Patents by Inventor Markku LAUNONEN

Markku LAUNONEN 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: 11587756
    Abstract: An electrical assembly comprising a housing forming a liquid tank inside thereof, dielectric liquid in the liquid tank, at least one fuse, and a blown fuse indication system. Each of the fuses is immersed in the dielectric liquid, and is provided with a striker pin. The blown fuse indication system is adapted to indicate a blowout of any one of the fuses by an indication signal. The blown fuse indication system comprises a first indication member and a second indication member. The first indication member is movable by the striker pins. The second indication member is immovably connected to the housing, and adapted to generate the indication signal as a response to relative movement between the first indication member and the second indication member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventors: Juhani Ala-Toppari, Mika Norolampi, Markku Launonen, Janne Rissanen
  • Publication number: 20220270841
    Abstract: An electrical assembly comprising a housing forming a liquid tank inside thereof, dielectric liquid in the liquid tank, at least one fuse. and a blown fuse indication system. Each of the fuses is immersed in the dielectric liquid, and is provided with a striker pin. The blown fuse indication system is adapted to indicate a blowout of any one of the fuses by an indication signal. The blown fuse indication system comprises a first indication member and a second indication member. The first indication member is movable by the striker pins. The second indication member is immovably connected to the housing. and adapted to generate the indication signal as a response to relative movement between the first indication member and the second indication member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Hitachi Energy Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Juhani ALA-TOPPARI, Mika NOROLAMPI, Markku LAUNONEN, Janne RISSANEN
  • Publication number: 20220005661
    Abstract: The subsea fuse assembly includes an enclosure filled with a dielectric fluid and provided with an equalization opening, which is sealed with a flexible element. A first electric conductor extends into the enclosure through a first lead-through positioned in a wall of the enclosure. A second electric conductor is attached to an inner surface of a wall of the enclosure. A fuse is connected between the first electric conductor and the second electric conductor within the enclosure. A third electric conductor extends outside the enclosure and is attached to an outer surface of a wall of the enclosure. An electrically conductive path is thus provided between the second electric conductor and the third electric conductor through the electrically conductive enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: ABB Power Grids Switzerland AG
    Inventor: Markku LAUNONEN
  • Patent number: 11212931
    Abstract: A subsea installation. The subsea installation comprises a tank containing an insulation fluid or other fluid, a heat generating electric apparatus positioned at least partly within the tanks, and a pressure compensator being in fluid communication with the tank and being configured to compensate volume variations of the insulation fluid or the other fluid by performing an expansive and a contracting movement. The subsea installation comprises further means for heating the insulation fluid or the other fluid, said means for heating being configured to provide heating to the insulation fluid or the other fluid with the heat generating electric apparatus is in a non-operating state in order to reduce the volume variations of the insulation fluid or the other fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventor: Markku Launonen
  • Patent number: 11069156
    Abstract: A method for estimating the remaining useful life of a pressure compensator of a subsea arrangement, the method including determining displacement data related to displacements of the pressure compensator during a time period; and estimating the remaining useful life of the pressure compensator in relation to a failure mode of the pressure compensator based on the determined displacement data of the pressure compensator. A system including a subsea arrangement and a control system, a computer program product, and a computer program, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Arne Trandal, Markku Launonen, Helge Kolstad
  • Publication number: 20200364948
    Abstract: A method for estimating the remaining useful life of a pressure compensator of a subsea arrangement, the method including determining displacement data related to displacements of the pressure compensator during a time period; and estimating the remaining useful life of the pressure compensator in relation to a failure mode of the pressure compensator based on the determined displacement data of the pressure compensator. A system including a subsea arrangement and a control system, a computer program product, and a computer program, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Arne Trandal, Markku Launonen, Helge Kolstad
  • Patent number: 10677273
    Abstract: A subsea arrangement including a main enclosure having a main enclosure volume; at least one main pressure compensator having a variable compensation volume in fluid communication with the main enclosure volume and configured to compensate volume variations of an internal fluid in the main enclosure volume; and at least one pressure sensor arranged to measure a pressure of the internal fluid. A method for detecting a malfunction of a subsea arrangement including a main enclosure having a main enclosure volume and at least one main pressure compensator is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Arne Trandal, Markku Launonen
  • Publication number: 20190320545
    Abstract: A subsea installation. The subsea installation comprises a tank containing an insulation fluid or other fluid, a heat generating electric apparatus positioned at least partly within the tanks, and a pressure compensator being in fluid communication with the tank and being configured to compensate volume variations of the insulation fluid or the other fluid by performing an expansive and a contracting movement. The subsea installation comprises further means for heating the insulation fluid or the other fluid, said means for heating being configured to provide heating to the insulation fluid or the other fluid with the heat generating electric apparatus is in a non-operating state in order to reduce the volume variations of the insulation fluid or the other fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: Markku Launonen
  • Publication number: 20180313372
    Abstract: A subsea arrangement including a main enclosure having a main enclosure volume; at least one main pressure compensator having a variable compensation volume in fluid communication with the main enclosure volume and configured to compensate volume variations of an internal fluid in the main enclosure volume; and at least one pressure sensor arranged to measure a pressure of the internal fluid. A method for detecting a malfunction of a subsea arrangement including a main enclosure having a main enclosure volume and at least one main pressure compensator is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Arne Trandal, Markku Launonen
  • Patent number: 10041507
    Abstract: A subsea pressure compensation arrangement is disclosed as having a vessel filled with insulating fluid, and a pressure compensator for compensating pressure variations of the insulating fluid. The arrangement can include a fluid connection pipe for fluid communication between the vessel and the pressure compensator, wherein the fluid connection pipe is connected to a bottom wall of the pressure compensator. A pipe opening arranged at an end of the fluid connection pipe extends above a level of the bottom wall of the pressure compensator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Markku Launonen, Erkki Hiironniemi, Esa Virtanen
  • Publication number: 20150260203
    Abstract: A subsea pressure compensation arrangement is disclosed as having a vessel filled with insulating fluid, and a pressure compensator for compensating pressure variations of the insulating fluid. The arrangement can include a fluid connection pipe for fluid communication between the vessel and the pressure compensator, wherein the fluid connection pipe is connected to a bottom wall of the pressure compensator. A pipe opening arranged at an end of the fluid connection pipe extends above a level of the bottom wall of the pressure compensator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Markku LAUNONEN, Erkki HIIRONNIEMI, Esa VIRTANEN