Patents by Inventor David Eugene Edwards

David Eugene Edwards 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: 12447797
    Abstract: A method of operating a cooling system of a vehicle includes measuring a refrigerant pressure and a refrigerant temperature of a flow of refrigerant in a refrigerant circuit of the cooling system, estimating a relative humidity of a supply airflow across an evaporator of the refrigerant circuit utilizing the measured refrigerant pressure and the measured refrigerant temperature, and changing operation of one or more components of the refrigerant circuit as a result of the estimated relative humidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Min Sun, David Eugene Edwards, Cameron Paul Smith, Rupesh Sonu Kakade
  • Publication number: 20240375480
    Abstract: A method of operating a cooling system of a vehicle includes measuring a refrigerant pressure and a refrigerant temperature of a flow of refrigerant in a refrigerant circuit of the cooling system, estimating a relative humidity of a supply airflow across an evaporator of the refrigerant circuit utilizing the measured refrigerant pressure and the measured refrigerant temperature, and changing operation of one or more components of the refrigerant circuit as a result of the estimated relative humidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Min Sun, David Eugene Edwards, Cameron Paul Smith, Rupesh Sonu Kakade
  • Patent number: 12115837
    Abstract: A system includes a compressor outlet temperature module, a refrigerant quality module, and a correction factor module. The compressor outlet temperature module is configured to estimate a temperature at an outlet of a compressor in a thermal system of an electric vehicle. The refrigerant quality module is configured to estimate a quality of refrigerant at an inlet of the compressor based on an enthalpy at the compressor inlet and an inlet enthalpy correction factor. The refrigerant quality is a ratio of vapor refrigerant mass to total refrigerant mass. The correction factor module is configured to determine the inlet enthalpy correction factor based on the estimated compressor outlet temperature and a temperature measured at the compressor outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Neeraj S. Shidore, Min Sun, David Eugene Edwards, Ryan D. Hopper