Patents by Inventor David Gritter

David Gritter 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).

  • Publication number: 20070189045
    Abstract: A control system for an AC line voltage distribution system includes a DC energy storage system and an inverter coupled to the DC energy storage system adapted for coupling to the AC line distribution system. A proportional-integral voltage regulator coupled to the DC energy storage system receives a voltage signal for the DC energy storage system and receives a voltage reference. In an exemplary embodiment, the voltage regulator includes a proportional path and an integral path to receive the DC voltage information and the voltage reference signal information, a filter to remove an AC component having a predetermined frequency contained in the DC voltage signal, and an output terminal to output a control signal with the AC component removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventor: David Gritter
  • Publication number: 20050207190
    Abstract: A power system having a phase locked loop (PLL) with a notch filter for synchronous reference frame sequence separation. The notch filter includes a generalized integrator tuned to the notch frequency. The output of the generalized integrator is summed with the filter input signal and the output of the summer is fed back to the integrator input. In one embodiment, the notch filter is programmable by a control signal generated in response to the filter output signal, thereby causing the filter to self-regulate to a frequency related to the PLL input signal. Illustrative power systems include active VAR generators and active rectifiers. One or more additional notch filters may be used to remove harmonic components from derived synchronous reference frame sequence components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventor: David Gritter
  • Patent number: 4958269
    Abstract: A motor control for controlling current in an induction motor. A microcomputer generates three inputs to control an inverter circuit that energizes the three phase windings of the motor. A speed control modulates the three inputs to adjust motor speed and voltage. A current sensing circuit also modulates the three inputs to reduce motor current using a technique that over rides the speed control. By monitoring the current sensing circuit the microcomputer adjusts the speed control to force motor current to a level near a set threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1990
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventor: David Gritter