Patents by Inventor Bryce Puchta

Bryce Puchta 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: 11807149
    Abstract: A trailer-based system and related method are described for efficiently transporting, configuring and deploying a power flow control system, including connection to a power transmission line. The system may include preconfigured modules using bolted attachments, hoist rings and a corona ring structure. Standardized clamps are also used. A plurality of power flow control modules is operable while mounted on the trailer. The power flow control modules are configurable to inject reactive power into the power transmission line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Smart Wires Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Sanders, Bryce Puchta, Brock Petersen, Amrit Iyer, Ali Farahani, John Parks
  • Publication number: 20210066917
    Abstract: A trailer-based system and related method are described for efficiently transporting, configuring and deploying a power flow control system, including connection to a power transmission line. The system may include preconfigured modules using bolted attachments, hoist rings and a corona ring structure. Standardized clamps are also used. A plurality of power flow control modules is operable while mounted on the trailer. The power flow control modules are configurable to inject reactive power into the power transmission line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicants: Smart Wires Inc., Smart Wires Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Sanders, Bryce Puchta, Brock Petersen, Amrit Iyer, Ali Farahani, John Parks
  • Patent number: 10938210
    Abstract: A power flow control subsystem having multiple configurations is described. The subsystem is three-way configurable: as a transportable configuration, as a deployable configuration, and as a transmission line configuration. The transportable configuration includes a collection of impedance injection modules and at least one bypass module carried on a wheeled vehicle such as a trailer. The deployable configuration is an assembly of the collection of impedance injection modules and at least one bypass module, operable to perform power flow operations. The transmission line configuration includes connection of a deployable configuration to a phase of a high voltage transmission line for performing power flow control. The deployable configuration may be open or closed frame. The deployable configurations may be mounted on one or more wheeled vehicles in a mobile subsystem, or semi-permanently mounted at a ground site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Smart Wires Inc.
    Inventors: John Parks, Bryce Puchta, Ali Farahani, Ted Bloch-Rubin, Mark Sanders, Will Schmautz, Casey Heier
  • Publication number: 20200251899
    Abstract: A power flow control subsystem having multiple configurations is described. The subsystem is three-way configurable: as a transportable configuration, as a deployable configuration, and as a transmission line configuration. The transportable configuration includes a collection of impedance injection modules and at least one bypass module carried on a wheeled vehicle such as a trailer. The deployable configuration is an assembly of the collection of impedance injection modules and at least one bypass module, operable to perform power flow operations. The transmission line configuration includes connection of a deployable configuration to a phase of a high voltage transmission line for performing power flow control. The deployable configuration may be open or closed frame. The deployable configurations may be mounted on one or more wheeled vehicles in a mobile subsystem, or semi-permanently mounted at a ground site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: John Parks, Bryce Puchta, Ali Farahani, Ted Bloch-Rubin, Mark Sanders, Will Schmautz, Casey Heier