Patents by Inventor Sunil Ghai

Sunil Ghai 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).

  • Reducing conversion losses and minimizing load via appliance level distributed storage
    Patent number: 10630099
    Abstract: Techniques, systems, and articles of manufacture for reducing conversion losses and minimizing load via appliance level distributed storage. A method includes identifying an alternating current power source associated with a direct current-powered device, determining a storage scheme for storing direct current power, converted from alternating current power input from the identified alternating current power source, in a local storage component associated with the direct current-powered device, and managing output of direct current power to the direct current-powered device based on the storage scheme and the identified alternating current power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
    Inventors: Zainul Charbiwala, Sunil Ghai, Devasenapathi P. Seetharamakrish, Swarnalatha Mylavarapu, Lim Chee Ming
  • Managing a picogrid with a computing device
    Patent number: 9847660
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing a picogrid with a computing device are provided herein. A method includes generating one or more power-related models based on (i) data pertaining to a given device battery, (ii) data pertaining to one or more context sources, and (iii) one or more items of power-related historical data; determining a charging schedule for the given device battery to provision power for a picogrid based on the one or more power-related models, wherein said picogrid comprises a set of one or more additional devices connected to (i) the given device and (ii) an energy storage component; and implementing the charging schedule on the given device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
    Inventors: Vikas Chandan, Zainul M. Charbiwala, Tanuja H. Ganu, Sunil Ghai, Sandeep Kalra, Harshad D. Khadilkar, Ming Chee Lim, Devasenapathi P. Seetharamakrish
  • Managing a Picogrid with a Computing Device
    Publication number: 20150357848
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing a picogrid with a computing device are provided herein. A method includes generating one or more power-related models based on (i) data pertaining to a given device battery, (ii) data pertaining to one or more context sources, and (iii) one or more items of power-related historical data; determining a charging schedule for the given device battery to provision power for a picogrid based on the one or more power-related models, wherein said picogrid comprises a set of one or more additional devices connected to (i) the given device and (ii) an energy storage component; and implementing the charging schedule on the given device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
    Inventors: Vikas Chandan, Zainul M. Charbiwala, Tanuja H. Ganu, Sunil Ghai, Sandeep Kalra, Harshad D. Khadilkar, Jimmy Lim Chee Ming, Devasenapathi P. Seetharamakrish
  • Reducing Conversion Losses and Minimizing Load Via Appliance Level Distributed Storage
    Publication number: 20140361748
    Abstract: Techniques, systems, and articles of manufacture for reducing conversion losses and minimizing load via appliance level distributed storage. A method includes identifying an alternating current power source associated with a direct current-powered device, determining a storage scheme for storing direct current power, converted from alternating current power input from the identified alternating current power source, in a local storage component associated with the direct current-powered device, and managing output of direct current power to the direct current-powered device based on the storage scheme and the identified alternating current power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Zainul Charbiwala, Sunil Ghai, Devasenapathi P. Seetharamakrish, Swarnalatha Mylavarapu, Jimmy Lim Chee Ming