Patents by Inventor Don Macdonald

Don Macdonald 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR POWER GENERATION
    Publication number: 20190229534
    Abstract: A power generation system can include a variable speed generation module with a variable speed generator coupled to an AC-DC converter, a power module, an energy management system coupled to the variable speed generation module and the power module, a fixed speed generator, a DC bus wherein the variable speed generation module is coupled to a DC bus via the AC-DC converter, and the power module is coupled to the DC bus via the DC-DC converter and via the DC-AC converter, and an AC bus wherein the fixed speed generator is coupled to the AC bus via a breaker and the AC bus is coupled to the DC bus via the DC-AC converter of the power module wherein the energy management system adjusts the electrical power output of the variable speed generator, the fixed speed generator, and the energy storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Don Macdonald
  • System and methods for power generation
    Patent number: 10283966
    Abstract: A power generation system can include a variable speed generation module with a variable speed generator coupled to an AC-DC converter, a power module, an energy management system coupled to the variable speed generation module and the power module, a fixed speed generator, a DC bus wherein the variable speed generation module is coupled to a DC bus via the AC-DC converter, and the power module is coupled to the DC bus via the DC-DC converter and via the DC-AC converter, and an AC bus wherein the fixed speed generator is coupled to the AC bus via a breaker and the AC bus is coupled to the DC bus via the DC-AC converter of the power module wherein the energy management system adjusts the electrical power output of the variable speed generator, the fixed speed generator, and the energy storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Bluvert Technologies Ltd.
    Inventor: Don Macdonald
  • SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR POWER GENERATION
    Publication number: 20170133852
    Abstract: A power generation system can include a variable speed generation module with a variable speed generator coupled to an AC-DC converter, a power module, an energy management system coupled to the variable speed generation module and the power module, a fixed speed generator, a DC bus wherein the variable speed generation module is coupled to a DC bus via the AC-DC converter, and the power module is coupled to the DC bus via the DC-DC converter and via the DC-AC converter, and an AC bus wherein the fixed speed generator is coupled to the AC bus via a breaker and the AC bus is coupled to the DC bus via the DC-AC converter of the power module wherein the energy management system adjusts the electrical power output of the variable speed generator, the fixed speed generator, and the energy storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventor: Don Macdonald