Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Stowell

Thomas E. Stowell 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).

  • Generator control having power grid communications
    Patent number: 9388753
    Abstract: A system is provided for controlling power generation. For example, the system may include a drive, an electrical generator coupled to the drive, and a controller coupled to the drive. The controller may include a stabilizing mode responsive to a utility signal representative of a grid destabilizing event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James K. Prochaska, Randall J. Kleen, Thomas E. Stowell, Garland W. Ferguson, Louis N. Hannett, William S. Adams
  • GENERATOR CONTROL HAVING POWER GRID COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20110062708
    Abstract: A system is provided for controlling power generation. For example, the system may include a drive, an electrical generator coupled to the drive, and a controller coupled to the drive. The controller may include a stabilizing mode responsive to a utility signal representative of a grid destabilizing event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: James K. Prochaska, Randall J. Kleen, Thomas E. Stowell, Garland W. Ferguson, Louis N. Hannett, William S. Adams