Inventor · Roanoke, VA, US

Steven Wade Sutherland

16Patents
3h-index
47Co-inventors
60Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 12, 1996 → Feb 16, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6041850A Temperature control of electronic components Electricity 48 Expired
US7944068B2 Optimizing converter protection for wind turbine generators Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Active
US9621088B2 System and method for reducing ice and/or condensation formed on a power component Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9455568B2 Energy storage system for renewable energy source Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9048764B2 Connection for improved current balancing in a parallel bridge power converter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11552575B1 System and method for operating multi-level power converter using multiple deadtimes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US12015276B2 System and method for pre-charging a DC link of a power converter Electricity 1 Active
US10638648B2 Cooling system with pressure regulation Electricity 0 Active
US11843325B2 Crowbar module for an active neutral point clamped power conversion assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11480153B2 System and method for controlling a wind turbine to protect the wind turbine from anomalous operations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11456688B2 Systems and methods for operating a power generating asset Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10587121B2 Electrical power systems and subsystems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11394324B2 Selective crowbar response for a power converter to mitigate device failure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11493026B2 Wind turbine electrical system having redistributed components reducing the overall footprint of the electrical system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US12398696B2 Methods for controlling a wind farm Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11486356B2 System and method for controlling a wind turbine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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