Patents by Inventor Zbigniew Wolanski

Zbigniew Wolanski 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).

  • Patent number: 11641102
    Abstract: An apparatus for injecting impedance into a high voltage (HV) transmission line is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of modular flexible alternating current transmission systems (FACTS) based impedance injection units (IIUs), each modular FACTS based IIU without fault current protection. The apparatus further comprises a fault current protection module external to the modular FACTS based IIUs. The fault current protection module is coupled to the modular FACTS based IIUs to provide fault current protection to the modular FACTS based IIUs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Smart Wires Inc.
    Inventors: Haroon Inam, Ali Farahani, Amrit Iyer, Niloofar Torabi, Zbigniew Wolanski, Guiping Zou
  • Patent number: 11588393
    Abstract: A power electronics system, comprising a first inverter configured to receive DC power from a power source and a second inverter configured to receive DC power from the power source is provided. The system includes a first output inductor connected in series to an output of the first inverter, a second output inductor connected in series to an output of the second inverter, a coupling inductor configured to receive current from the first output inductor and the second output inductor, and an AC power output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SOLAR INVERTERS USA, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Pasterczyk, Jason Elliott, Zbigniew Wolanski, Benjamin Wun Wang Tam
  • Patent number: 11469015
    Abstract: A filter network is insertable into a power transmission line, to handle disturbances in the power transmission line. A first circuit has an RC network in parallel with a surge arrestor, to bypass high frequency disturbances of the power transmission line. A second circuit has inductors for carrying low-frequency power to and from impedance injection units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Smart Wires Inc.
    Inventors: Liyu Cao, Haroon Inam, Amrit Iyer, Hamed Khalilinia, Zbigniew Wolanski
  • Publication number: 20220005633
    Abstract: A filter network is insertable into a power transmission line, to handle disturbances in the power transmission line. A first circuit has an RC network in parallel with a surge arrestor, to bypass high frequency disturbances of the power transmission line. A second circuit has inductors for carrying low-frequency power to and from impedance injection units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Liyu Cao, Haroon Inam, Amrit Iyer, Hamed Khalilinia, Zbigniew Wolanski
  • Publication number: 20210359619
    Abstract: A power electronics system, comprising a first inverter configured to receive DC power from a power source and a second inverter configured to receive DC power from the power source is provided. The system includes a first output inductor connected in series to an output of the first inverter, a second output inductor connected in series to an output of the second inverter, a coupling inductor configured to receive current from the first output inductor and the second output inductor, and an AC power output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Pasterczyk, Jason Elliott, Zbigniew Wolanski, Benjamin Wun Wang Tam
  • Publication number: 20210288489
    Abstract: An apparatus for injecting impedance into a high voltage (HV) transmission line is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of modular flexible alternating current transmission systems (FACTS) based impedance injection units (IIUs), each modular FACTS based IIU without fault current protection. The apparatus further comprises a fault current protection module external to the modular FACTS based IIUs. The fault current protection module is coupled to the modular FACTS based IIUs to provide fault current protection to the modular FACTS based IIUs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Haroon Inam, Ali Farahani, Amrit Iyer, Niloofar Torabi, Zbigniew Wolanski, Guiping Zou
  • Publication number: 20210175820
    Abstract: A power electronics system, comprising a first inverter configured to receive DC power from a power source and a second inverter configured to receive DC power from the power source is provided. The system includes a first output inductor connected in series to an output of the first inverter, a second output inductor connected in series to an output of the second inverter, a coupling inductor configured to receive current from the first output inductor and the second output inductor, and an AC power output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Pasterczyk, Jason Elliott, Zbigniew Wolanski, Benjamin Wun Wang Tam
  • Publication number: 20190319549
    Abstract: A power electronics system, comprising a first inverter configured to receive DC power from a power source and a second inverter configured to receive DC power from the power source is provided. The system includes a first output inductor connected in series to an output of the first inverter, a second output inductor connected in series to an output of the second inverter, a coupling inductor configured to receive current from the first output inductor and the second output inductor, and an AC power output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Pasterczyk, Jason Elliott, Zbigniew Wolanski, Benjamin Wun Wang Tam
  • Patent number: 10396654
    Abstract: According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a start-up circuit for a power system, the start-up circuit comprising an input configured to be coupled to a power source and to receive input DC power from the renewable energy based power source, an output, a current regulator portion coupled to the input and configured to provide a regulated output current derived from the input DC power to the output, and a voltage regulator portion coupled to the current regulator portion and the output and configured to generate a regulated output voltage at the output derived from the input DC power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SOLAR INVERTERS USA, INC.
    Inventors: Ali Moallem, Zbigniew Wolanski
  • Publication number: 20190123636
    Abstract: According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a start-up circuit for a power system, the start-up circuit comprising an input configured to be coupled to a power source and to receive input DC power from the renewable energy based power source, an output, a current regulator portion coupled to the input and configured to provide a regulated output current derived from the input DC power to the output, and a voltage regulator portion coupled to the current regulator portion and the output and configured to generate a regulated output voltage at the output derived from the input DC power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Ali Moallem, Zbigniew Wolanski