Patents by Inventor Erik Charles Nordstrom

Erik Charles Nordstrom 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: 8564157
    Abstract: A discharge system includes a battery, an electrical power bus selectively connected to the battery, a module configured to receive electrical energy from the battery via the electrical power bus, and a discharge resistor selectively connected to the electrical power bus. A contactor is operatively disposed between the battery and the electrical power bus. The contactor is configured to selectively connect the electrical power bus to the battery or the discharge resistor. That is, the contactor is configured to connect the electrical power bus to the discharge resistor in a default mode to discharge electrical energy stored in the module, and the contactor is configured to connect the electrical power bus to the battery in at least one vehicle operating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Erik Charles Nordstrom, Justin McKinney, Mehrdad Teimorzadeh
  • Publication number: 20120187775
    Abstract: A discharge system includes a battery, an electrical power bus selectively connected to the battery, a module configured to receive electrical energy from the battery via the electrical power bus, and a discharge resistor selectively connected to the electrical power bus. A contactor is operatively disposed between the battery and the electrical power bus. The contactor is configured to selectively connect the electrical power bus to the battery or the discharge resistor. That is, the contactor is configured to connect the electrical power bus to the discharge resistor in a default mode to discharge electrical energy stored in the module, and the contactor is configured to connect the electrical power bus to the battery in at least one vehicle operating mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Erik Charles Nordstrom, Justin McKinney, Mehrdad Teimorzadeh
  • Patent number: 8188616
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a high-voltage (HV) energy storage system (ESS), an HV power bus, a DC-DC power converter electrically connected to the HV power bus, an HV bus connector, a low voltage (LV) battery power bus, and a pair of LV bus connectors. The vehicle includes a vehicle module electrically connected to the HV and LV bus connectors, an LV power bus electrically connected to the DC-DC power converter and to the module, and a controller. The controller has an algorithm that controls the converter to power the module via one of the LV bus connectors during a transient LV condition. The converter and a method of controlling the same are also provided, with the method including determining the LV condition, powering the vehicle module via one of the LV bus connectors during the transient LV condition, and powering the module via the other LV connector otherwise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Erik Charles Nordstrom, Mohammad N. Anwar, David P. Tasky, Alan G. Holmes, Mehrdad Teimorzadeh
  • Publication number: 20110233995
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a high-voltage (HV) energy storage system (ESS), an HV power bus, a DC-DC power converter electrically connected to the HV power bus, an HV bus connector, a low voltage (LV) battery power bus, and a pair of LV bus connectors. The vehicle includes a vehicle module electrically connected to the HV and LV bus connectors, an LV power bus electrically connected to the DC-DC power converter and to the module, and a controller. The controller has an algorithm that controls the converter to power the module via one of the LV bus connectors during a transient LV condition. The converter and a method of controlling the same are also provided, with the method including determining the LV condition, powering the vehicle module via one of the LV bus connectors during the transient LV condition, and powering the module via the other LV connector otherwise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Erik Charles Nordstrom, Mohammad N. Anwar, David P. Tasky, Alan G. Holmes, Mehrdad Teimorzadeh