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WELCHKO BRIAN A
US98 patents
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GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC
27 patentsUS8054048B2Nov 8, 2011
Power grid load management for plug-in vehicles
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC170 citations99
US8054032B2Nov 8, 2011
Discontinuous pulse width modulation for double-ended inverter system
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC30 citations92
US8026691B2Sep 27, 2011
Double ended inverter system with a cross-linked ultracapacitor network
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC21 citations92
US8002056B2Aug 23, 2011
Double-ended inverter system with isolated neutral topology
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC25 citations92
US7990098B2Aug 2, 2011
Series-coupled two-motor drive using double-ended inverter system
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC32 citations92
US7956563B2Jun 7, 2011
System for using a multi-phase motor with a double-ended inverter system
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC27 citations92
US7847437B2Dec 7, 2010
Efficient operating point for double-ended inverter system
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC43 citations92
US7652858B2Jan 26, 2010
Protection for permanent magnet motor control circuits
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC33 citations92
US7956569B2Jun 7, 2011
Double ended inverter system with an impedance source inverter subsystem
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC13 citations84
US7944161B2May 17, 2011
DC bus discharge in an electric motor system
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC10 citations84
US7880425B2Feb 1, 2011
Electric motor drive systems, motor vehicles, and methods of phase current regulation
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC7 citations84
US7834574B2Nov 16, 2010
Phase current sampling and regulating apparatus and methods, and electric motor drive systems
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC8 citations84
US7800331B2Sep 21, 2010
Method and system for operating an electric motor coupled to multiple power supplies
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC17 citations84
US7774148B2Aug 10, 2010
Torque estimator for IPM motors
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC10 citations84
US7768228B2Aug 3, 2010
Method and system for converting DC power to AC power
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC8 citations84
US7728562B2Jun 1, 2010
Voltage link control of a DC-AC boost converter system
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC8 citations84
US7723946B2May 25, 2010
Method and system for pulse position scheduling in electric drives
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC12 citations84
US7679310B2Mar 16, 2010
Method and system for controlling pulse width modulation in a power inverter in electric drives
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC16 citations84
US7659688B2Feb 9, 2010
Method and system for resolver alignment in electric motor system
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC18 citations84
US7652443B2Jan 26, 2010
Method and system for controlling a power inverter in electric drives
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC10 citations84
US7595600B2Sep 29, 2009
Method and system for torque control in permanent magnet machines
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC17 citations84
US7579792B2Aug 25, 2009
Hybrid motor boost system and methods
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC19 citations84
US7471526B2Dec 30, 2008
Method and apparatus to reduce PWM voltage distortion in electric drives
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC11 citations84
US7286375B1Oct 23, 2007
Dead-time compensation method for electric drives
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC11 citations84
US7576500B2Aug 18, 2009
Method and system for operating a motor to reduce noise in an electric vehicle
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC10 citations83
US8054660B2Nov 8, 2011
Inverter module with thermally separated semiconductor devices
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC4 citations63
US7944160B2May 17, 2011
Redundant DC bus discharge for an electric motor system
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC4 citations63
WELCHKO BRIAN A
7 patentsUS8269434B2Sep 18, 2012
Electrical system using phase-shifted carrier signals and related operating methods
WELCHKO BRIAN A21 citations91
US8575879B2Nov 5, 2013
Methods, systems and apparatus for controlling a multi-phase inverter
WELCHKO BRIAN A9 citations84
US8558496B2Oct 15, 2013
Systems and methods for monitoring current in an electric motor
WELCHKO BRIAN A7 citations84
US8339084B2Dec 25, 2012
Systems and methods for monitoring current in an electric motor
WELCHKO BRIAN A10 citations84
US8115433B2Feb 14, 2012
Electrical system for pulse-width modulated control of a power inverter using phase-shifted carrier signals and related operating methods
WELCHKO BRIAN A18 citations84
US8463483B2Jun 11, 2013
Method and system for monitoring vehicle electrical systems
WELCHKO BRIAN A6 citations72
US8100799B2Jan 24, 2012
Method and system for controlling power inverters in electric drives of vehicles with two-mode transmissions
WELCHKO BRIAN A5 citations63
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
6 patentsUS10541614B1Jan 21, 2020
Method and apparatus for controlling a DC/DC power converter
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC3 citations72
US9853589B2Dec 26, 2017
Electric power system for controlling an electric machine
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC5 citations72
US9774288B1Sep 26, 2017
Control of switching frequency in electric machine assembly
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC2 citations72
US11509253B2Nov 22, 2022
Electric drive assembly with dynamic control of pulse width modulation switching
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC3 citations71
US9606160B2Mar 28, 2017
Detection of stuck in range sensor and method
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC2 citations71
US9762173B2Sep 12, 2017
Method and apparatus to control an inverter
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC2 citations70
WOODY GEORGE R
1 patentPUDAR NIKOLA J
1 patentGALLEGOS-LOPEZ GABRIEL
1 patentYEH CHIA-CHOU
1 patentSCHULZ STEVEN E
1 patentSON YO CHAN
1 patentSMITH GREGORY S
1 patentJOHN GEORGE
1 patentNAGASHIMA JAMES M
1 patentANWAR MOHAMMAD N
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