Patents by Inventor Barry W. Kuehnle

Barry W. Kuehnle 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).

  • Method for protecting an electric generator
    Patent number: 7453674
    Abstract: A method for protecting an electrical generator which includes providing an electrical generator which is normally synchronously operated with an electrical power grid; providing a synchronizing signal from the electrical generator; establishing a reference signal; and electrically isolating the electrical generator from the electrical power grid if the synchronizing signal is not in phase with the reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
    Inventors: Barry W. Kuehnle, Jeffrey B. Roberts, Ralph W. Folkers
  • METHOD FOR PROTECTING AN ELECTRIC GENERATOR
    Publication number: 20080232005
    Abstract: A method for protecting an electrical generator which includes providing an electrical generator which is normally synchronously operated with an electrical power grid; providing a synchronizing signal from the electrical generator; establishing a reference signal; and electrically isolating the electrical generator from the electrical power grid if the synchronizing signal is not in phase with the reference signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Barry W. Kuehnle, Jeffrey B. Roberts, Ralph W. Folkers