Inventor
Einar Vaughn Larsen
Inventor
Charlton, NY, US
Overview
Patents· 80 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
Y02Eprimary
Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution26%
H02JElectric power networks25%
H02PControl or regulation of electric motors, electric generators or dynamo-electric converters12%
F03DWind motors11%
F05BIndexing scheme relating to wind, spring, weight, inertia or like motors, to machines or engines for liquids covered by subclasses f03b, f03d and f03g5%
H02KDynamo-electric machines3%
H02MApparatus for conversion between ac and ac, between ac and dc, or between dc and dc, and for use with mains or similar power supply systems3%
H01FMagnets3%
G05FSystems for regulating electric or magnetic variables2%
H02HEmergency protective circuit arrangements2%
PatentTitleYear
11,031,784Reactive current margin regulator for power systems202110,868,482Dual-frequency filter for distinguishing between different types of grid events202010,707,789Adaptive current damping module for improved power converter control in wind turbine systems202010,396,694System and method for minimizing reactive current to limit rotor modulation index on a power converter201910,305,283Power angle feedforward signal for phase locked loop in wind turbine power systems201910,063,174System and method for controlling a negative sequence current in a wind turbine generator201810,024,305System and method for stabilizing a wind farm during one or more contingency events20189,941,828System and method for stabilizing sub-synchronous interaction of a wind turbine generator20189,917,463'System and method for discharging a thyristor-switched capacitor'20189,871,394'System and method for discharging a thyristor-switched capacitor'20189,853,475Thyristor-switched capacitor circuit with a thyristor-saving architecture20179,831,810System and method for improved reactive power speed-of-response for a wind farm20179,711,964'Method and system for operating a power generation and delivery system'20179,641,113'System and method for controlling a power generation system based on PLL errors'20179,602,021'Hybrid high voltage direct current converter system and method of operating the same'20179,548,690'System and method for adjusting current regulator gains applied within a power generation system'20179,458,830'System and method for improving reactive current response time in a wind turbine'20169,450,415'System and method for controlling a dual-fed induction generator in response to high-voltage grid events'20169,379,551'Methods and systems for controlling a power converter'20169,371,821'Voltage control for wind turbine generators'20169,318,988'System and method for voltage control of wind generators'20169,203,333'System and method for voltage control of wind generators'20159,093,928'Methods and systems for controlling a power converter'20158,872,372'Method and systems for operating a wind turbine when recovering from a grid contingency event'20148,780,595'Methods and systems for controlling a power converter'20148,664,788'Method and systems for operating a wind turbine using dynamic braking in response to a grid event'20148,654,494'Systems and methods for limiting voltage on an auxiliary bus'20148,509,958'Power limiter system'20138,504,213'Regulation of generating plant'20138,405,247'Method and apparatus for control of fault-induced delayed voltage recovery (FIDVR) with photovoltaic and other inverter-based devices'20138,344,673'Torsional mode damping apparatus'20138,310,074'Method and apparatus for generating power in a wind turbine'20128,290,634'Optimizing system loss for a system of multiple windfarms'20128,174,150'System and method for control of a grid connected power generating system'20128,120,202'Electric power transmission system for wind turbine and wind turbine farm and method for operating same'20128,106,540'Compensation system for power transmission'20128,063,515'Compensation system for power transmission'20118,046,109'Method and systems for operating a wind turbine'20118,041,465'Voltage control at windfarms'20118,018,083'HVDC connection of wind turbine'20117,977,925'Systems and methods involving starting variable speed generators'20117,939,970'Variable frequency wind plant'20117,939,956'Torsional protection system and method for wind turbine'20117,923,862'Reactive power regulation and voltage support for renewable energy plants'20117,671,570'Systems and methods involving operating variable speed generators'20107,629,705'Method and apparatus for operating electrical machines'20097,578,658'Control for integrating compressor-turbine-motor train with power grid'20097,466,109'Systems and methods involving variable speed generators'20087,417,333'Methods and apparatus for controlling current in an electrical machine'20087,224,081'Voltage control for wind generators'20077,166,928'Voltage control for wind generators'20077,119,452'Voltage control for wind generators'20066,741,485'Interconnection system for transmitting power between electrical systems'20046,356,472'Interconnection system for transmitting power between electrical systems'20026,327,162'Static series voltage regulator'20016,246,595'Series control of electric ARC furnaces'20016,021,035'Apparatus for protection of power-electronics in series compensating systems'20005,953,225'Power flow control and power recovery with rotary transformers'19995,952,816'Compensation for power transfer systems using variable rotary transformer'19995,914,540'Filter for removing harmonic current from a neutral conductor'19995,910,889'Hybrid active power filter with programmed impedance characteristics'19995,841,267'Power flow control with rotary transformers'19985,798,633'Battery energy storage power conditioning system'19985,742,515'Asynchronous conversion method and apparatus for use with variable speed turbine hydroelectric generation'19985,737,198'Hybrid active power filter with programmed impedance characteristics'19985,734,256'Apparatus for protection of power-electronics in series compensating systems'19985,621,305'Overload management system'19975,621,599'Switched MOV device'19975,570,007'Method and apparatus for static VAR compensator voltage regulation'19965,434,497'Vernier enhanced control for shunt connected thyristor-controlled capacitors'19955,424,627'Modular thyristor controlled series capacitor control system'19955,402,058'Method and apparatus for controlling discharge of a thyristor-switched capacitor'19955,374,853'Transient damping thyristor controlled series capacitor system'19945,227,713'Vernier control system for subsynchronous resonance mitigation'19935,202,583'Thyristor controlled series capacitor vernier control system'19935,198,745'Dynamic braking resistor system'19935,166,597'Phase-shifting transformer system'19925,121,048'Feedback control system for static volt ampere reactive compensator with thyristor controlled reactances'19924,723,189'Negative sequence detector for a continuous wave frequency transducer'19884,384,246'Series-thyristor subsynchronous damper for power generators'1983Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1983–2021Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (70)· patent assignee history
1988–2021Based in Ballston Lake, NY, US· patent location history
1992–1997Patents assigned to ELECTRIC POWER RES INST (7)· patent assignee history
1992–2020Based in Charlton, NY, US· patent location history
1998–2000Based in Saratoga, NY, US· patent location history
2011Based in Ballston Spa, NY, US· patent location history
2012–2017Patents assigned to LARSEN EINAR VAUGHN (15)· patent assignee history
2012–2016Patents assigned to BARKER SIDNEY ALLEN (5)· patent assignee history
2012–2016Patents assigned to KLODOWSKI ANTHONY MICHAEL (4)· patent assignee history
2017–2018Based in Atlanta, GA, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| GEN ELECTRIC | 70 | 1983–2021 |
| LARSEN EINAR VAUGHNself | 15 | 2012–2017 |
| ELECTRIC POWER RES INST | 7 | 1992–1997 |
| BARKER SIDNEY ALLEN | 5 | 2012–2016 |
| KLODOWSKI ANTHONY MICHAEL | 4 | 2012–2016 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Charlton, New York, US | 55 | 1992–2020 |
| Ballston Lake, New York, US | 17 | 1988–2021 |
| Atlanta, Georgia, US | 3 | 2017–2018 |
| Saratoga, New York, US | 3 | 1998–2000 |
| Ballston Spa, New York, US | 1 | 2011 |