Patents by Inventor Hans Björklund

Hans Björklund 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: 20100150175
    Abstract: A method for sending signals from an active computer in a high-voltage power transmission system including active protection computers and active and standby control computers in a hierarchical structure having at least two hierarchical levels. A high-voltage power transmission system and a control station for at least a part of such a transmission system. In the system all computers on the various hierarchical levels are connected to at least two separate computer communication networks. An active computer sends signals that are to be received by at least one other computer at the same or another hierarchical level simultaneously on the two separate computer communication networks to which it is connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Hans Björklund, Krister Nyberg
  • Patent number: 6411067
    Abstract: A device and a method for controlling the flow of electric power in a transmission line carrying alternating current, in which a first voltage source converter is connected to the transmission line at a first point and a second voltage source converter is connected to the transmission line at a second point. Further, the first and second voltage source converters have their direct current sides connected to a common capacitor unit. Also included is a by-pass switch connected to the transmission line between the first point and the second point in parallel with the first and second voltage source converters so that the first and second voltage source converters will operate as a back-to-back station when the by-pass switch is open and as two parallel static var compensators when the by-pass switch is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: ABB AB
    Inventor: Hans Björklund
  • Patent number: 6205039
    Abstract: A device in a valve on high voltage potential level and in a high voltage converter station comprises members arranged on high voltage level and adapted to detect parameters of a voltage divider circuit consisting of resistances (24, 25) and capacitors (27, 28) connected in series and across each thyristor of said valve. The capacitors are of self-healing type, in which from the point of time for occurring of a possible fault thereof the capacitance is gradually reduced, and said members are adapted to carry out measurements so as to determine whether the capacitance of the capacitors is changed over the time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: ABB AB
    Inventors: Urban Åström, Hans Björklund, Krister Nyberg, Roland Siljeström, Gunnar Asplund
  • Patent number: 6185116
    Abstract: A device for supervising the cooling of a cooling system of a valve of a high voltage converter station located on high voltage potential level comprises members (31) located on high voltage potential level and adapted to detect the temperature at cooling blocks (32) of the valve on high voltage potential level and send values so detected to first control units (3) for controlling semiconductor components (4) of the valve. The first control units have means (20) for treating said values detected and the first control units are adapted to send data resulting from said treatment to an arrangement (16) for supervising said valve located on low potential level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: ABB AB
    Inventors: Urban Åström, Krister Nyberg, Roland Siljeström, Gunnar Asplund, Hans Björklund