Inventor · Greensburg, PA, US

Peter Willard Hammond

37Patents
22h-index
17Co-inventors
82Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 15, 1990 → Dec 16, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5986909A Multiphase power supply with plural series connected cells and failed cell bypass Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 262 Expired
US5625545A Medium voltage PWM drive and method Electricity 205 Expired
US6087738A Variable output three-phase transformer Electricity 186 Expired
US6236580A Modular multi-level adjustable supply with series connected active inputs Electricity 133 Expired
US5638263A Low and medium voltage PWM AC/DC power conversion method and apparatus Electricity 100 Expired
US6301130A Modular multi-level adjustable supply with parallel connected active inputs Electricity 91 Expired
US5241152A Circuit for detecting and diverting an electrical arc in a glow discharge apparatus Electricity 80 Expired
US6014323A Multiphase power converter Electricity 73 Expired
US6262555A Apparatus and method to generate braking torque in an AC drive Electricity 54 Expired
US5619407A Autotransformer Electricity 52 Expired
US6222284A Multiphase power supply with series connected power cells with failed cell bypass Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Expired
US5905642A Apparatus and method to reduce common mode voltage from current source drives Electricity 46 Expired
US6166513A Four-quadrant AC-AC drive and method Electricity 45 Expired
US6313600A Control method and apparatus for insufficient input voltage in an AC drive Electricity 39 Expired
US6417644B2 Apparatus and method to generate braking torque in an AC drive Electricity 33 Expired
US8008923B2 Method for bypassing a power cell of a power supply Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Active
US6411530B1 Drive and power supply with phase shifted carriers Electricity 30 Expired
US7568931B2 Integrated power cell bypass assembly and power supply including same Electricity 28 Active
US8093764B2 Method and system for bypassing a power cell of a power supply Electricity 27 Active
US7800254B2 System for bypassing a power cell of a power supply Electricity 25 Active
US5038808A High frequency ultrasonic system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US8441147B2 Device and system for bypassing a power cell of a power supply Electricity 23 Active
US7511975B2 System and method for limiting AC inrush current Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Active
US6762947B2 Control method and apparatus to reduce current through DC capacitor linking two static converters Electricity 16 Expired
US6472851B2 Hybrid tap-changing transformer with full range of control and high resolution Physics 13 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.