Andrew P Cole

US Patent:

20160218638, Jul 28, 2016

Filed:

Feb 28, 2014

Appl. No.:

15/024900

Inventors:

- Grand Rapids MI, US
Andrew Benjamin Cole - Boca Raton FL, US

International Classification:

H02M 7/537
H02M 1/08

Abstract:

An inverter phase leg for a DC-AC inverter includes a high supply line and a low supply line across which a DC voltage is provided. A high side gate controlled switch is connected to the high supply line and a low side gate controlled switch is connected to the low supply line, with an output node between the high side switch and the low side switch. An inverting driver is connected to the high side gate controlled switch. The inverting driver's voltage source is configured in such a way as to hold the high side gate controlled switch off during the turn on cycle until the driver output has overcome the negative bias generated across the high side switch gate, producing high immunity to spurious turn on. A digital isolator is connected between the inverting driver and a control signal for switching the inverter phase leg. A differential transmitter and differential receiver may be used to further increase noise immunity.

US Patent:

20150091558, Apr 2, 2015

Filed:

Dec 11, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/102618

Inventors:

- Grand Rapids MI, US
Andrew Benjamin Cole - Boca Raton FL, US
Predrag Hadzibabic - Dix Hills NY, US

Assignee:

GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC - Grand Rapids MI

International Classification:

G01R 19/00
G01R 33/07

US Classification:

324251

Abstract:

A device for measuring electrical current in a line may include, among other things, a Hall effect sensor wherein a first response is generated by electrical current in the line; a current transformer disposed with the line extending axially therethrough and connected in series to the Hall effect sensor wherein a second response is generated by the electrical current in the line. An equalizer may be connected to the Hall effect sensor and to the current transformer and may be configured to flatten the first and second responses relative to each other. The permeability magnetic path length and cross section of the current transformer is selected such that low frequency roll-off of the current transformer is at a lower frequency than high frequency roll-off of the Hall effect sensor.

US Patent:

20150092461, Apr 2, 2015

Filed:

Jun 26, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/316007

Inventors:

- Grand Rapids MI, US
Andrew Benjamin Cole - Boca Raton FL, US

International Classification:

H02M 7/44

US Classification:

363 65

Abstract:

A three phase inverter consisting of three single phase legs using either switch mode or linear control is fed by a DC-DC converter to provide input output isolation. This requires that the DC-DC converter delivers equal positive and negative voltages to the single phase legs to allow each output to generate a high fidelity sine wave outputs to the load. By measuring the error voltages on the positive output, the negative output and the total output of the DC-DC converter it is possible to control a single duty cycle while maintaining all three output voltages within the limits required by the DC-AC phase legs. This significantly reduces the cost and complexity of the DC-DC converter and eliminates the need to use a fourth phase leg to generate the neutral connection for a three phase output.