Patents by Inventor Kenneth Farkas

Kenneth Farkas 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).

  • Publication number: 20060072263
    Abstract: Cycle error correction is performed in an electronic power system to compensate for a difference between an AC grid side frequency and an AC load side frequency. The electronic power system can comprise an electronic power inverter, such as one usable with an uninterruptible power supply. Cycles of signals indicative of the AC grid power and the AC load power are counted and compared to obtain a cycle error value. If the cycle error value exceeds a first value to indicate that AC load side frequency is too high or too low, then compensation is performed to change the AC load side frequency to be closer to the AC grid side frequency. If the cycle error value falls below a second value to indicate that the AC grid side frequency and AC load side frequency are sufficiently close to one another, then the compensation is deactivated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Applicant: Ballard Power Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Duo Deng, Kenneth Farkas, Anil Tuladhar, Kerry Grand
  • Publication number: 20050105229
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for determining transient power source defects versus nontransient, grid failures result in power being selectively applied to a DC bus for application to a load by either the power source, a rechargeable DC power supply, or both. The severity of the power interruption determines the degree to which the power will be supplied to a load through a power converter assembly by either an AC source or a rechargeable DC power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicant: Ballard Power Systems Corportion
    Inventors: Duo Deng, Kenneth Farkas
  • Publication number: 20050002214
    Abstract: A power system employs an outer voltage feedback loop and an inner current feedback loop to control a power converter, such as a DC to AC inverter for transferring electrical power between a power source, for example a photovoltaic array, and a load, for example a power grid. The outer loop accommodates variations in the output of the power source, for example accommodating anomalies in IV characteristics such as IV droop characteristic associated with photovoltaic cells. The outer loop may employ a first control regime or a second control regime, for example, dependent on whether a DC bus voltage or power is smaller than a value corresponding to measurement resolution or expected noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Applicant: Ballard Power Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Duo Deng, Anil Tuladhar, Kenneth Farkas, Kerry Grand