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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020

Filed:

Apr. 19, 2018
Applicant:

Parker-hannifin Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);

Inventors:

Jeff Cullman, Wadsworth, OH (US);

Hao Zhang, Twinsburg, OH (US);

James Howland, Aurora, CO (US);

Zhesheng Jiang, Solon, OH (US);

Nicholas White, Arlington Heights, IL (US);

Assignee:

Parker-Hannifin Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 2/18 (2006.01); H02J 50/20 (2016.01); H02J 7/32 (2006.01); G01D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 2/185 (2013.01); H02J 7/32 (2013.01); H02J 50/20 (2016.02); H02N 2/181 (2013.01); G01D 11/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A device, system and method for harvesting electrical power from hydraulic fluid of a hydraulic system determines at least one of hydraulic fluid flow or hydraulic fluid pressure in the hydraulic system. Based on rules and the determined at least one of the hydraulic fluid flow or hydraulic fluid pressure, an expected conversion efficiency of the power conversion device and an expected rectified power to be generated from the received input power by the power conversion device are determined. From the expected rectified power a potential conversion efficiency of the power conversion device is determined, and the power conversion device is commanded to produce the expected rectified power when the potential conversion efficiency is greater than or equal to the expected conversion efficiency. When the potential conversion efficiency is less than the expected conversion efficiency, the rules are updated.


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