Patents by Inventor Christian van Kalken

Christian van Kalken 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).

  • Uninterruptible power supply apparatus for receiving power from different electrical utility configurations
    Patent number: 9373978
    Abstract: An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) apparatus is disclosed that can receive power from different electrical utility configurations. The input stage of the UPS includes a three phase rectifier bridge design having three legs configured for connection to the different electrical utility configurations. An advantage that may be realized in the practice of some disclosed embodiments of the UPS input stage is that a single UPS can have the flexibility to be used with different electrical utility configurations having different voltages and phases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Christian van Kalken, Sanjay Agrawal
  • UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING POWER FROM DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL UTILITY CONFIGURATIONS
    Publication number: 20140028099
    Abstract: An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) apparatus is disclosed that can receive power from different electrical utility configurations. The input stage of the UPS includes a three phase rectifier bridge design having three legs configured for connection to the different electrical utility configurations. An advantage that may be realized in the practice of some disclosed embodiments of the UPS input stage is that a single UPS can have the flexibility to be used with different electrical utility configurations having different voltages and phases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Christian van Kalken, Sanjay Agrawal