Patents Assigned to ABB S.p.A.
  • Patent number: 11276990
    Abstract: An electrical cabinet includes a frame hinge fixed to a frame of the cabinet and a door hinge fixed to a door of the cabinet. The frame hinge forms an insertion window for receiving the door hinge. A hinge pin is inserted through aligned seats of the frame hinge. The door hinge is inserted into the insertion window around the hinge pin. A blocking screw or pin is inserted through a third seat in a direction substantially perpendicular to the hinge pin to block the hinge pin and secure the door to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: ABB S.P.A.
    Inventors: Davide Valsecchi, Simone Angelo Proserpio
  • Patent number: 11152771
    Abstract: A switching device including a switching unit having one or more electric poles and including, for each electric pole, a first power contact and a second power contact along which a line current can circulate and one or more solid-state switches; and a supporting frame adapted to be fixed to a supporting structure and including, for each electric pole, a third power contact and a fourth power contact along which said line current can circulate. The switching unit is reversibly movable, with respect to said supporting frame, between an insertion position and a withdrawn position. The switching unit includes, for each electric pole, at least a hydraulic circuit along which a cooling fluid can circulate to remove heat generated by said solid-state switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: ABB S.P.A.
    Inventors: Alessio Bergamini, Matteo Minuti
  • Patent number: 11070052
    Abstract: A circuit protection system includes a plurality of circuit protection devices and a central controller. Each circuit protection device includes a protection switch for connecting or disconnecting a corresponding protected circuit, and a sensing module for sensing electrical parameter data. The central controller is in communication with each of the circuit protection devices, and is constructed to receive the electrical parameter data; determine whether a fault condition has occurred based on the electrical parameter data; and send a signal to open the protection switch for each protected circuit experiencing a fault condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Li Qi, Yu Du, Tao Cui
  • Patent number: 11018522
    Abstract: A method for configuring one or more electronic relays in an electric power distribution grid, said electronic relays being operatively associated to corresponding switching devices of said electric power distribution grid, wherein it includes the following: providing a graphic user interface on a computer display, the graphic user interface including graphic resources activatable by a user; providing first graphic resources on said graphic user interface to select a configuration graphic template, the configuration graphic template representing a corresponding control logic model for configuring the electronic relays, the control logic model including one or more logic elements configurable by means of corresponding sets of configuration values; providing second graphic resources to configure one or more configurable logic elements of a control logic model represented by the selected configuration graphic template; providing third graphic resources on the graphic user interface to associate one or more confi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Emilio Battista Locatelli, Simone Micheli
  • Patent number: 10965345
    Abstract: Accessory device for a low or medium voltage switching device including an outer housing, first electrical connection means adapted to electrically connect the accessory device with an auxiliary power line and first mechanical connection means adapted to mechanically connect the accessory device with a mechanical support component of the switching device. The accessory device includes a power line communication unit electrically connectable with the auxiliary power line through the first electrical connection means and adapted to communicate with outer electronic equipment electrically connected with the auxiliary power line by transmitting and receiving communication signals along the auxiliary power line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: ABB S.P.A.
    Inventors: Marco Stucchi, Riccardo Panseri
  • Patent number: 10938189
    Abstract: A low voltage electrical switchboard comprising a supporting structure having vertical uprights and horizontal crossbars and further comprising a busbar compartment housing one or more busbars and an apparatus compartment housing one or more electrical apparatuses, said busbar compartment and said apparatus compartment being separated by a partitioning and insulating wall, characterized in that said partitioning and insulating wall has a first surface facing said busbar compartment which is provided with a plurality of retaining and supporting means for said busbars, and a second surface facing said apparatus compartment which is provided with a plurality of openings for insertion/extraction of first connection means between said busbars and said one or more electrical apparatuses through said partitioning and insulating wall, said first connection means being provided with first insulation means that cooperate with said partitioning and insulating wall to increase the distance in air between the phases durin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Davide Valsecchi, Simone Angelo Proserpio
  • Patent number: 10892128
    Abstract: The present application provides a residual-current protection device and a tripper. The residual-current protection device comprises: a flux transformer receiving a residual-current signal; a tripping output element outputting ON/OFF signals; an energy storage mechanism adapted to switch between an energy storage state and an energy release state, the energy storage mechanism having a locking unit that locks the energy storage mechanism in the energy storage state; and a transmission mechanism braked by the flux transformer, which drives the tripping output element to move and drives state of the energy storage mechanism to switch; the transmission mechanism comprising: a first rack cooperating with the locking unit, a second rack driving the tripping output element, and a reduction gear with a big gear engaged with the first rack and a small gear engaged with the second rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: ABB S.P.A.
    Inventors: Wensheng Liu, Jiancheng Ren, Baiqin Liang
  • Patent number: 10855061
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a withdrawable base module for a switch. The withdrawable base module comprises a base coupled to a busbar for electrically connected to the switch; a conversion assembly coupled to the base and comprising a drive mechanism, a first female contact and a carrying mechanism adapted to carry the switch; and an auxiliary assembly being slidable relative to the conversion assembly and comprising a first male contact electrically connected to the switch; wherein the drive mechanism is operable to drive the auxiliary assembly to cause the first male contact to move towards and contact the first female contact. The withdrawable base module according to embodiments of the present disclosure can provide a test circuit for the switch, and can achieve the rocking-in or rocking-out of the switch without additional human intervention after completion of the test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: ABB S.P.A.
    Inventors: Qi Zhou, Yanfang Ye, Jiancheng Ren
  • Patent number: 10855059
    Abstract: A compartment-partitioning and busbar-supporting device for a cabinet for a low voltage electrical switchboard an insulating body having a substantially rectangular shape with a first surface configured for coupling with one or more busbars and a second surface configured for coupling with one or more electrical apparatuses, said first and second surfaces being delimited by a first and a second opposite side substantially parallel to each other and configured for coupling with a vertical uprights or horizontal crossbars of the supporting structure of the low voltage electrical switchboard, and a third and a fourth opposite sides substantially parallel to each other and perpendicular to said first and second opposite sides and configured for allowing vertical stacking of a plurality of said compartment-partitioning and busbar-supporting devices in correspondence of said third and fourth opposite sides, said first surface being provided with a plurality of retaining pairs of first and second retaining means fac
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: ABB S.P.A.
    Inventors: Davide Valsecchi, Giuseppe Nava
  • Patent number: 10846348
    Abstract: A computerized system for managing the operation of an electric power distribution grid wherein it includes: at least an accessory device operatively coupled with or comprised in an electronic protection relay of the electric power distribution grid, wherein the accessory device is configured to gather grid data, which are related to the operation of the electric power distribution grid, from one or more electronic devices of the electronic protection relay or operatively connected with the electronic protection relay, which are in communication with the accessory device, wherein the accessory device is configured to transmit the grid data through the Internet; a computerised platform capable of communicating and interact with the at least an accessory device through the Internet; and a configuration computerized unit capable of communicating with the accessory device and the managing platform through the Internet, the configuration computerized unit being adapted to execute a configuration method of the at l
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Emilio Battista Locatelli, Simone Micheli
  • Patent number: 10790663
    Abstract: Systems, methods, techniques and apparatuses for configuring load shed controllers are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment is a method comprising providing a graphic user interface on a computer display; providing first, second, third, and fourth graphic resources on said graphic user interface; checking whether said load shedding controller meets minimum operating requirements to operate; if said load shedding controller meets said minimum operating requirements, transmitting configuration information including at least first and second configuration values to said load shedding controller; and controlling, with the load shedding controller, the one or more of the electric loads based on the first and second configuration values. The third graphic resources assist a user in providing first configuration values to configure grid operating parameters. The fourth graphic resources assist a user in providing second configuration values to configure load operating parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Emilio Battista Locatelli, Simone Micheli
  • Patent number: 10763696
    Abstract: A method for configuring an electronic relay including: providing a graphic user interface on a computer display, the graphic user interface including graphic resources activatable by a user; providing first graphic resources on the graphic user interface to assist a user in providing first configuration values to configure first operating parameters indicative of the operation of at least one of the first and second live electric circuits, the first operating parameters being processed by the electronic relay to provide synchro-reclosing functionalities; providing second graphic resources on the graphic user interface to assist a user in providing second configuration values to configure second operating parameters indicative of first operating conditions requested to the first and second live electric circuits to enable a re-connection between the first and second live electric circuits following a disconnection between the first and second live electric circuits, the second operating parameters being proce
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Emilio Battista Locatelli, Simone Micheli
  • Patent number: 10728047
    Abstract: A transceiver device comprises a transceiver unit including an RF antenna, a serial communication port operatively coupleable with a further corresponding serial communication port of a protection and control device, a serial communication bus electrically connected between said serial communication port and said transceiver unit and having a transmission line and a reception line, a battery unit, and a feeding unit to feed said transceiver unit with a feeding voltage. The feeding unit comprises a first power supply stage electrically connected with said battery unit to harvest electric power from said battery unit and a second power supply stage electrically connected with the transmission line of said serial communication bus to harvest electric power from said transmission line, when said transmission line is said stand-by condition and takes an high-level voltage value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: ABB S.P.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Ambrosino, Luca Lanzoni
  • Patent number: 10725951
    Abstract: An accessory device for an electronic protection relay comprising: a first communication port for communication with one or more electronic devices of the electronic protection relay or operatively connected with the electronic protection relay; a second communication port for communication with one or more computerized units through the Internet; a first processing means to manage the operation of the accessory device, the first processing means being operatively coupled with the first and second communication ports. The accessory device is configured to execute a data-gathering procedure (DGP), in which the accessory device polls one or more electronic devices, which are in communication with the accessory device through the first communication port, and receives grid data (D), which are related to the operation of an electric power distribution grid including the electronic protection relay, from the electronic devices in response to the polling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Marco Stucchi, Riccardo Panseri, Matteo Cogi
  • Patent number: 10665373
    Abstract: The present application relates to a coil actuator for low and medium voltage applications, which comprise a electromagnet operatively associated with a movable plunger, a power & control unit electrically connected with the electromagnet and first and second input terminals (T1, T2) operatively connected with the power & control unit, wherein an input voltage (VIN) is applied between the first and second input terminals during the operation of the coil actuator. The power & control unit is adapted to provide subsequent launch pulses of drive current (IC) to the electromagnet, which are separated in time by at least a predetermined time interval (TI), in response to subsequent transitions of the input voltage (VIN) from values lower than the first threshold voltage (VTH1) to values higher than the first threshold voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: ABB S.P.A.
    Inventors: Davide Pessina, Luca Lanzoni
  • Patent number: D884658
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Davide Personeni, Luca Lanzoni, Michele Ferrari, Mauro Ghislotti
  • Patent number: D897965
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Davide Personeni, Luca Lanzoni, Michele Ferrari, Mauro Ghislotti
  • Patent number: D897966
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Davide Personeni, Luca Lanzoni, Michele Ferrari, Mauro Ghislotti
  • Patent number: D897967
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Davide Personeni, Luca Lanzoni, Michele Ferrari, Mauro Ghislotti
  • Patent number: D927432
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Riccardo Panseri, Pierangelo Bolognini