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Utility
Cable tray assembly
10 Oct 23
A cable tray assembly includes first and second cable tray sections each including a base and rails extending transversely from longitudinal sides of the base.
Lalit Subhash Khairnar, Jacob Lee Johnson
Filed: 19 Aug 21
Utility
Contactor damage and diagnostics
10 Oct 23
A method includes interpreting a contactor open event and a contactor load value for a contactor positioned on a motive power circuit for a mobile application, determining that a contactor opening event under load has occurred in response to the contactor open event and the contactor load value, and updating a contactor wear condition in response to the contactor opening event under load, wherein updating the contactor wear condition comprises accumulating a number of the contactor opening events under load.
Jacob William Green, Brandon William Fisher
Filed: 5 May 22
Utility
Valve train assembly
10 Oct 23
A type II valve train assembly that selectively opens first and second intake valves and first and second exhaust valves is provided.
Majo Cecur, Andrei Radulescu, Michael J. Campbell, Mark Van Wingerden
Filed: 12 Dec 22
Utility
Electro-optic sensor
10 Oct 23
The present disclosure provides an electro-optic sensor that performs well in a wide range of temperatures.
Gregory Kopansky, John Joseph Zielinski
Filed: 27 Jan 21
Utility
Air Conditioning Predictive Power Management System and Method
5 Oct 23
A system and method for managing a distributed energy resource (DER) within an indoor structure, the method including receiving a time window, receiving a power consumption limit, measuring an outdoor temperature, determining an indoor temperature of the indoor structure based at least on the measured outdoor temperature, the received power consumption limit, and the received time window, determining a minimum time of operation of the DER so that a power consumption of the DER is equal to or below the received power consumption limit during the received time window without compromising the quality of service controlled by the DER.
Mohd Azrin Mohd Zulkefli, Souvik Chandra, Chaitanya Ashok Baone
Filed: 29 Mar 23
Utility
Control of an Electric Water Heater Based on a Two-mass Model
5 Oct 23
Control of an electric water heater based on a two-mass model may be provided.
Souvik Chandra, Mohd Azrin Mohd Zulkefli, Arun Sukumaran Nair, Roger Alexander, Roger Rognli, Joseph E. Childs
Filed: 30 Mar 23
Utility
Grid Control
5 Oct 23
Power grid management systems and methods include determining a power reference, and sending a first message from a first controller to each of a plurality of second controllers based on the power reference.
Mohd Azrin Mohd Zulkefli, Arun SUKUMARAN NAIR, Yi Yang, Souvik Chandra, Roger ALEXANDER
Filed: 31 Mar 23
Utility
Safety Devices, Systems, and Methods for Monitoring Tools In Connection with Hazardous Environments
5 Oct 23
A safety system for managing a plurality of tools is provided.
Sangram Pawar
Filed: 1 Apr 22
Utility
Bracket for Holding the Inductor
5 Oct 23
The present application provides a bracket for holding an inductor, which inductor comprises a toroidal magnetic core including a first axis and a coil including a plurality of wires wound onto the toroidal magnetic core.
PINGCHANG LIN, JINDI LIU, JIAN WEI
Filed: 28 Mar 23
Utility
System and Method for Distributed Communications and Control for Electric Utility Grid
5 Oct 23
A system of communicating data to and between a client device in a residence and a utility network is provided.
Roger Alexander
Filed: 31 Mar 23
Utility
Harsh and hazardous location high lumen luminaire assembly and method
3 Oct 23
A high-lumen light-emitting diode (LED) luminaire assembly in a harsh and hazardous environment is provided.
Poonam Chavan, Ajay Chidambaram Pillai Swornalatha, Ravi Shankar Panday
Filed: 12 Oct 21
Utility
Solid state circuit interrupter with solid state interlocking mechanism
3 Oct 23
A system includes a first circuit breaker comprising a first solid state switch, first mechanical contacts, and a current sensor structured to sense current flowing through the first circuit breaker, and a second circuit breaker electrically coupled to the first circuit breaker and being structured to interrupt current flowing to the first circuit breaker, wherein the first circuit breaker is structured to transmit, to the second circuit breaker, a request upon detecting a failure mode, and wherein the second circuit breaker is structured to interrupt current flowing to the first circuit breaker in response to receiving the request, and the first circuit breaker is further structured to open the first mechanical contacts when the current flowing through the first circuit breaker drops to a predetermined level.
Andrew W. Lichauer
Filed: 19 May 22
Utility
Resonant power converter for wide voltage switching
3 Oct 23
A resonant converter device comprising a selectable primary winding comprising a plurality of circuit legs, the selectable primary winding comprising one or more of a tapped primary winding or a plurality of switchable primary windings.
Rohit Baranwal, Devendra Patil, Zhe Zhang, Lewei Qian, Miroslav Horejs, Guangqi Zhu
Filed: 3 Aug 20
Utility
Protection of an electrical apparatus
3 Oct 23
An electrical apparatus configured to electrically connect to a multi-phase alternating current (AC) electrical power distribution network includes: an input electrical network including: a plurality of input nodes, each configured to electrically connect to one phase of the multi-phase AC electrical power distribution network; at least one non-linear electronic component electrically connected to the input electrical network; an impedance network electrically connected between the input electrical network and ground; and a control system configured to: access a voltage signal that represents a voltage over time at the input electrical network; determine a frequency content of the voltage signal; determine a property of the frequency content; and determine whether an input current performance condition exists in the electrical apparatus based the property of the frequency content.
Huaqiang Li
Filed: 15 Aug 22
Utility
OFFLINE UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLIES (UPSs) AND RELATED DESIGN OF ENERGY (DOE) MODE FAILURE DETECTION METHODS
28 Sep 23
An offline uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is provided, including: a transformer, configured to output a utility power voltage to a load; a bidirectional converter, configured to convert alternating current from the transformer into direct current to charge a rechargeable battery, and convert direct current from the rechargeable battery into alternating current to be outputted to the transformer; and a control unit, configured to control operation of the offline UPS, where when the utility power voltage is within a normal range and the rechargeable battery is fully charged, the offline UPS enters a design of energy (DOE) mode, in the DOE mode, the transformer and the bidirectional converter are turned off, and in the DOE mode, the control unit is configured to detect a voltage of the rechargeable battery, and calculate a slope of decrease in the voltage of the rechargeable battery, and when the slope of decrease in the voltage is greater than a preset first threshold, the control unit controls the offline UPS to delete the DOE mode.
HEYI XU, KAIXIN CHEN
Filed: 20 Mar 23
Utility
Uninterruptible Power Supply
28 Sep 23
The disclosure provides an uninterruptible power supply, including: an alternating current input terminal, configured to connect to mains electricity; an alternating current output terminal, configured to connect to a load; a rectifier and an inverter sequentially connected between the alternating current input terminal and the alternating current output terminal, where direct current buses are connected between the rectifier and the inverter; a capacitive element, connected between a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the direct current buses; a rechargeable battery and a bidirectional DC/DC converter, where the bidirectional DC/DC converter is connected between the rechargeable battery and the direct current buses; and a direct current bus charging and discharging module that includes a switch assembly and at least one resistor, the switch assembly including a discharging switch and at least one charging switch, where the at least one charging switch is configured to enable a power-supply source to precharge the direct current buses via the at least one resistor, and the discharging switch is configured to discharge, independently or in cooperation with the at least one charging switch, the direct current buses via the at least one resistor.
ZHIMIN SHEN, YANREN CHEN, JUN YANG
Filed: 22 Mar 23
Utility
Electric Motor with Internal Brake Assembly
28 Sep 23
An electric motor-brake assembly includes a housing within which a rotor assembly, a stator assembly, and a brake assembly are disposed.
Daniel Henry Roberts
Filed: 23 Mar 23
Utility
Transmission mounted electrical charging system with improved battery assembly
26 Sep 23
An example system includes a motive application having a prime mover, a load, a driveline, and a motor/generator that couples to the driveline.
Thomas Joseph Stoltz
Filed: 4 Apr 22
Utility
Poppet valve
26 Sep 23
A poppet valve includes: a valve body comprising a valve stem body, a valve head body with a valve combustion face, and a valve fillet body interconnecting the valve stem body and the valve head body.
Alberto Aimasso, Luigi Lia, Francesca Mancuso
Filed: 17 Oct 18
Utility
Hydraulic radial piston device
26 Sep 23
A hydraulic radial piston device includes a housing, a pintle having a pintle shaft, a rotor mounted on the pintle shaft and defining a plurality of cylinders, and a plurality of pistons displaceable in the cylinders.
Aaron Smith, Sushant Subhash Bawdhankar, Aaron Matthew Davis, Jeffrey David Skinner, Kendrick Michael Gibson, Mark Alan Long, Nicholas John Hansen, Kendall Otis Lee
Filed: 6 Aug 21