Patents by Inventor Kaijam Maurice Woodley

Kaijam Maurice 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).

  • CONTROL OF MOTOR SOFT STARTER USING POWER ELECTRONIC SWITCHING DEVICES
    Publication number: 20240136961
    Abstract: Systems and methods for soft starting a motor (40) using solid-state switching devices are disclosed. The system (10) includes a soft starting switch (53) that is made of a plurality of solid-state switches (62, 63). The system (10) also includes a controller (86) that is programmed to regulate currents and voltages delivered to the motor (40) during a start-up operation of the motor by cycling the solid-state switches (62, 63) ON and OFF during the start-up operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Jin Li, Xin Zhou, Steven A. Dimino, Kaijam Maurice Woodley