Patents by Inventor Detlef Potoradi

Detlef Potoradi 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: 11738472
    Abstract: An articulation for a robot, in particular a collaborative robot, includes as components a drive, a transducer for providing information relating to a rotational speed, commutation and/or position, and a plurality of heat exchanger tubes for removing heat from the components, with a first one of the heat exchanger tubes touching a first subset of the components, and with a second one of the heat exchanger tubes touching a second subset of the components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Detlef Potoradi
  • Publication number: 20220126459
    Abstract: An articulation for a robot, in particular a collaborative robot, includes as components a drive, a transducer for providing information relating to a rotational speed, commutation and/or position, and a plurality of heat exchanger tubes for removing heat from the components, with a first one of the heat exchanger tubes touching a first subset of the components, and with a second one of the heat exchanger tubes touching a second subset of the components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Detlef Potoradi
  • Publication number: 20170085162
    Abstract: A cage rotor for an electric machine may include a rotor core and an electrically conductive rotor cage arranged around the rotor core, wherein the rotor cage includes carbon nanotubes. An electric machine including such a cage rotor is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tabea Arndt, Joerg Grotendorst, Detlef Potoradi, Markus Reinhard
  • Patent number: 9160206
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to provide an electric motor which has a high torque at low rotation speeds and a high power at high rotation speeds. The invention therefore proposes an electric motor with permanent-magnet excitation having a first active part (10), which is fitted with permanent magnets (11), and a second active part (10), which can be moved in relation to the first active part (10) by magnetic force of the permanent magnets (11). The electric motor also has a heating device (12) with which the magnetic field of at least one of the permanent magnets (11) can be weakened by heating the permanent magnets as a function of a speed of the first active part (10) in relation to the second active part (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Detlef Potoradi, Rolf Vollmer, Dirk Van Riesen
  • Publication number: 20130249340
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to provide an electric motor which has a high torque at low rotation speeds and a high power at high rotation speeds. The invention therefore proposes an electric motor with permanent-magnet excitation having a first active part (10), which is fitted with permanent magnets (11), and a second active part (10), which can be moved in relation to the first active part (10) by magnetic force of the permanent magnets (11). The electric motor also has a heating device (12) with which the magnetic field of at least one of the permanent magnets (11) can be weakened by heating the permanent magnets as a function of a speed of the first active part (10) in relation to the second active part (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Detlef Potoradi, Rolf Vollmer, Dirk Van Riesen
  • Patent number: 8063517
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to create a combined linear-rotary drive that has a compact, simple, and inexpensive design. Said aim is achieved by a combined drive comprising a linear driving device (3) and a rotary driving device (11), at least one of the two driving devices being provided with a hybrid reluctance motor. It is particularly advantageous to embody both driving devices as hybrid reluctance motors such that the rotor (4) can be produced at a low cost without permanent magnets in addition to ensuring that the drive has a very compact design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Erich Bott, Matthias Braun, Detlef Potoradi, Holger Schunk, Rolf Vollmer
  • Patent number: 7777373
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling device (1,2) pertaining to an electrical machine (10), said cooling device (1,2) comprising at least one rod-shaped heat-conducting means (3,4) for heat-conductive connection to the electrical machine (10). The invention also relates to an electrical machine (10) comprising a housing (18) and/or a stator (14), said housing (18) and/or stator (14) being applied to a cooling device (1,2) comprising a rod-shaped heat-conducting means (3,4) extending axially in relation to the electrical machine. Said heat-conducting means (3,4) is to be received by the stator (14) and/or the housing (18) or arranged on the stator (14) and/or the housing (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Erich Bott, Detlef Potoradi, Rolf Vollmer
  • Publication number: 20090212644
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to create a combined linear-rotary drive that has a compact, simple, and inexpensive design. Said aim is achieved by a combined drive comprising a linear driving device (3) and a rotary driving device (11), at least one of the two driving devices being provided with a hybrid reluctance motor. It is particularly advantageous to embody both driving devices as hybrid reluctance motors such that the rotor (4) can be produced at a low cost without permanent magnets in addition to ensuring that the drive has a very compact design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Erich Bott, Matthias Braun, Detlef Potoradi, Holger Schunk, Rolf Vollmer
  • Patent number: 7535149
    Abstract: To reduce the torque ripple of permanent-magnet excited synchronous motors (1) having tooth coils (6), constructive means are proposed for damping or eliminating the fifth and/or seventh harmonic wave of the rotor field which mainly cause torque ripple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Detlef Potoradi
  • Publication number: 20080289440
    Abstract: The invention relates to a linear/rotary drive assembly (1) comprising means for performing a rotary movement, a linear movement and ensuring a magnetic bearing of a common drive train (2) when the linear/rotary drive assembly (1) is operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Joachim Denk, Detlef Potoradi, Rolf Vollmer
  • Publication number: 20080185931
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical asynchronous machine comprising a stator and a rotor. The stator has a stator winding system comprising a plurality of toothed coils which are partially arranged in stator grooves. The rotor has a rotor winding system consisting of a plurality of short-circuited electrical lines arranged in the rotor grooves (7). The rotor comprises eleven, thirteen, seventeen or twenty-seven rotor grooves (7). In this way, losses caused by harmonic waves and torque ripple are reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Platen, Detlef Potoradi, Rolf Vollmer
  • Publication number: 20080073985
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling device (1,2) pertaining to an electrical machine (10), said cooling device (1,2) comprising at least one rod-shaped heat-conducting means (3,4) for heat-conductive connection to the electrical machine (10). The invention also relates to an electrical machine (10) comprising a housing (18) and/or a stator (14), said housing (18) and/or stator (14) being applied to a cooling device (1,2) comprising a rod-shaped heat-conducting means (3,4) extending axially in relation to the electrical machine. Said heat-conducting means (3,4) is to be received by the stator (14) and/or the housing (18) or arranged on the stator (14) and/or the housing (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Erich Bott, Detlef Potoradi, Rolf Vollmer
  • Publication number: 20070170802
    Abstract: To reduce the torque ripple of permanent-magnet excited synchronous motors (1) having tooth coils (6), constructive means are proposed for damping or eliminating the fifth and/or seventh harmonic wave of the rotor field which mainly cause torque ripple.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Detlef Potoradi
  • Patent number: 6943467
    Abstract: An electric machine includes a stator and a rotor which is spaced from the stator at formation of an air gap therebetween. In order to cool down heat-generating components of the stator and the rotor, the electric machine is provided with a cooling system which includes heat pipes placed in proximity of the heat-generating components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Detlef Potoradi, Rolf Vollmer
  • Publication number: 20040155539
    Abstract: An electric machine includes a stator and a rotor which is spaced from the stator at formation of an air gap therebetween. In order to cool down heat-generating components of the stator and the rotor, the electric machine is provided with a cooling system which includes heat pipes placed in proximity of the heat-generating components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Detlef Potoradi, Rolf Vollmer
  • Publication number: 20030052563
    Abstract: An electric machine, includes a stator, and a rotor interacting with the stator. The stator has a plurality of slots for placement of a winding with several coils. Each of the coils has several turns to thereby realize multi-layer coils and is defined by a coil beginning and a coil end, which are spatially separated from one another. Each layer of the coils has different ground capacitance, wherein a layer with smallest ground capacitance of a coil is connected to an input voltage of the electric machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: Karl Assmann, Detlef Potoradi