage signal received from the current measurement system. The Hall effect sensor is able to generate the voltage signal used to measure current flow at the same time that the current transformer harvests energy from the current flowing through the conductor. A fault detection system is able to alert a user to problems with the current transformer and/or the Hall effect sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Ashok Sridharan, Hariprasath Muthumanickam, Sushilkumar Madhukar Pagar, Atul Dinesh Shukla, Hariharasudhan Venugopal, Ankur Thareja