Michael B. Brennen
35Patents
15h-index
16Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 3, 1974 → Nov 2, 2017
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4651265A | Active power conditioner system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 82 | Expired |
| US5384696A | Active power line conditioner with fundamental negative sequence compensation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 49 | Expired |
| US3999117A | Method and control apparatus for static VAR generator and compensator | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 39 | Expired |
| US6952086B1 | Linear position sensing system and coil switching methods for closed-loop control of large linear induction motor systems | Electricity | 37 | Expired |
| US4599553A | Malfunction detector for static VAR controllers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Expired |
| US4811236A | Transmission line voltage detector for static VAR generator | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Expired |
| US5355025A | Active power line conditioner with synchronous transformation control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 33 | Expired |
| US5287288A | Active power line conditioner with low cost surge protection and fast overload recovery | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Expired |
| US5355295A | Series-parallel active power line conditioner utilizing temporary link energy boosting for enhanced peak voltage regulation capability | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Expired |
| US5351178A | Active power line conditioner with a derived load current fundamental signal for fast dynamic response | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Expired |
| US5351181A | Low cost active power line conditioner | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US4047097A | Apparatus and method for transient free energization and deenergization of static VAR generators | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US4719402A | VAR generator system with minimal standby losses | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US5351180A | Highly fault tolerant active power line conditioner | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US3989999A | Load saving over current apparatus for shutdown in a reactive power generator | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US5319535A | Active power line conditioner having capability for rejection of common-mode disturbances | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US4234842A | Voltage regulator and flicker compensator | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US5349517A | Active power line conditioner utilizing harmonic frequency injection for improved peak voltage regulation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US4188573A | Static VAR generator with time-related-error minimizer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US4172234A | Static VAR generator compensating control circuit and method for using same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US4356441A | Voltage regulator utilizing a static VAR generator with half period averaging and saturating type firing angle control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US4204151A | Static VAR generator with non-linear frequency dependent dynamic gain adjuster | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US5319534A | Series-parallel active power line conditioner utilizing reduced-turns-ratio transformer for enhanced peak voltage regulation capability | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US3989991A | Method and circuit for the derivation of an analog slip frequency signal of an induction motor in a tachometerless motor drive | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US4644248A | Line fault tolerant synchronous timing reference generator for static VAR generators | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.