Patents by Inventor Tiancan Pang

Tiancan Pang 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).

  • Diode clamped solid-state circuit breaker without dynamic voltage balancing issues
    Patent number: 11218148
    Abstract: Various examples are provided related to diode clamped solid-state circuit breakers (SSCBs). Their configuration allows operation of the SSCB without dynamic voltage balancing issues. In one example, a diode clamped SSCB includes source-side switches and line-side switches connected between a DC source connection and a line-side connection. Clamping capacitors are connected at a common connection point between the source-side and line side switches and source-side and line-side clamping diodes are connected between the source-side switches and line-side switches and the clamping capacitors. Sequential switching of the source-side switches or line-side switches can avoid dynamic voltage balancing issues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: University of North Carolina Charlotte
    Inventors: Madhav Manjrekar, Ehab H. Shoubaki, Tiancan Pang
  • DIODE CLAMPED SOLID-STATE CIRCUIT BREAKER WITHOUT DYNAMIC VOLTAGE BALANCING ISSUES
    Publication number: 20210075419
    Abstract: Various examples are provided related to diode clamped solid-state circuit breakers (SSCBs). Their configuration allows operation of the SSCB without dynamic voltage balancing issues. In one example, a diode clamped SSCB includes source-side switches and line-side switches connected between a DC source connection and a line-side connection. Clamping capacitors are connected at a common connection point between the source-side and line side switches and source-side and line-side clamping diodes are connected between the source-side switches and line-side switches and the clamping capacitors. Sequential switching of the source-side switches or line-side switches can avoid dynamic voltage balancing issues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Madhav Manjrekar, Ehab H. Shoubaki, Tiancan Pang