Patents by Inventor Jeffrey C. Strouse

Jeffrey C. Strouse 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 method for converting AC power to DC power using sensorless field oriented control
    Patent number: 8659923
    Abstract: High voltage DC power, which is produced by rectifying AC power generated by an AC generator, is controlled and regulated without the need for measuring the position of the rotor with hardware. A Field oriented controller uses a sliding mode observer to estimate the position of the rotor without the use of position detection hardware. The estimated position of the rotor and the AC current are then used by the field oriented controller algorithm to regulate a DC output from a rectifier driven by an AC generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: DRS Test & Energy Management, LLC
    Inventors: Justin L. Owen, Jeffrey C. Strouse, Michael J. Marcel
  • System and Method for Converting AC Power to DC Power Using Sensorless Field Oriented Control
    Publication number: 20120206949
    Abstract: High voltage DC power, which is produced by rectifying AC power generated by an AC generator, is controlled and regulated without the need for measuring the position of the rotor with hardware. A Field oriented controller uses a sliding mode observer to estimate the position of the rotor without the use of position detection hardware. The estimated position of the rotor and the AC current are then used by the field oriented controller algorithm to regulate a DC output from a rectifier driven by an AC generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: DRS Test & Energy Management, LLC
    Inventors: Justin L. Owen, Jeffrey C. Strouse, Michael J. Marcel