Patents by Inventor Ugo Ghisla

Ugo Ghisla 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).

  • Methods and systems for protecting DC circuits
    Patent number: 9502884
    Abstract: Methods and systems for protecting DC circuits are provided. In an aspect, a method for controlling at least one protection circuit is disclosed. The method can monitor one or more parameters of the at least one protection circuit. One or more control signals can be selectively provided to a plurality of switches in the at least one protection circuit based on one or more parameters of the at least one protection circuit, in order to implement the appropriate protective topology based on one or more parameters of the at least one protection circuit. The method can be used to control a plurality of switches in the protection circuit and protect the DC circuit against short circuit, instabilities, and bus outages, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: University of South Carolina
    Inventors: Ugo Ghisla, Roger Dougal, Igor Kondratiev
  • Methods and Systems for Protecting DC Circuits
    Publication number: 20150103456
    Abstract: Methods and systems for protecting DC circuits are provided. In an aspect, a method for controlling at least one protection circuit is disclosed. The method can monitor one or more parameters of the at least one protection circuit. One or more control signals can be selectively provided to a plurality of switches in the at least one protection circuit based on one or more parameters of the at least one protection circuit, in order to implement the appropriate protective topology based on one or more parameters of the at least one protection circuit. The method can be used to control a plurality of switches in the protection circuit and protect the DC circuit against short circuit, instabilities, and bus outages, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Ugo Ghisla, Roger Dougal, Igor Kondratiev