Patents Assigned to Ellenberger & Poensgen GmbH
  • Patent number: 10411457
    Abstract: A power distribution system for connection to an AC voltage network, having a UPS power supply unit for uninterruptible power supply with a network-side input and with at least one output to which a number of loads are connected or can be connected in parallel load circuits, wherein a protective device having an electromechanical tripping device, in particular a thermal/magnetic tripping device, and having an evaluation and tripping unit is connected in the or each load circuit, which tripping unit trips the tripping device on the basis of an electronic overload and/or short-circuit characteristic curve and on the basis of the output voltage from the UPS power supply unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Ellenberger & Poensgen GmbH
    Inventors: Erich Fischer, Hubert Harrer, Thomas Regahl, Than-Huy Pham, Juergen Zeberl
  • Patent number: 10389110
    Abstract: An electronic circuit breaker with a semiconductor switch, a drain connection and a source connection of the semiconductor switch being connected between a voltage input and a load output, and a gate connection of said semiconductor switch being connected to a control device which is supplied, at the input end, with a signal which represents the load current. The control device determines the drain-source voltage and, from this and from the detected load current, generates a control signal which is routed to the gate connection of the semiconductor switch and by means of which the power of the semiconductor switch is adjusted to less than or equal to a maximum power value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: ELLENBERGER & POENSGEN GMBH
    Inventor: Diego Fernando Asanza Maldonado
  • Patent number: 10366852
    Abstract: A power relay for a vehicle is disclosed. The power relay has a housing formed by a connector base and a housing can set thereon, two connection bolts being inserted into the connector base for contacting a load circuit. The power relay further has a coil subassembly arranged in the housing and containing a solenoid coil and an armature. The armature is coupled by a force-transmission member to a contact bridge and can shift in the housing, under the effect of a magnetic field generated by the solenoid coil, in such a way that the contact bridge can be reversibly moved between a closing position, in which the contact bridge bridges the connection bolts in an electro conducting manner, and an opening position, in which the contact bridge is not in contact with the connection bolts. The housing can is configured as an injection-molded component made of plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Ellenberger & Poensgen GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Birner, Manuel Engewald, Ricardo Pimenta, Helmut Kraus, Wolfgang Weiss, Matthias Schwarz, Sebastian Rothmayr, Thomas Singer
  • Patent number: 10348000
    Abstract: A thermal overcurrent circuit breaker having a switch housing in which a thermal expansion element and a snap-action switching mechanism, which is coupled to the thermal expansion element and can be manually operated, and also a moving contact, which interacts with the snap-action switching mechanism, and a fixed contact are arranged, the fixed contact being connected to a first connection rail while contact is made with the moving contact by a second connection rail by means of the thermal expansion element. The switch housing has a number of connection chambers in which in each case one of the connection rails is arranged, wherein a two-limb spring element for making clamping contact with a connection line, which is guided into the connection chamber via a first housing opening and has the connection rail, is arranged in each connection chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Ellenberger & Poensgen GmbH
    Inventors: Erich Fischer, Wolfgang Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20190199082
    Abstract: A disconnecting device for interrupting current, in particular of a circuit breaker, having a switch and a voltage limiter connected in parallel to the switch. The voltage limiter has a number of parallel-connected phases, each phase including a resistor. At least one of the phases includes a switching element, which is connected in series to the resistor of the phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: Ellenberger & Poensgen GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk BOESCHE, Ernst-Dieter WILKENING
  • Publication number: 20190173462
    Abstract: A method for controlling an electronic semiconductor switch connected in a load current circuit, the semiconductor switch being connected between an input terminal routed to a source and an output terminal of the load current circuit routed to a load. A control circuit is connected to a supply voltage and has a bridge circuit connected on the primary side to a transformer and to the supply voltage. A load circuit is connected to the transformer on the secondary side, the load circuit having a driver circuit for the semiconductor switch. A threshold value signal is routed to the bridge circuit on the control side. The bridge circuit generates a primary signal which is transmitted as a secondary signal to the load circuit that is galvanically isolated from the control circuit, and wherein the secondary signal is fed to the driver circuit, which generates a drive signal for the semiconductor switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: Ellenberger & Poensgen GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk BOESCHE, Ernst-Dieter WILKENING
  • Patent number: 10283293
    Abstract: A thermally activated safety switch for safeguarding a consumer of a power supply network of a vehicle, having a switch housing in a temperature-independent switching unit, which subject to the temperature thereof establishes an electrically conductive connection between two external terminals fed out of the switch housing, wherein the external terminals are fed out at opposite housing sides of the switch housing. On the one hand, the external terminals are provided for an electrical and mechanical terminal connection to the cable connection ends of a consumer to be protected, and on the other hand to a cable portion leading to an on-board power supply electronics, and are configured accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Ellenberger & Poensgen GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Ullermann, Ewald Schneider, Dietmar Koops
  • Patent number: 10249462
    Abstract: A power relay for a vehicle, in particular a utility vehicle, is disclosed. The power relay contains a housing formed by a connecting base and a housing pot that is placed on the connecting base. Accordingly, two connecting bolts for establishing contact with an on-load circuit are formed by standard screws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Ellenberger & Poensgen GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Birner, Manuel Engewald, Ricardo Pimenta, Helmut Kraus, Wolfgang Weiss, Matthias Schwarz, Sebastian Rothmayr, Thomas Singer
  • Patent number: 10217592
    Abstract: A circuit breaker having, in a current path, a switching device having a thermal and/or magnetic tripping device for interruption of a current circuit having the current path comprehensive in an event of overcurrent or short-circuit, wherein a functional component of the switching device connected into the current path is bridged by means of a bypass which carries the load current detected by means of a current sensor when the current is below a current threshold, and is shut off when the current threshold is exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Ellenberger & Poensgen GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Naumann, Peter Meckler, Erich Fischer, Fabio Pafumi, Thomas Regahl, Hubert Harrer
  • Patent number: 10137783
    Abstract: A high-voltage motor vehicle electric system contains a high-voltage battery and a consumer network which are interconnected by an electric cable, and a quick-break switch for disconnecting the high-voltage battery from the consumer network. The quick-break switch receives an airbag signal. The airbag signal is used for actuating the quick-break switch to sever the electric cable supplying power to the consumer network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Ellenberger & Poensgen GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Birner, Manuel Engewald, Klaus Gottschalk, Patric Gross, Peter Meckler, Markus Miklis, Ricardo Pimenta, Ewald Schneider
  • Patent number: 10090747
    Abstract: An electric motor, in particular a printed circuit board, having a stator, and a linearly guided rotor. On the rotor, a bolt ring having a number of bolts is attached. A cycloidal disc is connected in engagement to the bolt ring. An electrical circuit is also provided having a printed circuit board and an electric motor which is attached to the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Ellenberger & Poensgen GmbH
    Inventor: Lothar Hofmeister
  • Publication number: 20180254615
    Abstract: A power distributor having a first controller and having a number of connection modules which are connected thereto and are intended to be mounted on a supporting rail. The connection module has a number of lateral coupling contacts for the electrical and/or signalling contact connection to at least one further connection module which is attached or can be attached to the particular connection module, wherein a base resistor is connected in each case between two coupling contacts inside the module in such a manner that the base resistors of the attached connection modules form a resistor chain which is connected in series. The connection modules are each equipped or can be equipped with an actuatable circuit breaker. The circuit breakers have a second controller inside the circuit breaker for recording a voltage dropped across the respectively associated base resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: ELLENBERGER & POENSGEN GMBH
    Inventor: Diego Fernando ASANZA MALDONADO
  • Patent number: 10070514
    Abstract: A high current switch, in particular for a motor vehicle, having a first bus bar, a second bus bar in addition to a first semi-conductor switch that has a control connection and a first transmission connection as well as a second transmission connection. The first transmission connection is placed in direct contact with the first bus bar and the second transmission connection is placed in direct electric contact with the second bus bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: ELLENBERGER & POENSGEN GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Ullermann, Peter Meckler, Manuel Engewald, Matthias Schwarz, Ewald Schneider, Markus Miklis
  • Publication number: 20180226785
    Abstract: An electronic circuit breaker having a control unit and a controllable semiconductor switch which is connected in a current path between a voltage input and a load output, wherein the semiconductor switch is integrated into a voltage-controlled current source circuit, the output current of said current source circuit when the load is connected being adjusted by means of the control unit in such a way that the power of the semiconductor switch is lower than or equal to a maximum power value, and wherein the control unit outputs a setpoint value to the voltage-controlled current source circuit and receives a difference value from said voltage-controlled current source circuit, which difference value is formed from a deviation of an actual value, which represents the output current, from the setpoint value and is supplied to the semiconductor switch as a control signal for driving said semiconductor switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: ELLENBERGER & POENSGEN GMBH
    Inventor: Diego Fernando ASANZA MALDONADO
  • Publication number: 20180226786
    Abstract: A method for operating an electronic circuit breaker having a semiconductor switch that is connected between a voltage input and a load output and that is driven as a function of the output voltage sensed at the load output during the switching on and/or cutting in of a capacitive load, wherein the output voltage is compared with a stored voltage threshold value, wherein when the voltage threshold value is reached or negatively exceeded, a current limit, to which a load current carried by the semiconductor switch is limited, is increased from a nominal value to a first step value increased therefrom, wherein the current limit is reduced stepwise from the first step value to the original nominal value, and wherein the semiconductor switch is opened if the output voltage does not reach the voltage threshold during a triggering time after the stepwise reduction of the current limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: ELLENBERGER & POENSGEN GMBH
    Inventors: Erich FISCHER, Guido von der LIECK
  • Publication number: 20180211804
    Abstract: A switching device having a housing, with a cover that can pivot about a rotational axis, and a securing device for carrier rail mounting. The cover has at least one coupling contact for an electrical and/or signal-type contact connection with at least one engageable switching device. A closing or releasing of the contact connection occurs with a pivoting of the cover. A locking or unlocking of the securing device occurs with a pivoting of the cover. The securing device has a spring-elastic clipping element shaped on the housing, for force-locking securing to a carrier rail end face, and has a sliding element, which is mounted such that it can slide in a linear manner within the housing and is coupled to the cover, for interlocking securing to the carrier rail end face opposite the clipping element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: ELLENBERGER & POENSGEN GMBH
    Inventor: Herbert ROTH
  • Patent number: 10021788
    Abstract: An electrical circuit including a circuit board on which a number of electrical and/or electronic components are mounted, and a busbar that has a supporting body and a first, second, and third connection. The supporting body is spaced apart from the circuit board and the connections are brought into electrical contact both with the supporting body and with the circuit board. The supporting body has a first cross section between the first and second connection and a second cross section between the second and third connection, wherein the first cross section is smaller than the second cross section. The invention further relates to a bus bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Ellenberger & Poensgen GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Ullermann, Manuel Engewald, Markus Miklis
  • Publication number: 20180182587
    Abstract: A circuit breaker for interrupting a direct current, in particular in a power supply system in a vehicle having a main current path that includes a switch, and having a reed relay for detecting an electric current flow across the main current path. The switch is coupled to the reed relay. Also, a use of a circuit breaker is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: ELLENBERGER & POENSGEN GMBH
    Inventors: Hendrik-Christian KOEPF, Ernst-Dieter WILKENING
  • Patent number: D864868
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Ellenberger & Poensgen GmbH
    Inventor: Judith Tenzer
  • Patent number: D866467
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Ellenberger & Poensgen GmbH
    Inventor: Judith Tenzer