Patents by Inventor Ambra Sannino

Ambra Sannino 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: 8546976
    Abstract: A system for supplying electric power from an AC power source to ships, each of the ships moored at a respective berth of a quay, the system including a rectifier, having an AC and DC side, for converting AC electric power from the AC power source to DC power, the AC side arranged to be connected to the AC power source, and a plurality of ship connection arrangements for supplying electric power to a respective ship, each of the ship connection arrangements placed at one of the berths and including an inverter configurable to output AC power at a first or a second frequency and a ship connector for connecting the ship. A DC distribution network connected to the DC side of the rectifier and the rectifier is placed at a distance from the quay and each of the inverters is connected to the DC distribution network is also contemplated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd.
    Inventors: Ambra Sannino, Georgios Demetriades, Lars Hultqvist, Ola Norén
  • Publication number: 20130009591
    Abstract: An electric plant with a capacity to charge electric batteries is a plant for transmitting electric power including a Voltage Source Converter, an alternating voltage network connecting an alternating voltage side of the converter and a direct voltage part connected to the direct voltage side of the converter. The converter has a series connection of switching cells having each at least one energy storing capacitor. Electric batteries may be connected in parallel with the capacitor, and the charging state thereof may be influenced by controlling the switching cells of the Voltage Source Converter through a control arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Georgios Demetriades, Konstantinos Papastergiou, Ambra Sannino
  • Patent number: 8334615
    Abstract: A system for supplying electric power from a main power grid to a plurality of ships moored at a respective berth of a quay. The system includes a connection point for connecting to the grid supplying electrical power at a first frequency, a frequency converter arrangement for converting electric power from the grid at the first frequency to electric power at a second frequency, a first connector, arranged to provide power from the grid at the first frequency, a second connector, arranged to provide power at the second frequency from the frequency converter arrangement, a plurality of switches, each switch being configured to supply of power from either of the two connector to a respective berth, the system further includes a plurality of ship connection arrangements connected to a respective switch, each ship connection arrangement being adapted for connection to an electric system of a ship. A corresponding arrangement and method are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd.
    Inventors: Ambra Sannino, Georgios Demetriades, Lars Hultqvist, Ola Norén
  • Publication number: 20110304207
    Abstract: A system for supplying electric power from a main power grid to a plurality of ships moored at a respective berth of a quay. The system includes a connection point for connecting to the grid supplying electrical power at a first frequency, a frequency converter arrangement for converting electric power from the grid at the first frequency to electric power at a second frequency, a first connector, arranged to provide power from the grid at the first frequency, a second connector, arranged to provide power at the second frequency from the frequency converter arrangement, a plurality of switches, each switch being configured to supply of power from either of the two connector to a respective berth, the system further includes a plurality of ship connection arrangements connected to a respective switch, each ship connection arrangement being adapted for connection to an electric system of a ship. A corresponding arrangement and method are also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Ambra Sannino, Georgios Demertriades, Lars Hultqvist, Ola Norén
  • Publication number: 20110298283
    Abstract: A system for supplying electric power from an AC power source to ships, each of the ships moored at a respective berth of a quay, the system including a rectifier, having an AC and DC side, for converting AC electric power from the AC power source to DC power, the AC side arranged to be connected to the AC power source, and a plurality of ship connection arrangements for supplying electric power to a respective ship, each of the ship connection arrangements placed at one of the berths and including an inverter configurable to output AC power at a first or a second frequency and a ship connector for connecting the ship. A DC distribution network connected to the DC side of the rectifier and the rectifier is placed at a distance from the quay and each of the inverters is connected to the DC distribution network is also contemplated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Ambra Sannino, Georgios Demetriades, Lars Hultqvist, Ola Norén