Dr. Suresh Reddy: Engineering Leader in Electric Power Generation Systems & Microgrids

Electric Power Generation Systems & Microgrids

Control/Optimization, Renewables Integration, Energy Storage Systems, Fuel cell systems, Power source inverters, back up & UPS power solutions

Relevant Patents/Patent Publications

Project/Team Awards

Caterpillar Inc. – Emerging Innovation Excellence Award (Land Drilling Hybrid system, 2019)

Legacy Team/Product Awards

(Awarded to teams/product developments previously led by Suresh Reddy)

Gulf Energy Information Excellece Award - 2024 Energy Project of the year - Cat Hybrid Energy Storage Solution (Oil and Gas)

Consulting-Specifying Engineer – 2024 Product of the year – Power Category Gold Winner – Cat energy storage systems

Consulting-Specifying Engineer – 2024 Product of the year – Control Systems Category Gold Winner – Cat Energy Control System

Granted Patents

1. US12463428B2 "Systems and Methods for Multiple Energy Storage System Dispatch", Caterpillar Inc, Granted: Nov 4, 2025; Filed: Oct 4, 2023

2. US12431712B2 “Systems and Methods for Control of Distributed Energy Resources”, Caterpillar Inc, Granted: Sept 30, 2025; Filed: Sept 9, 2022

3. US11962156B2 “Systems And Methods For Constrained Optimization Of A Hybrid Power System That Accounts For Asset Maintenance And Degradation”, Caterpillar Inc, Granted: April 16, 2024; Filed: Aug 19, 2021

4. US11936184B2 “Systems And Methods For Operating Hybrid Power System By Combining Prospective And Real-Time Optimizations”, Caterpillar Inc, Granted: March 19, 2024; Filed: Aug 19, 2021

5. US11451085B2 “Fuel Cell and Battery Backup Power Sources within Power Systems”, Caterpillar Inc, Granted: Sept 20, 2022; Filed: Aug 31, 2020

6. US11428704B2 “Generator Pole Slip Detection”, Caterpillar Inc, Granted: Aug 30, 2022; Filed: Jan 9, 2020

7. US11188045B2 “Energy Management System with genset and energy storage”, Caterpillar Inc, Granted: Nov 30, 2021; Filed: March 18, 2019

8. US10998732B2 “System and Method for Diverse Multi-Source Energy Management”, Caterpillar Inc, Granted: May 4, 2021; Filed: March 20, 2019

9. US8482238B2 “System and method for estimating generator rotor temperature in an electric drive machine”, Caterpillar Inc, Granted: July 9, 2013; Filed: Nov 30, 2010

Relevant Awards

Patent Publications

1. US20250206176, “Electrified Machine and Charger Fleet and Microgrid Power Dispatch”, Pub June 19, 2025; Patent filed: Dec 13, 2023

2. US20250202235, “Structure for Computationally Efficient Optimization for Real Time Microgrid Dispatch”, Pub June 26, 2025; Patent filed: Dec 21, 2023

3. US20250125630, “Systems and Methods for Microgrid Asset Dispatch”, Pub April 17, 2025, Patent filed: Oct 17, 2023

4. US20250070595 , “Method and System for Configuring an Electrical Grid”, Pub Feb 27, 2025, Patent filed: Aug 21, 2023

5. WO2024054743, “Distributed micro-grid control system with a plurality of controllers connected to each other in a peer-to-peer network”, Pub March 2024, Filed: Aug 15, 2023

6. US20240405313 “Thermal management of Battery Systems”, Pub Dec 5, 2024, patent filed May 30, 2023

7. DE102021121927, “Power sources for a fuel cell and for power failure protection in power supply systems”, Patent pub Mar 3, 2022, Filed: Aug 24, 2021

8. US20170353037 “Flexible variable speed genset system”, Patent Pub Dec 7, 2017; Filed: June 16, 2016