Patents by Inventor JORGE HERNENDEZ

JORGE HERNENDEZ 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).

  • Impute DC link (IDCL) cell based power converters and control thereof
    Patent number: 9325171
    Abstract: Power flow controllers based on Imputed DC Link (IDCL) cells are provided. The IDCL cell is a self-contained power electronic building block (PEBB). The IDCL cell may be stacked in series and parallel to achieve power flow control at higher voltage and current levels. Each IDCL cell may comprise a gate drive, a voltage sharing module, and a thermal management component in order to facilitate easy integration of the cell into a variety of applications. By providing direct AC conversion, the IDCL cell based AC/AC converters reduce device count, eliminate the use of electrolytic capacitors that have life and reliability issues, and improve system efficiency compared with similarly rated back-to-back inverter system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Deepakraj M. Divan, Anish Prasai, Jorge Hernendez, Rohit Moghe, Amrit Iyer, Rajendra Prasad Kandula
  • IMPUTED DC LINK (IDCL) CELL BASED POWER CONVERTERS AND CONTROL THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130207471
    Abstract: Power flow controllers based on Imputed DC Link (IDCL) cells are provided. The IDCL cell is a self-contained power electronic building block (PEBB). The IDCL cell may be stacked in series and parallel to achieve power flow control at higher voltage and current levels. Each IDCL cell may comprise a gate drive, a voltage sharing module, and a thermal management component in order to facilitate easy integration of the cell into a variety of applications. By providing direct AC conversion, the IDCL cell based AC/AC converters reduce device count, eliminate the use of electrolytic capacitors that have life and reliability issues, and improve system efficiency compared with similarly rated back-to-back inverter system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventors: DEEPAKRAJ M. DIVAN, ANISH PRASAI, JORGE HERNENDEZ, ROHIT MOGHE, AMRIT LYER, RAJENDRA PRASAD KANDULA