Patents by Inventor Dachuan Yu
Dachuan Yu 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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Publication number: 20250042273Abstract: A portable charging system for an off-road electric vehicle includes a line connection port; a first Alternating Current to Direct Current (AC-to-DC) converter circuit connected to the line connection port, wherein the first AC-to-DC converter circuit is a bidirectional AC-to-DC converter circuit; and a three-port triple active bridge (TAB) converter circuit including a DC line port coupled to the first AC-to-DC converter circuit, a DC charging port, and a DC energy storage port.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2023Publication date: February 6, 2025Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Dachuan Yu, Dustin Craig Selvey, Suresh Baddam Reddy
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Publication number: 20240348154Abstract: Techniques that eliminate the need for a dedicated pre-charge resistor by using the main power path of the AC/DC, DC/DC, or DC/AC converter. By eliminating the pre-charge resistor, the techniques increase the maximum allowable current rating of the converter as well as increase the impedance and inductance of the converter.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2023Publication date: October 17, 2024Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Basheer Qattum, Dachuan Yu
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Patent number: 12066502Abstract: An example transformer includes a controller that determines the currents on a power grid side of the transformer, as well as an inverter/load side of the transformer. The transformer may be of a delta-wye configuration. The controller compares the currents on the delta side of the transformer to the currents on the wye side of the transformer to determine whether the currents on either side are imbalanced. If the currents on the delta side are balanced, while the currents on the wye side are imbalanced, then the controller may determine that an open phase condition exists on the wye side of the transformer. Alternatively, if the currents on the delta side are imbalanced or if the currents on the delta side are balanced and the currents on the wye side are also balanced, then the controller determines that no open phase condition exists.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Dachuan Yu, Gregory J Speckhart, Jesse R Gerdes
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Publication number: 20240178487Abstract: An energy storage system may include a storage container having an enclosed compartment containing one or more energy storage units and an enclosed compartment duct, an inverter cabinet containing an inverter, the inverter cabinet having one or more inverter cabinet inlets, and an inverter exhaust duct. The storage container may also have a transformer bay containing a transformer. The energy storage system may also include an air temperature control unit, attached to the storage container and configured to circulate conditioned air to the enclosed compartment via the enclosed compartment duct and to the inverter cabinet via the one or more inverter cabinet inlets, and to return air from the enclosed compartment and the inverter cabinet via an air temperature control unit return.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2023Publication date: May 30, 2024Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Jeremy BYRD, Gregory S. HASLER, John M. TANNER, Sampathkumar NACHIMUTHU, Dachuan YU, Eric A. MILLER, Gregory J. DAVIS, Craig P. HITTLE
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Patent number: 11894682Abstract: The present disclosure discloses methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for off-grid load stabilization. For instance, the method may include: receiving generator data from at least one generator and energy storage data from at least one energy store; determining, based on the generator data and/or the energy storage data, a moving average of a system load of the at least one generator; and determining, based on the generator data and/or the energy storage data, an instantaneous load value of the at least one generator. The method may further include: determining a first electronic storage dispatch (ESD) based on the moving average of the system load and the instantaneous load value of the at least one generator; and providing the first ESD to the at least one energy store.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Ronald Christopher Gayles, Dachuan Yu, Gregory J. Speckhart
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Patent number: 11888334Abstract: A method of allocating power across a microgrid having a plurality of energy storage systems with different power and/or energy capacities, and different states of charge. The method includes allocating a total charge request and/or a total discharge request across the energy storage systems; and limiting the charge and/or discharge of one or more energy storage systems to a submaximal value.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Kevin J. Sergott, Dachuan Yu
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Publication number: 20230121559Abstract: An example transformer includes a controller that determines the currents on a power grid side of the transformer, as well as an inverter/load side of the transformer. The transformer may be of a delta-wye configuration. The controller compares the currents on the delta side of the transformer to the currents on the wye side of the transformer to determine whether the currents on either side are imbalanced. If the currents on the delta side are balanced, while the currents on the wye side are imbalanced, then the controller may determine that an open phase condition exists on the wye side of the transformer. Alternatively, if the currents on the delta side are imbalanced or if the currents on the delta side are balanced and the currents on the wye side are also balanced, then the controller determines that no open phase condition exists.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2021Publication date: April 20, 2023Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Dachuan Yu, Gregory J Speckhart, Jesse R Gerdes
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Publication number: 20220131388Abstract: A method of allocating power across a microgrid having a plurality of energy storage systems with different power and/or energy capacities, and different states of charge. The method includes allocating a total charge request and/or a total discharge request across the energy storage systems; and limiting the charge and/or discharge of one or more energy storage systems to a submaximal value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2020Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Kevin J. SERGOTT, Dachuan YU
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Publication number: 20210359521Abstract: The present disclosure discloses methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for off-grid load stabilization. For instance, the method may include: receiving generator data from at least one generator and energy storage data from at least one energy store; determining, based on the generator data and/or the energy storage data, a moving average of a system load of the at least one generator; and determining, based on the generator data and/or the energy storage data, an instantaneous load value of the at least one generator. The method may further include: determining a first electronic storage dispatch (ESD) based on the moving average of the system load and the instantaneous load value of the at least one generator; and providing the first ESD to the at least one energy store.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2020Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Ronald Christopher GAYLES, Dachuan YU, Gregory J. SPECKHART
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Patent number: 10998732Abstract: A hybrid micro-grid system for providing power to a load connected to a common bus. The system includes at least one renewable power source, at least one genset, at least one energy storage unit, and an asset management controller operatively coupled to the power sources supply power to the common bus. The AMC is configured to determine a renewable cost function, a genset cost function, and a storage cost function, then assigns a priority of each power source based on the corresponding cost function. The AMC determines a cascade of the power sources based on the determined priority and selectively distributes a power demand of the load between each power source based on the determined cascade.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Suresh B. Reddy, Dachuan Yu
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Patent number: 10856205Abstract: A method includes identifying multiple communication paths extending from a source device and for each path, determining a data rate, a power level used to communicate over at least a portion of the path and a power per data rate value by dividing the power level by the data rate. One of the multiple communication paths is selected such that the selected communication path has the lowest power per data rate value given quality of service requirements of an application. The power per data rate can be optimized from the device perspective as well as an overall network perspective. A message is then sent over the selected communication path.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: ORANGEInventors: John Benko, Akshay Jain, Dachuan Yu
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Publication number: 20200303925Abstract: A hybrid micro-grid system for providing power to a load connected to a common bus. The system includes at least one renewable power source, at least one genset, at least one energy storage unit, and an asset management controller operatively coupled to the power sources supply power to the common bus. The AMC is configured to determine a renewable cost function, a genset cost function, and a storage cost function, then assigns a priority of each power source based on the corresponding cost function. The AMC determines a cascade of the power sources based on the determined priority and selectively distributes a power demand of the load between each power source based on the determined cascade.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2019Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Suresh B. Reddy, Dachuan Yu
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Patent number: 10146242Abstract: A micro grid power system includes a plurality of generator sets, a photovoltaic system, an external load, and a controller. Each generator set includes an engine and a sensor to determine a temperature of exhaust gases exiting the engine. The photovoltaic system includes a plurality of photovoltaic panels for generating power. The external load is powered by the plurality of generator sets and the photovoltaic system. The controller is configured to determine the external load, and control the plurality of generator sets to maintain the temperature above a threshold temperature. The controller is further configured to determine a remaining load which is the external load subtracted by a portion of the external load powered by the plurality of generator sets, and control the photovoltaic system to power the remaining load.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Joshua W. Steffen, Gregory S. Hasler, Dachuan Yu
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Publication number: 20180070285Abstract: A method includes identifying multiple communication paths extending from a source device and for each path, determining a data rate, a power level used to communicate over at least a portion of the path and a power per data rate value by dividing the power level by the data rate. One of the multiple communication paths is selected such that the selected communication path has the lowest power per data rate value given quality of service requirements of an application. The power per data rate can be optimized from the device perspective as well as an overall network perspective. A message is then sent over the selected communication path.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2015Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: John Benko, Akshay Jain, Dachuan Yu
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Publication number: 20180059700Abstract: A micro grid power system includes a plurality of generator sets, a photovoltaic system, an external load, and a controller. Each generator set includes an engine and a sensor to determine a temperature of exhaust gases exiting the engine. The photovoltaic system includes a plurality of photovoltaic panels for generating power. The external load is powered by the plurality of generator sets and the photovoltaic system. The controller is configured to determine the external load, and control the plurality of generator sets to maintain the temperature above a threshold temperature. The controller is further configured to determine a remaining load which is the external load subtracted by a portion of the external load powered by the plurality of generator sets, and control the photovoltaic system to power the remaining load.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2016Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Joshua W. Steffen, Gregory S. Hasler, Dachuan Yu
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Patent number: 9906162Abstract: A method is provided to control the output voltage across an unbalanced load connected to a three-phase inverter, The method includes transformation of a set of three-phase voltage signals to a dq-coordinate system. Based on the transformation, a set of d-axis and a set of q-axis positive, negative and a set of zero sequence signals are generated. The method includes phase shifting of each of the zero sequence signals to generate 120 degrees and 240 degrees phase shifted zero sequence signals. Each of the zero sequence signals, the 120 degrees and the 240 degrees phase shifted zero sequence signals are transformed to a set of d-axis and q-axis zero sequence signals. A set of error signals, calculated based on the set of d-axis and q-axis zero, positive and negative sequence signals, are minimized and transformed to abc-coordinate system to obtain a three-phase control voltage signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Dachuan Yu, Osama M. Alkhouli
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Patent number: 9729008Abstract: A variable speed genset system is provided that may include a primary power source, an electric machine, an energy storage device, a boost converter, and a controller. The electric machine may be coupled to the primary power source and electrically coupled to a load through a common bus. The boost converter may be in electrical communication with the common bus and the energy storage device. The controller may determine a State of Health (SOH) for the energy storage device, selectively engage the energy storage device to provide a first power amount to the common bus, and selectively change the operating speed of the primary power source to provide a second power amount to the common bus, the speed based on the SOH, a temperature of the energy storage device, and the load demand. The combination of the first and second power amounts substantially meet a load power demand.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: John J. Votoupal, Dachuan Yu, Gregory S. Hasler, Gregory J. Speckhart
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Patent number: 9722445Abstract: A hybrid energy storage system (HESS) and method of controlling a HESS is provided. The HESS comprises a common direct current (DC) bus having a DC bus voltage, an energy storage device electrically coupled to the common DC bus, a power device electrically coupled to the common DC bus, and a controller in operable communication with the energy storage device, the power device and the common DC bus. The controller is configured to, when the energy storage device is charging, increase a power device charging current if an energy storage device charging current is greater than a charging limit for the energy storage device, and when the energy storage device is discharging, increase a power device discharging current if an energy storage device discharging current is greater than a discharging limit for the energy storage device. The HESS can be part of a power system.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2015Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Dachuan Yu, Gregory J. Speckhart, Eric Matthew Andris
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Patent number: 9686288Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for constructing security policies for content instrumentation against attacks. In one embodiment, the method comprises constructing one or more security policies for web content using at least one rewriting template, at least one edit automata policy, or at least one policy template; and rewriting a script program in a document to cause behavior resulting from execution of the script to conform to the one or more policies.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2008Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Haruka Kikuchi, Dachuan Yu, Ajay Chander
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Publication number: 20170063124Abstract: A HESS and method of controlling a HESS is provided. The HESS may comprise a common DC bus having a DC bus voltage, an energy storage device electrically coupled to the common DC bus, a power device electrically coupled to the common DC bus, and a controller in operable communication with the energy storage device, the power device and the common DC bus. The controller may be configured to, when the energy storage device is charging, increase a power device charging current if an energy storage device charging current is greater than a charging limit for the energy storage device, and when the energy storage device is discharging, increase a power device discharging current if an energy storage device discharging current is greater than a discharging limit for the energy storage device. The HESS may be part of a power system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2015Publication date: March 2, 2017Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.Inventors: Dachuan Yu, Gregory J. Speckhart, Eric Matthew Andris