Patents by Inventor Benjamin Weber

Benjamin Weber 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).

  • Publication number: 20150109085
    Abstract: A transformer and a method of manufacturing a transformer are disclosed. The transformer can include a transformer core with at least three core limbs which are arranged in parallel with respect to one another and perpendicular to corner points of an area spanned by a polygon, and wherein axial end regions of each of the at least three core limbs transition into a respective yoke segment arranged transversely with respect to the axial end regions. Main windings can be arranged around each of the at least three core limbs in a hollow-cylindrical winding region. A magnetic cross section of a respective core limb can be greater than a magnetic cross section of the respective yoke segment. Additional windings can be electrically connected to a respective main winding and can be arranged around each of the respective yoke segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Benjamin WEBER, Frank CORNELIUS, Jiahua ZHANG, Martin CARLEN, Thorsten STEINMETZ
  • Patent number: 8957754
    Abstract: A wound transformer core is provided with at least one core loop made of a magnetic material. The transformer core includes multiple thin amorphous band-like iron sheets which are concentrically stacked around at least one center axis. A lower yoke section, an upper yoke section, and at least two limb sections are formed. The transformer core includes a modular plate-like support structure which is affixed upright to the center axis on both face sides of the lower yoke section and on both face sides of each limb section such that neighbored iron sheets are affixed together at their outer edge. The modular plate-like support structure includes, for each face side of the corresponding core sections, at least two plate-like modules, which are each connected to each other by a first or second plug-in connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Daniel Schäfer, Seung-Chul Lee, Jong-Yun Lim, Jens Tepper, Burak Esenlik, Benjamin Weber, Jasmin Smajic, Bernhard Petermeier
  • Patent number: 8952777
    Abstract: A transformer winding, having at least two multi-layered winding modules, which are connected electrically in series, extend about a common winding axis, and are nested one inside the other hollow-cylindrically, at least one cooling channel, which is arranged along the common winding axis hollow-cylindrically between the winding modules, and a flat electrical shield is provided within the at least one cooling channel at least sectionally along the radial circumference thereof, wherein the electrical shield extends over approximately the entire axial length and through which electrical shield the electrical capacitance distribution in the transformer winding connected electrically in series is influenced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Benjamin Weber Weber, Bhavesh Patel, Burak Esenlik, Frank Cornelius, Marcos Bockholt, Jens Tepper
  • Patent number: 8922310
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to a heat exchanger system for transformers or reactors having at least one coil being cooled by gaseous fluids circulating around the transformer. The system having an enclosure that houses the transformer and the at least one coil, where flow of cooling gaseous fluid passes over the coil and is heated by the heat of the transformer or reactor the heated gas is directed to pass over a thermosiphon heat exchanger which dissipates the heat to a cooling media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Benjamin Weber, Bruno Agostini, Jens Tepper, Marcos Bockholt, Stephane Schaal
  • Publication number: 20140320253
    Abstract: A transformer core is disclosed, which can include at least three hollow-cylindrical rectangular shaped core-discs wound from a magnetic band-like material, wherein two opposed limb areas and an upper and lower yoke area can be formed along a circumferential path. The core-discs can include one first and at least one second slanted area parallel to the circumferential path in the belonging limb area. The at least three core-discs can be connected according to a polygonal layout at their first slanted areas, which can be arranged adjacently face to face. Conical shaped polygonal adapter plates fitted to the polygonal layout within the upper and lower yoke areas, which can be clamped together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Martin CARLEN, Benjamin Weber, Burak Esenlik, Stephane Schaal, Jens Tepper, Jong-Yun Lim
  • Patent number: 8786390
    Abstract: A transformer of dry design is disclosed having a core composed of amorphous material, which is sensitive to mechanical loads, having at least one winding former which surrounds the core and is in each case formed from at least one primary winding and secondary winding, and having at least one holding apparatus. A method for transformer production is also disclosed, wherein the holding apparatus is used to fix the at least one primary winding and secondary winding in each case and for this purpose it acts on each of the end faces of the at least one winding former.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Michael Luckey, Wolfgang Mönig, Benjamin Weber, Karel Bilek, Martin Carlen, Jong-Yun Lim
  • Publication number: 20140132381
    Abstract: A dry-type transformer for mobile applications includes a transformer core, at least one radially inner first winding segment, and at least one radially outer, second hollow cylindrical winding segment. The segments are wound around a common winding axis and the transformer core passes therethrough. The segments are nested inside one another and radially spaced apart from one another, such that a hollow cylindrical cooling duct is formed therebetween. Spacing is achieved by spacer elements arranged such that the cooling duct allows a passage of coolant in an axial direction. The spacer elements are formed and arranged along the radial circumference of the cooling duct over the axial length thereof such that the proportionate weight of the horizontal transformer can be borne on at least one contact surface of the at least second winding segment without causing deformation to the cooling duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Benjamin WEBER, Michael Luckey, Wolfgang MÖNIG, Marcos Bockholt
  • Patent number: 8692643
    Abstract: An exemplary transformer winding including at least two hollow-cylindrical, axially adjacent winding modules, which are arranged about a common winding axis and have an electrical conductor wound in layers, and a common electrical insulting layer, through which the winding modules are enveloped. The insulating layer has at least one annular, radial depression or annular, radial elevation, which is salient transversely to the winding axis on the radial outer face of said insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Benjamin Weber, Bhavesh Patel, Burak Esenlik, Frank Cornelius, Marcos Bockholt, Jens Tepper, Karl-Heinz Zillmann
  • Publication number: 20140077913
    Abstract: A transformer winding and a dry-transformer are disclosed, which include a main transformer winding, and a supplementary transformer winding configured to be electrically connected in series with the main transformer winding. The supplementary transformer winding can include a first winding module, a second winding module, and a third winding module, each of the winding modules having at least a first, a second and a third winding segment, and wherein each of the winding segments has a tap. A changer is configured to be connected to the taps of the second winding module, and wherein the second winding module is configured to be electrically connected in series to at least one winding segment of the first winding module and the third winding module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Benjamin WEBER, Bhavesh Patel, Jens Tepper, Udo Chudobba
  • Publication number: 20140077918
    Abstract: A transformer winding device, a method and a transformer are disclosed. The transformer winding winding device includes a rotary device configured to extend along an axis of rotation and configured to receive a transformer winding to be wound, at least one device configured to provide a plurality of insulation strips, and a comb-like guide device. The comb-like device is configured to deflect the plurality of insulation strips into at least one common winding plane and fed parallel to one another, at an angle to an axis of rotation, to the transformer winding to be wound. The comb-like guide device can include at least a first guide device element for a first group of insulation strips and a second guide device element for a second group of insulation strips, wherein the first and second guide device elements are offset with respect to one another in terms of axial length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Marcos BOCKHOLT, Frank CORNELIUS, Burak ESENLIK, Bhavesh PATEL, Jens TEPPER, Benjamin WEBER
  • Publication number: 20140035709
    Abstract: A dry-type transformer heater includes a closed housing, and at least one transformer winding arranged in the housing. The at least one transformer winding includes at least one corresponding winding conductor and a corresponding insulation layer surrounding the transformer winding, respectively. In addition to the respective winding conductor, at least one coil heating wire is provided in at least one of the insulation layer and on the surface of the insulation layer to input thermal power into the respective insulation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Marcos BOCKHOLT, Frank CORNELIUS, Jens TEPPER, Burak ESENLIK, Bhavesch PATEL, Benjamin WEBER
  • Publication number: 20130300526
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to a dry transformer, which includes a transformer core with at least two parallel limbs and upper and lower yokes, and at least two hollow cylindrical coils, each arranged as neighbored coils around a limb of the at least two parallel limbs. A cooling system can include at least one wall-like diaphragm in-between the neighbored coils, which is in parallel to the orientation of the limbs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Marcos BOCKHOLT, Frank Cornelius, Jens Tepper, Burak Esenlik, Bhavesch Patel, Benjamin Weber, Arthouros Iordanidis, Jasmin Smajic, Thorsten Steinmetz, Bernardo Galletti
  • Publication number: 20130293340
    Abstract: An exemplary transformer winding including at least two hollow-cylindrical, axially adjacent winding modules, which are arranged about a common winding axis and have an electrical conductor wound in layers, and a common electrical insulting layer, through which the winding modules are enveloped. The insulating layer has at least one annular, radial depression or annular, radial elevation, which is salient transversely to the winding axis on the radial outer face of said insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Benjamin WEBER, Bhavesh Patel, Burak Esenlik, Frank Cornelius, Marcos Bockholt, Jens Tepper, Karl-Heinz Zillmann
  • Publication number: 20130293329
    Abstract: At least two winding modules nested hollow-cylindrically one inside the other and extending around a common winding axis, wherein said winding modules are spaced radially apart from one another within at least one hollow-cylindrical cooling channel arranged therebetween by means of insulation strips, wherein the insulation strips have a cross-sectional form which avoid a surface profile radially with respect to the winding axis, the insulation strips including one of a fiber-reinforced epoxy, polyester resin, or from an unreinforced thermoplastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Benjamin WEBER, Bhavesh PATEL, Burak ESENLIK, Frank CORNELIUS, Marcos BOCKHOLT, Jens TEPPER
  • Patent number: 8525628
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a housing for an electric machine, for example, an electric power transformer, such as a dry-type transformer, with cooling channels being provided within the housing for a cooling medium. The electric machine and a cooling system can be arranged in the housing, with vertically arranged first and second channels for the cooling medium being provided. The medium can flow around the electric machine, with the housing accommodating the electric machine and the cooling system substantially forming a hermetic encapsulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Benjamin Weber, Marcos Bockholt, Michael Luckey, Wolfgang Mönig, Jens Tepper
  • Patent number: 8410888
    Abstract: An method for producing a disk winding having disks arranged alongside one another, includes winding the disk winding and fitting intermediate insulation between adjacent disks simultaneously, and subdividing the insulation into two sub-areas with a connecting conductor that runs from an end of one disk to a start of an adjacent disk along a diagonal within the intermediate insulation. The sub-areas can include a first intermediate area with a triangular cross-section formed below this diagonal and a second intermediate area which has an opposite triangular cross-section and formed above this diagonal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventor: Benjamin Weber
  • Publication number: 20130021130
    Abstract: An exemplary arrangement includes blocks arranged between the inner winding, the individual barriers and the outer winding in order to maintain defined spacing's along the circumference. At least two coils are arranged axially one above the other on a common core limb. Each coil has at least two windings arranged radially one above the other and barriers are provided between the windings. The barriers of adjacent coils are radially offset with respect to one another, and the edge regions of the barriers engage one another in a comb-like manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Benjamin WEBER, Bhavesh Patel, Burak Esenlik, Frank Cornelius, Marcos Bockholt, Jens Tepper
  • Patent number: 8344840
    Abstract: A transformer is provided with at least one core leg on which three windings are arranged side by side, whose discharges are designed to be mutually insulated. Each winding is formed by a near-core low-voltage winding, which are each wound by an associated high-voltage winding, and the discharges of the low-voltage windings are axially designed, so that the lateral spacing of the windings to each other is minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Zillmann, Wolfgang Mö nig, Benjamin Weber
  • Patent number: 8314675
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for production of a winding block for a coil of a transformer, having at least one winding composed of electrically conductive wire or strip material with a plurality of turns. An insulating layer is composed of electrically insulating fiber material with a specific number of windings of the insulating fiber material. The turns composed of electrical conductive material are fitted independently of the turns of the insulating material and, after a predetermined number of turns of electrically conductive material have been fitted, a smaller number of turns of electrically insulating material are fitted over the same section onto these turns of electrically conductive material, such that electrically insulating material which remains before reaching a number of turns of electrically conductive material is used as edge insulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Zillmann, Rudolf Schutzeichel, Christian Gruettner, Benjamin Weber
  • Patent number: 8310330
    Abstract: A dry-type transformer includes at least one high-voltage winding and one low-voltage winding. The windings are operatively connected to one another by an electromagnetic field, and each winding is constructed from winding conductors, wherein the high-voltage winding and the low-voltage winding have a defined distance from one another, and spacers are arranged between the windings and maintain the defined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Charles W. Johnson, Jan Leander, Karel Bilek, Benjamin Weber