Patents by Inventor Kenneth Colby
Kenneth Colby 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).
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Publication number: 20240113552Abstract: Power supplies and methods of use thereof are provided, where a power supply includes an input configured to receive input AC power an output configured to provide output AC power to a load, at least one power converter coupled to the input and configured to convert the input AC power into the output AC power, a controller coupled the at least one power converter. The controller is configured to adjust at least one parameter of the output AC power provided by the at least one power converter, detect, in response to adjusting the at least one parameter of the output AC power, at least one of an adjusted input AC power or an adjusted output AC power, and determine that a fault has occurred based on the at least one of the adjusted input AC power or the adjusted output AC power.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Kenneth A. Colby, JR., Wei-Hsiang Lin, Venkatraman Chennakesavan, Eyob Demissie, Luka Petrovic, Himamshu V Prasad, Yu Zhang
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Patent number: 11909258Abstract: Power supplies and methods of use thereof are provided, where a power supply includes an input configured to receive input AC power an output configured to provide output AC power to a load, at least one power converter coupled to the input and configured to convert the input AC power into the output AC power, a controller coupled the at least one power converter. The controller is configured to adjust at least one parameter of the output AC power provided by the at least one power converter, detect, in response to adjusting the at least one parameter of the output AC power, at least one of an adjusted input AC power or an adjusted output AC power, and determine that a fault has occurred based on the at least one of the adjusted input AC power or the adjusted output AC power.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATIONInventors: Kenneth A. Colby, Jr., Wei-Hsiang Lin, Venkatraman Chennakesavan, Eyob Demissie, Luka Petrovic, Himamshu V Prasad, Yu Zhang
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Patent number: 11749993Abstract: A power converter system including an input configured to receive input AC power from an input power source, the input power source having a peak voltage limit, at least one output configured to provide output power to at least one load, a charger coupled to the input and configured to convert the input AC power into first DC power, a DC bus configured to receive the first DC power, at least one power converter configured to convert DC power from the DC bus into the output power, and an auxiliary power source coupled to the DC bus and configured to provide second DC power to the DC bus to supplement the first DC power provided by the charger in response to a voltage demand of the at least one load exceeding the peak voltage limit of the input power source.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATIONInventors: Eyob Demissie, Kaushal J. Patel, Kenneth A. Colby, Jr., Steven Allen Diggins
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Publication number: 20230032164Abstract: A power converter system including an input configured to receive input AC power from an input power source, the input power source having a peak voltage limit, at least one output configured to provide output power to at least one load, a charger coupled to the input and configured to convert the input AC power into first DC power, a DC bus configured to receive the first DC power, at least one power converter configured to convert DC power from the DC bus into the output power, and an auxiliary power source coupled to the DC bus and configured to provide second DC power to the DC bus to supplement the first DC power provided by the charger in response to a voltage demand of the at least one load exceeding the peak voltage limit of the input power source.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Eyob Demissie, Kaushal J. Patel, Kenneth A. Colby, JR., Steven Allen Diggins
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Publication number: 20220302747Abstract: Power supplies and methods of use thereof are provided, where a power supply includes an input configured to receive input AC power an output configured to provide output AC power to a load, at least one power converter coupled to the input and configured to convert the input AC power into the output AC power, a controller coupled the at least one power converter. The controller is configured to adjust at least one parameter of the output AC power provided by the at least one power converter, detect, in response to adjusting the at least one parameter of the output AC power, at least one of an adjusted input AC power or an adjusted output AC power, and determine that a fault has occurred based on the at least one of the adjusted input AC power or the adjusted output AC power.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Kenneth A. Colby, JR., Wei-Hsiang Lin, Venkatraman Chennakesavan, Eyob Demissie, Luka Petrovic, Himamshu V Prasad, Yu Zhang
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Patent number: 11418033Abstract: A power converter system including an input configured to receive input AC power from an input power source, the input power source having a peak voltage limit, at least one output configured to provide output power to at least one load, a charger coupled to the input and configured to convert the input AC power into first DC power, a DC bus configured to receive the first DC power, at least one power converter configured to convert DC power from the DC bus into the output power, and an auxiliary power source coupled to the DC bus and configured to provide second DC power to the DC bus to supplement the first DC power provided by the charger in response to a voltage demand of the at least one load exceeding the peak voltage limit of the input power source.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATIONInventors: Eyob Demissie, Kaushal J. Patel, Kenneth A. Colby, Jr., Steven Allen Diggins
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Publication number: 20220123556Abstract: A power converter system including an input configured to receive input AC power from an input power source, the input power source having a peak voltage limit, at least one output configured to provide output power to at least one load, a charger coupled to the input and configured to convert the input AC power into first DC power, a DC bus configured to receive the first DC power, at least one power converter configured to convert DC power from the DC bus into the output power, and an auxiliary power source coupled to the DC bus and configured to provide second DC power to the DC bus to supplement the first DC power provided by the charger in response to a voltage demand of the at least one load exceeding the peak voltage limit of the input power source.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2020Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Eyob Demissie, Kaushal J. Patel, Kenneth A. Colby, JR., Steven Allen Diggins
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Patent number: 10256065Abstract: A relay control circuit for use with a relay having a coil voltage input. The relay control circuit includes a first input to receive a first voltage capable of energizing the relay from a de-energized state, a second input to receive a second voltage, less than the first voltage, that is capable of maintaining the relay in an energized state, and means, responsive to a relay control signal having one of a first state and a second state, for switchably coupling the coil voltage input to the first input for a period of time sufficient to energize the relay in response to the relay control signal having the first state, and for switchably coupling the coil voltage input to the second input in response to expiration of the period of time.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2013Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATIONInventors: Kenneth A. Colby, Luka Petrovic, Fred William Rodenhiser
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Patent number: 9787087Abstract: An electronic device including first and second line inputs, first and second device inputs, a filter circuit, and a switching circuit. The filter circuit has a first input electrically coupled to the first line input, a second input electrically coupled to the second line input, a first output electrically coupled to the first device input, a second output, and at least one capacitor electrically coupling at least one of the first input to the second input or the first output to the second output. The switching circuit has a control input to receive a control signal, and electrically couples the second output to the second device input in response to the control signal having the first state and electrically couples the second output to one of the first input and the first output through a resistor in response to the control signal having the second state.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2012Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATIONInventors: Luka Petrovic, Kenneth A. Colby, Jr.
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Publication number: 20150348729Abstract: A relay control circuit for use with a relay having a coil voltage input. The relay control circuit includes a first input to receive a first voltage capable of energizing the relay from a de-energized state, a second input to receive a second voltage, less than the first voltage, that is capable of maintaining the relay in an energized state, and means, responsive to a relay control signal having one of a first state and a second state, for switchably coupling the coil voltage input to the first input for a period of time sufficient to energize the relay in response to the relay control signal having the first state, and for switchably coupling the coil voltage input to the second input in response to expiration of the period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2013Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATIONInventors: Kenneth A. Colby, Luka Petrovic, Fred William Rodenhiser
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Publication number: 20150333507Abstract: An electronic device including first and second line inputs, first and second device inputs, a filter circuit, and a switching circuit. The filter circuit has a first input electrically coupled to the first line input, a second input electrically coupled to the second line input, a first output electrically coupled to the first device input, a second output, and at least one capacitor electrically coupling at least one of the first input to the second input or the first output to the second output. The switching circuit has a control input to receive a control signal, and electrically couples the second output to the second device input in response to the control signal having the first state and electrically couples the second output to one of the first input and the first output through a resistor in response to the control signal having the second state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2012Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: Luka Petrovic, Kenneth A. Colby, JR.
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Publication number: 20050063401Abstract: A system and method for the optimized storage and retrieval of video data at distributed sites calls for the deployment of “Smart Mirror” sites throughout a network, each of which maintains a copy of certain data managed by the system. User addresses are assigned to specific delivery sites based on an analysis of network performance with respect to each of the available delivery sites. Generalized network performance data is collected and stored to facilitate the selection of additional delivery sites and to ensure the preservation of improved performance in comparison to traditional networks.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2004Publication date: March 24, 2005Inventors: Brian Kenner, Kenneth Colby, Robert Mudry