Patents by Inventor Erich Suter

Erich Suter 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: 20140240880
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a coordinated control method for power distribution system with DC bus electrification scheme and apparatus thereof. The method comprises: detecting what kind of disturbances occurs, and at least one of following steps: restoring the voltages of the failed DC buses if power loss is detected on the DC buses due to temporary or permanent failures of upstream power supplies; controlling the voltage of the abnormal DC buses if overvoltage or under-voltage is detected on the DC buses due to internal or external disturbances; and supporting the voltages of the abnormal AC buses if overvoltage or under-voltage is detected on the AC buses due to internal or external disturbances. The methods and apparatus can further improve the fault-ride-through capability for power plant under external or internal disturbances, and facilitate smooth automatic switching process between two DC buses etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Yao Chen, Guoju Zhang, Jiuping Pan, Lars Gertmar, Rongrong Yu, Erich Suter
  • Publication number: 20130332125
    Abstract: An earth model comprising a plurality of regions in geological space; associated with each said region in geological space, at least one parameter function defined over a region in parameter space; associated with each region in geological space, at least one transformation which maps coordinates within the region of geological space to coordinates within the region of parameter space. This gridless approach to earth modelling allows much easier alteration of the structural model and the parameter data independently of each other, facilitating multiresolution evaluation of the model as well as easy production of multiple geological interpretations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STAVANGER
    Inventors: Erich Suter, Eric Cayeux
  • Patent number: 7499297
    Abstract: A polyphase converter circuit having p?3 phases (R, Y, B) and a converter circuit element provided for each phase (R, Y, B) is specified, each converter circuit element having a rectifier unit, a DC voltage circuit which is connected to the rectifier unit and an inverter unit which is connected to the DC voltage circuit. In addition, a first AC voltage output of each inverter unit forms a phase connection, and second AC voltage outputs of the inverter units are star-connected. In order to produce harmonics which are as low as possible with respect to the fundamental of the voltage and the current of an electrical AC voltage system which is connected on the input side to the converter circuit, n transformers are provided, each having a primary winding and m three-phase secondary windings, where n?2 and m?3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Christian Stulz, Christoph Eichler, Erich Suter, Adrian Zuckerberger, Pieder Jörg, Thomas Berner
  • Publication number: 20070153555
    Abstract: A polyphase converter circuit having p?3 phases (R, Y, B) and a converter circuit element provided for each phase (R, Y, B) is specified, each converter circuit element having a rectifier unit, a DC voltage circuit which is connected to the rectifier unit and an inverter unit which is connected to the DC voltage circuit. In addition, a first AC voltage output of each inverter unit forms a phase connection, and second AC voltage outputs of the inverter units are star-connected. In order to produce harmonics which are as low as possible with respect to the fundamental of the voltage and the current of an electrical AC voltage system which is connected on the input side to the converter circuit, n transformers are provided, each having a primary winding and m three-phase secondary windings, where n?2 and m?3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Christian Stulz, Christoph Eichler, Erich Suter, Adrian Zuckerberger, Pieder Jorg, Thomas Berner