Patents by Inventor Charles Sutherland

Charles Sutherland 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: 12286204
    Abstract: A hybrid power generation plant system and method are disclosed, the system including but not limited to a plurality of diesel engines; an electrical bus switchably attached to the diesel engines, batteries switchably attached to the electrical bus; a tug boat propulsion load attached to the electrical bus; a diesel engine and a battery; a processor the executes a computer program; instructions to determine a current system load serviced by power provided from the hybrid power source; instructions to determine a current operating state for the diesel engine and the battery; instructions to determine a new operating state for the diesel engine and the battery to reduce power consumption servicing the current system load the diesel engine and the battery; and instructions to replace the current operating state for the diesel engine and the battery to the new operating state for the diesel engine and the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Electronic Power Design, Inc.
    Inventors: John Bradford Janik, Berry Justin Rowden, Charles Sutherland, Prince Varghese, Felix Gonzalez
  • Publication number: 20230344268
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a backup power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Electronic Power Design, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles Sutherland
  • Patent number: 11677264
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a backup power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: ELECTRONIC POWER DESIGN, INC.
    Inventor: Charles Sutherland
  • Publication number: 20220081091
    Abstract: A hybrid power generation plant system and method are disclosed, the system including but not limited to a plurality of diesel engines; an electrical bus switchably attached to the diesel engines, batteries switchably attached to the electrical bus; a tug boat propulsion load attached to the electrical bus; a diesel engine and a battery; a processor the executes a computer program; instructions to determine a current system load serviced by power provided from the hybrid power source; instructions to determine a current operating state for the diesel engine and the battery; instructions to determine a new operating state for the diesel engine and the battery to reduce power consumption servicing the current system load the diesel engine and the battery; and instructions to replace the current operating state for the diesel engine and the battery to the new operating state for the diesel engine and the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: ELECTRONIC POWER DESIGN, INC.
    Inventors: John Bradford Janik, Berry JUSTIN ROWDEN, CHARLES SUTHERLAND, Prince VARGHESE, Felix GONZALEZ
  • Patent number: 10455746
    Abstract: A hybrid cooling system is disclosed including but not limited to an array of solar cells electrically connected to inverters for producing electricity from the sun; a chiller controller processor in data communication with the inverters and a non-transitory computer readable medium; a chiller in data communication with the chiller controller processor and in thermal communication with inverters in a sealed enclosure, wherein the inverters are cooled by an inverter coolant fluid; an array of solar cells attached to the inverters for producing power from the sun; a free cooler in data communication with the chiller controller processor and in thermal communication with the inverter cooling fluid; a Freon loop positioned a water pipe carrying the inverter cooling fluid from the invert to the chiller; and a temperature sensor apparatus in thermal communication with the inverter cooling fluid; a switch for controlling an on off state for the chiller and the cooler, where in the processor for turns the chiller on
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Electronic Power Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Baker, Charles Sutherland
  • Publication number: 20180160571
    Abstract: A hybrid cooling system is disclosed including but not limited to an array of solar cells electrically connected to inverters for producing electricity from the sun; a chiller controller processor in data communication with the inverters and a non-transitory computer readable medium; a chiller in data communication with the chiller controller processor and in thermal communication with inverters in a sealed enclosure, wherein the inverters are cooled by an inverter coolant fluid; an array of solar cells attached to the inverters for producing power from the sun; a free cooler in data communication with the chiller controller processor and in thermal communication with the inverter cooling fluid; a Freon loop positioned a water pipe carrying the inverter cooling fluid from the invert to the chiller; and a temperature sensor apparatus in thermal communication with the inverter cooling fluid; a switch for controlling an on off state for the chiller and the cooler, where in the processor for turns the chiller on
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: ELECTRONIC POWER DESIGN
    Inventors: BRENT BAKER, CHARLES SUTHERLAND
  • Patent number: 9927165
    Abstract: A hybrid cooling system array of solar cells electrically connected to inverters; a chiller controller processor in data communication with the inverters; a chiller in data communication with the chiller controller processor and in thermal communication with inverters in a sealed enclosure, wherein the inverters are cooled by an inverter coolant fluid; an array of solar cells attached to the inverters a free cooler in data communication with the chiller controller processor and in thermal communication with the inverter cooling fluid; and a temperature sensor apparatus in thermal communication with the inverter cooling fluid; a switch for controlling an on off state for the chiller and the cooler, where in the processor for turns the chiller on and the cooler off when the inverter cooling fluid is above a predetermined temperature. A method for using the system is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Electronic Power Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Sutherland, Brent Baker
  • Patent number: 9923370
    Abstract: A computer program product and system are disclosed including but not limited to supplying a voltage waveform from a higher power electrical bus to a lower power electrical bus; sensing on the lower power electrical bus, a deviation from a sinusoidal voltage waveform in the voltage waveform supplied from the higher power electrical bus; generating a correction current to adjust the deviation in the voltage on the lower power bus to a substantially sinusoidal voltage waveform; and filtering the correction current to substantially attenuate the correction current from propagating through the filter from the lower power electrical bus to the higher power electrical bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Inventors: Charles Sutherland, John Bradford Janik
  • Publication number: 20170088403
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for lowering a load on a direct current hoist motor during an electrical power interruption, the method including but not limited to determining in a crane processor that the electrical power interruption has occurred; and providing a brake assist current to shunt field on the direct current hoist motor to produce a counter torque in the hoist motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: Electronic Power Design, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles Sutherland
  • Publication number: 20170012427
    Abstract: A computer program product and system are disclosed including but not limited to supplying a voltage waveform from a higher power electrical bus to a lower power electrical bus; sensing on the lower power electrical bus, a deviation from a sinusoidal voltage waveform in the voltage waveform supplied from the higher power electrical bus; generating a correction current to adjust the deviation in the voltage on the lower power bus to a substantially sinusoidal voltage waveform; and filtering the correction current to substantially attenuate the correction current from propagating through the filter from the lower power electrical bus to the higher power electrical bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: Electronic Power Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Sutherland, John Bradford Janik
  • Patent number: 9409752
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for lowering a load on a direct current hoist motor during an electrical power interruption, the method including but not limited to determining in a crane processor that the electrical power interruption has occurred; and providing a brake assist current to shunt field on the direct current hoist motor to produce a counter torque in the hoist motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Electronic Power Design, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles Sutherland
  • Patent number: 9401605
    Abstract: A method is disclosed including but not limited to supplying a voltage waveform from a higher power electrical bus to a lower power electrical bus; sensing on the lower power electrical bus, a deviation from a sinusoidal voltage waveform in the voltage waveform supplied from the higher power electrical bus; generating a correction current to adjust the deviation in the voltage on the lower power bus to a substantially sinusoidal voltage waveform; and filtering the correction current to substantially attenuate the correction current from propagating through the filter from the lower power electrical bus to the higher power electrical bus. A system is disclosed for performing the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Electronic Power Design, Inc.
    Inventors: John Bradford Janik, Charles Sutherland
  • Publication number: 20160183408
    Abstract: A hybrid cooling system is disclosed including but not limited to an array of solar cells electrically connected to inverters for producing electricity from the sun; a chiller controller processor in data communication with the inverters and a non-transitory computer readable medium; a chiller in data communication with the chiller controller processor and in thermal communication with inverters in a sealed enclosure, wherein the inverters are cooled by an inverter coolant fluid; an array of solar cells attached to the inverters for producing power from the sun; a free cooler in data communication with the chiller controller processor and in thermal communication with the inverter cooling fluid; and a temperature sensor apparatus in thermal communication with the inverter cooling fluid; a switch for controlling an on off state for the chiller and the cooler, where in the processor for turns the chiller on and the cooler off when the inverter cooling fluid is above a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Electronic Power Design
    Inventors: Charles Sutherland, Brent Baker
  • Publication number: 20150130375
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for lowering a load on a direct current hoist motor during an electrical power interruption, the method including but not limited to determining in a crane processor that the electrical power interruption has occurred; and providing a brake assist current to shunt field on the direct current hoist motor to produce a counter torque in the hoist motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Electronic Power Design, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles Sutherland