US Patent Issued to Caterpillar on Aug. 25 for "Techniques for using an energy storage system as soft starter for large inductive devices" (Indian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,719,263, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).

"Techniques for using an energy storage system as soft starter for large inductive devices" was invented by L S N V A Vinaykumar Gullapudi (West Godavari District, India) and Shraddha Betageri (Gadag, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) may be used to assist with the startup of large electromagnetic devices, such as including inductive loads, to reduce inrush current. By leveraging the BESS, the described techniques allow for a controlled ramp-up of voltage and frequency to emulate a Voltage/Frequency (V/f) starting method...