Patents by Inventor Grant Pitel

Grant Pitel 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).

  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN EXTREMELY FAST RESPONSE IN SWITCHING POWER CONVERTERS
    Publication number: 20080012544
    Abstract: A method is provided for accomplishing energy changes for a power converter to minimize an impact of a disturbance. The power converter includes energy storage and switches. The method comprises determining a nature of the disturbance, evaluating an amount of energy to be added or removed from the internal storage, and computing operating times of the switches to minimize the impact of the disturbance on outputs of the power converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Philip Krein, Grant Pitel