Inventor
WAGONER ROBERT GREGORY
US137 patents
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GEN ELECTRIC
29 patentsUS7855906B2Dec 21, 2010
DC bus voltage control for two stage solar converter
GEN ELECTRIC78 citations98
US7239036B2Jul 3, 2007
System and method for power control in wind turbines
GEN ELECTRIC100 citations97
US10104814B2Oct 16, 2018
System and method for cooling electrical components of a power converter
GEN ELECTRIC20 citations93
US8050063B2Nov 1, 2011
Systems and methods for controlling a converter for powering a load
GEN ELECTRIC24 citations92
US8050062B2Nov 1, 2011
Method and system to allow for high DC source voltage with lower DC link voltage in a two stage power converter
GEN ELECTRIC21 citations92
US7923965B2Apr 12, 2011
Methods for coupling an energy storage system to a variable energy supply system
GEN ELECTRIC27 citations92
US6618235B1Sep 9, 2003
Snubber circuit
GEN ELECTRIC24 citations88
US10352298B2Jul 16, 2019
Wind generation system and controlling method thereof
GEN ELECTRIC8 citations84
US9793788B2Oct 17, 2017
Energy storage system for renewable energy source
GEN ELECTRIC6 citations84
US9537437B2Jan 3, 2017
Method and system for controlling switching frequency of a doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG)
GEN ELECTRIC14 citations84
US9444448B2Sep 13, 2016
High performance IGBT gate drive
GEN ELECTRIC13 citations84
US9281761B2Mar 8, 2016
Control scheme for current balancing between parallel bridge circuits
GEN ELECTRIC8 citations84
US10570882B2Feb 25, 2020
Dynamic active and reactive power capability for wind farms
GEN ELECTRIC12 citations83
US9496864B2Nov 15, 2016
Gate drive circuit and method of operating same
GEN ELECTRIC12 citations83
US9083261B2Jul 14, 2015
Neutral point clamped converter control system and control method and compensation unit
GEN ELECTRIC11 citations83
US8853876B1Oct 7, 2014
Switching-based control for a power converter
GEN ELECTRIC17 citations83
US10103663B1Oct 16, 2018
Control method for protecting switching devices in power converters in doubly fed induction generator power systems
GEN ELECTRIC10 citations82
US7405496B2Jul 29, 2008
Transfer circuit topology for redundant power generator regulators and inverting DC drives
GEN ELECTRIC15 citations81
US8975768B2Mar 10, 2015
Methods for operating wind turbine system having dynamic brake
GEN ELECTRIC8 citations76
US10965132B2Mar 30, 2021
Grounding circuit for a backup power source
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US10931115B1Feb 23, 2021
Electrical power systems having a cluster transformer with multiple primary windings
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US10797486B2Oct 6, 2020
System and method for controlling DC link voltage of a power converter of an electrical power system
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations73
US10630215B2Apr 21, 2020
System and method for operating a doubly fed induction generator system to reduce harmonics
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US10186995B2Jan 22, 2019
Rotating switching strategy for power converters
GEN ELECTRIC6 citations73
US9503007B2Nov 22, 2016
System and method for controlling a power generation system connected to a weak grid
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations73
US9343991B2May 17, 2016
Current balance control for non-interleaved parallel bridge circuits in power converter
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations73
US9362859B2Jun 7, 2016
System and method for controlling switching elements within a single-phase bridge circuit
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations72
US11594953B1Feb 28, 2023
System and method for operating multi-level power converter using a multi-state deadtime
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations71
US11486360B2Nov 1, 2022
System and method for controlling wind turbine converters during high voltage ride through events
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations71
WAGONER ROBERT GREGORY
13 patentsUS8664788B1Mar 4, 2014
Method and systems for operating a wind turbine using dynamic braking in response to a grid event
WAGONER ROBERT GREGORY48 citations94
US8537581B2Sep 17, 2013
Power converter system and methods of operating a power converter system
WAGONER ROBERT GREGORY38 citations94
US8669669B1Mar 11, 2014
Voltage control in a doubly-fed induction generator wind turbine system
WAGONER ROBERT GREGORY24 citations92
US8259479B2Sep 4, 2012
Methods and systems for operating a two-stage power converter
WAGONER ROBERT GREGORY19 citations92
US8711565B2Apr 29, 2014
System and method for operating an electric power converter
WAGONER ROBERT GREGORY21 citations91
US8138620B2Mar 20, 2012
Methods and systems for operating a wind turbine power converter
WAGONER ROBERT GREGORY46 citations91
US8907510B2Dec 9, 2014
Method and systems for operating a wind turbine
WAGONER ROBERT GREGORY9 citations84
US8310796B2Nov 13, 2012
Methods and systems for operating power converters
WAGONER ROBERT GREGORY8 citations84
US8228697B2Jul 24, 2012
Systems, methods, and apparatus for operating a power converter
WAGONER ROBERT GREGORY10 citations84
US9136709B2Sep 15, 2015
Methods and systems for selectively coupling a power conversion system to an electrical grid
WAGONER ROBERT GREGORY4 citations73
US8964435B2Feb 24, 2015
Methods and systems for operating a power converter
WAGONER ROBERT GREGORY5 citations73
US8773873B2Jul 8, 2014
Methods and systems for operating a power converter
WAGONER ROBERT GREGORY5 citations73
US8780516B2Jul 15, 2014
Systems, methods, and apparatus for voltage clamp circuits
WAGONER ROBERT GREGORY5 citations72
GE ENERGY POWER CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY LTD
4 patentsUS9859787B2Jan 2, 2018
Life of a semiconductor by reducing temperature changes therein via reactive power
GE ENERGY POWER CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY LTD10 citations84
US9681568B1Jun 13, 2017
Compact stacked power modules for minimizing commutating inductance and methods for making the same
GE ENERGY POWER CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY LTD7 citations84
US9748947B1Aug 29, 2017
IGBT gate drive circuit and method
GE ENERGY POWER CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY LTD11 citations80
US9625921B2Apr 18, 2017
Life of a semiconductor by reducing temperature changes therein via switching frequency
GE ENERGY POWER CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY LTD3 citations73
RITTER ALLEN MICHAEL
1 patentKLODOWSKI ANTHONY MICHAEL
1 patentHOLLIDAY CORNELIUS EDWARD
1 patentGENERAL ELECTRIC RENOVABLES ESPANA SL
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