Patents Assigned to ABB SCHWEIZ
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Patent number: 10554332Abstract: Automated power conversion device operation and status data is received in a local terminal device. The operation and status data is forwarded from the local device to a remote device via a communications network. The remote device receives the operation and status data, and compares the received automated power conversion device operation and status data with automated power conversion device history data stored in a memory. Based on the comparing, the remote device generates a service recommendation for the automated power conversion device, Based on the generating, the remote device transmits the service recommendation to the local device via the communications network. The service recommendation is received in the local device. The local device displays the received service recommendation in to the user of the local device.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Kalle Suomela, Ville Särkimäki, Olli Alkkiomäki, Teemu Tanila
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Patent number: 10553378Abstract: An electric switching device filled with a dielectric insulating medium includes first and second arcing contact, first exhaust volume downstream of first arcing contact and second exhaust volume downstream of second arcing contact. The exhaust volumes includes several first openings in their walls, through which the insulating medium exits into third volume. The third volume is arranged around the first or second exhaust volume and is radially delimited by the wall of the exhaust volumes and by an exterior wall having second openings through which the insulating medium exits the third volume. One baffle device is provided inside third volume such that vortex flow of the insulating medium is generated when it passes the baffle device on its way towards the second openings. Turbulent flow conditions are chosen such that gravitational force allows to trap or contributes to trap particles in the baffle device.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2018Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Francesco Pisu, Mahesh Dhotre, Xiangyang Ye, Johan Karl Filip Costyson, Reto Karrer
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Patent number: 10554142Abstract: A method of decoupled modulation of a direct AC/AC MMC between a first AC network L having a first waveform and a second AC network R having a second waveform includes performing first and second modulations based on respective reference signals of the first and second AC networks to generate, for each phase leg, first and second integer command signals corresponding to first and second combinations of cell states in the branches of the phase leg needed for generating the first and second waveforms. The method also includes, based on the first and second integer command signals, mapping to each branch a number of cell states to be used for concurrently generating both the first and second waveforms.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2016Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AGInventors: Michail Vasiladiotis, Tobias Geyer, Alexandre Christe
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Patent number: 10546795Abstract: The present application relates to a power semiconductor device, including a substrate having a first side and a second side, the first side and the second side being located opposite to each other, wherein the first side includes a cathode and the second side includes an anode, wherein a junction termination of a p/n-junction is provided at at least one surface of the substrate, preferably at at least one of the first side and the second side, the junction termination is coated by a passivating coating, the passivating coating including at least one material selected from the group consisting of an inorganic-organic composite material, parylene, and a phenol resin comprising polymeric particles.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2018Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Lise Donzel, Juergen Schuderer, Jagoda Dobrzynska, Jan Vobecky
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Patent number: 10546704Abstract: A medium voltage pole assembly which includes a supporting frame, a pole insulator having a first and a second electrical terminal protruding therefrom, and a pole body housed within the pole insulator and having a first and a second electrical contact couplable and uncouplable with each other and respectively electrically connected to the first and second electrical terminal. The supporting frame includes first coupling means including a first coupling surface and the pole insulator includes second coupling means including one or more flaps slidingly couplable to the first coupling surface and mechanically fixing the pole insulator to the supporting frame.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Andrea Delpozzo, Emanuele Morelli, Osvaldo Prestini
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Patent number: 10547220Abstract: The electric machine comprises a rotor, a stator and a support structure. The stator comprises a stator core and a stator frame. The stator frame has axial (X-X) ends and longitudinal sides. The rotor is supported with bearings on the support structure. An end support structure of cast iron is provided at each end of the stator frame. The end support structure is formed of a longitudinal middle portion and two upwards directed end portions. The end support structure extends in a traverse direction between outer edges of the axial (X-X) end of the stator frame. The end support structure is attached with compression joints to the support structure and to the axial (X-X) end of the stator frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2016Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Joonas Helander, Moritz Grün, Ilkka Vainio
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Patent number: 10541100Abstract: A system for electrically operating a circuit breaker remotely and during period of a power outage is provided. The system has a power source, power cable, control unit, control device, and a circuit breaker port for connecting the power source and control unit to the circuit breaker, for actuation of the circuit breaker operating mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Bill Milholland, Shawn Shockey, Nolan Mikell, Tim Fricano
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Patent number: 10540072Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for optimizing a graphical user interface in support of a business process are provided. User activity in a first version of the graphical user interface is logged and compared against a first GUI definition to generate variance data. The variance data is compared to a user proficiency rating generated from personnel and/or reputational data for the user(s) to determine whether and the manner in which to implement the variance data in a second version of the GUI.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2014Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventor: Aaron Merkin
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Patent number: 10541077Abstract: A hybrid transformer core includes a first yoke of amorphous steel and a second yoke of amorphous steel. The hybrid transformer core further includes at least two limbs of grain-oriented steel extending between the first yoke and the second yoke. The first end of each one of the at least two limbs is coupled to a first surface of the first yoke in a first connection plane and wherein a second end of each one of the at least two limbs is coupled to a second surface of the second yoke in a second connection plane. The first surface in all directions along the first connection plane extends beyond the first end of each one of the at least two limbs. The second surface in all directions along the second connection plane extends beyond the second end of each one of the at least two limbs.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2013Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventor: Thomas Fogelberg
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Patent number: 10541574Abstract: A rotor for an electric machine, wherein the rotor comprises a plurality of stack elements and each of the stack elements includes material of first magnetic conductance. Each of the stack elements includes a plurality of sectorial sections distributed round a rotational axis of the rotor. Each of the sectorial sections includes one or more flux barriers. At least one of the one or more flux barriers has a difference associated with filing of an electrically conductive material of third magnetic conductance in different sectorial halves of a common sectorial section, the first magnetic conductance being larger than the third magnetic conductance.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2016Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Jere Kolehmainen, Tero Känsäkangas
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Publication number: 20200018783Abstract: A method of determining the capacitance and loss-factor of each of a plurality of capacitive components of an electrical power device, wherein the method includes: a) obtaining for each capacitive component a respective capacitance value and loss-factor value, and b) processing the capacitance values and the loss-factor values, wherein the processing involves removing a common influence of temperature on the capacitance values from the capacitance values and removing a common influence of temperature on the loss-factor values from the loss-factor values to obtain for each capacitive component a temperature-compensated capacitance value and a temperature-compensated loss-factor value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2018Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicant: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Nilanga ABEYWICKRAMA, Tord BENGTSSON, Jonas HEDBERG
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Publication number: 20200021154Abstract: A rotor assembly includes a rotor member and a plurality of permanent magnets. The rotor member has a hub with a central axis and a plurality of spokes extending radially outward relative to the hub. Each spoke has a radially inward end and a radially outward end. Each spoke also has a body section, a mounting section, and a flux barrier section. The body section extends from the radially outward end towards the radially inward end. The mounting section is interconnected to the hub. The flux barrier section is disposed between the body section and the mounting section and has at least one flux restriction web extending between the body section and the mounting section. The flux restriction web magnetically isolates the body section from the mounting section. A permanent magnet is disposed within each magnet-receiving slot between pairs of adjacent spokes. A motor with the rotor assembly is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2018Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicant: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Ghanshyam Shrestha, Colin Tschida, William E. Martin, Paul Humphries
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Publication number: 20200018558Abstract: A mechanical drive system includes a mechanical drive component, an enclosure, and a centrifugal fan. The mechanical drive component has a housing and a rotatable shaft supported within the housing. The enclosure is disposed on the housing and a wall of the housing has an output opening therein through which the rotatable shaft of the mechanical drive component extends and another of wall has an intake opening therein. Surfaces of the housing and the walls of the enclosure define an air passage channel extending from the intake opening to the output opening. The centrifugal fan is aligned and in fluid communication with the output opening of the enclosure. The impeller is operatively connected to the rotatable shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2018Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicant: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Gregory Cole, Qimin Dong, Stefan Rakuff, Joe J. Liou
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Patent number: 10535480Abstract: A gas-insulated circuit breaker is disclosed that includes a housing defining a gas volume for a dielectric gas; a nominal contact system and an interruption contact system with a pin and a tulip that they are electrically connectable to and disconnectable from one another along an axis. The circuit breaker includes a guiding assembly including a guide sleeve and a guiding member that is coupled to the pin; and a gas damping assembly configured to damp a breaking movement of the pin by compressing the dielectric gas in an absorber volume. A movable absorption element and the absorber volume are arranged radially inward of the guide sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventor: Guenter Steding
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Patent number: 10531930Abstract: A robot system comprises a base (2), a robot arm (1) connected to the base, a camera (10), at least one objective lens in the camera (10) being movable with the robot arm (1), and a screen (16). A control unit (15) is configured to detect a change in the distance between an object (21) detected by the camera (10) and the objective lens, and to vary the zoom factor of a zoom function of the camera (10) according to the change in distance.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2014Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Bernd Gombert, Leopold Bock-Krausen
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Patent number: 10534361Abstract: Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for generating a health profile of an industrial asset based upon data pertaining to such an industrial asset. The health profile describes an expected condition of the industrial asset during a prediction period, a predicted cause of the expected condition, and/or a predicted impact of the expected condition. In some embodiments, the health profile is generated using a model that is configured to be periodically and/or intermittently updated. Further, in some embodiments, a diagnostic profile may be generated describing diagnostic actions that may be taken to improve predictions included within a health profile and/or to improve a confidence in one or more of those predictions.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2013Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Karen J. Smiley, Steven Thomas Zyglowicz, Shakeel M. Mahate, Chihhung Hou
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Patent number: 10534391Abstract: A method for automatically associating a module to a corresponding inverter of a plurality of inverters which are adapted to generate measurements related to their operation, comprising: installing the module for generating measurements related to the operation of a corresponding inverter of the plurality of inverters; comparing, by processing means, the measurements generated by the module to the measurements generated by the plurality of inverters; and basing on the comparison, determining by the processing means which of the plurality of inverters is the corresponding inverter of the module.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2016Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Davide Tazzari, Filippo Vernia
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Patent number: 10535932Abstract: An electrical contactor a casing formed of an electrically insulating material and at least one connection terminal mounted in the casing configured to establish and maintain a contact between an electrical conductor inserted in the connection terminal and an electrical link bar mounted in the casing to ensure an electrical connection between the electrical link bar and the electrical conductor. The connection terminal having a contact spring configured so that the contact between the electrical conductor and the electrical link bar results from a force insertion of the electrical conductor in opposition to the action of the contact spring and is automatically maintained by the contact spring after insertion of the electrical conductor. The casing has a peripheral wall and a cover configured to be assembled together along a mounting direction substantially parallel to the direction in which the electrical conductor is inserted in the connection terminal.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AGInventors: Philippe France, Romain Villard, Moine Geoffrey
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Patent number: 10533928Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for predicting remaining useful lifetime of a bearing of an electric podded azimuth thruster. A method is performed by a controller. The method includes obtaining operational conditions of the bearing. The method includes predicting the remaining useful lifetime of the bearing using the operational conditions. The lifetime of the bearing is divided in three separate phases. The remaining useful lifetime of the bearing is predicted differently in the three separate phases.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Kari Saarinen, Shiva Sander-Tavallaey
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Patent number: D873780Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2018Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Wenzhou Yan, Jingwei Liu, Chunping Zhang