Otis Elevator Company

Carrier Corporation

Ismail Agirman

HanJong Kim

Vladimir Blasko

Xu She

Jeffrey M Izard

Edward D Piedra

Christopher S Czerwinski

Steven M Millett

Konstantin Borisov

Yang Wang

Daryl J Marvin

Amir Lotfi

Arindom Joardar

Shashank Krishnamurthy

Frank Higgins

David Ginsberg

Virgilio Valdivia Guerrero

Prasanna Nagarajan

XuQiang Liao

Daniel Diaz-Lopez

William A Veronesi

Randall Keith Roberts

Harold Terry

James Leo Hubbard

Stella M Oggianu

Slade R Culp

Kyle W Rogers

Marvin Dehmlow

Kun Chen

Da Zhang

David J Lanesey

Robert K Thornton

Herbert K Horbruegger

Lokanath Mohanta

Herbert Horbrugger

Carlo Mezzadri

Bassel Al-Annouf

Jaegue Shin

Mario Sanz Abia

Stephan Glessner

Timothy D DeValve

Keunmo Kang

Thomas Bekasi

Xuqiang Liao

Aleksandar M Stankovic

Chengzhu Piao

Thomas Dotson

Edward Piedra

Takashi Onodera

Chris Czerwinski

Ed Piedra

William Tony Slay

Steven M Millet

Bernd Fischer

Timothy M Remmers

Zhenyu Zhang

Hanjong Kim

Srikanth Honavara Prasad

Christopher Czerwinski

Jefrey Izard

Edward Pieda

A method for identifying an electric motor includes applying a first predefined current having a first frequency to a terminal of the electric motor. The method further includes calculating a first inductance value of the electric motor at the first frequency. The method includes applying a second predefined d-axis current having a second frequency to the terminal of the electric motor. The method also includes calculating a second inductance value of the electric motor at the second frequency. Further, the method includes obtaining a first deviation value and the second deviation value based on a comparison with a first reference value and a second reference value respectively. Finally, the method includes identifying the electric motor as one of an intended motor or a non-intended motor based on a comparison of each of the first deviation value and the second deviation value with a predefined threshold value.

Motor identification test

A converter for an air conditioning system includes a rectifier section configured to receive a multiphase, AC input voltage; a voltage regulator section coupled to the rectifier section, the voltage regulator section configured to control a DC output voltage across a positive DC bus and a negative DC bus; and a controller in communication with the rectifier section and the voltage regulator section, the controller configured to control the converter in a first mode or a second mode in response to a transient detected in the converter.

Active converter for air conditioning systems

A method of forming a power electronics assembly includes forming a plurality of pathway openings in a heat exchanger body and inserting a tubular member in each pathway opening of the plurality of pathway openings. The tubular member includes a plurality of internal surface enhancements. An interference fit is defined between the tubular members and the heat exchanger body via one or more of mechanical or thermal expansion to define a plurality of fluid pathways in the heat exchanger. One or more power electronics devices are installed to the heat exchanger body.

Mechanically expanded microfin tube liquid cooled heat sink

A power electronics assembly includes one or more power electronics devices, and a heat exchanger to which the one or more power electronics devices are mounted. The heat exchanger includes a heat exchanger body, and one or more fluid pathways extending through the heat exchanger body, the heat exchanger configured to transfer thermal energy from the one or more power electronics devices into a flow of fluid passing through the one or more fluid pathways. A plurality of fins extend from an outer surface of the heat exchanger body. The flow of fluid is a flow of liquid refrigerant diverted from a condenser of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system.

Combined liquid and air cooled power electronics assembly

A transport refrigeration system includes a compressor, condenser and evaporator; an inverter providing a multiphase, AC output voltage to the compressor; and a DC power system having an output coupled to the inverter, the DC power system including: a primary power source; a DC-AC converter connected to the primary power source; a transformer connected to the DC-AC converter; an AC-DC converter connected to the transformer, the AC-DC converter outputting a primary DC voltage; a secondary power source; and a DC-DC converter connected to the secondary power source, the DC-DC converter outputting a secondary DC voltage; a combination of the primary DC voltage and the secondary DC voltage provides the output of the DC power system.

Hybrid power system for transport refrigeration systems

Provided are embodiments for a system and method for controlling a boost control circuit. Embodiments include a power supply and a boost converter circuit coupled to the power supply, wherein the boost converter circuit is operable to provide power to the load. Embodiments also include a 3-phase inverter coupled to the boost converter, wherein the 3-phase-inverter is operable to provide a 3-phase output, and a controller coupled to the boost converter and the 3-phase inverter. The controller can be configured to receive a voltage level of a power supply and a voltage level of a 3-phase inverter; compare a power threshold to at least one of: the voltage level of the power supply and the voltage level of the 3-phase inverter; and control an operation of the boost converter circuit to operate in a boost mode or a rectification mode based at least in part on the comparison.

Boost converter state control

A power management system for an elevator system. A power management system for an elevator system includes a power converter having three input terminals, two of the three input terminals coupled to a main power source for supplying single-phase AC power to the power management system, the power converter configured to convert the AC power from the main power source into DC power on a common DC bus, a secondary power source for supplying DC power to the common DC bus, a power inverter configured to invert the DC power on the common DC bus into AC output power for driving an electric motor of the elevator system, and a dynamic braking resistor which is coupled between a third input terminal among the three input terminals of the three-phase power converter and the common DC bus.

Power management in an elevator system

A converter includes an input section including an inductive element, the input section configured to receive a multiphase, AC input voltage; a rectifier section coupled to the input section; a voltage regulator section coupled to the rectifier section, the voltage regulator section configured to control a DC output voltage across a positive DC bus and a negative DC bus; and a controller in communication with the voltage regulator section, the controller configured to command the voltage regulator section to operate in one of a first mode and a second mode.

Dual mode converter for air conditioning system

An air conditioning system including a compressor having a motor; a condenser; an evaporator; a drive providing multiphase, AC output to the motor; a motor braking assembly electrically connected to the drive, the motor braking assembly including at least one switch and at least one braking resistor; wherein the at least one switch is held in an open state by power from the drive; wherein upon disruption of power to the motor, the at least one switch assumes a closed state shorting windings of the motor through the at least one braking resistor.

Motor braking for air conditioning system

A heat exchanger comprising a pair of metal plates joined along corresponding mating surfaces, wherein at least one of the metal plates comprises a plurality of connected recesses which form a fluid circuit between the plates when the plates are joined, wherein the fluid circuit comprises an inlet, an inlet manifold, an outlet, an outlet manifold, and a plurality of flowpaths extending between and fluidly connecting the inlet manifold and outlet manifold, and wherein one or more of the plurality of flowpaths comprise a fluid passage and a flow constriction and wherein a ratio of the hydraulic diameter of the flow constriction to the hydraulic diameter of the fluid passage increases with increasing distance from the inlet.

Heat exchanger for power electronics

A braking system for an elevator includes an electromagnetic brake operably connected to an elevator car, and a control circuit operably connected to the electromagnetic brake. The control circuit includes a switching mechanism configured to selectively modify a rate of engagement of the electromagnetic brake to selectively modify a rate of deceleration of the elevator car. The switching mechanism has a first position, a second position and a third position, to selectively modify the rate of engagement.

Adjustment of drop rate of elevator car with electromagnetic brake system

A transportation refrigeration system including: a transportation refrigeration unit including a compressor, one or more valves, and a controller; an energy storage device configured to provide electrical power to the transportation refrigeration unit; and an intelligent charging connector in electrical communication with the energy storage device and/or the transportation refrigeration unit, the intelligent charging connector being connectable to a power grid and being configured to selectively control a provision of electrical power to the transportation refrigeration unit from the energy storage device and/or the power grid by transitioning the provision of electrical power to the transportation refrigeration unit from being supplied by the energy storage device or the power grid in response to the intelligent charging connector being connected to the power grid or in conjunction with the intelligent charging connector being disconnected from the power grid, respectively.

Intelligent charging connector for transport refrigeration system

A power management system comprises an AC-power-source controller configured to control power supply between the AC power source and a common DC bus, the AC-power-source controller further configured to limit AC power supplied from the AC power source to the common DC bus to a first AC-power-source power limit; a power inverter configured to invert the DC power on the common DC bus into AC output power for driving the electric motor; a DC power source configured to supply DC power to the common DC bus; and a DC-power-source controller configured to control power supply between the DC power source and the common DC bus, the DC-power-source controller further configured to start supplying DC power from the DC power source to the common DC bus in response to a detection of a voltage drop on the common DC bus from a AC-power-source reference voltage to a DC-power-source reference voltage.

Decentralized power management in an elevator system

A transportation refrigeration system including: a transportation refrigeration unit comprising a motor; a power conversion unit configured convert an amplitude, a frequency and a phase of an input electrical power signal, wherein the power conversion unit comprises a first power bridge, a DC link and a second power bridge; an energy storage device configured to supply electrical power to the motor via the power conversion unit during a road mode; a first switch configured to selectively connect the first power bridge to the energy storage device or the motor; and a second switch configured to selectively connect the second power bridge to the motor or a power grid; wherein the first switch and second switch are positioned to connect the first power bridge and second power bridge to specified sources and outputs during each of the road mode and the standby mode.

Time sharing control of transport refrigeration system

A voltage conversion system includes an energy storage device; a power conversion unit connected to the energy storage device, the power conversion unit comprising: an inductor, the inductor comprising a number of coils that are non-coupled or weakly coupled, with a coupling coefficient less than 0.05; a multi-phase boost stage coupled to the inductor, wherein the multiphase boost stage comprises a number of phases that equals the number of coils; an inverter coupled to the multiphase boost stage; and a load coupled to the power conversion unit.

Voltage conversion system for transport refrigeration system

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