Patents by Inventor Augusto Espinel Porras

Augusto Espinel Porras 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: 9290107
    Abstract: A vehicular energy management system (EMS) determines a net total power from a traction drive load, an auxiliary device load, and a regenerative power. If the net total power is a net supply power, the EMS causes regenerative power to be provided to a power source and energy source in a controlled manner to initially charge the power source to a desired state-of-charge (SOC) and then subsequently charge the energy source. If the net total power comprises a net power load, the EMS causes power to be drawn from the power source and the energy source, with a split of the power being drawn from the power source and the energy source being based on a magnitude of the net power load. The EMS adjusts/maintains the SOC set-point of the power source and the DC link voltage based on vehicle speed and relative altitude of travel of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Inventors: Ruijie Shi, Robert Dean King, Paul Robert Gemin, Irene Michelle Berry, Augusto Espinel Porras
  • Publication number: 20130138279
    Abstract: A vehicular energy management system (EMS) determines a net total power from a traction drive load, an auxiliary device load, and a regenerative power. If the net total power is a net supply power, the EMS causes regenerative power to be provided to a power source and energy source in a controlled manner to initially charge the power source to a desired state-of-charge (SOC) and then subsequently charge the energy source. If the net total power comprises a net power load, the EMS causes power to be drawn from the power source and the energy source, with a split of the power being drawn from the power source and the energy source being based on a magnitude of the net power load. The EMS adjusts/maintains the SOC set-point of the power source and the DC link voltage based on vehicle speed and relative altitude of travel of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventors: Ruijie Shi, Robert Dean King, Paul Robert Gemin, Irene Michelle Berry, Augusto Espinel Porras