Richard B Lucas

US Patent:

20170179732, Jun 22, 2017

Filed:

Dec 22, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/978727

Inventors:

BRUCE DOUGLAS HOEPPNER - BROOKFIELD WI, US
DENIS STERJO - CUDAHY WI, US
RICHARD WILLIAM LUCAS - ZIMMERMAN MN, US
GREGG JAMES HAENSGEN - MENOMONEE FALLS WI, US

Assignee:

COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY - HOUSTON TX

International Classification:

H02J 5/00
H01F 38/32

Abstract:

An energy harvesting system can include an electrical conductor through which primary power flows. The system can also include an instrument transformer disposed around the electrical conductor, where the instrument transformer includes a secondary inductor, where the instrument transformer creates a first transformed power through the secondary inductor using the first power. The system can also include at least one tuning capacitor electrically coupled in parallel to the secondary inductor. The system can further include at least one switch coupled in series with the at least one tuning capacitor, where the at least one switch has an open position and a closed position. The system can also include an electrical load electrically coupled to the secondary inductor and the at least one switch, where the at least one tuning capacitor modifies the first transformed power when the at least one switch is in the closed position.

US Patent:

20160202116, Jul 14, 2016

Filed:

Jan 8, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/592352

Inventors:

- Houston TX, US
James Derek Formea - Hartland WI, US
Andrew John Sowada - Saint Paul MN, US
Richard William Lucas - Zimmerman MN, US
Kyle Heiden - Milwaukee WI, US
Denis Sterjo - Cudahy WI, US

Assignee:

COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY - Houston TX

International Classification:

G01J 1/44
H04W 52/02

Abstract:

An electronic device including a component and a light circuit structured to detect light. The light circuit is structured to output a detection signal in response to detecting light and the detection signal is used to wake up or communicate with the component.

US Patent:

20160204484, Jul 14, 2016

Filed:

Jan 9, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/593280

Inventors:

- Houston TX, US
Denis Sterjo - Cudahy WI, US
Kyle Heiden - Milwaukee WI, US
Richard William Lucas - Zimmerman MN, US

Assignee:

COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY - Houston TX

International Classification:

H01M 10/637
H02J 7/00

Abstract:

An energy storage device heating system includes an energy storage device, a power supply structured to generate a source of harvested energy by harvesting energy from a power source, a heater disposed proximate to the energy storage device and structured to use the harvested energy to generate heat, a charging unit structured to use the harvested energy to charge the energy storage device, a selection circuit structured to selectively electrically connect the source of harvested energy to the charging unit or the heater, and a control unit including a selection control module structured to control the selection circuit to switch between electrically connecting the source of harvested energy to the charging unit and electrically connecting the source of harvested energy to the heater.