Patents by Inventor Rodger B. Dowdell
Rodger B. Dowdell 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).
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Patent number: 7872374Abstract: An uninterrupted power supply (“UPS”) system is disclosed which uses a battery communication system to communicate to a UPS processor information concerning the status of a battery pack in an array of parallel coupled battery packs. The battery packs provide back-up power for the UPS system. Information about the battery packs is collected by a monitor associated with each of the battery packs. The monitors measure battery pack voltage, currents and temperature and compile information about the battery pack from the measured values. Each monitor prepares a data word representing information about its battery pack. The data words are transmitted to the UPS in response to commands issued by the UPS processor to the monitors.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2008Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: American Power Conversion CorporationInventors: Peter A. Gottlieb, Rodger B. Dowdell, Jr.
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Publication number: 20080278006Abstract: An uninterrupted power supply (“UPS”) system is disclosed which uses a battery communication system to communicate to a UPS processor information concerning the status of a battery pack in an array of parallel coupled battery packs. The battery packs provide back-up power for the UPS system. Information about the battery packs is collected by a monitor associated with each of the battery packs. The monitors measure battery pack voltage, currents and temperature and compile information about the battery pack from the measured values. Each monitor prepares a data word representing information about its battery pack. The data words are transmitted to the UPS in response to commands issued by the UPS processor to the monitors.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2008Publication date: November 13, 2008Applicant: American Power Conversion CorporationInventors: Peter A. Gottlieb, Rodger B. Dowdell, JR.
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Patent number: 7411315Abstract: An uninterrupted power supply (“UPS”) system is disclosed which uses a battery communication system to communicate to a UPS processor information concerning the status of a battery pack in an array of parallel coupled battery packs. The battery packs provide back-up power for the UPS system. Information about the battery packs is collected by a monitor associated with each of the battery packs. The monitors measure battery pack voltage, currents and temperature and compile information about the battery pack from the measured values. Each monitor prepares a data word representing information about its battery pack. The data. words are transmitted to the UPS in response to commands issued by the UPS processor to the monitors.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2007Date of Patent: August 12, 2008Assignee: American Power Conversion CorporationInventors: Peter A. Gottlieb, Rodger B. Dowdell, Jr.
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Patent number: 7199489Abstract: An uninterrupted power supply (“UPS”) system is disclosed which uses a battery communication system to communicate to a UPS processor information concerning the status of a battery pack in an array of parallel coupled battery packs. The battery packs provide back-up power for the UPS system. Information about the battery packs is collected by a monitor associated with each of the battery packs. The monitors measure battery pack voltage, currents and temperature and compile information about the battery pack from the measured values. Each monitor prepares a data word representing information about its battery pack. The data words are transmitted to the UPS in response to commands issued by the UPS processor to the monitors.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2005Date of Patent: April 3, 2007Assignee: American Power Conversion CorporationInventors: Peter A. Gottlieb, Rodger B. Dowdell, Jr.
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Patent number: 6803678Abstract: A UPS system for providing backup power to a load includes: a power input; multiple batteries; multiple battery housings, each containing one of the batteries, the batteries being coupled in parallel; multiple battery-monitor processors, each monitor being disposed in a respective one of the battery housings and coupled to the corresponding battery; a UPS processor coupled, and configured, to receive monitor data from the plurality of battery-monitor processors; a UPS-processor housing containing the UPS processor and being displaced from the battery housings; and a power output coupled and configured to selectively provide power from one of the power input and the batteries.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2001Date of Patent: October 12, 2004Assignee: American Power Conversion CorporationInventors: Peter A. Gottlieb, Rodger B. Dowdell, Jr.
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Publication number: 20040189097Abstract: An uninterrupted power supply (“UPS”) system is disclosed which uses a battery communication system to communicate to a UPS processor information concerning the status of a battery pack in an array of parallel coupled battery packs. The battery packs provide back-up power for the UPS system. Information about the battery packs is collected by a monitor associated with each of the battery packs. The monitors measure battery pack voltage, currents and temperature and compile information about the battery pack from the measured values. Each monitor prepares a data word representing information about its battery pack. The data words are transmitted to the UPS in response to commands issued by the UPS processor to the monitors.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2004Publication date: September 30, 2004Inventors: Peter A. Gottlieb, Rodger B. Dowdell
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Publication number: 20010045780Abstract: An uninterrupted power supply (“UPS”) system is disclosed which uses a battery communication system to communicate to a UPS processor information concerning the status of a battery pack in an array of parallel coupled battery packs. The battery packs provide back-up power for the UPS system. Information about the battery packs is collected by a monitor associated with each of the battery packs. The monitors measure battery pack voltage, currents and temperature and compile information about the battery pack from the measured values. Each monitor prepares a data word representing information about its battery pack. The data words are transmitted to the UPS in response to commands issued by the UPS processor to the monitors.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2001Publication date: November 29, 2001Inventors: Peter A. Gottlieb, Rodger B. Dowdell
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Patent number: 6274950Abstract: An uninterrupted power supply (“UPS”) system is disclosed which uses a battery communication system to communicate to a UPS processor information concerning the status of a battery pack in an array of parallel coupled battery packs. The battery packs provide back-up power for the UPS system. Information about the battery packs is collected by a monitor associated with each of the battery packs. The monitors measure battery pack voltage, currents and temperature and compile information about the battery pack from the measured values. Each monitor prepares a data word representing information about its battery pack. The data words are transmitted to the UPS in response to commands issued by the UPS processor to the monitors.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 1994Date of Patent: August 14, 2001Assignee: American Power ConversionInventors: Peter A. Gottlieb, Rodger B. Dowdell, Jr.