Patents by Inventor Kaijam M. Woodley

Kaijam M. Woodley 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).

  • Patent number: 8896334
    Abstract: A system for measuring soft starter current includes a current monitoring system including a controller and a current transfer device that includes a first thyristor and a first conductor coupled to the first thyristor and configured to convey a first current flowing through the first thyristor, wherein the first current includes current flowing through the first thyristor when the first thyristor is in an off state. The system also includes a first current sensor configured to sense the first current and a first current measurement circuit coupled to the first current sensor and coupleable to the controller and configured to output a first output value to the controller representative of the first current flowing through the first thyristor. The controller is configured to determine an impending inoperability of the first thyristor based on the first current and alert a user if the first current indicates the impending inoperability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventor: Kaijam M. Woodley
  • Publication number: 20140002117
    Abstract: A system for measuring soft starter current includes a current monitoring system including a controller and a current transfer device that includes a first thyristor and a first conductor coupled to the first thyristor and configured to convey a first current flowing through the first thyristor, wherein the first current comprises current flowing through the first thyristor when the first thyristor is in an off state. The system also comprises a first current sensor configured to sense the first current and a first current measurement circuit coupled to the first current sensor and coupleable to the controller and configured to output a first output value to the controller representative of the first current flowing through the first thyristor. The controller is configured to determine an impending inoperability of the first thyristor based on the first current and alert a user if the first current indicates the impending inoperability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventor: Kaijam M. Woodley
  • Publication number: 20130027022
    Abstract: A system for measuring current includes a current monitoring system comprises a current sensor configured to sense a first current passing through a conductor and a voltage conversion device coupled to the current sensor and configured to receive a second current from the current sensor and convert the second current into a first voltage. A first scaling circuit is coupled to the voltage conversion device and configured to convert the first voltage to a second voltage proportional to the first current based on a first scaling factor, and a second scaling is circuit coupled to the voltage conversion device and configured to convert the first voltage to a third voltage proportional to the first current based on a second scaling factor, wherein the second scaling factor is different from the first scaling factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: James H. Woelfel, Kaijam M. Woodley