Patents by Inventor Ed Culpin

Ed Culpin 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: 11996831
    Abstract: Provided is a solid state power controller (SSPC). The SSPC comprises a power supply line configured to be connected between a power source and a load. Further, the solid state power controller comprises a semiconductor switching unit provided on the power supply line and configured to switch between at least two states according to a command signal. The at least two states include a conducting state and a non-conducting state. Further the solid state power controller comprises a state machine, which is configured to exhibit at least two states, including an ON state and an OFF state. The state machine is further configured to output the command signal according to a current state of the state machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Lilium eAircraft GmbH
    Inventors: Ed Culpin, Thalles Gomes, Martin Angerer
  • Publication number: 20230391200
    Abstract: An electrical power distribution network of an electric power system of an aircraft is operated in at least one normal operation mode such that it provides for load sharing across electrical power sources (A, B, C, D) with respect to electrical loads (AA, BB, CC, DD), wherein the electrical power distribution network, in case of an electrical fault, is operated in at least one electrical failure mitigating operation mode, which provides for electric fault isolation, such that a network portion of the electrical power distribution network including the electrical fault is isolated from at least one other network portion of the of the electrical power distribution network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Ed CULPIN, Martin ANGERER
  • Patent number: 11724600
    Abstract: An electrical power distribution network of an electric power system of an aircraft is operated in at least one normal operation mode such that it provides for load sharing across electrical power sources (A, B, C, D) with respect to electrical loads (AA, BB, CC, DD), wherein the electrical power distribution network, in case of an electrical fault, is operated in at least one electrical failure mitigating operation mode, which provides for electric fault isolation, such that a network portion of the electrical power distribution network including the electrical fault is isolated from at least one other network portion of the of the electrical power distribution network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Lilium eAircraft GmbH
    Inventors: Ed Culpin, Martin Angerer
  • Patent number: 11724796
    Abstract: An electrical power distribution network of an electric power system of an aircraft is operated such that it sequentially adopts a plurality of different partial load sharing modes in a time variable manner, which provide for partial load sharing across electrical power sources (A, B, C, D) with respect to associated electrical loads (AA, BB, CC, DD), by sequentially switching between a plurality of different partial load sharing configurations of the electrical power distribution network, each partial load sharing configuration being associated to a particular one of the partial load sharing modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Lilium eAircraft GmbH
    Inventor: Ed Culpin
  • Publication number: 20220376514
    Abstract: An electrical power distribution network (306) of an electric power system (300) of an aircraft is operated such that it sequentially adopts a plurality of different partial load sharing modes in a time variable manner, which provide for partial load sharing across electrical power sources (A, B, C, D) with respect to associated electrical loads (AA, BB, CC, DD), by sequentially switching between a plurality of different partial load sharing configurations of the electrical power distribution network, each partial load sharing configuration being associated to a particular one of the partial load sharing modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventor: Ed CULPIN
  • Publication number: 20220371446
    Abstract: An electrical power distribution network (306) of an electric power system (300) of an aircraft is operated in at least one normal operation mode such that it provides for load sharing across electrical power sources (A, B, C, D) with respect to electrical loads (AA, BB, CC, DD), wherein the electrical power distribution network (306), in case of an electrical fault, is operated in at least one electrical failure mitigating operation mode, which provides for electric fault isolation, such that a network portion of the electrical power distribution network (306) including the electrical fault is isolated from at least one other network portion of the of the electrical power distribution network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Ed CULPIN, Martin ANGERER
  • Publication number: 20220271529
    Abstract: Provided is a power distribution network. The power distribution network comprises a ring-formed power line and a plurality of power nodes connected to the ring-formed power line. In addition, the power distribution network includes a plurality of circuit protection units, wherein each of the circuit protection units is provided between one of the plurality of power nodes and the ring-formed power line or on the ring-formed power line between two adjacent power nodes. The present disclosure is defined by the accompanying claims and is not limited to the particulars of the embodiments of the above detailed description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventor: Ed Culpin
  • Publication number: 20220271745
    Abstract: Provided is a solid state power controller (SSPC). The SSPC comprises a power supply line configured to be connected between a power source and a load. Further, the solid state power controller comprises a semiconductor switching unit provided on the power supply line and configured to switch between at least two states according to a command signal. The at least two states include a conducting state and a non-conducting state. Further the solid state power controller comprises a state machine, which is configured to exhibit at least two states, including an ON state and an OFF state. The state machine is further configured to output the command signal according to a current state of the state machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Ed Culpin, Thalles Gomes, Martin Angerer