Patents by Inventor José Manuel FERREIRA DUARTE

José Manuel FERREIRA DUARTE 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).

  • Energy harvesting device for a transport vehicle
    Patent number: 10300870
    Abstract: An energy harvesting device for a transport vehicle comprising an electric converter circuit and a power take-off unit is disclosed. The electric converter circuit comprises: an electric energy storage; a first DC bus; an electric generator connected to the first DC bus through an electronic brake controller; a second DC bus connected to the first DC bus through a DC/DC converter, and an inverter connected to the second DC bus and having an output connected to the electrical load of the energy harvesting device. The power take-off unit comprises: a rotatable pivot plate for coupling to the vehicle chassis and supporting the electric generator; an electric generator pulley coupled to the electric generator; a shaft pulley; a shaft attachment for attaching the shaft pulley to the vehicle driveline shaft; and a belt connecting the electric generator pulley and the shaft pulley.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignees: UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO, ADDVOLT, S.A.
    Inventors: Adriano Da Silva Carvalho, Bruno Filipe Azevedo Costa, José Manuel Ferreira Duarte, José Ricardo Sousa Soares, Justino Miguel Neto De Sousa, Rodrigo Manuel Marinho Pires
  • ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE FOR A TRANSPORT VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170259764
    Abstract: An energy harvesting device for a transport vehicle comprising an electric converter circuit and a power take-off unit is disclosed. The electric converter circuit comprises: an electric energy storage; a first DC bus; an electric generator connected to the first DC bus through an electronic brake controller; a second DC bus connected to the first DC bus through a DC/DC converter, and an inverter connected to the second DC bus and having an output connected to the electrical load of the energy harvesting device. The power take-off unit comprises: a rotatable pivot plate for coupling to the vehicle chassis and supporting the electric generator; an electric generator pulley coupled to the electric generator; a shaft pulley; a shaft attachment for attaching the shaft pulley to the vehicle driveline shaft; and a belt connecting the electric generator pulley and the shaft pulley.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Adriano DA SILVA CARVALHO, Bruno Filipe AZEVEDO COSTA, José Manuel FERREIRA DUARTE, José Ricardo SOUSA SOARES, Justino Miguel NETO DE SOUSA, Rodrigo Manuel MARINHO PIRES