Abstract: A method and a control arrangement are disclosed to measure a total flow rate through a pump device before a pump pressure or rotational speed change; and to change at least one of: the pump pressure by a predetermined pressure step or the pump rotational speed by a predetermined rotational speed step. The arrangement can measure a total flow rate through the pump device after the pump pressure or rotational speed change; and determine a need for a further pump pressure or rotational speed change step based on total flow rate measurements carried out before and after the pump pressure change.

Abstract: An arrangement which includes two or more energy storage units for electrical energy connected in series, and two or more balancing resistor units. Each balancing resistor unit is connected in parallel with one of the energy storage units. The arrangement also includes means for determining a voltage over all of the series-connected energy storage units and means for determining the energy storage unit voltages between poles of the energy storage units. One or more of the balancing resistor units include a base resistor unit and a control resistor unit connected in series and a switching device connected in parallel with the control resistor units.

Abstract: A manual is disclosed for a frequency converter and a method, apparatus and a computer program product are disclosed for configuring a frequency converter. The manual can include a data storage storing operational configuration information of the frequency converter; wherein the configuration information is encoded to the data storage to be wirelessly readable from the data storage. The configuration information is obtained from the manual by wireless reading, and installed to the frequency converter by transmitting the obtained configuration information over a wireless connection.

Abstract: An electric switch is disclosed which includes a housing module housing a movable contact and a stationary contact having a contact portion to be contacted by the movable contact . The stationary contact can include a mounting portion, which mounting portion can be positioned closer to the centre of the housing module than the contact portion of the stationary contact.

Abstract: An actuator assembly is disclosed, which includes a power unit, an actuator powered by the power unit, the power unit being configured to provide a work motion of the actuator, a motion sensor, a timing unit for measuring an immobility time of the actuator, a safety unit for selectively placing the actuator assembly into an operational state and a safety state in which the work motion of the actuator can be prevented, the safety unit being configured to prevent the operational state of the actuator assembly in case the immobility time of the actuator exceeds a predetermined process safety time. The actuator assembly can include an activation unit configured to control the power unit to provide an activation motion of the actuator in case the immobility time exceeds a predetermined activation time.

Abstract: An electric switch includes a movable contact, a stationary contact to be contacted by the movable contact, one or more quenching plates, and a permanent magnet for directing an arc, which is formed when the contacts are separated from each other, to the quenching plate. The quenching plate has a base portion and side portions extending away from the base portion. The permanent magnet is arranged such that the arc is directed towards one of the side portions of the quenching plate.

Abstract: An arc quenching plate for an electric switch includes a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion for mounting the quenching plate to respective recesses of the switch. The first mounting portion and the second mounting portion have a different form when compared to each other.

Abstract: A user interface of frequency converter over a wireless connection is disclosed. The frequency converter can be connected to a mobile communications device over a short range wireless connection. The mobile communications device can be connected to a wide area network to a service center maintaining information associated with frequency converters. Operational information of the frequency converter can be relayed to the service center over the wide area network as a view of the frequency converter user interface. The frequency converter can be controlled by control commands from the mobile communications device, the control commands being determined based on selections received from the service center, in response to the view conveyed to the service center.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a ship's propulsion unit including a shell structure arranged below a hull of the ship and an electric motor for rotating a propeller. The propulsion unit can include a closed gas circulation cooling system containing gas and include a gas circulation device for circulating gas through channels in the electric motor, a closed liquid cooling system having an inner space containing liquid, and a gas-liquid-heat exchanger in fluid connection with the closed gas circulation cooling system and with the closed liquid cooling system for exchanging thermal energy between gas circulating in the closed gas circulation cooling system and liquid in the closed liquid cooling system.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a ship's propulsion unit which includes: a closed liquid cooling system having an inner space containing liquid. The inner space is partly limited by a cylindrical outer surface of a cylindrical section of a motor housing section of the propulsion unit for exchanging thermal energy between an electric motor arranged in the cylindrical section of the motor housing section and liquid in the inner space. The inner space of the closed liquid cooling system is partly limited by the shell structure of the propulsion unit so that liquid in the inner space is in direct contact with the shell structure of the propulsion unit for exchanging thermal energy between liquid in the inner space and water surrounding the propulsion unit via the shell structure of the propulsion unit.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for attaching a switch control shaft to a switch pipe shaft, where the control shaft is mounted partly in the switch pipe shaft and tightened to the switch pipe shaft by a screw. The arrangement comprises a tightening piece. The screw is arranged to act on the control shaft through the tightening piece so that when the screw is turned, the tightening piece is arranged to press the control shaft against the pipe shaft so that the control shaft tightens fast between the tightening piece and the pipe shaft.

Abstract: A method for controlling an electric drive, having an inverter, an electric motor and control means configured in a first operating state of the electric drive to control the electric drive to run in a constant operating point, determine and store a value of an output voltage of the inverter or a value of a flux reference of the inverter, and a value of a switching frequency of the inverter with which a determined input power of the electric drive is lowest. The controller is configured in a second operating state of the electric drive to control the electric drive to use the stored values to run in the operating point.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to a method and switching arrangement for an inverter. The inverter including a positive direct current pole, a negative direct current pole, and a neutral direct current pole. The arrangement having a first controllable switch connected between the neutral direct current pole of the inverter and a virtual neutral point of an alternating current network supplied by the inverter; and/or a second controllable switch connected between the neutral direct current pole of the inverter and an earth potential of an alternating current network supplied by the inverter.

Abstract: A system and a method for compensating harmonic components or a reactive power of an electrical network. The system comprises a measurement unit (1) configured to measure an electrical quantity to be compensated, a control unit (2) configured to determine harmonics contents or a reactive power need of the measured electrical quantity to be compensated as well as to determine, as relative values, desired values corresponding with the harmonics to be compensated or the reactive power to be compensated, one or more compensation units (5, 6) configured, responsive to the desired values provided by the control unit (2), to generate harmonic components or a reactive current according to the desired values given as relative values, and a communications connection (3) configured to communicate the desired values determined by the control unit (2) to the compensation units (5, 6).

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an apparatus including pipes having internal longitudinal walls dividing the pipes into channels, a first and a second connecting part for providing a flow path between the channels of the pipes, a first heat transfer element having a first base plate with a first surface for receiving a heat load from one or more electric components and for transferring the heat load to a fluid, and a second heat transfer element. In order to obtain an efficient apparatus at least one first pipe that is at a location of an electric component is at least partly embedded in the first base plate via a second surface of the first base plate, while the pipes which are not at the location of an electric component are not embedded in the first base plate.

Abstract: A method and arrangement for preventing slip in a wheeled vehicle having two or more driving wheels that are operated with electric motors. The motor of each driving wheel includes a torque limit applicable to limit torque of the motor. For each driving wheel, the method includes setting an angular acceleration limit for the wheel, detecting angular acceleration of the driving wheel continuously, comparing the detected angular acceleration with the angular acceleration limit continuously, if the detected angular acceleration is higher than the angular acceleration limit, reducing the torque limit from its current value until the angular acceleration of the wheel is below the angular acceleration limit, increasing the torque limit at a first rate to a value lower than the value from which it was reduced, and increasing the torque limit at a second rate to the maximum value, the second rate being lower than the first rate.

Abstract: The invention relates to an instrument cabinet comprising: a wall structure with vertical studs, a fan for cooling electric components to be installed in the instrument cabinet with an airflow produced by the fan, and a cooling element arranged in the airflow and having a flow channel for feeding cooling fluid through the cooling element for cooling the airflow that cools the electric components. To achieve a lower than before instrument cabinet that has fewer risks of leakage, the cooling element is arranged upright and at least partly in the space between the vertical studs.