Patents Assigned to ABB Oy
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Patent number: 9926059Abstract: A ship comprising a hull having a transom and a bottom, and an azimuthing propulsion unit arranged to the bottom of the ship hull, which azimuthing propulsion unit comprises a propeller. The azimuthing propulsion unit comprises an exposed operation mode in which the propeller sets, behind the transom of the hull and that the azimuthing propulsion unit is rotatable and comprises a protected position mode in which the azimuthing propulsion unit stays below the hull of the ship.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2017Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: ABB OyInventor: Kimmo Kokkila
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Patent number: 9899169Abstract: An exemplary movable contact for an electric switch having a first contact blade and a second contact blade. Each of the first contact blade and the second contact blade includes an assembly hole. The movable contact having an assembly pin wherein the assembly pin includes a separation portion having a diameter greater than the assembly holes of the first and second contact blades thereby keeping the first and second contact blades separated from each other. The assembly pin includes a contact blade portion on each side of the separation portion for insertion to the assembly holes of the contact blades.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2014Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: ABB OyInventors: Harri Mattlar, Mikko Välivainio
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Patent number: 9899896Abstract: A system for cooling a solar power plant is provided. The system has a foundation, a protective housing built on the foundation, and one or more heat sources inside the protective housing. An air inlet can provide a cooling air flow from outside the protective housing to inside the protective housing, and an air outlet can allow an air flow heated by the at least portion of the heat sources to exit the protective housing. An air duct system within the foundation can direct at least part of an incoming air flow to another part in the protective housing.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2014Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: ABB OyInventor: Jarkko Hyttinen
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Patent number: 9843185Abstract: A method of optimizing one or more starting parameters of a solar power generator system and a solar power generator system, wherein the solar power generator system includes a solar panel array and a converter for converting power obtained from the panel array. The method can include measuring an output voltage of the panel array, comparing the output voltage with a starting voltage (Vdc), starting the solar power generator system when the output voltage of the panel array exceeds the starting voltage (Vdc), measuring the obtained power from the solar panel array after a morning start, comparing the obtained power with a known limit value, and changing the one or more starting parameters on the basis of the comparison of power.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2013Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: ABB OyInventors: Jari Uusimäki, Jarkko Hyttinen, Janne Hellberg
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Patent number: 9783279Abstract: A propulsion unit is disclosed with a hollow strut having an upper portion with an upper end portion passing through a passage (P1) formed between a first outer bottom and a second inner bottom in a vessel. The upper end portion is rotatably supported with a slewing bearing and sealed with a slewing seal towards the vessel. A cooling arrangement includes a cooling air duct system, at least one fan and at least one cooling unit. The slewing seal can include an upper slewing seal and a lower slewing seal at a vertical distance (H1) from each other with a space formed between the slewing seals. The upper end portion has openings (O1) into the space between the slewing seals. A first cooling air duct is directed to this space, whereby cooling air (L1) can be circulated through the first cooling air duct (400) into the space and through the openings (O1) in the upper end portion to the interior of the strut, or return air (L2) can be circulated from the strut in an opposite direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: ABB OyInventors: Jussi Kiiskila, Ville Kortelainen, Mirva Nevalainen, Tero Tamminen
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Patent number: 9759219Abstract: A fan apparatus is disclosed having a first fan and a second fan, both of which are centrifugal fans. Impellers of the first fan and the second fan can be located adjacent one another and adapted to rotate in opposite directions. A first outlet opening (ot1) provided on a housing of the first fan can be located relative to a second outlet opening (ot2) provided on a housing of the second fan such that a flow pattern of the first fan overlaps at least partially with a flow pattern of the second fan when viewed from a direction of a rotation axis of an impeller of the first fan.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: ABB OyInventors: Jari-Petri Tiainen, Niko Björkman, Johannes Pylvänen
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Patent number: 9728959Abstract: A method for operating an inverter, and an inverter for coupling with a photovoltaic array having at least one photovoltaic panel are disclosed. The inverter can be configured: to connect output poles of the photovoltaic array in short circuit with each other; to measure a current supplied by the photovoltaic array through the output poles after they have been connected in short circuit with each other; and to start a DC-to-AC conversion of power supplied by the photovoltaic array if the measured current exceeds a predetermined threshold.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2013Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: ABB OyInventor: Jesse Kokkonen
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Patent number: 9697958Abstract: A movable contact of a rotary switch, including a pair of contact blades for making an electrical contact to a stationary contact receivable between the contact blades. The movable contact includes a traction member for providing a traction force between the contact blades, wherein the traction member is a unitary piece including two frame portions for framing the pair of contact blades, the traction member including a spring portion for pressing one of the contact blades against the other contact blade, wherein the spring portion is arranged between the two frame portions arranged at a distance from each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: ABB OyInventors: Oskari Uitto, Aki Suutarinen
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Patent number: 9691558Abstract: An exemplary electric switch mounting arrangement includes a housing and a stationary contact to be mounted to an aperture in a wall of the housing. The arrangement having a compensation component within the interior area of the aperture for allowing stationary contacts of two different sizes to be mounted to the aperture, which compensation component includes one or more projections formed on the housing or the stationary contact and/or one or more recesses formed on the housing or stationary contact for receiving the one or more projections.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2014Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: ABB OYInventors: Harri Mattlar, Mikko Välivainio
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Patent number: 9679727Abstract: A switch assembly (1) for switching electric circuits comprises a contributory switch (3), a main switch (2), and a flexible element (4). The contributory switch (3) and the main switch (2) are connected electrically in series, the contributory switch (3) and the main switch (4) each comprise at least one movable contact and the flexible element is connected to one movable contact of the contributory switch, a first contact (5a), and one movable contact of the main switch, a second contact (6a).Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2012Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: ABB OYInventors: Marko Takala, Jari Elomaa, Matti Kähkipuro, Veikko Puumala, Lauri Kettunen, Tommi Forsberg, Pertti Arjanne, Mikko Helminen, Mikko Vehkaperä
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Patent number: 9663210Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a ship's propulsion unit such as a ship's azimuthing propulsion unit. The propulsion unit can include at least one supporting metal sheet arranged between an support section of a shell structure of the propulsion unit and an cylindrical outer surface of a cylindrical section of a motor housing section of the shell structure for providing additional support for the motor housing section of the shell structure at the shell structure of the support section.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: ABB OYInventor: Petri Säkkinen
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Patent number: 9660452Abstract: An exemplary method for controlling transfer of electrical power in island mode in an arrangement having a converter and a load connected to the converter through a filter. The method including determining voltage reference components for one or more frequency components of an output voltage of the converter. An effect of a load current is compensated for by forming one or more voltage feedforward terms based on the load current and using the feedforward terms to adjust the voltage reference components. Control reference components for one or more of the frequency components are formed based on the voltage reference components, and a control reference is formed based on the control reference components. The output voltage of the converter is controlled based on the control reference.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2012Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: ABB OyInventor: Mikko Routimo
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Patent number: 9645188Abstract: An arrangement for monitoring a condition of a direct current voltage circuit including first and second supply poles for forming an operating voltage. A first fuse is connected to the first supply pole, and has a supply pole and an output pole. A second fuse is connected to the second supply pole, and has a supply pole and an output pole. The arrangement can form one or several reference voltages (UREFa,UREFb,UREFc), can form a first measurement voltage (U1a,U1b,U1c,U1d) between the output pole of the first fuse and the supply pole of the second fuse, and can form a second measurement voltage (U1a,U1b,U1c,U1d) between the output pole of the second fuse and the supply pole of the first or the second fuse. One or several reference voltages and measurement voltages can be compared to estimate a condition of the first and second fuse, and a comparison result can be indicated.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2013Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: ABB OyInventors: Marko Takala, Matti Rajala, Marko Pylkäs
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Patent number: D791085Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: ABB OyInventors: Janne Rosenberg, Oskari Uitto, YiEr Wu, JianCheng Ren
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Patent number: D791715Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2016Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: ABB OyInventors: Juha-Matti Rajala, Juha Soldan, Oskari Uitto
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Patent number: D791717Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: ABB OyInventors: Kai Uusitalo, Mikko Valivainio, Oskari Uitto
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Patent number: D792348Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: ABB OyInventors: Juha-Matti Rajala, Juha Soldan, Oskari Uitto
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Patent number: D792350Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: ABB OyInventors: Juha-Matti Rajala, Juha Soldan, Oskari Uitto
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Patent number: D792848Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2014Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: ABB OyInventors: Seppo Poikolainen, Mikko Nupponen
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Patent number: D813172Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2015Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: ABB OyInventors: Mikko Valivainio, Kai Uusitalo, Oskari Uitto