US Patent Issued to Rivian IP Holdings on May 13 for "Bidirectional series connected totem pole for split phase DCAC" (Texas, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,711, issued on May 13, was assigned to Rivian IP Holdings LLC (Irvine, Calif.).

"Bidirectional series connected totem pole for split phase DCAC" was invented by Muhammad Mobeen Mahmood (Irving, Texas) and Steven Schulz (Torrance, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power stage circuit with multiple bidirectional AC to DC circuits for bidirectional charging is modified to connect the power stage converters in series for DC to AC applications. The power stage circuit can covert a DC input from a DC power source of a vehicle to an AC output for a power outlet of the vehicle. The power stage circuit uses two lines with a 120 VAC at t...