Patents by Inventor Jochen Mast

Jochen Mast 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: 20230016346
    Abstract: A battery system includes a battery receiving device and a plurality of battery units. Each battery unit can be coupled bidirectionally and inductively to one another and/or to the receiving device for charging/discharging. The receiving device can be connected to an external electrical energy source and/or sink. Each battery unit includes a coil unit. The receiving device has a storage seat for each battery unit removable with a magnetically complementary connectable coil unit for inserting/removing a battery unit without tools. The coil unit has a single coil which is substantially shaped as an elliptical, elongated flat coil, arranged in a half-shell housing and embedded in a ferrite core half-shell of ferrite elements, with a coil unit ratio of thickness to length/width of at least 1:5. The coil unit of the battery unit and receiving device are formed mechanically separable with a maximum distance between the coil units of 110 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Haring, Jochen Mast, Jean Schutz
  • Publication number: 20210091436
    Abstract: A battery system includes a battery accommodating device and one or more battery units. The battery units can be inductively coupled to one another and/or to the battery accommodating device for charging and discharging. The battery accommodating device can be connected to an external electrical energy source and/or energy sink. The battery unit includes a coil unit and the battery accommodating device includes for each battery unit that can be accommodated in a storage seat with a coil unit, which can be coupled in a magnetically complementary manner, for toolless insertion and removal of a battery unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Haring, Jochen Mast, Jean Schutz, Christian Wilmes
  • Patent number: 10343534
    Abstract: An arrangement for inductively transmitting energy for charging an energy storage device of a rail vehicle. A first induction element transfers energy to a second induction element. An inverter with an adjustable AC voltage frequency provides an AC voltage to the first induction element. A controller controls the AC voltage frequency of the inverter. A measuring device ascertains a power output value during the wireless energy transmission and transmits the value to the controller and the controller adjusts AC voltage frequency of the inverter downward from an upper threshold until a pre-specified power output value is set while energy is being transmitted. The first induction element is paired with a track for rail traffic. The system and a method are also described for inductively transmitting energy for charging an energy storage device of a rail vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Mobility GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Fischperer, Jens Helfrich, Jochen Mast, Michael Meinert, Jean Schutz
  • Publication number: 20170182895
    Abstract: An arrangement for inductively transmitting energy for charging an energy storage device of a rail vehicle. A first induction element transfers energy to a second induction element. An inverter with an adjustable AC voltage frequency provides an AC voltage to the first induction element. A controller controls the AC voltage frequency of the inverter. A measuring device ascertains a power output value during the wireless energy transmission and transmits the value to the controller and the controller adjusts AC voltage frequency of the inverter downward from an upper threshold until a pre-specified power output value is set while energy is being transmitted. The first induction element is paired with a track for rail traffic. The system and a method are also described for inductively transmitting energy for charging an energy storage device of a rail vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: ROLF FISCHPERER, JENS HELFRICH, JOCHEN MAST, MICHAEL MEINERT, JEAN SCHUTZ
  • Patent number: 8085031
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for supplying power to measuring sensors and transmitting a synchronous clock signal thereto, in particular, for a low-voltage switchgear, with a power supply unit (10) whose output signals are transmitted to the measuring sensors via transformers providing the isolation. A quartz-controlled oscillation circuit arrangement (quartz-controlled clock generator) is provided whose output signals are supplied to the power supply unit (10) so that the clock frequency of the power supply unit output signals is the same for the primary sides of the transformers (11, 12, 13), the frequency lying within the operating range of the transformers (11, 12, 13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: ABB Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Mast, Stefan Weiers, Klaus-Georg Müller
  • Patent number: 7911307
    Abstract: The invention relates to a variable transformer comprising at least one primary winding and at least one secondary winding which can be rotated in relation thereto. The primary winding and the secondary winding are subdivided into at least two winding sections. The winding sections interlock in a comb-like manner and the flow of current of directly opposite winding sections is directed in the respective opposite direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd
    Inventors: Jochen Mast, Jean Schutz, Jens Helfrich, Guntram Scheible, Colin Luthardt
  • Publication number: 20090058394
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for supplying power to measuring sensors and transmitting a synchronous clock signal thereto, in particular, for a low-voltage switchgear, with a power supply unit (10) whose output signals are transmitted to the measuring sensors via transformers providing the isolation. A quartz-controlled oscillation circuit arrangement (quartz-controlled clock generator) is provided whose output signals are supplied to the power supply unit (10) so that the clock frequency of the power supply unit output signals is the same for the primary sides of the transformers (11, 12, 13), the frequency lying within the operating range of the transformers (11, 12, 13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2006
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: ABB Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Mast, Stefan Weiers, Klaus-Georg Muller
  • Publication number: 20070040642
    Abstract: The invention relates to a variable transformer comprising at least one primary winding and at least one secondary winding which can be rotated in relation thereto. The primary winding and the secondary winding are subdivided into at least two winding sections. The winding sections interlock in a comb-like manner and the flow of current of directly opposite winding sections is directed in the respective opposite direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Applicant: ABB RESEARCH LTD.
    Inventors: Jochen Mast, Jean Schultz, Jens Helfrich, Guntram Scheible, Colin Luthardt
  • Patent number: 7009853
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the invention relate to a switched-mode power supply arrangement containing two or more switched-mode power supply transformers (T1 to TN), the primary windings (P1 to PN) of the switched-mode power supply transformers (T1 to TN) being connected electrically in series, an output voltage regulator (AR1 to AR2) being connected to each of the secondary windings (S1 to SN) of the switched-mode power supply transformers (T1 to TN), and the series circuit comprising the primary windings (P1 to PN) being connected to the output of an AC source (WQ). The switched-mode power supply transformers (T1 to TN) can include a ferrite toroidal core (RK1 to RKN), which bears the respective secondary winding (S1 to SN), the series circuit comprising the primary windings (P1 to PN) being in the form of a high voltage-isolated conductor loop (SL) passing through all of the ferrite toroidal cores (RK1 to RKN).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: ABB Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Nagel, Jochen Mast
  • Publication number: 20050122746
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the invention relate to a switched-mode power supply arrangement containing two or more switched-mode power supply transformers (T1 to TN), the primary windings (P1 to PN) of the switched-mode power supply transformers (T1 to TN) being connected electrically in series, an output voltage regulator (AR1 to AR2) being connected to each of the secondary windings (S1 to SN) of the switched-mode power supply transformers (T1 to TN), and the series circuit comprising the primary windings (P1 to PN) being connected to the output of an AC source (WQ). The switched-mode power supply transformers (T1 to TN) can include a ferrite toroidal core (RK1 to RKN), which bears the respective secondary winding (S1 to SN), the series circuit comprising the primary windings (P1 to PN) being in the form of a high voltage-isolated conductor loop (SL) passing through all of the ferrite toroidal cores (RK1 to RKN).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Applicant: ABB PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Nagel, Jochen Mast