Patents by Inventor Justin Benden

Justin Benden 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).

  • Systems and methods for cooling a compartmentalized and ducted electrical enclosure
    Patent number: 10076055
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the system includes one or more electrical components associated with turbomachinery, and the one or more electrical components are disposed within two or more interior compartments of an electrical enclosure. The system also includes a cooling system coupled to the electrical enclosure. The cooling system includes one or more air ducts configured to direct a cooling air to each interior compartment of the two or more interior compartments. The cooling system also includes a controller configured to route cooling air to each interior compartment via the one or more air ducts. The controller is configured to independently regulate a thermal environment for each interior compartment of the two or more interior compartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Quoc Hoai Nguyen, Nam Tran, Justin Benden
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOLING A COMPARTMENTALIZED AND DUCTED ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURE
    Publication number: 20170354059
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the system includes one or more electrical components associated with turbomachinery, and the one or more electrical components are disposed within two or more interior compartments of an electrical enclosure. The system also includes a cooling system coupled to the electrical enclosure. The cooling system includes one or more air ducts configured to direct a cooling air to each interior compartment of the two or more interior compartments. The cooling system also includes a controller configured to route cooling air to each interior compartment via the one or more air ducts. The controller is configured to independently regulate a thermal environment for each interior compartment of the two or more interior compartments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Quoc Hoai Nguyen, Nam Tran, Justin Benden