Patents by Inventor Jose Augusto MONTEIRO

Jose Augusto MONTEIRO 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).

  • Switching valve
    Patent number: 12107419
    Abstract: There is provided a switching valve for a voltage source converter, the switching valve including a number of modules, each module including at least one switching element and at least one energy storage device, the or each switching element and the or each energy storage device in each module arranged to be combinable to selectively provide a voltage source, the switching valve including a controller programmed to selectively control the switching of the switching elements to select one or more of the modules to contribute a or a respective voltage to a switching valve voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Pablo Briff, Carl Barker, Omar Jasim, Jose Augusto Monteiro
  • SWITCHING VALVE
    Publication number: 20230062409
    Abstract: There is provided a switching valve for a voltage source converter, the switching valve including a number of modules, each module including at least one switching element and at least one energy storage device, the or each switching element and the or each energy storage device in each module arranged to be combinable to selectively provide a voltage source, the switching valve including a controller programmed to selectively control the switching of the switching elements to select one or more of the modules to contribute a or a respective voltage to a switching valve voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: General Electric Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Pablo BRIFF, Carl BARKER, Omar JASIM, Jose Augusto MONTEIRO