Patents by Inventor Gunnar Zank

Gunnar Zank 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: 8004826
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical switchgear comprising at least one panel, especially for low voltage, a device compartment especially for receiving inserts, switching devices, control devices, and similar, a busbar compartment in which the busbars are accommodated in a horizontal direction, a multi-terminal busbar compartment in which the multi-terminal busbars extend vertically, and at least one wire compartment. The wire compartment for control wires and signal wires is located on one side of the panel while the wire compartment for power wires is placed on the other side of the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: ABB Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Merkel, Gunnar Zank
  • Patent number: 7881306
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for installing withdrawable units (11) into switchgears. Said withdrawable units (11) are installed on certain levels (12, 14, 16, 18) of switchgear cabinets (10), communicate via a fieldbus, and are unambiguously identified via a unit address while basic data required for operating the unit is contained in a memory of the withdrawable unit. Each switchgear cabinet (10) is provided with at least one Ethernet switch (20) with which at least the withdrawable units communicate. An application server (30) managing at least the TCP/IP address allocation as well as a database (40) in which at least the unit data of at least the withdrawable units (11) is at least stored and/or managed are also part of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: ABB Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Merkel, Gunnar Zank
  • Publication number: 20090213532
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical switchgear comprising at least one panel, especially for low voltage, a device compartment especially for receiving inserts, switching devices, control devices, and similar, a busbar compartment in which the busbars are accommodated in a horizontal direction, a multi-terminal busbar compartment in which the multi-terminal busbars extend vertically, and at least one wire compartment. The wire compartment for control wires and signal wires is located on one side of the panel while the wire compartment for power wires is placed on the other side of the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2006
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: ABB Patent GMBHLadenburg
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Merkel, Gunnar Zank
  • Patent number: 7493176
    Abstract: A switchgear assembly module is disclosed. The switchgear assembly module is for controlling and monitoring at least one electrical load in an outgoer of a low-voltage switchgear assembly, and has at least one communication interface for connection to a bus system, and a programmable controller and having configurable protective functions. The switchgear assembly module is formed from interchangeable components and has at least one central unit as well as at least one bus connection unit with a communication interface. Additional connection slots are provided for holding at least one power unit and at least one input/output unit. An internal bus is provided for communication from the central unit with the other components for the central unit to process data received from the other components which are located in the switchgear assembly module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: ABB Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Merkel, Gunnar Zank
  • Publication number: 20070052298
    Abstract: The invention relates to a switchgear module (1) for controlling and monitoring an electric consumer in the outgoing feeder of low-voltage switchgear, said module comprising a communication interface for connecting to a bus system, a programmable controller and parametrisable safety functions and being configured from individually interchangeable components. Said module is provided with at least one central unit (2) and a bus connection unit (6) and is also equipped with connection locations for receiving power units (4) and input/output units (7). The central unit (2) communicates with the remaining components in the switchgear module (1) via an internal bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: ABB Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Merkel, Gunnar Zank
  • Publication number: 20070019369
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for installing withdrawable units (11) into switchgears. Said withdrawable units (11) are installed on certain levels (12, 14, 16, 18) of switchgear cabinets (10), communicate via a fieldbus, and are unambiguously identified via a unit address while basic data required for operating the unit is contained in a memory of the withdrawable unit. Each switchgear cabinet (10) is provided with at least one Ethernet switch (20) with which at least the withdrawable units communicate. An application server (30) managing at least the TCP/IP address allocation as well as a database (40) in which at least the unit data of at least the withdrawable units (11) is at least stored and/or managed are also part of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: ABB Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Merkel, Gunnar Zank