Patents by Inventor Peter Vasilnak

Peter Vasilnak 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).

  • Power electronics housing and packaging for flywheel energy storage systems
    Patent number: 10491073
    Abstract: A flywheel energy storage system includes a flywheel housing that encloses a flywheel rotor, a motor/alternator, and a power electronics unit. The power electronics unit includes a power electronics housing directly mounted on the flywheel housing, and one or more power electronic circuits enclosed by the power electronics housing. The direct mounting of the power electronics housing on the flywheel housing enables thermal distribution for passive cooling purposes. The design of the flywheel energy storage system also reduces the vibrational forces imparted by the power electronics housing on the flywheel housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Inventors: Roger Nelson Hitchcock, Peter Vasilnak, Matthew K. Senesky, Mark J. Holloway, Daniel Bakholdin, Seth R. Sanders
  • Power Electronics Housing And Packaging For Flywheel Energy Storage Systems
    Publication number: 20180034344
    Abstract: A flywheel energy storage system includes a flywheel housing that encloses a flywheel rotor, a motor/alternator, and a power electronics unit. The power electronics unit includes a power electronics housing directly mounted on the flywheel housing, and one or more power electronic circuits enclosed by the power electronics housing. The direct mounting of the power electronics housing on the flywheel housing enables thermal distribution for passive cooling purposes. The design of the flywheel energy storage system also reduces the vibrational forces imparted by the power electronics housing on the flywheel housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Roger Nelson Hitchcock, Peter Vasilnak, Matthew K. Senesky, Mark J. Holloway, Daniel Bakholdin, Seth R. Sanders