Patents by Inventor Vikram Nandakumar IYENGAR

Vikram Nandakumar IYENGAR 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: 20240363939
    Abstract: A storage system configured for use with an energy management system is provided. For example, a storage system comprises a battery; a microinverter coupled to the battery; and a chassis comprising a metal backing plate and at least one of an outer metal barrier or an inner metal barrier connected to a metal backing plate, the chassis configured to house the battery and the microinverter in an assembled configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Santhosh Nerlige SUNDARRAJ, Sharath S, Christie THOMAS, Nellaiappan SIVANPANDIAN, Ravichandran SANKARANARAYANAN, Abhiram MINNIKANTI VENKATA, Zhen Alex HUANG, Christopher McNair LYKE, Richard TORRES, Zhiwei WU, Vikram Nandakumar IYENGAR, Chris Morrow YOUNG, David Garrett STANTON
  • Publication number: 20240283068
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an energy storage system. For example, an energy storage system can comprise a chassis and a battery module. The battery module is configured to removably connect to the chassis and comprises a plurality of battery cells held in place via a pair of end plates configured to compress the plurality of battery cells together when tightened to form the battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Wei JIANG, Vikram Nandakumar IYENGAR
  • Publication number: 20240250393
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery pack configured for use with an energy storage system. For example, the battery pack can comprise a battery cell and a printed circuit board assembly comprising a metal strip configured to connect to the battery cell and provide at least one of temperature or voltage data of the battery cell to a battery management unit operably coupled to the printed circuit board assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher McNair LYKE, Wei JIANG, Vikram Nandakumar IYENGAR
  • Publication number: 20240162560
    Abstract: A storage system configured for use with an energy management system is provided and includes an enclosure configured to house a battery, a thermal device disposed within the enclosure and configured to detect when a predetermined temperature is reached within the enclosure, a nozzle connected to a cartridge comprising fire retardant material and to the thermal device, wherein the nozzle is disposed on the enclosure to direct the fire retardant material into the enclosure when the thermal device detects the predetermined temperature is reached within the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventor: Vikram Nandakumar IYENGAR