Patents by Inventor Ahti Rauma

Ahti Rauma has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8242719
    Abstract: Method and arrangement for connecting an AC electric motor (M1, M2, . . . MN) to an AC electricity network (L) in a system which comprises a frequency converter (FC), with which the motor is started, and contactors (S11, S12, S21, S22, SN1, SN2), in which method the supply source is changed by means of the contactors from the frequency converter to a direct network supply, in which method the frequency converter is stopped before changing the supply source, and in which method in connection with changing the supply source the control of the contactors is started before stopping the frequency converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Vacon Oyj
    Inventors: Shekhar Kubal, Stefan Strandberg, Ahti Rauma
  • Publication number: 20090218962
    Abstract: Method and arrangement for connecting an AC electric motor (M1, M2, . . . MN) to an AC electricity network (L) in a system which comprises a frequency converter (FC), with which the motor is started, and contactors (S11, S12, S21, S22, SN1, SN2), in which method the supply source is changed by means of the contactors from the frequency converter to a direct network supply, in which method the frequency converter is stopped before changing the supply source, and in which method in connection with changing the supply source the control of the contactors is started before stopping the frequency converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Shekhar KUBAL, Stefan Strandberg, Ahti Rauma
  • Publication number: 20080309282
    Abstract: Method of and system for controlling the restart of an A.C. motor drive comprising an A.C. motor (4), a power converter (20, 21, 22) for stepless speed control of the A.C. motor and a load switch (3) arranged between the power converter and the A.C motor, wherein when the power converter (20, 21, 22) detects the output current to go below a predefined limit during the load switch opening it goes to a continuous output sensing mode, and when the output current goes above a predefined limit during the output sensing mode the power converter restarts automatically to a desired operating state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Brian Michael Morris, Jaakko Ollila, Stefan Strandberg, Ulf Backman, Lasse Kortelahti, Ahti Rauma, Pasi Alapeltola