Patents by Inventor Krishna Mainali

Krishna Mainali 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: 11381236
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward designs and methods of improving driving of switching devices. One proposed solution to improving driving of switching devices is an auxiliary control circuit that selectively guides the switching device through at least one switching region, permitting an improved operation of the switching device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Ramanujam Ramabhadran, Krishna Mainali, Kum-Kang Huh, Maja Harfman-Todorovic, Robert James Thomas, Cong Li
  • Publication number: 20210135667
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward designs and methods of improving driving of switching devices. One proposed solution to improving driving of switching devices is an auxiliary control circuit that selectively guides the switching device through at least one switching region, permitting an improved operation of the switching device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Ramanujam Ramabhadran, Krishna Mainali, Kum-Kang Huh, Maja Harfman-Todorovic, Robert James Thomas, Cong Li
  • Patent number: 10955297
    Abstract: A system for monitoring a junction temperature of a semiconductor device includes a sensing resistor electrically coupled to a source terminal of the semiconductor device in a gate loop of the semiconductor device. The system includes a detection circuit electrically coupled to the gate loop of the semiconductor device and configured to measure a voltage difference across the sensing resistor. The system also includes an electronic control unit electrically coupled to the gate loop and the detection circuit. The electronic control unit is configured to determine a first gate current peak during a switching process of the semiconductor device, wherein the first gate current peak is determined based on the voltage detected by the detection circuit. The electronic control unit is configured to determine the junction temperature based on the first gate current peak.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ruxi Wang, Peter Almern Losee, Juan Antonio Sabate, Krishna Mainali, Tomas Sadilek
  • Patent number: 10924106
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward designs and methods of improving driving of switching devices. One proposed solution to improving driving of switching devices is an auxiliary control circuit that selectively guides the switching device through at least one switching region, permitting an improved operation of the switching device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Ramanujam Ramabhadran, Krishna Mainali, Kum-Kang Huh, Maja Harfman-Todorovic, Robert James Thomas, Cong Li
  • Patent number: 10809326
    Abstract: A gate driver circuit is provided. The gate driver circuit includes an isolated gate driver power supply circuit. The isolated gate driver power supply circuit includes a coreless transformer and a resonance converter coupled to the coreless transformer. A method of manufacturing an isolated gate driver power supply circuit for a gate driver circuit is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Ruxi Wang, Krishna Mainali, Juan Antonio Sabate, Xiaohu Liu, Fengfeng Tao
  • Patent number: 10746084
    Abstract: At least one thermal module in fluidic communication with the one or more electronic components. The thermal module including a hydraulic motor operable to rotate a motor output shaft. The module further including a fan coupled to the motor output shaft, at least one heat exchanger in fluidic communication with the fan to provide passage therethrough of an air stream in response to rotational movement of the fan, and a conduit carrying a pressurized liquid stream through the hydraulic motor and each of the at least one heat exchanger. The pressurized liquid stream causing the motor output shaft to rotate and wherein heat in one of the air stream or the pressurized liquid stream is passed through each of the at least one heat exchanger and rejected into the other of the air stream or the pressurized liquid stream. A thermal management system including the at least one thermal module is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Juan Antonio Sabate, Ruxi Wang, Karthik Kumar Bodla, Krishna Mainali, Yash Veer Singh, Gary Dwayne Mandrusiak, William John Bonneau, Douglas Carl Hofer
  • Publication number: 20200212909
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward designs and methods of improving driving of switching devices. One proposed solution to improving driving of switching devices is an auxiliary control circuit that selectively guides the switching device through at least one switching region, permitting an improved operation of the switching device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Ramanujam Ramabhadran, Krishna Mainali, Kum-Kang Huh, Maja Harfman-Todorovic, Robert James Thomas, Cong Li
  • Publication number: 20200191042
    Abstract: At least one thermal module in fluidic communication with the one or more electronic components. The thermal module including a hydraulic motor operable to rotate a motor output shaft. The module further including a fan coupled to the motor output shaft, at least one heat exchanger in fluidic communication with the fan to provide passage therethrough of an air stream in response to rotational movement of the fan, and a conduit carrying a pressurized liquid stream through the hydraulic motor and each of the at least one heat exchanger. The pressurized liquid stream causing the motor output shaft to rotate and wherein heat in one of the air stream or the pressurized liquid stream is passed through each of the at least one heat exchanger and rejected into the other of the air stream or the pressurized liquid stream. A thermal management system including the at least one thermal module is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Juan Antonio Sabate, Ruxi Wang, Karthik Kumar Bodla, Krishna Mainali, Yash Veer Singh, Gary Dwayne Mandrusiak, William John Bonneau, Douglas Carl Hofer
  • Publication number: 20190376850
    Abstract: A system for monitoring a junction temperature of a semiconductor device includes a sensing resistor electrically coupled to a source terminal of the semiconductor device in a gate loop of the semiconductor device. The system includes a detection circuit electrically coupled to the gate loop of the semiconductor device and configured to measure a voltage difference across the sensing resistor. The system also includes an electronic control unit electrically coupled to the gate loop and the detection circuit. The electronic control unit is configured to determine a first gate current peak during a switching process of the semiconductor device, wherein the first gate current peak is determined based on the voltage detected by the detection circuit. The electronic control unit is configured to determine the junction temperature based on the first gate current peak.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Ruxi Wang, Peter Almern Losee, Juan Antonio Sabate, Krishna Mainali, Tomas Sadilek
  • Publication number: 20190235035
    Abstract: A gate driver circuit is provided. The gate driver circuit includes an isolated gate driver power supply circuit. The isolated gate driver power supply circuit includes a coreless transformer and a resonance converter coupled to the coreless transformer. A method of manufacturing an isolated gate driver power supply circuit for a gate driver circuit is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Ruxi Wang, Krishna Mainali, Juan Antonio Sabate, Xiaohu Liu, Fengfeng Tao