Patents by Inventor David M. Loken
David M. Loken 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: 20250169035Abstract: In accordance with on embodiment, an electronic assembly comprises a first housing portion having an electronics cavity for housing a circuit board with heat-generating electronic components mounted on the circuit board. A second housing portion has a coolant cavity or coolant channel for circulating a coolant to dissipate heat from the heat-generating electronic component. A gasket is configured to isolate or hermetically seal the electronics cavity from the coolant circulating in the coolant cavity or coolant channel, wherein the gasket comprises seal with two outer lips and a primary channel between the outer lips for conveying coolant to an exit aperture within the primary channel if coolant penetrates one of the outer lips facing the coolant cavity to prevent the ingress of fluid into the electronics cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2024Publication date: May 22, 2025Inventors: Patrick R. Brandt, Daniel P. Lipp, David M. Loken
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Publication number: 20250169046Abstract: A gasket is configured to isolate or hermetically seal the electronics cavity from the coolant circulating in the coolant cavity or coolant channel, wherein the gasket comprises seal with two outer lips and a primary channel between the outer lips for conveying coolant to an exit aperture within the primary channel if coolant penetrates a penetrated one of the outer lips facing the coolant cavity to prevent the ingress of fluid into the electronics cavity. A primary overflow vessel is capable of receiving coolant from the exit aperture via an overflow linkage channel. A first sensor is configured to detect the presence of coolant in the primary overflow vessel and to generate a sensor data or a sensor signal indicative of the presence or level of coolant in the primary overflow vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2024Publication date: May 22, 2025Inventors: Patrick R. Brandt, Daniel P. Lipp, David M. Loken, Kevin R. King
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Patent number: 12199496Abstract: A capacitor has a known capacitance value for filtering the ripple current of the DC voltage bus. A first modulation index estimator is configured to estimate a first modulation index of the first inverter. A second modulation index estimator configured to estimate a second modulation index of the second inverter. A current estimator is configured to estimate an interleaving phase shift angle associated with a respective one of a set of inverters based on the known capacitance value of the capacitor, the estimated first modulation index, the estimated second modulation index, the first control input and the second control input.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: DEERE & COMPANYInventors: Lav Thyagarajan, Morgan E. Schlichtmann, Christopher J. Tremel, David M. Loken
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Patent number: 12049148Abstract: In an example embodiment, a system includes a plurality of inverters configured to operate in at least one of a charging mode or a drive mode, a plurality of motors and at least one controller configured to selectively couple the plurality of inverters to the plurality of motors during a drive mode, and selectively couple at least one of the inverters to an alternating current (AC) source during the charging mode and decouple the at least one of the inverters from the plurality of motors during the charging mode.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2021Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Tianjun Fu, Yuheng Wu, Long Wu, Danielle Li, David M. Loken, Richard E. Wainwright
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Publication number: 20240146175Abstract: A capacitor has a known capacitance value for filtering the ripple current of the DC voltage bus. A first modulation index estimator is configured to estimate a first modulation index of the first inverter. A second modulation index estimator configured to estimate a second modulation index of the second inverter. A current estimator is configured to estimate an interleaving phase shift angle associated with a respective one of a set of inverters based on the known capacitance value of the capacitor, the estimated first modulation index, the estimated second modulation index, the first control input and the second control input.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Lav Thyagarajan, Morgan E. Schlichtmann, Christopher J. Tremel, David M. Loken
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Publication number: 20230031930Abstract: In an example embodiment, a system includes a plurality of inverters configured to operate in at least one of a charging mode or a drive mode, a plurality of motors and at least one controller configured to selectively couple the plurality of inverters to the plurality of motors during a drive mode, and selectively couple at least one of the inverters to an alternating current (AC) source during the charging mode and decouple the at least one of the inverters from the plurality of motors during the charging mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2021Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: Deere & CompanyInventors: Tianjun FU, Yuheng WU, Long WU, Dan LI, David M. LOKEN, Richard E. WAINWRIGHT
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Patent number: 11070138Abstract: Each one of the secondary converters has a corresponding transformer having a primary winding associated with a primary alternating current (AC) signal and a secondary winding associated with a secondary alternating current (AC) signal. A secondary controller provides secondary control signals to the secondary semiconductor switches of the secondary converters with one or more time-synchronized, target phase offsets with respect to an observed phase of the alternating current signal (e.g., primary alternating current signal or the secondary alternating current signal) to provide the target phase offset (or targeted phase offsets) commensurate with or sufficient to support a required electrical energy transfer from the primary controller to the corresponding secondary controller (or secondary controllers).Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2020Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Sumit Dutta, Long Wu, Shuvam Gupta, David M. Loken, Eric R. Linn
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Patent number: 11070136Abstract: Each one of the secondary converters has a corresponding transformer having a primary winding associated with a primary alternating current (AC) signal and a secondary winding associated with a secondary alternating current (AC) signal. A secondary controller provides secondary control signals to the secondary semiconductor switches of the secondary converters with one or more time-synchronized, target phase offsets with respect to an observed phase of the alternating current signal (e.g., primary alternating current signal or the secondary alternating current signal) to provide the target phase offset (or targeted phase offsets) commensurate with or sufficient to support a required electrical energy transfer from the primary controller to the corresponding secondary controller (or secondary controllers).Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Sumit Dutta, Long Wu, Shuvam Gupta, David M. Loken, Eric R. Linn
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Publication number: 20210135582Abstract: Each one of the secondary converters has a corresponding transformer having a primary winding associated with a primary alternating current (AC) signal and a secondary winding associated with a secondary alternating current (AC) signal. A secondary controller provides secondary control signals to the secondary semiconductor switches of the secondary converters with one or more time-synchronized, target phase offsets with respect to an observed phase of the alternating current signal (e.g., primary alternating current signal or the secondary alternating current signal) to provide the target phase offset (or targeted phase offsets) commensurate with or sufficient to support a required electrical energy transfer from the primary controller to the corresponding secondary controller (or secondary controllers).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2019Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Sumit Dutta, Long Wu, Shuvam Gupta, David M. Loken, Eric R. Linn
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Publication number: 20210135584Abstract: Each one of the secondary converters has a corresponding transformer having a primary winding associated with a primary alternating current (AC) signal and a secondary winding associated with a secondary alternating current (AC) signal. A secondary controller provides secondary control signals to the secondary semiconductor switches of the secondary converters with one or more time-synchronized, target phase offsets with respect to an observed phase of the alternating current signal (e.g., primary alternating current signal or the secondary alternating current signal) to provide the target phase offset (or targeted phase offsets) commensurate with or sufficient to support a required electrical energy transfer from the primary controller to the corresponding secondary controller (or secondary controllers).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Sumit Dutta, Long Wu, Shuvam Gupta, David M. Loken, Eric R. Linn
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Patent number: 10523108Abstract: A system for providing resonance damping is disclosed. The system comprises a power generation circuit arranged to supply power to a direct current (DC) bus. The DC bus comprises a first link conductor and a second link conductor arranged such that a current induced in either of the conductors generates a magnetic field having a plurality of magnetic flux lines that extend in a direction generally perpendicular to a first direction of current flow. At least one electronic circuit is coupled to the DC bus. A damping element is coupled to or arranged proximate the first link conductor and the second link conductor of the DC bus, and is arranged such that the plurality of magnetic flux lines induces a plurality of eddy currents having a second direction of current flow in at least one surface of the damping element to provide resonance damping of the system.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2019Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: DEERE & COMPANYInventors: Clement V. Godbold, David M. Loken
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Publication number: 20190379274Abstract: A system for providing resonance damping is disclosed. The system comprises a power generation circuit arranged to supply power to a direct current (DC) bus. The DC bus comprises a first link conductor and a second link conductor arranged such that a current induced in either of the conductors generates a magnetic field having a plurality of magnetic flux lines that extend in a direction generally perpendicular to a first direction of current flow. At least one electronic circuit is coupled to the DC bus. A damping element is coupled to or arranged proximate the first link conductor and the second link conductor of the DC bus, and is arranged such that the plurality of magnetic flux lines induces a plurality of eddy currents having a second direction of current flow in at least one surface of the damping element to provide resonance damping of the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventors: Clement V. Godbold, David M. Loken
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Patent number: 10483028Abstract: The first wall has a first inbound cavity for receiving a coolant from an inlet port. The first wall has a first outbound cavity for directing the coolant from the inbound cavity to the input of the transition passage. The second wall has a second inbound cavity for receiving a coolant from the output of the transition passage. The second wall has a second outbound cavity for directing the coolant from the inbound cavity to the outlet port. The transition passage comprises a transverse hollow volume for interconnecting the first outbound cavity of the first wall to the second inbound cavity of a second wall. At least one heat-generating component (e.g., inductor) in the interior of the housing generates heat that is dissipated.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: DEERE & COMPANYInventors: Thomas J. Roan, Erich J. Drees, David M. Loken, Christopher J. Schmit
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Publication number: 20190189329Abstract: The first wall has a first inbound cavity for receiving a coolant from an inlet port. The first wall has a first outbound cavity for directing the coolant from the inbound cavity to the input of the transition passage. The second wall has a second inbound cavity for receiving a coolant from the output of the transition passage. The second wall has a second outbound cavity for directing the coolant from the inbound cavity to the outlet port. The transition passage comprises a transverse hollow volume for interconnecting the first outbound cavity of the first wall to the second inbound cavity of a second wall. At least one heat-generating component (e.g., inductor) in the interior of the housing generates heat that is dissipated.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2017Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Thomas J. Roan, Erich J. Drees, David M. Loken, Christopher J. Schmit
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Patent number: 9698722Abstract: A temperature estimation module estimates each junction temperature of a corresponding semiconductor device, among a plurality of semiconductor devices, for each phase of an inverter. The temperature estimation module or the data processing system determines a hottest device with a highest junction temperature among the semiconductor devices. A thermal adjustment module or data processing system determines if the highest junction temperature parameter is less than maximum junction temperature parameter for the respective semiconductor device or deciding whether or not to adjust a duty cycle of the semiconductor devices.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: DEERE & COMPANYInventors: David M. Loken, Long Wu, Tianjun Fu, Robert B. Shaw, Neal D. Clements
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Publication number: 20160373047Abstract: A temperature estimation module estimates each junction temperature of a corresponding semiconductor device, among a plurality of semiconductor devices, for each phase of an inverter. The temperature estimation module or the data processing system determines a hottest device with a highest junction temperature among the semiconductor devices. A thermal adjustment module or data processing system determines if the highest junction temperature parameter is less than maximum junction temperature parameter for the respective semiconductor device or deciding whether or not to adjust a duty cycle of the semiconductor devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2015Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: David M. Loken, Long Wu, Tianjun Fu, Robert B. Shaw, Neal D. Clements