Patents by Inventor Thomas Robert Donnelly

Thomas Robert Donnelly 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).

  • Publication number: 20190096787
    Abstract: A power semiconductor package is disclosed having a base plate with a first surface and an opposing second surface. At least one power semiconductor module can be mounted to the first surface of the base plate. A cooling structure having at least one cavity for containing a cooling liquid therein is disclosed. A contact rim is arranged around a perimeter of the cavity and configured to receive an adhesive. The contact rim is affixed parallel to and abutting against the second surface of the base plate thereby forming a hermetic seal at the adhesive. A power converter and method for attaching and sealing a semiconductor cooling structure in a semiconductor package is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Robert Donnelly, Robert Gregory Wagoner
  • Patent number: 9872403
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an electrical cabinet for an electrical assembly for a wind turbine. The electrical cabinet has one or more walls that define an internal volume having one or more electrical components configured therein. One or more of the walls includes an inner panel and an outer panel mounted to the inner panel. The inner panel includes an inner vent and the outer panel includes an outer vent. Further, the panels are arranged together so as to define a flow path between the inner and outer vents. Thus, during normal operation, air is directed from outside of the electrical cabinet to the internal volume of the electrical cabinet via the flow path so as to cool the one or more electrical components. Further, during a fault event, gas is permitted to exit the internal volume of the electrical cabinet via the flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Winston Lei Zeng, Thomas Robert Donnelly, Cornelius Edward Holliday, III, David Scott Wilmer
  • Publication number: 20170064863
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an electrical cabinet for an electrical assembly for a wind turbine. The electrical cabinet has one or more walls that define an internal volume having one or more electrical components configured therein. One or more of the walls includes an inner panel and an outer panel mounted to the inner panel. The inner panel includes an inner vent and the outer panel includes an outer vent. Further, the panels are arranged together so as to define a flow path between the inner and outer vents. Thus, during normal operation, air is directed from outside of the electrical cabinet to the internal volume of the electrical cabinet via the flow path so as to cool the one or more electrical components. Further, during a fault event, gas is permitted to exit the internal volume of the electrical cabinet via the flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Winston Lei Zeng, Thomas Robert Donnelly, Cornelius Edward Holliday, III, David Scott Wilmer