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).
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Patent number: 12286204Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 24, 2021Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: Electronic Power Design, Inc.Inventors: John Bradford Janik, Berry Justin Rowden, Charles Sutherland, Prince Varghese, Felix Gonzalez
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Publication number: 20230344268Abstract: A system and method for providing a backup power supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Electronic Power Design, Inc.Inventor: Charles Sutherland
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Patent number: 11677264Abstract: A system and method for providing a backup power supply.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: ELECTRONIC POWER DESIGN, INC.Inventor: Charles Sutherland
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Publication number: 20220081091Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: ELECTRONIC POWER DESIGN, INC.Inventors: John Bradford Janik, Berry JUSTIN ROWDEN, CHARLES SUTHERLAND, Prince VARGHESE, Felix GONZALEZ
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Patent number: 10455746Abstract: 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 onType: GrantFiled: January 21, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Electronic Power Design, Inc.Inventors: Brent Baker, Charles Sutherland
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Publication number: 20180160571Abstract: 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 onType: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2017Publication date: June 7, 2018Applicant: ELECTRONIC POWER DESIGNInventors: BRENT BAKER, CHARLES SUTHERLAND
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Patent number: 9927165Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 6, 2015Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Electronic Power Design, Inc.Inventors: Charles Sutherland, Brent Baker
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Patent number: 9923370Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 13, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Inventors: Charles Sutherland, John Bradford Janik
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Publication number: 20170088403Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicant: Electronic Power Design, Inc.Inventor: Charles Sutherland
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Publication number: 20170012427Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Applicant: Electronic Power Design, Inc.Inventors: Charles Sutherland, John Bradford Janik
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Patent number: 9409752Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 28, 2014Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Electronic Power Design, Inc.Inventor: Charles Sutherland
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Patent number: 9401605Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 21, 2012Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Electronic Power Design, Inc.Inventors: John Bradford Janik, Charles Sutherland
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Publication number: 20160183408Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2015Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: Electronic Power DesignInventors: Charles Sutherland, Brent Baker
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Publication number: 20150130375Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: Electronic Power Design, Inc.Inventor: Charles Sutherland