Patents by Inventor Avinash VALLUR RAJENDRAN

Avinash VALLUR RAJENDRAN 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).

  • Publication number: 20230231164
    Abstract: An air handling system for a fuel cell stack includes a pneumatic storage device disposed downstream from a compressor, a flow control valve system configured to operatively couple an inlet of the pneumatic storage device to an outlet of the compressor and configured to operatively couple an outlet of the pneumatic storage device to an inlet of the fuel cell stack, and a controller configured to, in response to a power demand being greater than a threshold, cause the flow control valve to open to increase a flow rate of air from the pneumatic storage device to the fuel cell stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Avinash VALLUR RAJENDRAN, Vivek Anand SUJAN, Archit N. KOTI
  • Patent number: 11611091
    Abstract: An air handling system for a fuel cell stack includes a pneumatic storage device disposed downstream from a compressor, a flow control valve system configured to operatively couple an inlet of the pneumatic storage device to an outlet of the compressor and configured to operatively couple an outlet of the pneumatic storage device to an inlet of the fuel cell stack, and a controller configured to, in response to a power demand being greater than a threshold, cause the flow control valve to open to increase a flow rate of air from the pneumatic storage device to the fuel cell stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventors: Avinash Vallur Rajendran, Vivek Anand Sujan, Archit N. Koti
  • Publication number: 20220255094
    Abstract: An air handling system for a fuel cell stack includes a pneumatic storage device disposed downstream from a compressor, a flow control valve system configured to operatively couple an inlet of the pneumatic storage device to an outlet of the compressor and configured to operatively couple an outlet of the pneumatic storage device to an inlet of the fuel cell stack, and a controller configured to, in response to a power demand being greater than a threshold, cause the flow control valve to open to increase a flow rate of air from the pneumatic storage device to the fuel cell stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Avinash Vallur Rajendran, Vivek Anand Sujan, Archit N. Koti
  • Publication number: 20220255100
    Abstract: The subject matter described herein generally relates to look ahead energy management and control systems and methods for detecting, incorporating, and leveraging look ahead technology data to improve the performance, durability, and life of fuel cell systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Avinash VALLUR RAJENDRAN, Archit N. KOTI, Guangji JI, Loren G. DeVRIES, Charles VESELY, Vivek Anand SUJAN, Elizabeth Weitzel, Patrick Kaufman
  • Publication number: 20210270622
    Abstract: Technologies for energy consumption optimization include a computing device in communication with a fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) or other hybrid architecture vehicle. The computing device receives mission parameters and an optimization objective associated with the FCEV and cost information associated with external energy sources. Each external energy source corresponds to an onboard energy storage device of the FCEV. The computing device determines an optimized energy source schedule based on the mission parameters, the optimization objective, and the cost information using a vehicle model of the FCEV. The optimized energy source schedule is indicative of supplying one or more of the onboard energy storage devices with energy from the associated external energy source. The computing device may recommend a component replacement for the FCEV using a component aging model. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Avinash VALLUR RAJENDRAN, Vivek Anand SUJAN