Patents by Inventor Deborah Gagne-Barney

Deborah Gagne-Barney 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: 20080048456
    Abstract: An electrical power generation system for providing electrical power to a load is provided. The system includes a plurality of microturbine units, each microturbine unit having a combustion microturbine engine coupled to an electrical generator. The electrical generator includes a means for converting the rotational movement of the turbine engine into electrical power. A single power module electrically is connected to the load and physically separated from the plurality of generators. The power module has a number of components including an enclosure and a plurality of batteries within said enclosure. A plurality of generator controls is located within the enclosure where each of the generator controls is coupled to one of the plurality of generators. The enclosure also includes a plurality of AC power converters with each AC power converters coupled to one of the electrical generators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: NORTHERN POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Brian P. Browning, Charles Maccini, Deborah Gagne-Barney, Robert Humphrey Rolland