Plural Supply Circuits Or Sources Patents (Class 307/43)
  • Patent number: 11817769
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a power converter apparatus that includes at least two switching bridges connected to a Direct Current (DC) bus and both generating pulse-width-modulated (PWM) voltages to non-isolated outputs, and an isolation transformer having a primary winding connected across the outputs of the two switching bridges and a secondary winding connected to isolated outputs. In a non-isolated mode, the two switching bridges are configured to operate in a parallel mode, and power is transferred between the DC bus and the non-isolated outputs. In an isolated mode, the two switching bridges are configured to operate in a full bridge mode, and power is transferred between the DC bus and the isolated outputs through the transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventors: Huibin Zhu, Karen Ming Zhu
  • Patent number: 11811233
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for optimizing loading of battery inverters. A system may include a plurality of inverters configured to output power to a load; a switching system connected to the plurality of inverters; a plurality of energy storage units selectively coupled to the plurality of energy storage units by the switching system; and a controller. The controller can be configured to determine a required power for the load; determine a number of the plurality of inverters to provide the required power; determine a switching position for the switching system based on the determined number of the plurality of inverters, the switching position corresponding to power delivery by a set of the plurality of inverters; and send a control signal to the switching system to connect one or more of the plurality of energy storage units with the set of the plurality of inverters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: 8ME NOVA, LLC
    Inventors: Finbar Sheehy, Gautham Ramesh
  • Patent number: 11784493
    Abstract: A method and a device for primary frequency modulation in new energy power generation are provided. An inverter performs a first power adjustment according to a p-f droop curve before receiving a power adjustment instruction sent by the power station controller, and performs a second power adjustment in response to the power adjustment instruction. Since the inverter performs the first power adjustment before responding to the power adjustment instruction sent by the power station controller, the response of the primary frequency modulation is speeded up, so that rapid control for the new energy generation power is achieved, thereby ensuring stable operation of a power grid for new energy power generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tao Jiang, Nianan Pan, Chao Liu, Wei Sun, Xianli Zhang
  • Patent number: 11757303
    Abstract: Provided is an external power feeder and an external power supply system that make it possible to continuously supply power to an external load even at a location without an electrical facility. An external power feeder connectable to a plurality of power supply sources includes: a plurality of connection ports which are respectively in connection with the plurality of power supply sources; a connection state acquisition unit that acquires a connection state of each of the plurality of connection ports with the power supply source; a power supply state acquisition unit that acquires a power supply state from each of the plurality of power supply sources; and a switching unit that switches from power supply from one power supply source to power supply from one other power supply source, among the connected power supply sources, based on a power supply state of the one power supply source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryota Kitamoto
  • Patent number: 11691536
    Abstract: A power system for a vehicle includes: a high voltage battery; a low voltage DC-DC converter configured to step down a voltage of the high voltage battery and to output the stepped down voltage; a low voltage battery charged by an output current of the low voltage DC-DC converter, where the low voltage battery includes a first cell group including a plurality of battery cells, and a second cell group connected in parallel with the first cell group and including a plurality of battery cells; and a plurality of switches configured to electrically connect or disconnect the first cell group or the second cell group with the low voltage DC-DC converter, electrical loads configured to receive power from at least one of the low voltage DC-DC converter and the low voltage battery; and a controller configured to control opening or closing of the plurality of switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jae Min Kwon
  • Patent number: 11689065
    Abstract: Systems and methods for supplying power to an electronic device are provided. A first power limit is received from the electronic device at a transmitter. The transmitter input power is set to correspond to the first power limit. The transmitter supplies power corresponding to the transmitter input power to the electronic device to initiate charging, and an electrical value associated with the transmitter input power is monitored. During monitoring, the first electrical value is compared to a predefined second electrical value, the power supply to the receiver is discontinued based on the monitoring, and the transmitter input power is adjusted to correspond to a second power limit based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Andrew R. Hoover, Hirokazu Kanahara
  • Patent number: 11686595
    Abstract: An assembly, system, and method for receiving, distributing, and monitoring electrical power received from one or more sources is characterized by a residential electrical panel having at least a main bus panel having one or more house load circuit breakers, a main circuit breaker, a meter, and a battery output; a second bus panel having a battery input communicatively connected to the residential electrical panel and one or more critical load circuit breakers; a solar sub panel communicatively connected to the meter; and a monitoring device communicatively connected to the residential panel, the solar sub panel, and the second bus bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Inventor: Ara Petrosyan
  • Patent number: 11687106
    Abstract: A system on chip (SOC) includes a power distribution network (PDN) that has two different types of power multiplexers. The first power multiplexer type includes a lower resistance switching logic, and the second type includes a higher resistance switching logic as well as digital logic to provide an enable signal to the first type of power multiplexer. A given first-type power multiplexer may have multiple power multiplexers of the second type in a loop, the loop including communication paths for the enable signal and feeding the enable signal back to an enable input of the first-type power multiplexer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Giby Samson, Harshat Pant, Keyurkumar Karsanbhai Kansagra, Mohammed Yousuff Shariff, Vinayak Nana Mehetre
  • Patent number: 11679729
    Abstract: Provided is a power distribution apparatus that can be shared by vehicles having different configurations related to power supply. The power distribution apparatus distributes power supplied from a battery mounted in a vehicle to a plurality of loads mounted in the vehicle and connected to a power line connected to the battery and a plurality of power lines connected to the plurality of loads, the apparatus including: a first power supply path that is to be electrically connected to the power line connected to the battery and a power line connected to a first system load mounted in the vehicle; and a second power supply path that is not to be connected to the power line connected to the battery, and is to be electrically connected to a power line connected to a second system load mounted in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hayaki Murata, Akio Ishihara
  • Patent number: 11664633
    Abstract: Disclosed is a power wiring device which comprises: at least one elongated wiring member which includes a plurality of first connectors and allows the first connectors to be mutually electrically conducted; and a plurality of circuit modules each including a second connector which is mechanically and electrically attachable to and detachable from any of the first connectors, wherein the plurality of circuit modules include: at least one energy harvesting module as a circuit module capable of outputting power generated by energy harvesting from the second connector; and at least one load module as a circuit module capable of consuming power input from the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayoshi Yoshida, Kiyoshige Kojima
  • Patent number: 11630473
    Abstract: A system includes: an edge computing device disposed in an indoor facility having at least one light source; an energy storage subsystem configured to generate electrical power from light emitted by the at least one light source, and to supply the electrical power to the edge computing device, the energy storage subsystem including: a collector; an auxiliary energy storage device configured to receive energy collected by the collector, the auxiliary energy storage device having a first storage capacity; a main energy storage device having a second storage capacity greater than the first storage capacity; a controller configured to supply energy from the main energy storage device to the edge computing device; and a selector configured to selectively discharge energy from the auxiliary energy storage device to the main energy storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Russell Calvarese, Mark W. Duron
  • Patent number: 11579235
    Abstract: A distributed power system including multiple DC power sources and multiple power modules. The power modules include inputs coupled respectively to the DC power sources and outputs coupled in series to form a serial string. An inverter is coupled to the serial string. The inverter converts power input from the serial string to output power. A signaling mechanism between the inverter and the power module is adapted for controlling operation of the power modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Solaredge Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Meir Adest, Guy Sella, Lior Handelsman, Yoav Galin, Amir Fishelov, Meir Gazit, Yaron Binder, Nikolay Radimov
  • Patent number: 11539208
    Abstract: A line module for use in a network device includes a plurality of circuits; and a power module connected to the plurality of circuits, and to a first Power Distribution Unit (PDU) and a second PDU, wherein the first PDU and the second PDU provide power distribution by different feeds, wherein the power module is configured to initiate a shutdown procedure when one or more of i) a current drawn from any feed equals or exceeds a first current threshold, and ii) an aggregate current drawn from all feeds equal or exceeds a second current threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Wingrove, Matthew William Connolly
  • Patent number: 11494530
    Abstract: One example includes a method for generating a solar farm design. Geographic map data defines geographic features and boundaries of a geographic region. A solar panel block library that stores virtual solar panel block types is accessed. Each of the virtual solar panel block types corresponds to a design of a respective solar panel block that includes solar panels, an inverter, and an access road, and each virtual solar panel block type includes predetermined dimensions and a predefined output power rating. An array of a virtual solar panel block type to fit within the geographic features and boundaries of the geographic region on the map is generated based on the dimensions of each of the virtual solar panel blocks in the array. The array is iteratively modified to optimize a criterion of the solar farm design, and the design is stored in a memory for subsequent solar farm installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: INVENTUS HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Cameron L. Bieganek, Taran Raj, Ryan R. Butterfield, Francisco J. Guzman, Jared R. Gommels, Justin R. Newcom, Nathan S. Donst, Stacy A. Fleenor
  • Patent number: 11480464
    Abstract: Provided is an optical sensor including: a first photodetector including a first photodiode and having a first wavelength sensitivity characteristic; a first resistor having one end connected to a cathode of the first photodiode, and another end connected to a ground point; a second photodetector including a second photodiode and having a second wavelength sensitivity characteristic; a second resistor having one end connected to a cathode of the second photodiode, and another end connected to the ground point; and an amplifier circuit having a first input terminal connected to the first photodiode, a second input terminal connected to the second photodiode, and an output terminal configured to output a potential based on a potential of the first input terminal and a potential of the second input terminal, and using, as an operating power supply, electric power generated by electromotive force of the first photodetector and the second photodetector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: ABLIC INC.
    Inventors: Fumiyasu Utsunomiya, Takakuni Douseki, Ami Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11469587
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a drive control unit configured such that, when a first power supply (Vin1) is abnormal, an OFF signal is simultaneously applied to the gates of first and second semiconductor switches (Q1, Q2) of a first switching element, and at the same time, an SCR switch of a second switching element and an FET bidirectional switch are turned on in order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: SINAENG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Hee Kang, Jong Chan Park
  • Patent number: 11437826
    Abstract: One embodiment provides an electronic device, including: two or more ports; two or more charging circuits, wherein the two or more ports have an associated charging circuit; a battery; a processor; and a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to: detect, at a first port, a physically connected plug; detect, at a second port, a physically connected plug; and provide, via the two or more charging circuits, charging to the battery from both of the detected plugs. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeremy Robert Carlson, Tin-Lup Wong, Philip John Jakes, Larry Glenn Estes
  • Patent number: 11394205
    Abstract: A system is presented to energize electrical loads with alternating current in a photovoltaic plant having a main DC power line, a photovoltaic generator including a photovoltaic circuit that is made up of photovoltaic strings connected in parallel to the main DC power line and generates a first direct current and a direct DC voltage, and, a main AC power line connected to an electric distribution network. The system includes a converter apparatus connected to the main AC power line and to the main DC power line and converts an alternating current circulating in the main AC power line into a second direct current, feeding it into the photovoltaic circuit through the main DC power line if the DC voltage generated by the photovoltaic generator is below a pre-set limit, so as to energize the photovoltaic generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: CONVERT TECH S.R.L.
    Inventors: Marco De Cataldo, Antonio Timidei, Gian Paolo Perusini
  • Patent number: 11352138
    Abstract: A storage and preparation system for food or beverages employs a galley cart with a plurality of compartments. A container receivable in one of the plurality of compartments. The container has an identifier. A sensor is in each of said plurality of compartments and is adapted to read the identifier. An environmental system responsive to the sensor is associated with each of said plurality of compartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Cynthia A. Vandewall, Alberto de Icaza Mura, Kirsten M. McIntyre, Leigh Ann Popik, Ryan J. Reese, Joseph B. Lane, Craig Vogel
  • Patent number: 11336227
    Abstract: A frequency synthesizer is described that includes: a voltage controlled oscillator, VCO; a VCO bias circuit, operably coupled to the VCO and configured to provide a controllable bias current of the VCO; a temperature sensor, located in the frequency synthesizer, configured to determine an operating temperature of the frequency synthesizer; an analog-to-digital converter, ADC, operably coupled to the temperature sensor and configured to provide a digital representation of the determined operating temperature; and a bias control circuit operably coupled and configured to provide a bias control signal to the VCO bias circuit based on the determined operating temperature of the frequency synthesizer. The VCO bias circuit is configured to adjust the controllable bias current applied to the VCO based on the bias control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: NXP USA, INC.
    Inventors: Yi Yin, Birama Goumballa, Baptiste Barroue
  • Patent number: 11302696
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: two first semiconductor regions of a first conductivity type spaced apart from each other; a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type provided between the two first semiconductor regions; a first insulator region surrounding the two first semiconductor regions and the second semiconductor region; a third semiconductor region of the second conductivity type; a fourth semiconductor region of the second conductivity type, the fourth semiconductor region surrounding the third semiconductor region and the first insulator region and having an impurity concentration of the second conductivity type lower than an impurity concentration of the third semiconductor region; a second insulator region that surrounds the fourth semiconductor region; a conductor layer provided over the second semiconductor region; two first contact plugs; a second contact plug provided on the conductor layer; and a third contact plug provided on the third semiconductor region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kutsukake, Masayuki Akou
  • Patent number: 11283284
    Abstract: A changeover apparatus for interruption-free changeover between two energy supply systems includes: at least one first outer conductor section and one second outer conductor section; a first mechanical bypass switch arranged in the first outer conductor section; a first semiconductor circuit arrangement connected in parallel with the first mechanical bypass switch; a first measuring device for recording a first voltage and/or a first mains frequency, which first measuring device is connected to the first outer conductor section; a second mechanical bypass switch arranged in the second outer conductor section; a second semiconductor circuit arrangement connected in parallel with the second mechanical bypass switch; and an electronic control unit for actuating, in a predeterminable manner, the first mechanical bypass switch, the first semiconductor circuit arrangement, the second mechanical bypass switch, and the second semiconductor circuit arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventor: Kenan Askan
  • Patent number: 11256312
    Abstract: A method for managing electrical power to a server or server system is used in a power management system. The power management system comprises a power module, a backup power module, and a server system, the method comprises setting the server system to operate under a first working mode and controlling initialization of a BMC by an initialization command. A specified pin of the BMC is measured for a logic low voltage level and the server system is set to operate under a second working mode if the specified pin of the BMC is at the logic low voltage level. In different modes, the manner of supplying power and the working parameters of the server system are adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: HONGFUJIN PRECISION ELECTRONICS (TIANJIN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-Jia Hu, Yu-Chi Tsai
  • Patent number: 11228181
    Abstract: A method for controlling the power of a system, and a device for controlling the power of a system, the system having an electric energy source, electric consumers, an energy storage, an inverter, and a charge controller, the system being connected via an interconnected power sensor to the in particular public AC electric power supply, and the power sensor may be used for ascertaining the power withdrawn by the system from the in particular public AC electric power supply, or for ascertaining a corresponding quantity, such as the active power withdrawn from the in particular public AC electric power supply, the sensor signal being transmitted to a controller which regulates the power withdrawn from the in particular public AC electric power supply toward zero by appropriate actuation of the inverter and the charge controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Harald Budzen
  • Patent number: 11205898
    Abstract: A method and system creating a distributed network suitable for transferring information between devices. In particular, the present disclosure relates to power generating server devices designed to act as nodes within a distributed network. Specifically, the present disclosure provides specialized devices designed to generate power using solar panels to power servers that are capable of operating as nodes within a distributed network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Infrared5, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Allen, Davide Lucchi
  • Patent number: 11196292
    Abstract: A plurality of gate drive circuits each drive a gate of a corresponding one of a plurality of switching elements included in a converter and an inverter. Each gate drive circuit includes a gate driver and a power source circuit. The gate driver drives the gate potential of the switching element to a potential corresponding to H or L level, in accordance with the gate signal input from a controller to the gate electrode of the switching element. The power source circuit supplies power to the gate driver. When a first switch is ON and a second switch is OFF, the controller, upon detection of an abnormality of the power source circuit of the gate drive circuit, turns on the second switch and turns off the first switch. The gate drive circuit maintains the gate potential of the switching element during the period from when the abnormality of the power source circuit is detected to when the second switch is turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiki Nakamori
  • Patent number: 11183844
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided, which includes energy storage circuitry to store energy and to supply some of the energy to the apparatus. Discharge circuitry discharges the energy storage circuitry in response to the energy being supplied to the apparatus. Power supply circuitry recharges the energy storage circuitry. The discharge circuitry retains a non-zero residual energy in the energy storage circuitry when the energy storage circuitry is discharged by the discharge circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Arm Limited
    Inventor: Sanjay B. Patil
  • Patent number: 11171507
    Abstract: A backup system for a power supply unit providing power to a load via a distribution bus includes a power source, a network of switching elements coupled between an output terminal of the power source and the distribution bus, diodes coupled in parallel with the switching elements, and a controller configured to selectively activate or deactivate each of the switching elements to enable the power source to power the load via the distribution bus. The switching elements may be transistors, and the diodes may be parasitic body diodes of the transistors. The power source may be a battery, such as a rechargeable battery. An output voltage level from the battery may be regulated by the controller as a function of a number of the activated or deactivated transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Litech Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexei Tikhonski, Robert L. Myers, James P. Novak
  • Patent number: 11165265
    Abstract: An electronic device balances power supplied to a system load by a first battery power source and a second battery power source. A battery current sense circuit is electrically coupled to sense a first current supplied by the first battery power source to the system load. A discharge feedback controller is electrically coupled to the battery current sense circuit and configured to adjust a control voltage based on the sensed first current. A voltage converter circuit includes an input electrically coupled to the second battery power source and an output electrically coupled to the system load. The voltage converter circuit is configured to adjust current supplied by the second battery power source through the voltage converter circuit to the system load based on the control voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Stefan Jon Kristjansson, Yen Ying Lee, Gene R. Obie
  • Patent number: 11063468
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for transferring, during a predetermined transfer duration, the electric power supply of an electric distribution line (7) from a first source (1) to a second source (2), without overlapping of the two sources. The invention also relates to a source inverter implementing such a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Belletto, Pascal Reymond
  • Patent number: 11063539
    Abstract: This application provides methods and systems for rapid load support for grid frequency transient events. Example systems may include a turbine having a first controller, a generator coupled to the turbine, where the generator is configured to provide power to an electrical grid, and an exciter configured to provide a magnetic field in the generator. The exciter may include a second controller configured to monitor a first set of electrical properties associated with the electrical grid, determine that a transient event is present on the electrical grid based on the first set of electrical properties, and send a notification of the transient event to the first controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Luis Fernando Gutierrez, John T. Nguyen, Adnan Fareed Zafar, Yulimar Roa, Jose Carlos Sanchez, Juan Uziel Montoya, Sreedhar Desabhatla, Stephen Roy Bartlett, Maxime Buquet
  • Patent number: 11040634
    Abstract: A power electronics arrangement includes an inverter to which an electric machine can be connected, and at least one half bridge to which at least two electric energy storage devices can be connected. One of the at least two electric energy storage devices at least temporarily supplies the electric machine, and one of the electric energy storage devices at least temporarily charges another energy storage device of the at least two electric energy storage devices by way of the electric machine and one of the half bridges. For this purpose, a control method for the power electronics arrangement operates according to the principle of space vector modulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Matthias Gorka
  • Patent number: 11027815
    Abstract: A navigation method for a ship which includes: a plurality of main generators that feed power to navigation equipment used in normal navigation and appliances for the living quarters provided within a ship body; and an emergency generator that feeds power to emergency equipment in case of fire or flood. The navigation method includes: an emergency power feeding step for feeding power to the emergency equipment using the emergency generator when at least one of the plurality of main generators is disabled due to fire or flood; and a return-to-port power feeding step for feeding power to return-to-port equipment, required for navigation for returning to port, using the main generators and the emergency generator after the fire or flood has subsided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Kuchiki, Shingen Takeda, Hiroshi Tamura, Masahiko Mino, Tatsuaki Kanaga, Yushi Ashizawa
  • Patent number: 11025856
    Abstract: An emergency alarm control circuit comprising: a processing circuit; and an emergency decoder, coupled to the processing circuit. The processing circuit is active, the emergency decoder is non-active when the emergency alarm control circuit operates in a standby mode. The processing circuit activates the emergency decoder to detect an emergency message for an active time period at least one time in the standby mode, and de-activates the emergency decoder when the emergency decoder does not receive the emergency message in the standby mode. The emergency alarm control circuit switches to an active mode when the emergency decoder receives the emergency message in the standby mode, and the processing circuit controls an emergency alarm system to generate an emergency alarm in the active mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventor: Chi-Te Wang
  • Patent number: 11014464
    Abstract: A method for charging an electric vehicle during a travel of the electric vehicle, with the following steps: Providing a mobile charging device, arranging the mobile charging device underneath the traveling electric vehicle, fastening the mobile charging device to a bottom of the electric vehicle, transferring electric energy out of the mobile charging device to the battery of the electric vehicle, separating the mobile charging device from the bottom of the electric vehicle and providing the mobile charging device again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Sebastien Ambrosetti
  • Patent number: 11002775
    Abstract: A method monitors an electrical energy supply network or a subnetwork of the energy supply network. Measurement values detected at at least two measurement points of the energy supply network or subnetwork are evaluated. More specifically, phase angle values are evaluated as the measurement values or phase angle values determined using the measurement values are evaluated. A check is carried out based on the phase angle values to determine whether the energy supply network or the subnetwork is operating synchronously, and, in the event of an asynchronism identified based on the phase angle values, an island identification signal to be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Litzinger, Stefan Piel
  • Patent number: 11002597
    Abstract: A solar spectrum sensor, a consumer device and a method for determining an ambient solar spectrum. The solar spectrum sensor comprises a sensor unit configured for generating respective photo current outputs responsive to different parts of the solar spectrum; a measurement unit configured for measuring the respective photo current outputs from the sensor unit; and a processing unit for determining an average photon energy, APE, value of the solar spectrum from the measured photo current outputs and for determining the solar spectrum based on the determined APE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignees: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
    Inventors: Ian Marius Peters, Tonio Buonassisi, Haohui Liu, Sterling Watson, Nasim Sahraei Khanghah, Anthony Pennes, Zekun Ren
  • Patent number: 10998843
    Abstract: A control system to control a conductivity modulated device of a power switching array. The control system comprises a system controller to sense a power event and to output a command signal to adjust a drive characteristic of the conductivity modulated device in response to the sensed power event and a switch controller configured to receive the command signal and to control energy delivery to the load by controlling the turn on and turn off of the conductivity modulated device. The switch controller includes an adjustable drive element to control a rise time and/or fall time of a voltage across the conductivity modulated device and a drive characteristic control to receive the command signal and vary the drive characteristics by control of the adjustable drive element to adjust the rise time and/or fall time of the voltage across the conductivity modulated device in response to the command signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Power Integrations, Inc.
    Inventor: Stefan Baeurle
  • Patent number: 10950435
    Abstract: A SiC substrate (1) has an off angle ?°. A SiC epitaxial layer (2) having a film thickness of Tm ?m is provided on the SiC substrate (1). Triangular defects (3) are formed on a surface of the SiC epitaxial layer (2). A density of triangular defects (3) having a length of Tm/Tan ?×0.9 or more in a substrate off direction is denoted by A. A density of triangular (3) defects having a length smaller than Tm/Tan ?×0.9 in the substrate off direction is denoted by B. B/A?0.5 is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Hamano, Akihito Ohno, Takuma Mizobe, Yasuhiro Kimura, Yoichiro Mitani
  • Patent number: 10931104
    Abstract: A power system and a power method for a power system that includes a first power source operatively connected to an input of a first power device. The power system also includes a switch unit having a first input operatively connected to the output of the first power device. The power system further includes a second power source operatively connected to a second input of a second power device. A second output of the second power device connects to a second input of the switch unit, wherein a third output of the switch unit provides an output parameter responsive to at least one of the output of the first power device and the second output of the second power device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Solaredge Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoav Galin, Ilan Yoscovich, Guy Sella, Yakir Loewenstern, Tzachi Glovinsky
  • Patent number: 10928427
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and method for tracking energy consumption. An energy tracking system comprises at least one switching element, at least one inductor and a control block to keep the output voltage at a pre-selected level. The switching elements are configured to apply the source of energy to the inductors. The control block compares the output voltage of the energy tracking system to a reference value and controls the switching of the switched elements in order to transfer energy for the primary voltage into a secondary voltage at the output of the energy tracking system. The electronic device further comprises an ON-time and OFF-time generator and an accumulator wherein the control block is coupled to receive a signal from the ON-time and OFF-time generator and generates switching signals for the at least one switching element in the form of ON-time pulses with a constant width ON-time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Horst Diewald, Johann Zipperer, Peter Weber, Anton Brauchle
  • Patent number: 10910218
    Abstract: A SiC substrate (1) has an off angle ?°. A SiC epitaxial layer (2) having a film thickness of Tm ?m is provided on the SiC substrate (1). Triangular defects (3) are formed on a surface of the SiC epitaxial layer (2). A density of triangular defects (3) having a length of Tm/Tan ?×0.9 or more in a substrate off direction is denoted by A. A density of triangular (3) defects having a length smaller than Tm/Tan ?×0.9 in the substrate off direction is denoted by B. B/A?0.5 is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Hamano, Akihito Ohno, Takuma Mizobe, Yasuhiro Kimura, Yoichiro Mitani
  • Patent number: 10897143
    Abstract: A device for charging battery cells has conductive lines to be coupled to the battery cells, a charge control circuit coupled to the conductive lines to charge the battery cells, and to determine voltages of the battery cells, and switches to balance the voltages among the battery cells. In operation, the charge control circuit charges the battery cells while determining the voltages of the battery cells, and suspends from charging the battery cells before determining the voltages of the battery cells in a second stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Jing Zou, Qiong M. Li, Richard Kane Stair
  • Patent number: 10855105
    Abstract: A vehicle power management system includes a backup battery and an isolation circuit. The isolation circuit has a switch in parallel with a diode. The isolation circuit is electrically connected to the backup battery. The isolation circuit electrically isolates the backup battery from a non-critical load when the switch is open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Mathew A. Boesch
  • Patent number: 10840745
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for frequency control in a wireless power transmitter comprises detecting a resonant frequency of the wireless power transmitter, determining an optimized frequency that is at least approximately 1% greater than the detected resonant frequency, and operating the wireless power transmitter at the optimized frequency. In one embodiment, the optimized frequency is approximately 1% to 15% greater than the detected resonant frequency. In one embodiment, the optimized frequency is approximately 5% greater than the detected resonant frequency. In one embodiment, the method further comprises detecting an amount of change in the resonant frequency of the wireless power transmitter, adjusting the optimized operating frequency by the amount of change in the resonant frequency, and operating the wireless power transmitter at the adjusted optimized operating frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: CHARGEDGE, INC.
    Inventors: Sanjaya Maniktala, Disha Maniktala
  • Patent number: 10826489
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a structure including a voltage selection circuit which includes a first device and a second device, the voltage selection circuit is configured to output a higher voltage of a first supply voltage and a second supply voltage through one of the first device and the second device, and a voltage difference between the first supply voltage and the second supply voltage is less than a threshold voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Marvell Asia Pte, Ltd.
    Inventors: Joseph F. Stormes, John A. Fifield, Darren L. Anand
  • Patent number: 10811881
    Abstract: A method for regulating a converter to autonomously stabilize the frequency of a microgrid comprising a generating set, the method comprising: a determination of a power regulation variable from a power variation resulting from the initial power setpoint from which the estimated active power and the active damping value have been subtracted, a calculation of a second power variation at least from the difference between the power regulation variable and the estimated active power, and a determination of a frequency command value for commanding the converter from the second power variation, a reception of a frequency value characteristic of a load variation of said microgrid to which the converter is intended to be connected, and a determination of an active damping value from the received frequency value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignees: SOCOMEC, UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA
    Inventors: Michele Corradin, Igino Toigo, Paolo Mattavelli
  • Patent number: 10798549
    Abstract: A system for wirelessly communicating with aircraft galley inserts is disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a galley insert includes a communication interface configured to establish connectivity with an on-board WiFi router. The galley insert may further include a controller communicatively coupled to the communication interface. The controller may be configured to communicate with at least one device (e.g., a portable electronic device, another galley insert, etc.) in the aircraft cabin via the on-board WiFi router. In some embodiments, the communication interface may additionally or alternatively be configured to establish connectivity with at least one device in the aircraft cabin via at least one short-range wireless communication protocol (e.g., Bluetooth, Near Field Communication (NFC), or the like). In this regard, the controller may additionally or alternatively be configured to communicate with at least one device via the short-range wireless communication protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred M. Reed, Mudar S. Abu-Saymeh
  • Patent number: 10770983
    Abstract: An isolated switched-mode power converter converts power from an input source into power for an output load. A digital controller senses a secondary-side voltage, such as a rectified voltage, of the power converter. The secondary-side voltage is divided down using a high-impedance voltage divider. The resultant divided-down voltage is provided to a voltage sensor within the digital controller. The voltage sensor level shifts the provided voltage, and buffers the resulting level-shifted voltage. The buffered, level-shifted voltage is provided to a tracking analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for digitization. The buffered signal provided to the tracking ADC has a high current capability, such that the voltage input to the tracking ADC may quickly converge before the tracking ADC outputs a digital value for the sensed secondary-side voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Sujata Sen, Ronald Hulfachor, Sue Perranoski, Cha-Fu Tsai
  • Patent number: 10753598
    Abstract: The light device has USB charger has AC outlet power source and has AC-to-DC circuit to change one of Alternative current to 1st voltage DC and the 1st voltage DC though the circuit-inside or IC or DC-to-DC circuit to get 2nd voltage or though more DC-to-DC devices to get more voltage DC current. The light device has at least one of 5 Volt DC to supply to USB Charger Charging-port output-end and one of desire voltage DC to supply to DC light source. Or/The 1st AC to AC light source and has one of DC selected from 1st, 2nd, or more voltage DC current to USB Charger charging-port's output end so the said light device has (1) illumination function by DC or/and AC light source and (2) USB charger function by supply desired 1st or 2nd or more other voltage DC current to USB charging-port at 5 Volt DC. The light device optional has outlet-ports to get 1st AC directly though conductive parts to outlet-ports to supply AC to other device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Inventor: Tseng-Lu Chien