Patents by Inventor Franz Zurfluh
Franz Zurfluh 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).
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Patent number: 9557350Abstract: An arrangement for measuring a current with a Rogowski type current transducer and transducer electronics. The current transducer has a primary conductor winding for carrying the rated current to be measured, and a secondary conductor winding. The secondary conductor winding adapted to induce a voltage signal VS? between a pair of second terminals. The current transducer having a third conductor winding adapted to receive a calibration current signal. The voltage signal VS? contains a coil sensitivity S and is a superposition of a rated current voltage signal and an additional calibration signal. The transducer electronics being adapted to amplify both the current voltage signal and the calibration signal in the same amplifier and divide the amplified current voltage signal by that part of the amplified calibration signal that contains the coil sensitivity and the gain.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2014Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Joris Pascal, Franz Zurfluh
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Patent number: 9507006Abstract: An exemplary method for calibrating a current transducer of the Rogowski type including a Rogowski coil sensor and an electronic device is performed by determining and correcting the sensitivity of the current transducer of the Rogowski type through the measurement of the self-inductance LRCCT of the coil using the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2014Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Joris Pascal, Rolf Disselnkötter, Franz Zurfluh, Bernhard Deck
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Patent number: 9039279Abstract: A system and method are provided for monitoring in real time the operating state of an IGBT device, to determine a junction temperature and/or the remaining lifetime of an IGBT device. The system includes a differential unit configured to receive a gate-emitter voltage characteristic of the IGBT device to be measured and to differentiate the gate-emitter voltage characteristic to obtain pulses correlating with edges formed by a Miller plateau phase during a switch-off phase of the IGBT device. The system also includes a timer unit configured to measure the time delay between the obtained pulses indicating the start and end of the Miller plateau phase during the switch-off phase of the IGBT device, and a junction temperature calculation unit configured to determine at least one of the junction temperature of the IGBT device and/or the remaining lifetime of the IGBT device based on the measured time delay.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: ABB RESEARCH LTDInventors: Vinoth Sundaramoorthy, Alexander Heinemann, Enea Bianda, Franz Zurfluh, Gerold Knapp, Iulian Nistor, Richard Bloch
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Publication number: 20150028850Abstract: An exemplary method for calibrating a current transducer of the Rogowski type including a Rogowski coil sensor and an electronic device is performed by determining and correcting the sensitivity of the current transducer of the Rogowski type through the measurement of the self-inductance LRCCT of the coil using the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Joris PASCAL, Rolf DISSELNKÖTTER, Franz ZURFLUH, Bernhard DECK
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Publication number: 20150028853Abstract: An arrangement for measuring a current with a Rogowski type current transducer and transducer electronics. The current transducer has a primary conductor winding for carrying the rated current to be measured, and a secondary conductor winding. The secondary conductor winding adapted to induce a voltage signal VS? between a pair of second terminals. The current transducer having a third conductor winding adapted to receive a calibration current signal. The voltage signal VS? contains a coil sensitivity S and is a superposition of a rated current voltage signal and an additional calibration signal. The transducer electronics being adapted to amplify both the current voltage signal and the calibration signal in the same amplifier and divide the amplified current voltage signal by that part of the amplified calibration signal that contains the coil sensitivity and the gain.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Joris PASCAL, Franz Zurfluh
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Patent number: 8222845Abstract: A method is disclosed for operating a rotating electric machine, wherein the rotating electric machine is connected by phases to a converter circuit having a direct-current circuit for switching at least two voltage levels, and the phases of the converter circuit are connected to the direct-current circuit according to a selected switch state combination of switch states of power semi-conductor switches of the converter circuit. Exemplary embodiments can reduce the switching frequency of the power semi-conductor switches, based on a prediction of further behavior of the overall system, and selection of an optimum switching state combination.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2010Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: ABB Research LtdInventors: Georgios Papafotiou, Franz Zurfluh
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Patent number: 8050053Abstract: The electronic circuit arrangement for controlling a process device comprises a process interface circuitry and a processing circuitry, wherein the process interface circuitry is designed for receiving process signals from the process device and converting the process signals into converted signals and/or digital data, which converted signals and/or digital data are transmitted to the processing circuitry, and wherein the processing circuitry is designed for processing the converted signals and/or digital data and for outputting processed signals and/or digital data, which processed signals and/or digital data are transmitted to the process interface circuitry, and wherein the process interface circuitry is designed for converting the processed signals and/or digital data into control signals, which control signals are transmitted to the process device.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2007Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: ABB Research LtdInventors: Bernhard Deck, Ernst Johansen, Bernhard Loher, Franz Zurfluh, Hans-Peter Zueger, Paul Rudolf
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Publication number: 20100253269Abstract: A method is disclosed for operating a rotating electric machine, wherein the rotating electric machine is connected by phases to a converter circuit having a direct-current circuit for switching at least two voltage levels, and the phases of the converter circuit are connected to the direct-current circuit according to a selected switch state combination of switch states of power semi-conductor switches of the converter circuit. Exemplary embodiments can reduce the switching frequency of the power semi-conductor switches, based on a prediction of further behavior of the overall system, and selection of an optimum switching state combination.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2010Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: ABB Research LtdInventors: Georgios PAPAFOTIOU, Franz Zurfluh
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Publication number: 20080089042Abstract: The electronic circuit arrangement (30) for controlling a process device (40) comprises a process interface circuitry (1) and a processing circuitry (2), wherein the process interface circuitry (1) is designed for receiving process signals from the process device (40) and converting the process signals into converted signals and/or digital data, which converted signals and/or digital so data are transmitted to the processing circuitry (2), and wherein the processing circuitry (2) is designed for processing the converted signals and/or digital data and for outputting processed signals and/or digital data, which processed signals and/or digital data are transmitted to the process interface circuitry (1), and wherein the process interface circuitry (1) is designed for converting the processed signals and/or digital data into control signals, which control signals are transmitted to the process device (40).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2007Publication date: April 17, 2008Applicant: ABB Research LtdInventors: Bernhard Deck, Ernst Johansen, Bernhard Loher, Franz Zurfluh, Hans-Peter Zueger, Paul Rudolf
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Patent number: 7319922Abstract: A protective device for an electrical power distribution network has: means for processing measured values from measurement appliances for the power distribution network, means for initiating switching commands by means of primary appliances for the power distribution network, as well as a programmable protective function which, when it is carried out, determines the switching commands on the basis of the measured values. In this case, the protective device has programmable logic, which can be programmed in order to carry out the protective function.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2003Date of Patent: January 15, 2008Assignee: ABB Research LtdInventors: Bernhard Deck, Franz Zurfluh, Michael Stanimirov
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Publication number: 20040169984Abstract: A protective device (1) for an electrical power distribution network has: means for processing measured values (14) from measurement appliances (3,4) for the power distribution network, means for initiating switching commands (16) by means of primary appliances (2) for the power distribution network, as well as a programmable protective function which, when it is carried out, determines the switching commands on the basis of the measured values. In this case, the protective device (1) has programmable logic (13), which can be programmed in order to carry out the protective function.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2003Publication date: September 2, 2004Applicant: ABB Research Ltd.Inventors: Bernhard Deck, Franz Zurfluh, Michael Stanimirov