Patents Issued in August 13, 2024
  • Patent number: 12062907
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for protecting DC line impedance phase based on protection and control coordination, and an application scenario of the method for protecting is a three-terminal flexible DC transmission network. The method uses high controllability of a converter after a fault, injects a characteristic signal at a characteristic frequency, and calculates a phase angle of input impedance to determine a fault interval, which effectively improves protection performance, turns passive to active, and is not affected by nonlinearity of the converter. At the same time, compared with a full-bridge MMC, using a half-bridge MMC does not need to perform fault ride-through first when identifying a fault, and does not need to add additional equipment, it creates fault features and can reliably identify an fault interval; improves protection quickness and at the same time also has better economic benefits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Beijing Jiaotong University
    Inventors: Meng Li, Jinghan He, Keao Chen, Dahai Zhang, Pinghao Ni, Yin Xu, Xiaojun Wang, Guomin Luo, Xiangyu Wu, Fang Zhang
  • Patent number: 12062908
    Abstract: This electrical protection system for a DC-current medium-voltage electrical circuit, comprising a disconnection module, for generating a counter-voltage greater than the voltage of the source for a current flowing therethrough that is equal to at most a few percent of the nominal current of the device, a resistive limitation module connected between a first terminal and a second terminal and configured so as to reduce the intensity of the output current of the protection system in order to limit the current between a value and upon a low impedance fault downstream of the device, and a primary switching module coupled in parallel across the disconnection module and the resistive module. The primary switching module is configured so as to switch between a first state in which the primary switching module is conductive and a second state in which the primary switching module forms a short circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: GE ENERGY POWER CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Nicolas Lapassat
  • Patent number: 12062909
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a method and apparatus for capacitor demand evaluation in a PDN that includes at least one power bus provided with multiple nodes. The multiple nodes are distributed at different positions of the power bus. Each of the multiple nodes is connected to multiple capacitors connected in parallel. Each of the multiple capacitors is provided with a respective one of control switches. The method includes: Multiple adjustment operations are performed. Upon accomplishment of each of the multiple adjustment operations, a respective IR drop of the power bus and a respective running speed of the load circuit are detected; for each of different nodes on the power bus, an ideal capacitance of the node is determined according to the IR drops of the power bus and running speeds of the load circuit detected through the multiple adjustment operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Changxin Memory Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Zengquan Wu
  • Patent number: 12062910
    Abstract: The invention relates to a two-way electrical power distribution network including: a high electrical power distribution bus; medium voltage electrical power feed lines; low voltage distribution lines, wherein the low voltage distribution lines are connected to load(s) and/or source(s); and, medium voltage electrical power regulating apparatus including: a DC contactor having DC terminals; a transmission network connector connected to the medium voltage electrical power feed line including: live terminal(s) connected to live connection(s) and a neutral terminal connected to a neutral of the medium voltage electrical power feed line; switches connected to the DC contactor; and electronic controlling devices coupled to the switches and control the switches to independently regulate electrical power on each of the live connection and the neutral connection of the medium voltage electrical power feed line to thereby maintain a voltage in the electrical power distribution bus during different load and source condi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Elexsis Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Bevan Holcombe
  • Patent number: 12062911
    Abstract: Described are systems, methods, and apparatus that monitor potential voltage and/or radiated electromagnetic energy at a premises to determine device usage at the premises. The monitored potential voltage and/or radiated electromagnetic energy may be processed to generate voltage signature data and radiated electromagnetic energy signature data, a signature data pair, of an operational device and that signature data pair may be used to identify at least one of a device type, a device, a device element of the device, and/or an operational state of a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew L. Chaboud, Kenneth Lawrence Staton
  • Patent number: 12062912
    Abstract: A method includes capturing at least one energy-related waveform using at least one intelligent electronic device in an electrical system, and processing electrical measurement data from, or derived from, the at least one energy-related waveform to identify disturbances in the electrical system. In response to identifying the disturbances in the electrical system, each sample of the at least one energy-related waveform associated with the identified disturbances is analyzed and categorized into one of a plurality of disturbance categories. The disturbance categories may include voltage sags due to upline electrical system disturbances, voltage sags due to downline electrical system faults, voltage sags due to downline transformer and/or motor magnetization, and voltage sags due to other downline disturbances. A disturbance categorization is determined for the at least one energy-related waveform based on the categorization of each sample. An action is taken based on the disturbance categorization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Douglas Sabin
  • Patent number: 12062913
    Abstract: An input power monitoring circuit includes a rectifier circuit, a divided voltage generator circuit, a divided voltage comparator circuit, a switching circuit, and a computing device. The divided voltage comparator circuit is configured in such a manner that polarity of an output signal that is outputted from a first comparator upon a first rectified divided voltage exceeding a first comparison voltage is opposite to polarity of an output signal that is outputted from a second comparator upon a second rectified divided voltage exceeding a second comparison voltage. Output terminals of the first and second comparators are connected to each other. A connection point between the output terminals of the first and second comparators is connected to an input terminal of the switching circuit. The computing device measures frequency of a pulse signal outputted from the switching circuit, and determines the voltage state of input power based on the measured frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: SANYO DENKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Kataoka, Noriaki Kasuga, Masaki Miyashita
  • Patent number: 12062914
    Abstract: A described method for operating a battery converter in a system, in which, in addition to the battery converter, an inverter, which is connected to a grid, and a DC load are connected to a common intermediate circuit via a DC bus, includes: —controlling an exchange power of the battery converter using a battery, which is connected to the battery converter, depending on a voltage of the intermediate circuit in accordance with a converter characteristic curve, —identifying a decrease in the intermediate circuit voltage below a rectifying value of the permissible AC voltage of the grid connected to the inverter, and—if the decrease is identified, temporarily shifting the converter characteristic curve so that a maximum discharging power of the battery converter is reached at a value of the intermediate circuit voltage that is above or at the rectifying value. A battery converter, which is configured to carry out the method, and a system having such a battery converter are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: SMA Solar Technology AG
    Inventor: Alexander Unru
  • Patent number: 12062915
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a sub-module hybrid MMC with low full-bridge ratio and a DC fault processing method thereof. The hybrid MMC prevents the energy at the AC side from entering a DC system by artificially creating three-phase interphase short circuit at the AC side of a converter in the DC fault processing process, which greatly reduces the ratio of full-bridge sub-modules required for DC fault processing. Moreover, the hybrid MMC has the same DC fault processing speed as the sub-module hybrid MMC with high full-bridge. The duration of the artificially created three-phase interphase short circuit fault in the fault processing process does not exceed 30 ms, which will not have a great impact on the AC system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zheng Xu, Yuzhe Xu, Zheren Zhang
  • Patent number: 12062916
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating a medium voltage microgrid operation to manage critical loads are disclosed. The system includes at least two fuel cell systems that operate in one of at least two operating modes including a grid-forming mode and a grid-following mode, based on an operation of at least two utility feeders of a grid. The system includes a controller that receives values corresponding to electrical parameter(s) from at least two utility circuit breakers and a load circuit breaker, detects availability status of the utility circuit breakers to supply power to corresponding at least two portions of the critical load, and a connection status of the load circuit breaker, based on the values, and facilitates the at least two fuel cell systems to operate in one of the at least two operating modes. Further, the system is scalable, redundant, and reliable, and reliability and redundancy are customizable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Afshin Majd, Prasad Pmsvvsv, Carlton Cottuli, Chad Pearson, Daniel Baynes
  • Patent number: 12062917
    Abstract: Energy allocation system comprises a solar panel system and a local energy storage system, each capable of being plugged into a power socket of a home grid and each having a communication unit. The system further comprises a control unit, comprising a third communication unit, configured to receive the information relating to the solar panel system, and the information relating to the energy storage system via said communication units, and a processing unit. The processing unit is configured to determine, based on the received information, an allocation of energy in the home grid to the energy storage system, and to accordingly generate a control signal for the energy storage system. The third communication unit is further configured to transmit the generated control signal to the energy storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: CRAFTSTROM LIMITED
    Inventors: Christian Moehlen, Stephan Arpad Scherer
  • Patent number: 12062918
    Abstract: A direct current (DC) bus voltage from a combined output of a plurality of DC power modules is controlled based on an alternating current (AC) voltage of a power grid. The DC bus voltage tracks the AC grid voltage to provide efficient conversion between the DC power sources and the AC grid, even when the amplitude of the AC grid voltage varies. In one example, a variable reference voltage is generated based on a detected AC grid voltage. The reference voltage increases and decreases in proportion to increases and decreases in the AC grid voltage. In this manner, large differences between the bus voltage and the grid voltage are avoided. By closely tracking the two voltages, efficiency in the modulation index for power conversion can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaolin Mao, Heping Dai, Huibin Zhu, Dianbo Fu
  • Patent number: 12062919
    Abstract: A multi-modal maximum power point tracking optimization solar photovoltaic system is provided. A maximum power point tracking optimizer is connected to and powered by at least one solar cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: SIGMAGEN, INC.
    Inventors: Mehrdad M. Moslehi, Benjamin Sheahan, Gary Kendall
  • Patent number: 12062920
    Abstract: A counter-solar power plant may include a controller configured to execute instructions stored in a memory, the instructions including operations to receive data associated with power outputs of a plurality of legacy solar-only resources (LSORs), determine an estimated power output of the plurality of LSORs based on the received data, obtain a target power delivery profile of the plurality of LSORs, the target power delivery profile including a plurality of target power outputs, determine an output of a CSPP renewable energy system (RES) and a charge/discharge of a CSPP energy storage system (ESS) such that a combined output of the CSPP and the estimated power output of the plurality of LSORs satisfies at least one of the plurality of target power outputs of the target power delivery profile, and control the CSPP RES and CSPP ESS according to the determined CSPP RES output and CSPP ESS charge/discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: 8ME NOVA, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Buttgenbach
  • Patent number: 12062921
    Abstract: A smart power system is described. In one or more implementations, the smart power system comprises a microcontroller and a power converter electrically connected to the microcontroller and is configured to convert electrical energy from one form to another. The system also includes a switch element electrically connected to the microcontroller and configured to control distribution of the converted electrical energy to an electrical load. A sense element is electrically connected to the electrical load and to the microcontroller and is configured to monitor the converted electrical energy distributed to the electrical load and to furnish a feedback signal based upon the converted electrical energy. The microcontroller is configured to verify and to monitor the power converter, as well as to control and to monitor distribution of the converted electrical energy to the electrical load based upon the feedback signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: James G. Calvin, Michael Koran, Albert Rooyakkers
  • Patent number: 12062922
    Abstract: A method provides a mobile device positioned in a case. The mobile device has a wireless power transmitter. The case has a magnetically attractive portion. A mobile accessory having a magnetic coupling portion and a wireless power receiver is provided. The mobile accessory includes a functional component. The accessory is coupled with the case such that the wireless power transmitter of the mobile device is positioned to transfer wireless power to the wireless power receiver of the accessory. Power is wirelessly transmitted from the mobile device to the accessory. The functional component of the accessory is activated while power is transferred wirelessly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Inventor: Jacob Epstein
  • Patent number: 12062923
    Abstract: A powering apparatus for wireless powering of a power receiving device comprises: a plurality of power transmitters configured to provide inductive coupling to the power receiving device; and an oscillator configured to provide a reference oscillator signal; wherein each power transmitter comprises an inductive element and a driving circuitry for providing a current signal for driving the inductive element, wherein the driving circuitry of each power transmitter is configured to receive the reference oscillator signal and a feedback signal of a current through the inductive element for controlling a phase of the current signal in relation to a phase of the reference oscillator signal, each of the plurality of power transmitters being configured for outputting a powering signal controlled by a common phase relation to the reference oscillator signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Stichting IMEC Nederland
    Inventors: Carmine Garripoli, Stefano Stanzione, Marco Mercuri
  • Patent number: 12062924
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments include a sensor, a first magnetic element which can be rotated to have a polarity of a first pole or a second pole in a first direction, and a processor. When the first magnetic element is aligned in the first direction by a magnetic force generated due to the approach of a second magnetic element included in an external electronic device, the processor is configured to identify the strength of the magnetic force and the polarity of the first magnetic element corresponding to the magnetic force by means of the sensor, select any one of a plurality of power transmission methods on the basis of the strength of the magnetic force and the polarity, and transmit power to the external electronic device wirelessly on the basis of the power transmission method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mincheol Ha, Dongzo Kim, Hyungkoo Chung
  • Patent number: 12062925
    Abstract: A method performed by a first network node (111). The method is for handling charging of a wireless device (130). The first network node (111) and the wireless device (130) operate in a wireless communications network (100). The first network node (111) modulates (307) one or more beam forming beams (121) in an antenna array (124) controlled by the first network node (111) with a pulse width modulation. The first network node (111) then charges (308), wirelessly, the wireless device (130), with the modulated one or more beam forming beams (121).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Yifei Jin, Lackis Eleftheriadis, Konstantinos Vandikas, Athanasios Karapantelakis, Maxim Teslenko
  • Patent number: 12062926
    Abstract: Systems and methods for utilizing a small form-factor, wirelessly powered transceiver are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wireless powered transceiver includes a receive antenna configured to receive a receive signal, a transmit antenna configured to transmit a transmit signal, a power harvesting system including a rectifier circuit configured convert radio frequency energy from the receive signal into DC (direct current) voltage, and a power management unit (PMU) configured to set the operating mode and biasing condition of the receive and transmit circuitry blocks and provide DC voltage from the receive circuitry block to the transmit circuitry block to maintain a minimum voltage, a receiver circuitry block configured to provide energy from the receive signal to the power harvesting system, and a transmitter circuitry block including a data modulator circuit, the data modulator circuit configured to generate the transmit signal using DC voltage received from the power management unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Aydin Babakhani, Hamed Rahmani, Hidemasa Mitsui
  • Patent number: 12062927
    Abstract: A power transfer system comprises a patient support apparatus and a power transfer device. The power transfer system provides convenience and ease of connection between a power source and the patient support apparatus to provide power to one or more electrically powered devices on the patient support apparatus or to provide energy for an energy storage device on the patient support apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin M. Patmore, Daniel V. Brosnan, Kurosh Nahavandi, Annie Desaulniers, Aaron D. Furman, Krishna S. Bhimavarapu, Jeffrey S. Dunfee, II
  • Patent number: 12062928
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for effectively managing power discharge within a group of devices. An orchestrating device specifies a group of member devices at a location between which power is capable of being transferred. Discharging metadata of at least some of the group of member devices that are potential discharging devices capable of acting as a discharging device at a current time is obtained. The discharging metadata may include: a charge available in the discharging device for discharging to a receiving device, and discharging capability data for discharging the discharging device by current transfer to a receiving device. A preferred potential discharging device to act as a discharging device based on evaluation of the discharging metadata may be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Daffern, Aiziel Nazario, Francesca Morris, Giacomo G. Chiarella, Luke R. Viner
  • Patent number: 12062929
    Abstract: The present invention relates a modular charging system, including a wall-mounted outlet-preserving charger for powering and charging additional accessories, such as battery blocks, wireless device chargers, supporting chargers for wearable devices such as watches, and car chargers, each for use independently or in combination with electronic devices. The present invention typically includes a wall charger with one or more electrical outlets on the front face so that the use of the wall outlet is not lost. The wall charger of the present invention is suitable for use in any major country and may be adapted to the outlet configuration and voltage of those countries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Inventor: Seymour Segnit
  • Patent number: 12062930
    Abstract: A cell supervising circuit includes: a measurement circuit which measures a state of charge of a secondary battery cell; a transformer which is provided for the measurement circuit to contactlessly receive power supply from a power source different from the secondary battery cell; and a communication circuit which transmits, via the transformer to a BMU which manages a status of a battery pack, the state of charge measured by the measurement circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION JAPAN
    Inventor: Hitoshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 12062931
    Abstract: Disclosed is a charge protection circuit including: a switch that switches between allowing and not allowing power supply from an external power source to a charging circuit that supplies power for charging a rechargeable battery; a detector that detects at least one of a current flowing from the charging circuit to the rechargeable battery and a voltage between two electrodes of the rechargeable battery; a determiner that determines whether a detection result of the detector is abnormal; and a controller that, in response to the determiner determining that the detection result of the detector is abnormal, causes the switch to switch to an interrupting state so as to interrupt power supply to the charging circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideo Suzuki, Masanori Ishihara
  • Patent number: 12062932
    Abstract: Controller (12) of power storage pack (10) communicates with controller (32) of electric moving body (30) in a state where power storage pack (10) is mounted to the electric moving body. Communication wiring (Lc1) connects a node of power line (Lp1) on power source terminal (Tp) side relative to first switch (RYp) and controller (12) of power storage pack (10). Overvoltage protection circuit (19) turns off second switch (SWc) inserted into communication wiring (Lc1) upon detecting an overvoltage of power line (Lp1) during communication between controller (12) of power storage pack (10) and controller (32) of the electric moving body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki Kuranuki, Katsuaki Hamamoto, Ryosuke Nagase
  • Patent number: 12062933
    Abstract: A battery protection circuit includes: a plurality of pack terminals configured to connect a battery module to an external device; a first fuse element located on a current path between the battery module and the pack terminals to block a current flow between the battery module and the pack terminals depending on a voltage applied to a control terminal thereof; a first integrated circuit configured to include a first input terminal and control a voltage outputted to the control terminal of the first fuse element depending on a voltage applied to the first input terminal; and a plurality of thermistors connected in series between a positive electrode of the battery module and a first input terminal of the first integrated circuit and having resistance that is varied depending on a temperature of a corresponding cell among a plurality of cells constituting the battery module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngjun Kim, Jong-Chan Han, Chul-Seung Lee
  • Patent number: 12062934
    Abstract: A system includes a first, particularly mobile, unit which has a number m of function terminals, a first potential equalization terminal, which is intended to be galvanically connected to a reference potential, an energy source, a power converter, which is fed from the energy source and produces a number m of signals, a switching unit, the signals produced by the power converter being fed to the input side of the switching unit, and the output side of the switching unit being connected to the function terminals, or the input side of the switching unit being connected to the energy source and the output side of the switching unit being connected to the power converter, an insulation monitoring unit, which detects an undesired galvanic connection of a component of the system to the reference potential, and a connection monitoring unit, which monitors whether the first potential equalization terminal is properly electrically connected to a corresponding potential equalization terminal of a second unit to be conn
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Bucher Hydraulics AG
    Inventors: Alex Itten, Bernhard Laeng, Matthias Thurn, Peter Bode
  • Patent number: 12062935
    Abstract: A system generally comprising a charger with an integrated battery is provided that may be associated with a generator starter. The system is configured to maintain battery charge with the charger that monitors battery temperature before initiating a boost charge. Battery charge is thereafter maintained with the charger supplying a float or eco-float current to the battery, which maximizes system life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Stored Energy Systems, LLC
    Inventors: William Kaewert, Sam Coleman, Kyle Miller
  • Patent number: 12062936
    Abstract: A power source supply control device supplies electric power to independent loads from a common main power source or main power sources. The control device includes: switch units configured to switch electric power supply to the loads from the main power source; a plurality of power source monitor units each configured to monitor a power source state in each of power source lines at a downstream side of the switch units; and a switch control unit configured to control each of the switch units sequentially. The switch control unit specifies a switching order to the loads according to a predetermined state, and switches the switch unit that controls energization to a second load, after a power source meets a predetermined condition, based on output of the power source monitor unit that monitors electric power supply to a first load whose switching order is earlier than the second load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Noriyuki Sato, Takayuki Furuya
  • Patent number: 12062937
    Abstract: A control method includes determining whether an internal resistance of a secondary battery is higher than a first threshold resistance, performing first discharge of the secondary battery if it is determined that the internal resistance is higher than the first threshold resistance, and performing at least one of a charge operation of the secondary battery and a discharge operation of the secondary battery after the first discharge is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Atsuro Shirakami
  • Patent number: 12062938
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for parallel charging of at least one power storage unit. In example implementations, an apparatus includes a charging system. The charging system includes a first charger having a first current path and a second charger having a second current path. The charging system also includes a charging controller coupled to the first current path. The charging system further includes an indication path coupled between the second current path and the charging controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Cheong Kun, Chunping Song, Guoyong Guo
  • Patent number: 12062939
    Abstract: A power supply charging system having first and second alternating power cells, a motor driven generator adapted to operably switch between providing power between the first and second alternating power cells, a third power cell which supplies power to the motor driven generator, and a control system having a power cell managing module and a charge control module. The power cell module is adapted to alternate the motor driven generator to operably switch between providing power to the first and second alternating power cells. The charge control module is adapted to detect the occurrence of a pre-determined power supply condition to activate the motor driven generator to provide power to the first or second alternating power cells. The power supply charging system may find particular use in generating a direct current, converting the direct current to an alternating current, and providing a continuous alternating current to a facility or equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: KATLEGO SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Rodney L. Clay, Lloyd W. Williams, Wally J. Clay
  • Patent number: 12062940
    Abstract: An apparatus provides a single split-bus electrical panel with a first panel section that supplies power to non-critical loads and a second panel section to supply photoelectric power to critical loads. A patch panel associated with the split-bus electrical panel is configured to enable an installer to selectively connect factory installed connections to either: (1) connect each panel section directly to utility power for full utility power to both panel sections; (2) alternately to connect the second panel section to the utility power via a microgrid interconnection device when the second panel section is presently at least partially powered by back-up photovoltaic power, or (3) alternately connect both panel sections to full back-up photovoltaic power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Phillips
  • Patent number: 12062941
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for monitoring and prioritizing use of available power. The UPS has an electronic controller with a memory and a software control module. The UPS also has a battery, a rectifier for rectifying available AC power from a primary external AC power source to produce DC power, an inverter in communication with the rectifier for generating AC power from the DC power provided by the rectifier, and a DC/DC converter in communication with the rectifier for producing a DC charging current for use in charging the battery. The electronic controller and the software control module are configured to dynamically prioritize the use of available power from at least one of the primary AC power source and from the battery, to maintain adequate power to a load being supported by the UPS, as well as to charge the battery of the UPS when predetermined operating conditions are met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Vertiv Corporation
    Inventors: Graziano Galuppi, Brian Scott Cogar, Stephen Michael Major, Livio Tilotta, Stefano Pecorari
  • Patent number: 12062942
    Abstract: Methods and systems described herein are directed to alternatively sourcing and distributing power in the event of an expected deficiency in conventional power delivery. A power distribution system can define a cell of interlinked entities of power consumers and power producers, such as by identifying which of the entities are anticipated to experience the expected power deficiency, an amount of power allocated to one or more of the entities, and an ability of an entity to produce power. The system can control power distribution throughout the cell according to a power supply transmission schedule for the expected deficiency, where power can be sourced from one or more of a solar energy system, a wind turbine energy system, and a gasoline operated generator energy system, and disbursed to power consumers on a rotating basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Rachel Michelle Ballew, Hanna Elizabeth Rafferty, Jeorge Luis Fabre, Gregory Brian Meyer, Stacy Callaway Huggar
  • Patent number: 12062943
    Abstract: An Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) including an input configured to receive input AC power having an input AC voltage, a backup power input configured to be coupled to a backup power source and to provide DC power to the backup power source for charging, a positive DC bus and a negative DC bus, the positive and negative DC busses being galvanically coupled to the backup power input, and a converter coupled to the input, the backup power input, and the positive and negative DC busses, the converter including a first inductor, a second inductor, a first converter switch configured to couple the first inductor to a neutral connection, a second converter switch configured to couple the second inductor to the positive DC bus, and a third converter switch configured to couple the second inductor to the negative DC bus, wherein the UPS is voltage-frequency independent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sreenadh Peramsetty, Pavan Kumar Gudipalli
  • Patent number: 12062944
    Abstract: An axial flux machine, in particular a single-sided axial flux motor, for an electrical machining device includes a machine shaft, in particular a motor shaft, a disc-shaped stator, and a disc-shaped rotor which is adjacent to the stator in the axial direction of the machine shaft. The stator is designed as a winding carrier for at least one stator winding and the rotor, which is connected fixedly in terms of rotation to the machine shaft, is capable of being set in a rotary movement relative to the stator. Additionally, the stator of the axial flux machine includes a combination of composite materials, in particular fiber-plastic composites, and soft magnetic iron. The axial flux machine can be arranged in an electrical processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Echle, Nejila Parspour
  • Patent number: 12062945
    Abstract: Techniques described here provide a rotor and a method of making a rotor. In an embodiment, a method of making a rotor includes forming a magnet array by assembling a plurality of magnets into the magnet array, providing pre-preg adjacent to the magnet array, co-curing the magnet array with the pre-preg, and magnetizing the magnet array subsequent to the formation of the magnet array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Wisk Aero LLC
    Inventor: Geoffrey Alan Long
  • Patent number: 12062946
    Abstract: A rotor for an electric machine includes a rotor body formed from a plurality of stacked laminations defining a first axial end and an opposing second axial end. Each of the plurality of stacked laminations includes a plurality of openings that are aligned so as to define a plurality of passages through the rotor body. A plurality of reinforcement elements extend through the plurality of stacked laminations. Each of the plurality of reinforcement elements is arranged in a corresponding one of the plurality of passages and includes a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion and the second end portion of select ones of the plurality of reinforcement elements extend outwardly of the first axial end and the second axial end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Alireza Fatemi, Anthony Michael Coppola, Derek Frei Lahr, Kestutis A. Sonta
  • Patent number: 12062947
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to firmly fix a magnet at a predetermined position of a magnet insertion portion. A rotor for a rotary electric machine includes: a rotary shaft; at least one magnet; a rotor core having at least one magnet housing inside which the at least one magnet is attached; and at least one fixing member disposed inside the at least one magnet housing to fix the at least one magnet, wherein the at least one fixing member includes: a first fixing portion that is in contact with a side surface of the at least one magnet in a radial direction of the rotary shaft or in contact with a side surface of the at least one magnet in a circumferential direction of the rotary shaft; and a second fixing portion that is in contact with an end face of the at least one magnet in an axial direction of the rotary shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Okamoto, Kenichi Nakayama, Satoshi Yamamura, Tomohiro Adachi, Shinji Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 12062948
    Abstract: A rotor for a rotary electric machine is provided, the rotor including a pack of plates mounted on a shaft, the pack having a plurality of main plates mounted alternately with another plurality of spacer plates and the spacer plates having a base plate with a plurality of spacer profiles, the spacer plate having a crown region close to the shaft and a peripheral region with slots, wherein the plurality of spacer profiles includes at least one guiding spacer profile that has a first end portion arranged radially in relation to the shaft in the crown region of the spacer plate and a second end portion arranged radially in relation to the shaft in the peripheral region of the spacer plate, and the second end portion is offset angularly in relation to the first end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: WEG EQUIPAMENTOS ELÉTRICOS S.A.
    Inventors: Guilherme Schneider Porepp, Danielle Raphaela Voltolini
  • Patent number: 12062949
    Abstract: A device with a housing electrically conductive at least in regions, with an electrical circuit in the housing, with an electrically conductive connection between an electrically conductive region of the housing and the circuit, and with a holder made up of an insulator, which is arranged in the housing and to which at least parts and/or components of the electrical circuit are attached. At least one electrically conductive spring element, which is attached in or to the holder and which has a first end protruding beyond the holder and bearing against the housing with a spring force, is provided for establishing the electrically conductive connection between the electrically conductive region of the housing and the circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Horst Feldkamp, Georg Goessmann, Christian Praest, Christoph Schulte, Benjamin Grothe
  • Patent number: 12062950
    Abstract: Provided is a gear motor including a motor, a speed reducer, a first detector disposition section in which a first rotation detector that detects rotation of a rotor shaft is disposed, a second detector disposition section in which a second rotation detector that detects rotation of an output member of the speed reducer is disposed, and a third detector disposition section in which a torque detector is disposed, in which the gear motor is operable when the first rotation detector is disposed in the first detector disposition section, the second rotation detector is disposed in the second detector disposition section, and the torque detector is disposed in the third detector disposition section, and is operable even when a portion thereof is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Sebastian Markert, Andreas Mueller
  • Patent number: 12062951
    Abstract: An embodiment may provide a motor comprising: a stator including stator teeth; and a rotor including a magnet, wherein the stator teeth include a first stator tooth and a second stator tooth disposed within the first stator tooth, wherein the first stator tooth includes a plurality of first teeth, the second stator tooth includes a plurality of second teeth, wherein the first teeth radially overlap the second teeth at the center of the stator in a radial direction, the motor further comprising: a sensor and a collector disposed between the first stator tooth and the second stator tooth in the radial direction, and the motor further comprising: a circuit board on which the sensor is disposed; and a housing accommodating the circuit board, wherein the collector includes a first collector and a second collector disposed within the first collector, the sensor is disposed, in the radial direction, between the first collector and the second collector, and the housing includes a first protrusion, wherein the first p
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho Chan Son, Se Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 12062952
    Abstract: A linear motor system may include a plurality of track sections that may enable a mover to traverse a track formed by the plurality of track sections. The system may also include a plurality of connection modules, such that each connection module of the plurality of connection modules may physically couple two respective adjacent track sections of the plurality of track sections and communicatively couple the two respective adjacent track sections of the plurality of track section. Each connection module may also electrically couple the two respective adjacent track sections of the plurality of track section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Grosskreuz, Shankernarayan Ramanarayanan, Rui Zhou, Juan A Fernandez, Oliver C. Haya
  • Patent number: 12062953
    Abstract: An aircraft motor driver having a power board and a motor, wherein the power board includes a base plate and a power element, and the power element is located at the edge of the base plate. The motor is located near the middle of the power board and is electrically connected to the terminal block on the base plate, and the motor driver is provided with an airflow circulation channel for providing the airflow used for heat dissipation of the power element. The aircraft motor driver arranges the power element on the outer edge of the power board, so that the motor of the driver can be assembled near the middle of the power board, reducing the assembly difficulty and assembly volume of the driver, and, so that the power board can be cooled by air cooling mode of air convection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: AUTOFLIGHT (KUNSHAN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yu Tian
  • Patent number: 12062954
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a stator of a rotary electric machine. The stator includes a stator coil having a welding portion of segment conductors. Each of the segment conductors includes an exposed conductor wire portion. The exposed conductor includes a root portion adjacent to an insulating coating. A thickness of the insulating coating is 50 ?m or more. The predetermined amount of displacement is 1±0.4 times or 2±0.4 times the thickness of the insulating coating. A length of the transition portion is 0.5 times or more and 2 times or less of a thickness of the conductor wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Fukuda, Shin Onose, Takeshi Konno, Yasuhiro Shimada, Kenichi Nakayama, Hisaya Shimizu, Mitsue Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 12062955
    Abstract: A method for welding a plurality of strands of one or more electrical conductors comprises at least the following steps: (a) preparing the strands to be welded such that at least the free ends of adjacent strands are axially offset by a non-zero distance d; and (b) melting the free ends of the strands thus arranged in order to weld them without addition of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Inventors: Romaric Lenoir, Cyril Moya
  • Patent number: 12062956
    Abstract: An electromagnetic rotary drive includes a rotor including a magnetically effective core surrounded by a stator. The stator has poles arranged around the magnetically effective core and each of the poles is delimited by an end face. The rotor is capable of being magnetically driven without contact in an operating state about an axial direction, and is capable of being magnetically levitated without contact with respect to the stator. The rotor is configured to be magnetically levitated in a radial plane and is passively magnetically stabilized in the axial direction against tilting. The magnetically effective core has a rotor height which is a maximum extension of the magnetically effective core in the axial direction, the rotor height being greater than a stator pole height defined by a maximum extension of the end faces in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: LEVITRONIX GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Steinert, Thomas Schneeberger, Thomas Nussbaumer, Marcel Stettler, Jonas Ginė