Patents by Inventor Phillip Henry Richard EPPS

Phillip Henry Richard EPPS 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: 10199834
    Abstract: A method for controlling the supply of power to a power system for an aircraft having a plurality of power-consuming components includes supplying power to the power system with a generator having a power output, determining a power requirement of the power system, and supplying the power to the power-consuming components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventors: Arthur Vorwerk Radun, Phillip Henry Richard Epps
  • Patent number: 10128662
    Abstract: A power system for an aircraft having a plurality of power-consuming components, some of which have transient power requirements, which is greater than the average power requirement, the power system includes at least one generator, a power distribution buss, a non-battery power source, a battery power source, and a power controller selectively coupling the non-battery power source and the battery power source to the power distribution buss to satisfy the transient power requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventors: Arthur Vorwerk Radun, Phillip Henry Richard Epps
  • Patent number: 9692322
    Abstract: An inverter phase leg for a DC-AC inverter includes a high supply line and a low supply line across which a DC voltage is provided. A high side gate controlled switch is connected to the high supply line and a low side gate controlled switch is connected to the low supply line, with an output node between the high side switch and the low side switch. An inverting driver is connected to the high side gate controlled switch. The inverting driver's voltage source is configured in such a way as to hold the high side gate controlled switch off during the turn on cycle until the driver output has overcome the negative bias generated across the high side switch gate, producing high immunity to spurious turn on. A digital isolator is connected between the inverting driver and a control signal for switching the inverter phase leg. A differential transmitter and differential receiver may be used to further increase noise immunity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Phillip Henry Richard Epps, Andrew Benjamin Cole
  • Publication number: 20160218638
    Abstract: An inverter phase leg for a DC-AC inverter includes a high supply line and a low supply line across which a DC voltage is provided. A high side gate controlled switch is connected to the high supply line and a low side gate controlled switch is connected to the low supply line, with an output node between the high side switch and the low side switch. An inverting driver is connected to the high side gate controlled switch. The inverting driver's voltage source is configured in such a way as to hold the high side gate controlled switch off during the turn on cycle until the driver output has overcome the negative bias generated across the high side switch gate, producing high immunity to spurious turn on. A digital isolator is connected between the inverting driver and a control signal for switching the inverter phase leg. A differential transmitter and differential receiver may be used to further increase noise immunity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Phillip Henry Richard Epps, Andrew Benjamin Cole
  • Publication number: 20160214737
    Abstract: A method for controlling the supply of power to a power system for an aircraft having a plurality of power-consuming components includes supplying power to the power system with a generator having a power output, determining a power requirement of the power system, and supplying the power to the power-consuming components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Arthur Vorwerk RADUN, Phillip Henry Richard EPPS
  • Publication number: 20160204615
    Abstract: A power system for an aircraft having a plurality of power-consuming components, some of which have transient power requirements, which is greater than the average power requirement, the power system includes at least one generator, a power distribution buss, a non-battery power source, a battery power source, and a power controller selectively coupling the non-battery power source and the battery power source to the power distribution buss to satisfy the transient power requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Arthur Vorwerk RADUN, Phillip Henry Richard EPPS