Patents by Inventor Balazs Villanyi

Balazs Villanyi 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).

  • Protective earth (PE) loss detection
    Patent number: 11933862
    Abstract: A Protective Earth (PE) loss detection method for charging an electrical vehicle is provided. The electrical vehicle comprises an Electrical Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE), a charging connector, and/or a charging cable comprising at least a Proximity Pilot (PP) line for a PP signal, a Control Pilot (CP) line for a CP signal and a PE line for a PE signal. The method comprises detecting interruption of the PE line by observing a change of the PP signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Gertjan Koolen, Balazs Villanyi, Lars Bech, Jim van-der-Heijden
  • ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT FOR CHARGING AN ELECTRICAL VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220080845
    Abstract: An electric vehicle supply equipment includes a charger configured for supplying a charging current for charging an electrical vehicle, a charging connector configured for connecting to the electrical vehicle and a charging cable connected with one end to the charger and with another end to the charging connector and configured for transmitting the charging current between the charging connector and the charger. The charging cable includes at least one twisted-pair cable extending between the charging connector and the charger, and the charging connector includes a power-line communicator configured for communicating with the electrical vehicle via the charging connector and with the charger via Ethernet over the at least one twisted-pair cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Balazs VILLANYI, Stefan RAAIJMAKERS, Lars Peter BECH, Rolf BILDERBEEK
  • PROTECTIVE EARTH (PE) LOSS DETECTION
    Publication number: 20210048485
    Abstract: A Protective Earth (PE) loss detection method for charging an electrical vehicle is provided. The electrical vehicle comprises an Electrical Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE), a charging connector, and/or a charging cable comprising at least a Proximity Pilot (PP) line for a PP signal, a Control Pilot (CP) line for a CP signal and a PE line for a PE signal. The method comprises detecting interruption of the PE line by observing a change of the PP signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Gertjan Koolen, Balazs Villanyi, Lars Bech, Jim Van-Der-Heijden