Patents by Inventor Carl M. Pandza

Carl M. Pandza 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: 5508674
    Abstract: An improved core-form transformer is disclosed. The core-form transformer includes a c-wrapped ribbon conductor with opposing wide sides and opposing thin sides. The c-wrapped ribbon conductor is wound around a core to form a plurality of coil sections. Adhesive is applied directly to one of the wide sides of the ribbon conductor to form a strong mechanical coupling within the coil sections. A novel transposing fold of the ribbon conductor is employed to create coil transpositions. The core-form transformer of the invention reduces circulating current losses while utilizing only a small number of transposing folds, generally adjacent to a first coil section, a last coil section, and an intermediate coil section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1996
    Assignee: Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Ramsis S. Girgis, William N. Kennedy, Chung-Duck Ko, Carl M. Pandza