Patents by Inventor Ord A. RANDOLPH

Ord A. RANDOLPH 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).

  • CONFIGURABLE HYBRID ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20150207344
    Abstract: An energy management module (EMM) configured to electrically interconnect at least one first energy storage unit, at least one second energy storage unit, and a power bus; and configured to select a mode of operation. Each first energy storage unit has a first permissible charge rate; each second energy storage unit has a second permissible charge rate less than the first permissible charge rate. Under an energy storage mode of operation, the EMM is configured to allocate electrical current from the power bus among the first and second energy storage units. Under an energy balance mode of operation, the EMM is configured to transfer electrical charge among the first energy storage unit(s) and the second energy storage unit(s). Under an energy discharge mode of operation, the EMM is configured to deliver electrical current from the first and second energy storage units to the power bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ligong WANG, Henry T. YOUNG, Ajith K. KUMAR, Ord A. RANDOLPH