Inventor · Torrance, CA, US

Steven E. Schulz

134Patents
20h-index
95Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 30, 1999 → Jan 26, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8054084B2 Methods and systems for diagnosing stator windings in an electric motor Physics 77 Active
US8354817B2 Methods and systems for diagnosing stator windings in an electric motor Physics 67 Active
US6894454B2 Position sensorless control algorithm for AC machine Electricity 48 Expired
US6154381A High efficiency power system with plural parallel DC/DC converters Performing Operations; Transporting 46 Expired
US6166934A High efficiency power system with plural parallel DC/DC converters Performing Operations; Transporting 42 Expired
US7002318B1 Position sensor fault tolerant control for automotive propulsion system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US6924617B2 Position sensorless control algorithm for AC machine Electricity 36 Expired
US7768220B2 Harmonic torque ripple reduction at low motor speeds Electricity 34 Active
US7411801B2 Method and apparatus for controlling voltage linearity of voltage source inverters Electricity 31 Active
US7391181B2 Loss minimized PWM for voltage source inverters taking into account inverter non-linearity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Active
US7768807B2 Bidirectional no load control with overshoot protection Electricity 29 Active
US7211984B2 Start-up and restart of interior permanent magnet machines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 28 Expired
US6972534B1 Delay compensation for stable current regulation when using variable-delay random PWM switching Electricity 28 Expired
US7307401B2 Method and apparatus for PWM control of voltage source inverter Electricity 27 Expired
US7952308B2 Method and apparatus for torque ripple reduction Electricity 26 Active
US6763622B2 Amplitude detection method and apparatus for high frequency impedance tracking sensorless algorithm Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US7023168B1 Field weakening motor control system and method Electricity 25 Expired
US9241428B1 Inverter assembly Electricity 23 Active
USD851114S1 Display screen with user interface General 21 Active
US7839108B2 Electric motor stator winding temperature estimation Electricity 20 Active
US8487575B2 Electric motor stator winding temperature estimation Physics 19 Active
US7459874B2 System and method for controlling electric drive systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US6646407B2 Electric motor control having DC-DC converter and method of using same Electricity 16 Expired
US8288886B2 Method and apparatus for avoiding electrical resonance in a vehicle having a shared high-voltage bus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US8421391B2 Electric motor stator winding temperature estimation systems and methods Electricity 15 Active

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