Substitute Or Alternate Source Patents (Class 307/23)
  • Patent number: 11894686
    Abstract: A power control method comprises: obtaining voltage information of each input circuit; generating a first control signal based on the voltage information and a bus voltage value; converting a voltage of each input circuit into a bus voltage based on the first control signal; obtaining load information; generating a second control signal based on the load information and the bus voltage value; converting the bus voltage into a load voltage based on the second control signal; and outputting the load voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jinli Feng
  • Patent number: 11876467
    Abstract: An inverter is electrically connected between a traction battery and a switch bank. The inverter includes a plurality of pairs of series connected power semiconductor devices. Each of the pairs is electrically connected in parallel with the traction battery to define a phase leg, and each of the power semiconductor devices has a body diode in parallel therewith. The inverter also includes a plurality of diodes connected in parallel with the power semiconductor devices such that only one of the power semiconductor devices of each of the pairs has one of the diodes connected in parallel therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kun Zhuge, Baoming Ge, Lihua Chen
  • Patent number: 11876389
    Abstract: A method of controlling a battery including a first control circuit and a plurality of modules arranged in series between first and second terminals, each module including, between third and fourth terminals, electric cells and switches and a second switch control circuit. The method includes the determination by the first control circuit of a first priority table associated with a battery charge operation and of a second priority table associated with a battery discharge operation, the first priority table including a first classification of the priorities of the electric cells for the charge operation and the second priority table comprising a second classification of the priorities of the electric cells for the discharge operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
    Inventors: Rémy Thomas, Eric Fernandez, Sylvain Bacquet, Léandro Cassarino, Ghislain Despesse, Yan Lopez
  • Patent number: 11804721
    Abstract: A multi-power distributed storage system including a first power source; a second power source electrically connected to a common bus with the first power source; a single input port inverter electrically connected to the common bus. The system including a controller configured to communicate with at least the second power source, and the single input port inverter. The second power source including a plurality of battery banks and a plurality of bi-directional DC/DC converters configured to charge and discharge the plurality of battery banks and provide DC to the single input port inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: NEXTRACKER LLC
    Inventor: Yang Liu
  • Patent number: 11789082
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing dispatch of an energy storage system through use of projected outcomes. The projected outcomes are generated based on a model that includes a set of defined operating states. The operating states represent a particularized energy-market allocation approach. An outcome is projected for each operating state. An optimal outcome is selected from the set of projected outcomes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: JUPITER POWER, LLC
    Inventors: Audrey Fogarty, Martin P. Downey, Jr., Mandhir S. Sahni, Andrew Bowman
  • Patent number: 11749993
    Abstract: A power converter system including an input configured to receive input AC power from an input power source, the input power source having a peak voltage limit, at least one output configured to provide output power to at least one load, a charger coupled to the input and configured to convert the input AC power into first DC power, a DC bus configured to receive the first DC power, at least one power converter configured to convert DC power from the DC bus into the output power, and an auxiliary power source coupled to the DC bus and configured to provide second DC power to the DC bus to supplement the first DC power provided by the charger in response to a voltage demand of the at least one load exceeding the peak voltage limit of the input power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eyob Demissie, Kaushal J. Patel, Kenneth A. Colby, Jr., Steven Allen Diggins
  • Patent number: 11617255
    Abstract: A droplet generator for an extreme ultraviolet imaging tool includes a reservoir for a molten metal, and a nozzle having a first end connected to the reservoir and a second opposing end where molten metal droplets emerge from the nozzle. A gas inlet is connected to the nozzle, and an isolation valve is at the second end of the nozzle configured to seal the nozzle droplet generator from the ambient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Chih Lai, Han-Lung Chang, Bo-Tsun Liu, Li-Jui Chen, Po-Chung Cheng
  • Patent number: 11617249
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a power circuit, multiple light sources, a power failure detection circuit, a wall switch decoder and a controller. The power circuit converts an external power source to multiple driving currents. The multiple light sources respectively receive the multiple driving currents to generate a required mixed light. The power failure detection circuit is coupled to the power circuit for detecting a predetermined power failure pattern. When the predetermined power failure pattern is detected, the power failure detection circuit generates a failure signal. The wall switch decoder is coupled to a wall switch via a signal wire for converting a manual operation to a corresponding switch parameter. The failure signal activates a mode switch in the controller to select a working mode. The switch parameter is interpreted with different setting instructions under different working modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: XIAMEN LEEDARSON LIGHTING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hemu Ye, Liping Lin, Wei Liu
  • Patent number: 11594911
    Abstract: A power supply switching control system switches a power supply for supplying power to a load between a first power supply and a second power supply in a power supply system. The power supply switching control system includes a first switch provided between the first power supply and the load in the power supply path and configured to cut off a current flowing from the second power supply to the first power supply in an off state of the first switch, a second switch provided between the second power supply and the load in the power supply path and configured to cut off a current flowing from the first power supply to the second power supply in an off state of the second switch, and a control unit configured to set the second switch in an on state when the second power supply is charged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsushi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11569739
    Abstract: A three-port converter with a wide input range and a control method thereof are provided, which relates to a technical field of power electronic converters. The converter is provided with three ports of a photovoltaic cell PV, a storage battery Bat and a resistance load R, and includes a boost circuit (Boost) and a reversible boost-buck circuit (Sepic-Zeta). The boost circuit is configured to connect the photovoltaic cell PV and the load R; and the reversible boost-buck circuit is configured to connect the photovoltaic cell PV, the storage battery Bat, the storage battery Bat and the load R. The three-port converter of the present disclosure has advantages of a small size, a wide input range, a high integration level, high stability, high conversion efficiency, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: TIANGONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shengwei Gao, Qingtong Zhu, Pingjuan Niu, Guanheng Yu, Bo Wang
  • Patent number: 11552131
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an electroluminescent display panel and a display device. The electroluminescent display panel includes a plurality of repeat units, each of the plurality of repeat units includes a plurality of sub-pixels, and each of the plurality of sub-pixels includes: a first conductive layer, located on a substrate; a first insulation layer, located on the first conductive layer and including a first hole, in which the first hole exposes a portion of the first conductive layer; and an anode, located on the first insulation layer and including a main portion and an auxiliary portion which are electrically connected to each other. The auxiliary portion is electrically connected to the first conductive layer through the first hole. In at least one sub-pixel, an orthographic projection of the main portion on the substrate does not overlap an orthographic projection of the first hole on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yao Huang, Weiyun Huang, Yue Long, Chao Zeng, Meng Li
  • Patent number: 11482880
    Abstract: A supplemental power source connectable to a standard railroad track switch power source. A pair of electrical connectors (A) form a supplemental power source circuit input. Another pair of electrical connectors (B) form a supplemental power source output and are configured for connection to a standard railroad track switch. An electrical conductor connects a first one of the supplemental power source output connectors (B) to a first one of the supplemental power source input connectors (A). A diode is connected between a second one of the supplemental power source input connectors (A) and a second one of the supplemental power source output connectors (B). The diode is connected to prevent current flow to the standard railroad track switch power source. An ultracapacitor is electrically connected between the electrical conductor and the second one of the supplemental power source output connectors (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: RedHawk Energy Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas J Ulrich
  • Patent number: 11442514
    Abstract: A power supply unit where the main DC voltage output rail is incorporated within the enclosure of the power supply unit and some DC voltage output rails and DC-DC converters are located outside the enclosure of the power supply unit close to or directly at the input of the system board and input of associated system peripheral via integration into a cable harness assembly, to negate the voltage drop on the cable harness assembly, resulting in a lower power loss across the cable harness assembly, leading to an improvement in combined power supply unit and cable harness assembly efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: High Power Electronic Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Chen, Feng-Hsun Mo
  • Patent number: 11388834
    Abstract: A power distribution board (PDB) may be mounted in a server and used to convert a main power signal to useable power by the server components. The PDB can be mounted on an interior sidewall of the server to maximize available component space of the server. The PDB can include a power transformation section and a power distribution section. The power transformation section can convert the incoming power to the useable power and the power distribution section can output the useable power to the server components. Additional PDBs can be added to the server to accommodate additional server components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhiyong Lin, Hung The Pham
  • Patent number: 11383855
    Abstract: A system includes a first AC bus configured to supply power from a first AC power source. A second AC bus is configured to supply power from a second AC power source. A first transformer rectifier unit (TRU) connects a first DC bus to the first AC bus through a first TRU contactor (TRUC). A second TRU connects a second DC bus to the second AC bus through a second TRUC. A first voltage sensor is connected to sense voltage of the first DC bus. A second voltage sensor is connected to sense voltage of the second DC bus. A ram air turbine (RAT) automatic deployment controller is operatively connected to the first voltage sensor and to the second voltage sensor to automatically deploy a RAT based on the combined status of the first voltage sensor and the second voltage sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Jordan K. Vanevenhoven, Jeffrey D. Myroth, Shane R. Traser, Jef William Good, John N. Buzzard, Kyle Stephen Ives
  • Patent number: 11355903
    Abstract: A distributed energy resources compartment for an electrical panel is pre-wired for installation of a photovoltaic system for a residence. The compartment is mounted on a back plate in the interior of an electrical cabinet. A pre-wired connection within the compartment is configured to connect to a solar circuit breaker within the electrical cabinet, connected as a back-feed circuit breaker to an electrical panel. An opening on a backside of the compartment adjacent to the back plate of the electrical cabinet, is configured to receive connections within the compartment from a solar inverter, through the back plate of the electrical cabinet when the solar inverter is mounted to the back plate of the electrical cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Phillips
  • Patent number: 11309714
    Abstract: Embodiments disclose an energy generation system including a photovoltaic (PV) array including a plurality of PV modules for generating direct current (DC) power, a plurality of power converter pairs coupled to the plurality of PV modules and configured to convert the generated DC power to alternating current (AC) power, and a plurality of battery packs coupled to the plurality of power converter pairs. Each power converter pair of the plurality of power converter pairs includes a DC-to-DC converter coupled to a DC-to-AC inverter, where the DC-to-DC converter is directly coupled to a respective PV module. Furthermore, each battery pack is directly coupled to a respective DC-to-DC converter and configured to store DC power from the respective PV module and output stored DC power to the respective power converter pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventor: Sandeep Narla
  • Patent number: 11309796
    Abstract: A control method of a single live line charging circuit, a control circuit of a single live line charging circuit, and a single live line charging circuit are provided. The single live line charging circuit includes a first switch, a first conduction element, a first inductor, a second switch, a second conduction element, a third switch, a first input end and a second input end; the first input end is connected to a first end of the first switch through the second conduction element; the first switch, the first conduction element and the first inductor constitute a buck circuit; the first input end is connected to a reference ground through the second switch, the second input end is connected to the reference ground through the third switch, and an alternating current input is connected to the first input end through a load circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Joulwatt Technology (Hangzhou) Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Hao Long, Xunwei Zhou
  • Patent number: 11296545
    Abstract: An uninterruptible power supply device includes: a converter that converts AC power supplied from an AC power supply into DC power and outputs the DC power to a first power supply node; a first bidirectional chopper that outputs DC power in a lead storage device to the first power supply node when the AC power supply has a power failure; a diode connected between the first power supply node and a second power supply node; a second bidirectional chopper that supplies and receives DC power between the second power supply node and a lithium ion battery; and a controller that controls the second bidirectional chopper to charge the lithium ion battery during regenerative operation of a load and to discharge the lithium ion battery during power running operation of the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru Toyoda, Hiroki Shigeta
  • Patent number: 11281278
    Abstract: A battery backup system includes a battery pack, a charger, a discharger, a voltage detection and control circuit, a first protection switch, a second protection switch and a third protection switch. The battery pack provides a backup power to a DC bus. The charger, connected to the battery pack, receives an external power. The discharger has an input end and an output end. The voltage detection and control circuit detects whether the voltage of the DC bus is greater than first or second voltage drop point. The first, the second and the third protection switches respectively are connected between the battery pack and the input end, between the DC bus and the output end, and between the charger and the input end. The first protection switch is turned on/off according to whether the voltage of the DC bus is less than or greater than the first voltage drop point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventors: Ming-Wang Cheng, Yi-Pin Lee, Ching Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11257548
    Abstract: A memory system includes a connector through which power for the memory system is to be supplied from an external device, a controller, a nonvolatile memory device, a power source circuit connected to the controller and the nonvolatile memory device by power lines through which power is supplied to the controller and the nonvolatile memory device, and a power source control circuit that receives a supply of power from the external device through the connector and supplies the power to the power control circuit. The power source control circuit is configured to detect using a divided voltage of a voltage of the power supplied thereto, that the voltage of the power supplied thereto is higher than a predetermined voltage and interrupt the power supplied to the power control circuit if the voltage of the power supplied thereto is higher than the predetermined voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki Kimura
  • Patent number: 11146882
    Abstract: An earphone including an audio play portion, a body where a printed circuit board, a plug, and a socket are installed, and a connecting wire. The plug, the socket, and the connecting wire are in electrical connection with the printed circuit board. The plug is configured to be adapted to a lightning interface integrated with an audio output and a power input, and the audio play portion and the socket are in electrical connection with the plug and capable of work simultaneously and being respectively configured to play music and charge when the plug is inserted into the lightning interface. The earphone utilizes the plug to be adapted to the lightning interface integrated with the audio output and the power input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Inventors: Shiwen Guo, Yong Zhang, Jihui Wang, Zhiqiong Wei
  • Patent number: 11139677
    Abstract: Unsafe restoration of normal lighting is prevented using a reset control communicating with an emergency condition detector and emergency lighting controller in a lighting system. The reset control can be integrated into other system components, like the emergency condition detector, or retrofit into an existing lighting system and configured to work with different types of emergency condition detectors and lighting controllers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Zio Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Shipp, Keith W. Andrews
  • Patent number: 11133678
    Abstract: This uninterruptible power supply includes: a cooler (6) that dissipates heat of a converter (1) and an inverter (5); and a controller (8) that causes, when output power (Po) from the inverter (5) exceeds an upper limit value (PoH), reduces input power (Pi) to the converter (1) by power (?Po=Po?PoH) corresponding to a difference between them, and increases input power (Pb) to a bidirectional chopper (4) by power (2×PoH) that is twice as high as the power (?Po) corresponding to the difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuki Nishimura, Toshihide Nakano
  • Patent number: 11108265
    Abstract: A load shed module configured to be connected in series between a power supply and a load is disclosed. A separate load shed module is connected in series between each load and the power supply. The load shed module determines the frequency of the voltage supplied from the power supply. Based on the frequency, the load shed module determines if utility power is connected or if a generator is connected. If the generator is connected and the frequency of the voltage goes outside of a desired operating range for a preset time, the load shed module disconnects the load from the power supply. Each load shed module includes a priority setting and reconnects its corresponding load after a predetermined time corresponding to the priority setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Generac Power Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Brendan Pancheri, Greg Wischstadt, Robert Iles, Andy Phillips, Taesik Yu, Sungmin Lee
  • Patent number: 11106104
    Abstract: A distributed energy management system (EMS) for supplying power to a set of drivers that charge and discharge a set of electrochromic devices is described. One distributed EMS includes an external power supply interface to couple to an external power supply, a multi-device boost power supply comprising a set of batteries, and a driver interface to supply power to a set of drivers that charge and discharge a set of electrochromic devices. The distributed EMS also includes a communication subsystem to communicate with the set of drivers and EMS circuitry to supply power to the set of drivers, via the driver interface, based on a power state of the multi-device boost power supply and a state of the set of electrochromic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Kinestral Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter Thomas Barnum, Luis Fernando Gomez, Douglas Frederick Brainard
  • Patent number: 11100038
    Abstract: An electronic device and method of operating the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a first connector configured to be exposed to outside of the housing and include a first number of pins, a second connector configured to be exposed to the outside of the housing and include a second number of pins, and a circuit configured to provide an electrical connection between the first number of pins and the second number of pins, wherein the first number is different from the second number, and wherein, when the first connector is connected with a first external electronic device and the second connector is connected with a second external electronic device, the circuit is configured to receive analog identification (ID) information through at least one pin among the first number of pins, and generate digital ID information at least partially based on the analog ID information so as to provide the digital ID information to at least one of the second number of pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hoyeong Lim
  • Patent number: 11050243
    Abstract: A safety module for a field-bus system comprising a switch-on unit, a control unit, a supply input provided to feed supply power, a first supply output provided to relay secured supply power to a consumer, a first switching element to electrically connect or disconnect the supply input and the first supply output, and a supply module to provide an operating power via an operating-power-supply line for operating the control unit. The control unit is connected to the first switching element to secure the supply power being relayed via the first supply output by actuating the first switching element. The supply module is electrically connected to the supply input and to a field-bus-power input. The field-bus-power input is provided to feed a field-bus power into the safety module for operating the switch-on unit. The supply module is provided to generate the operating power either from the supply power or field-bus power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Beckhoff Automation GmbH
    Inventors: Lars Walther, Jens Heidenhöfer, Michael Jost, Uwe Prüssmeier, Christian Jürgenhake
  • Patent number: 11038353
    Abstract: An output controlling apparatus of an energy storage apparatus for a reliability of an output of a photovoltaic power generation is provided. The output controlling apparatus includes a power generation amount predictor configured to predict a next day's power generation amount of a photovoltaic power generator, a target output generator configured to determine a target output based on a charging state of an energy storage apparatus used for a photovoltaic power generation, a real-time output criterion generator configured to generate an output criterion used for outputs from the photovoltaic power generator and the energy storage apparatus to a system in units of time based on the target output and the charging state of the energy storage apparatus, and a charging/discharging controller configured to control charging and discharging of the energy storage apparatus such that an output to the system follows the output criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sewan Heo, Wan Ki Park, Jinsoo Han
  • Patent number: 11013104
    Abstract: Provided is a power conversion apparatus including: a plurality of power converters including a first power converter and a second power converter simultaneously operated by power supplied via a first connector; and a heat dissipation board having a first pattern formed thereon for distributing the power supplied via the first connector to the first power converter and the second power converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryo Ishikawa, Atsushi Ichinose
  • Patent number: 10998762
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a dimming method and a dimmer. In the dimming method, when a mains power state is switched to an emergency state, a dimming ratio K is used to perform dimming control on a load unit; the dimming ratio K is calculated as follows: K=Psource/Pload. The dimmer includes: an emergency power source power acquisition module, configured to acquire an output power Psource of an emergency power source; a load unit power acquisition module, configured to acquire a power Pload of a load unit in a mains power state; and a dimming signal generation module, configured to acquire a dimming ratio according to K=Psource/Pload when the mains power state is switched to an emergency state, generate a dimming signal according to the dimming ratio K, and output the dimming signal to the load unit. The present disclosure also provides a dimming emergency inverter and an emergency lighting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: PHENIX LIGHTING (XIAMEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jin Chen
  • Patent number: 10992152
    Abstract: An uninterruptible power supply includes a switching unit, a charging unit, an energy storage unit, a conversion unit, and a control unit. When an input power source is available, the switching unit provides a first output power source and the charging unit converts the input power source into a first power source to provide the first power source to the control unit and to charge the energy storage unit. When the input power source is not available, the conversion unit converts the electricity of the energy storage unit into a second output power source and provides the second output power source. When the input power source is not available, the conversion unit provides a second power source to the charging unit so that the charging unit converts the second power source into the first power source and provides the first power source to the control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Chung-Chieh Cheng, Yung-Sheng Yan, Chao-Chin Huang
  • Patent number: 10985661
    Abstract: A method for power control includes determining a load power of a load coupled to an output of an isolated AC/DC power supply. The method also includes, when the determined load power is less than a first threshold load power, providing the load power to the load from an interim power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AG
    Inventors: Gerald Deboy, Ernst Katzmaier, Francesco Didomenico
  • Patent number: 10965123
    Abstract: A detection and location-based active protection method for flexible DC distribution systems with multi-terminal distributed photovoltaic sources is disclosed. The disclosed protection method actively utilizes the coordinated control between local protection and the converters in the DC distribution system. The converter can then be modified to become an injection source with characteristic signal, providing a known fault signal to build a clear protection boundary. The disclosed protection method can distinguish the correct faulted area by calculating the harmonic impedance of the characteristic signals. Compared with existing DC protection techniques, this disclosed method does not require additional injection equipment and modification of the DC distribution system configuration, nor does it need high data sampling frequency. The disclosed technique is also unaffected by measuring noise and cable-distributed capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: North China Electric Power University
    Inventors: Ke Jia, Tianshu Bi, Congbo Wang
  • Patent number: 10965214
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a power management integrated circuit (PMIC) including a plurality of regulators. Each of the plurality of regulators has a current meter configured to measure a respective load current. A load device is configured to receive real-time load current information from the PMIC and to perform a performance improvement operation based on the real-time load current information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minho Choi, Yus Ko, Dongjin Keum, Hwa Yeal Yu, Younghoon Lee
  • Patent number: 10959359
    Abstract: A power conversion device includes a first stage, a second stage, a first electric field relaxation shield unit, a second electric field relaxation shield unit, and a plurality of stage posts. The first electric field relaxation shield unit is arranged to surround outer periphery of the first stage. The second electric field relaxation shield unit is arranged to surround outer periphery of the second stage. The plurality of stage posts connect the first stage and the second stage. The plurality of stage posts have outer peripheral surfaces formed of insulating bodies. Power conversion units loaded on the first stage are arranged inside a columnar region which includes at least some of the plurality of stage posts as sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Nakabayashi, Hitoshi Sadakuni, Shotaro Murakami, Ikuto Udagawa
  • Patent number: 10951040
    Abstract: A multi-power distributed storage system including a first power source; a second power source electrically connected to a common bus with the first power source; a single input port inverter electrically connected to the common bus. The system including a controller configured to communicate with at least the second power source, and the single input port inverter. The second power source including a plurality of battery banks and a plurality of bi-directional DC/DC converters configured to charge and discharge the plurality of battery banks and provide DC to the single input port inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: NEXTRACKER INC.
    Inventor: Yang Liu
  • Patent number: 10951032
    Abstract: Systems and methods for supplying power (both active and reactive) at a medium voltage from a DCSTATCOM to an IT load without using a transformer are disclosed. The DCSTATCOM includes an energy storage device, a two-stage DC-DC converter, and a multi-level inverter, each of which are electrically coupled to a common negative bus. The DC-DC converter may include two stages in a bidirectional configuration. One stage of the DC-DC converter uses a flying capacitor topology. The voltages across the capacitors of the flying capacitor topology are balanced and switching losses are minimized by fixed duty cycle operation. The DC-DC converter generates a high DC voltage from a low or high voltage energy storage device such as batteries and/or ultra-capacitors. The multi-level, neutral point, diode-clamped inverter converts the high DC voltage into a medium AC voltage using a space vector pulse width modulation (SVPWM) technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: INERTECH IP LLC
    Inventor: Subrata K. Mondal
  • Patent number: 10924031
    Abstract: An internal parallelization based active neutral point clamped (IP-ANPC) converter is provided having a low switching frequency (LSF) part and a plurality of high switching frequency (HSF) modules. The HSF modules are connected in parallel and the converter is modular. The converter provides the benefits of modularity, improved reliability and efficiency, interleaving operation, and reasonable utilization of wide band gap (WBG) devices. A logic based flying capacitor voltage balancing scheme is also provided. The balancing scheme includes naturally balancing the voltage of the converter with phase shift pulse width modulation and redundantly balancing the voltage of the converter with redundant switching states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
    Inventors: Yunwei Li, Zhongyi Quan
  • Patent number: 10910874
    Abstract: A mobile power supply unit includes a base and a housing including at least one housing member secured to the base and movable relative to the base. The mobile power supply unit further includes a generator disposed within the housing, and a battery disposed within the housing. The mobile power supply unit further includes an inverter electrically connected to the generator and the battery, and an electronics enclosure including an electrical port, and a transfer switch electrically connected to the inverter and adapted to provide power through the electrical port. The mobile power supply unit further includes a portable transfer switch having a first electrical cable selectively electrically connectable to the electrical port and a second electrical cable selectively electrically connectable with a power receptacle of a building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Worldwide Energy LLC
    Inventor: Raymond Ellis
  • Patent number: 10879727
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the load presented to one or more power sources such as a power grid, backup power generator or solar panel is described. By selectively connecting, disconnecting, limiting and controlling various loads which are powered, the power grid service connection and power sources may be economically sized and operated while allowing reliability and convenience in selecting and powering loads. The control of the loads connected to the power sources is prioritized by various parameters including the power source operation parameters including load handling capability, type of load, load size, environmental factors, load usage during and subsequent to load connection, load priority and operator wishes. The control may also operate to facilitate transfer of power from one power source or load to another power source or load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Inventor: James Carl Cooper
  • Patent number: 10850619
    Abstract: A power conversion device includes a backup power source as a power source for a discharge controller that discharges electric charges of a capacitor, and an abnormal state in the backup power source or loads is not capable of being dealt with when power is supplied to loads from the backup power source, which makes an output voltage of the backup power source be in an abnormal state. In order to solve the problem, when an abnormality occurs in the backup power source or in loads and the abnormality is detected in power supply from the backup power source, a place where the abnormality occurs is specified. When the specified place where the abnormality occurs is a load, power supply to the load is stopped, thereby preventing the output voltage of the backup power source from being abnormal even when an abnormality occurs in part of power supply destinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Takegawa, Satoshi Ishibashi, Kazuhiko Otsuka, Masaya Takahashi, Naotaka Tsuji
  • Patent number: 10833530
    Abstract: Methods and systems for performing network reconfigurations for networks including one or more renewable energy devices are described herein. In one exemplary embodiment, a network reconfiguration engine is used to determine an energy level of one or more renewable energy devices within the network. The reconfiguration engine is then capable of determining an optimal path for the network reconfiguration such that a least portion of the network's load is impacted, as well as a minimal number of switching operations are needed. The optimal path also, in one embodiment, includes performing a resiliency estimation for the post-network reconfiguration topology. An updated relay setting for the post-network reconfiguration topology is determined, and a status of any other engines associated with the reconfiguration is determined, after which the network reconfiguration is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Dongbo Zhao, Jalpa Kaushil Shah
  • Patent number: 10804737
    Abstract: The described embodiments relate to systems, methods, and apparatuses for controlling energy resources available to micro-grids of a city based on mobility patterns of people moving within the micro-grids. The mobility patterns can be identified using a network of sensors within each micro-grid for collecting data related to the movement of people within the micro-grids. The mobility patterns can be used to estimate energy demand for each micro-grid and prioritize the energy demands to determine the energy resources that would be suitable for supplying power to each micro-grid. This allows for micro-grids to dynamically and efficiently change their power sources according to predictions about the movement of people within the micro-grids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Olaitan Philip Olaleye, Talmai Brandao De Oliveira, Sirisha Rangavajhala, Abhishek Murthy, Jasleen Kaur, Rohit Kumar, Hassan Mohanna, Alexandru Darie
  • Patent number: 10763690
    Abstract: A vehicle-side charging circuit for a vehicle with electric drive. The charging circuit comprises an AC connector, a controlled rectifier which is connected to the AC connector, an electric machine with at least one winding, a current converter which is connected to the electric machine, and an energy-storage-device connector. The at least one winding of the electric machine is coupled in series between the rectifier and the current converter. In an inverter mode the current converter is fed from the energy-storage device, and in a charging mode the current converter is from an external energy source via at least one series-connected winding of the electric machine and charges the electrical energy-storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Pfeilschifter, Klaus Muehlbauer, Martin Spornraft, Matthias Toens
  • Patent number: 10742066
    Abstract: A power supply system is provided. The power supply system includes at least one uninterruptible power supply (UPS), a catcher system including at least one catcher UPS, at least one static transfer switch (STS), each STS electrically coupled between an associated UPS and an associated load, each STS further electrically coupled between the catcher system and the associated load, and each STS operable to selectively switch between supplying power to the associated load from the associated UPS and supplying power to the associated load from the catcher system. The power supply system further includes a first communications channel communicatively coupling the at least one UPS to the catcher system, and at least one second communications channel, wherein each STS is communicatively coupled to the associated UPS by a second communications channel of the at least one second communications channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventor: Silvio Colombi
  • Patent number: 10700513
    Abstract: Systems and methods for commissioning an energy storage system are disclosed. An example method for commissioning an ESS may include connecting a first energy storage system to an battery module, energizing, by the first energy storage system, the battery module, articulating one or more battery contactors within the first energy storage system to selectively couple the battery module to a power source, processing a battery contactor status of the one or more battery contactors to detect battery contactor errors, disengaging, responsive to not detecting any battery contactor errors, the battery module at the first energy storage system, and determining a status of the energy storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vishwas Mohaniraj Deokar, Eyob Demissie
  • Patent number: 10680444
    Abstract: Energy supply system includes at least one local energy supply unit, at least one local energy consumption unit at least one local energy store, and a control unit which controls the energy consumption, by the at least one local energy consumption unit of the energy supply system, of the volume of energy generated by the at least one local energy generation unit, and the volume of energy stored in the at least one energy storage unit. After detecting at least one predictable future event which will influence the volume of energy generable by the energy consumption units and/or the volume of energy which can be drawn from the energy supply network and/or the volume of energy consumed by the energy consumption units, the control unit dynamically adapts an energy reserve, stored in the at least one local energy store, as a function of the detected events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: FRONIUS INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Kasberger, Martin Wolf, Harald Hofer, Hannes Heigl
  • Patent number: 10656663
    Abstract: Apparatuses including utility meter, power electronics, and communications circuitry are provided. The utility meter circuitry is configured to measure usage of electricity supplied by an electric utility to a premise of a customer of the electric utility. The power electronics circuitry is configured to regulate a voltage level supplied to the premise of the customer. Moreover, the communications circuitry is configured to provide communications with a first electronic device of the customer at the premise of the customer and to provide communications with a second electronic device that is upstream from the apparatus. Related methods of operating an apparatus including utility meter, power electronics, and communications circuitry are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Duke Energy Coporation
    Inventors: Jason Handley, Stuart Laval, Aleksandar Vukojevic
  • Patent number: 10632999
    Abstract: A method of operating a hybrid electric vehicle includes driving an engine to generate mechanical energy, converting the mechanical energy into a first AC voltage, estimating a total DC link current associated with a respective plurality of loads of the hybrid electric vehicle, converting, with a first inverter, the first AC voltage into a DC bus voltage by regulating the DC bus voltage based on the total DC link current, and inverting, with a respective plurality of inverters, the DC bus voltage into a respective plurality of other AC voltages to drive the respective plurality of loads on the hybrid electric vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Lav Thyagarajan, Jacob Decock