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).

  • Patent number: 7847665
    Abstract: A method for winding a coil for a transformer comprising providing a cylindrical inner tube of insulating material including a radially outwardly projected first end wall section disposed at a first end of the cylindrical inner tube and a radially outwardly projecting second wall section disposed at a second end of the cylindrical inner tube; winding a first insulating layer onto the cylindrical inner tube so as to extend to the first end wall section and the second end wall section; and winding a first winding wire layer onto the first insulating layer so as to provide a first distance between a first end of the first winding wire layer and the first wall section and a second distance between a second end of the first winding layer and the second end wall section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: ABB AG
    Inventors: Karl Zillmann, Wolfgang Moenig, Benjamin Weber
  • Publication number: 20100245017
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for producing a multi-layer transformer winding. During or after the winding of a conductor layer around a winding body, a layer of electrically insulating material can be applied on the radially outer surface thereof. A dry fiber composite can be used as the insulating material. The fiber composite can be bonded into an insulating layer by heating the transformer winding to a composite temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Roland HOFFMANN, Christian Gruettner, Karl Zillmann, Benjamin Weber, Joerg Nelges
  • Publication number: 20090309685
    Abstract: A method for winding a coil for a transformer comprising providing a cylindrical inner tube of insulating material including a radially outwardly projected first end wall section disposed at a first end of the cylindrical inner tube and a radially outwardly projecting second wall section disposed at a second end of the cylindrical inner tube; winding a first insulating layer onto the cylindrical inner tube so as to extend to the first end wall section and the second end wall section; and winding a first winding wire layer onto the first insulating layer so as to provide a first distance between a first end of the first winding wire layer and the first wall section and a second distance between a second end of the first winding layer and the second end wall section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: ABB AG
    Inventors: Karl Zillmann, Benjamin Weber
  • Patent number: 7477126
    Abstract: The invention relates to a winding for a transformer or a coil. Said winding is made of a winding material comprising a strip-type electric conductor which is connected in a detachable manner to at least one wide side having at least one layer of insulating material. The winding material is wound about a winding axis in order to prevent axial offset in order to form the threads. The invention further relates to a method for the production of said type of winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Benjamin Weber, Christian Gruettner
  • Publication number: 20070132532
    Abstract: The invention relates to a winding for a transformer or a coil. Said winding is made of a winding material comprising a strip-type electric conductor which is connected in a detachable manner to at least one wide side having at least one layer of insulating material. The winding material is wound about a winding axis in order to prevent axial offset in order to form the threads. The invention further relates to a method for the production of said type of winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Benjamin Weber, Christian Gruettner
  • Patent number: 7210218
    Abstract: A method of fabricating electrical core sheet assemblies such as transformer limbs, transformer yokes, and transformer cores, includes the steps of first cutting electrical core sheets, whose main surfaces have been provided with an anti-corrosion layer, into a desired shape. The side surfaces of the cut core sheets are first provided with an anti-corrosion layer, before the cut core sheets are assembled into the desired core sheet assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: ABB T&D Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Benjamin Weber, Thomas J. Lanoue
  • Patent number: 7064644
    Abstract: A winding for a transformer or a coil having a ribbon electrical conductor and an insulating material layer composed of ribbon insulation material wound jointly to form turns around a winding core. The individual turns of the winding have a predetermined winding angle with respect to a winding axis of the winding core and are disposed such that they partially overlap one another. An insulating layer is inserted between two radially adjacent layers of the turns. Furthermore, a thickness of the insulating layer is locally matched to the voltage difference determined there. In addition, the thickness of the insulating layer is locally matched, the thickness being interchanged in sequence of the method A+B determined there, to the voltage difference between the two relevant radially adjacent layers at the relevant axial point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: ABB T & D Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Benjamin Weber, Karl Zillmann, Thomas J. Lanoue, Hans-Jürgen Buss, Harald Younger
  • Publication number: 20060099337
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for curing coils 16 which have been produced by a winding method, a coil 16 initially being arranged in an oven 12 for curing. The coil 16 is heated up to a predeterminable temperature and rotated about its longitudinal axis 32 to avoid dripping of resin. The conductor or conductors of the coil 16 is or are flowed through by current, in particular by direct current, and heated in this way. The invention also relates an arrangement for curing coils 16, with which the method according to the invention can be carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Christian Gruttner, Roland Hoffmann, Benjamin Weber, Karl Zillmann
  • Patent number: 6778060
    Abstract: A winding for a transformer or coil includes a ribbon electrical conductor and at least one ribbon insulation material layer fitted thereto or applied as ribbon material thereto. The conductor and the insulating material layer are wound to form turns around a winding core along a winding axis. The individual turns of the winding have a predetermined winding angle with respect to the winding axis. A number of turns are located axially alongside one another form one layer, and at least two radially adjacent layers of turns are provided. A first layer of turns is radially adjacent to a second layer produced by changing the winding direction by folding the electrical conductor and the insulating material layer. The total angle, which is produced by the folding, between the longitudinal direction of the ribbon insulating material in the first layer and the corresponding direction of the second layer corresponds to twice the winding angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: ABB T&D Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Roland Hoffmann, Meinolf Otto, Benjamin Weber
  • Publication number: 20040083599
    Abstract: A presently-preferred method of manufacturing a stacked core for a magnetic-induction device comprises cutting a sheet of magnetic material into one or more strips of the magnetic material so that a width of each strip changes along a length of the strip. The presently-preferred method also comprises cutting the strips to form a plurality of laminae having different widths. The presently-preferred method further comprises stacking and bonding the laminae to form a winding leg, an outer leg, or a yoke having laminae of relatively large width positioned at its approximate center, laminae of relatively small width positioned at its outer edges, and laminae of progressively decreasing width positioned between the center and the edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventor: Benjamin Weber
  • Patent number: 6663039
    Abstract: A presently-preferred process for manufacturing a magnetic-induction device comprises stacking a plurality of laminae to form a winding leg, a first yoke, and a second yoke, and fixedly coupling a first end of the winding leg to the first yoke. The presently-preferred process also comprises winding a length of insulated conductive cabling on the winding leg to form a phase winding after fixedly coupling the winding leg to the first yoke, and fixedly coupling a second end of the winding leg to the second yoke after forming the phase winding. Alternatively, the length of insulated conductive cabling may be wound on the winding leg after the second end of the winding leg has been fixedly coupled to the second yoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Roland Hoffmann, Thomas J. Lanoue, Benjamin Weber
  • Publication number: 20030156004
    Abstract: A winding for a transformer or a coil having a ribbon electrical conductor and an insulating material layer composed of ribbon insulation material wound jointly to form turns around a winding core. The individual turns of the winding have a predetermined winding angle with respect to a winding axis of the winding core and are disposed such that they partially overlap one another. An insulating layer is inserted between two radially adjacent layers of the turns. Furthermore, a thickness of the insulating layer is locally matched to the voltage difference determined there. In addition, the thickness of the insulating layer is locally matched, the thickness being interchanged in sequence of the method A+B determined there, to the voltage difference between the two relevant radially adjacent layers at the relevant axial point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Benjamin Weber, Karl Zillmann, Thomas J. Lanoue, Hans-Jurgen Buss, Harald Younger
  • Publication number: 20030098768
    Abstract: A winding for a transformer or coil includes a ribbon electrical conductor and at least one ribbon insulation material layer fitted thereto or applied as ribbon material thereto. The conductor and the insulating material layer are wound to form turns around a winding core along a winding axis. The individual turns of the winding have a predetermined winding angle with respect to the winding axis. A number of turns are located axially alongside one another form one layer, and at least two radially adjacent layers of turns are provided. A first layer of turns is radially adjacent to a second layer produced by changing the winding direction by folding the electrical conductor and the insulating material layer. The total angle, which is produced by the folding, between the longitudinal direction of the ribbon insulating material in the first layer and the corresponding direction of the second layer corresponds to twice the winding angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Inventors: Roland Hoffmann, Meinolf Otto, Benjamin Weber
  • Publication number: 20030005571
    Abstract: Electrical core sheet assemblies such as transformer limbs, transformer yokes, and transformer cores, are produced by first cutting electrical core sheets, whose main surfaces have been provided with an anti-corrosion layer, into a desired shape. The side surfaces of the cut core sheets are first provided with an anti-corrosion layer, before the cut core sheets are assembled into the desired core sheet assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Benjamin Weber, Thomas J. Lanoue
  • Publication number: 20030005570
    Abstract: An electrical core-sheet assembly of circular cross section, such as a transformer leg, is formed from a stack of core sheets. First, a roll of a strip of core-sheet material is unwound and cut up into at least two sheet strips. The width of each sheet strip varies infinitely from a predetermined minimum value to a predetermined maximum value. The core sheets required for forming the electrical core sheet assembly are subsequently cut progressing in the longitudinal direction of the sheet strips, taking into account the shape at the ends. Finally, to form the electrical core-sheet assembly of circular cross section, the cut core sheets are stacked one on top of the other in the order in which they are cut from the minimum value to the maximum value and from the maximum value to the minimum value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventor: Benjamin Weber
  • Publication number: 20030006334
    Abstract: A presently-preferred process for manufacturing a magnetic-induction device comprises stacking a plurality of laminae to form a winding leg, a first yoke, and a second yoke, and fixedly coupling a first end of the winding leg to the first yoke. The presently-preferred process also comprises winding a length of insulated conductive cabling on the winding leg to form a phase winding after fixedly coupling the winding leg to the first yoke, and fixedly coupling a second end of the winding leg to the second yoke after forming the phase winding. Alternatively, the length of insulated conductive cabling may be wound on the winding leg after the second end of the winding leg has been fixedly coupled to the second yoke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Roland Hoffmann, Thomas J. Lanoue, Benjamin Weber
  • Publication number: 20020084879
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electrical-power transformer comprises forming a first and a second plurality of laminae from one or more pieces of magnetic material, and applying a corrosion-protection measure to edges of the laminae. The first plurality of laminae are stacked to form a winding leg and a first yoke after the corrosion-protection measure is applied to the edges thereof, and a phase winding is installed on the winding leg. The second plurality of laminae are stacked to form a second yoke after the corrosion-protection measure is applied to the edges thereof, and the second yoke is fixedly coupled to the winding leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Benjamin Weber, Thomas J. Lanoue