Patents Assigned to ABB
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Patent number: 12113393Abstract: A self-powered IED for a pole-mounted auto-recloser connected to an electric line includes a main control module and a lockout indication module. The main control module determines a fault in the electric line and trips the auto-recloser. During a permanent fault in the electric line, the auto-recloser is remained open, and the main control module activates a lockout state by generating a lockout set signal. The lockout indication module comprises a light source and super-capacitors. The super-capacitors provide stored charges to the light source when the lockout state is activated to provide notification throughout the lockout state.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2022Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Nishith Patel, Pravin Vadhiyar, Lohith V
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Patent number: 12111667Abstract: Transporters and methods for transporting an object. The transporter includes a carrier comprising a plurality of coupling members; a support assembly adapted to support the carrier; and a plurality of automatic guided vehicles configured to obtain kinematic information from a leading automatic guided vehicle of the plurality of automatic guided vehicles. Each of the plurality of automatic guided vehicles includes a carrier connecting member coupled to the respective coupling member of the carrier to enable the carrier to move with the plurality of automatic guided vehicles; and a patrol assembly adapted to enable the respective automatic guided vehicle to move along the predetermined path.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2020Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AGInventors: Funing Hu, Fabrice Legeleux
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Patent number: 12110172Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus and a method for operating a pair of twistlocks and an associated robot. The apparatus comprises a first component adapted to clamp a first twistlock to allow the clamped first twistlock to be removed from a container; and a second component arranged adjacent to the first component and adapted to clamp a second twistlock to allow the clamped second twistlock to be removed from a container; or receive the first twistlock released from the first component to allow the first component to clamp the second twistlock. With the first and second components, the pair of twistlocks, especially mid-type twistlocks, can be operated more quickly with less operation steps. In this way, the operation efficiency for operating the mid-type twistlocks can be significantly improved with lower costs.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2020Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AGInventors: Ye Tian, Jiafan Zhang
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Patent number: 12113379Abstract: An apparatus for performing the following: the apparatus maintains, in a database, one or more trained machine learning algorithms for predicting an optimal charging strategy for a time interval based on one or more values of a set of prediction parameters relating to a point of common coupling and one or more electrical load devices and on a state of charge level of the battery energy storage system. The apparatus obtains one or more recent values of the set of prediction parameters relating to one or more previous time intervals and predicts, using the one or more trained machine learning algorithm, an optimal charging strategy for a next time interval based on the one or more recent values and a current state of charge level of the battery energy storage system. Finally, the apparatus operates the battery energy storage system using the predicted optimal charging strategy.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Carlos Nieto, Kacper Sowa, Piotr Oramus, Hemangi Borole, Tomasz Kuczek
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Patent number: 12113396Abstract: In one aspect, a fuel cell power system is provided. The fuel cell power system includes a ring bus, a plurality of bidirectional uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), a plurality of direct current (DC) fuel cell modules, and a plurality of bidirectional direct current to alternating current (DC-AC) power converters. Each of the plurality of UPSs is electrically coupled to at least one battery, an AC utility feed, a load, and via a choke, the ring bus. Each of the plurality of DC fuel cell modules includes one or more fuel cells coupled to a hydrogen storage. Each of the plurality of bidirectional DC-AC power converters is electrically coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of DC fuel cell modules and a corresponding one of the plurality of bidirectional UPSs at the AC utility feed.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2023Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Li Qi, Harish Suryanarayana, Silvio Colombi, Taosha Jiang, Yuzhi Zhang, Harry Bye Handlin
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Patent number: 12111119Abstract: A heat exchanger including a corrugated heat transfer sheet having a first surface and a second surface on opposite sides thereof, a first flow channel for a first fluid flow in a first flow direction parallel to a longitudinal direction, and a second flow channel for a second fluid flow in a second flow direction parallel to the longitudinal direction, the second flow direction being opposite to the first flow direction. The heat exchanger includes a channel dividing system which provides the first flow channel and the second flow channel on opposite sides of the corrugated heat transfer sheet such that the first fluid flow is adapted to be in contact with the first surface, and the second fluid flow is adapted to be in contact with the second surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2022Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventor: Vesa Palojoki
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Publication number: 20240326625Abstract: The present disclosure provides a forced symmetry IMD and a method to control the forced symmetry IMD. The system comprises an electric system power source configured to deliver electrical power to a bus, the bus including a first bus bar and a second bus bar; a common node connected across the first bus bar and the second bus bar, the common node having a common voltage; and a forced symmetry insulation monitoring device (IMD) disposed along an IMD node connected to at least one of the first bus bar and the second bus bar, the forced symmetry IMD comprising a connection to ground and one or more IMD power sources, wherein the one or more IMD power sources of the forced symmetry IMD is configured to control the common voltage on the common node based on a currently detected common voltage and a reference voltage signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2022Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: ABB E-mobility B.V.Inventor: Stefan J. Raaijmakers
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Publication number: 20240329093Abstract: A current sensing device includes sensor modules, each having a substrate segment and one or more coil elements and a holder structure; wherein the substrate segment comprises a plurality of retaining holes extending at least partially through the substrate segment from a first surface; each coil element comprises at least two locating pins; the one or more coil elements are mounted to the first surface of the substrate segment of that sensor module such that the two locating pins of the at least two locating pins of each coil element are located in two retaining holes of the plurality of retaining holes of the substrate segment; and wherein the plurality of sensor modules are mounted to the holder structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Adrian Hozoi, Jaromir Podzemny
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Publication number: 20240329091Abstract: A current sensing device includes a substrate and one or more coil elements. The substrate comprises a plurality of holes extending at least partially through the substrate from a first surface of the substrate. The coil element comprises two locating pins. A first locating pin engages a locating cavity of a first flange and locates in a first hole. A second locating pin engages another locating cavity of a second flange and locates in a second hole. The end of the first locating pin bends to form an obtuse angle. The end of the second locating pin also bends to form an obtuse angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Adrian Hozoi, Jaromir Podzemny
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Publication number: 20240328087Abstract: A system, method, and/or apparatus is provided for establishing targets or setpoints of speed parameters for the operation of a papermaking machine that is based on the square point of the paper sheet being produced. The square point of the paper sheet is determined in response to one or more speed parameters and associated one or more fiber distribution parameters for the paper sheet that are measured a plurality of times during the papermaking process and analyzed to determine the square point based on the measurements.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2021Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Shih-Chin Chen, Mike Butynski, ChangYuan Liu, Donald Stanley, III, John Schroeder
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Publication number: 20240331957Abstract: A switch pole for a low voltage switching device comprising an insulating casing defining an internal space with a contact region and an arc extinguishing region of the switch pole; a fixed contact assembly and a movable contact assembly positioned in the contact region and including, respectively, one or more fixed contacts and one or more movable contacts, which can be mutually coupled or uncoupled; a baffle arrangement including one or more sheets of insulating material arranged on the movable contact assembly in such a way to move together the movable contact assembly and be interposed between the support body and the front wall of the insulating casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: ABB S.p.A.Inventors: Saugata Das, Hemant Anjaria, Giulio Tribulato, Michele Ceroni
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Publication number: 20240329092Abstract: A current sensing device comprises N coil elements, arranged in annular or polygonal configuration. Coil at =1 is adjacent coil at i=N, and coil at i=x is adjacent to coils at i=x?1 and i=x+1. Each coil comprises a plurality of wire winding layers comprising innermost and outermost wire winding layers that are electrically connected to each other. The outermost layer of coil at i=1 is connected to a terminal via an electrical link. The outermost layer of coil at i=y is connected to innermost layer of coil at i=y?2 via an electrical link. Outermost layer of coil at i=2 is connected to a terminal via an electrical link. Outermost layer of coil at i=z is connected to innermost layer of coil at i=z-2 via an electrical link. Innermost layer of coil at i=N is connected to innermost layer of coil at i=N?1 via an electrical link.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Adrian Hozoi, Jaromir Podzemny
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Publication number: 20240330725Abstract: A method for generating an enriched alarm message associated to an initial alarm message of a concerned component of a plant includes providing a plurality of information model rules related to alarm messages for respective interrelations of components of the plant; applying the plurality of information model rules related to the alarm messages to respective components of a topology of the plant, for generating a system of information model rules related to the respective alarm messages of the plant; inferring logical consequences for the system of information model rules, which are related to the initial alarm message originated by the concerned component; and generating the enriched alarm message by combining the information model rules related to the initial alarm message of the concerned component, based on the inferred logical consequences.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Mario Hoernicke, Sten Gruener, Nicolai Schoch, Nafise Eskandani, Katharina Stark
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Publication number: 20240331924Abstract: A coil element includes a winding body and a length of wire wound around the outer surface of the winding body. A cross section of the outer surface perpendicular to the axis of the winding body has a substantially rectangular shape. A first axis of the cross section is equally spaced from the two first sides and has a dimension, a, and a second axis of the cross section perpendicular to the first axis of the cross section is equally spaced from the two second sides and has a dimension, b. The cross section has a first radius rc, a second radius ra, a third radius rb, and a fourth radius rao; wherein a?b; rc<ra<?; rc<rb<?; ra<ra0; rb<ra0.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Adrian Hozoi, Jaromir Podzemny
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Publication number: 20240329621Abstract: A method for verifying the design of a function module in an industrial plant having control logic for a physical process; logic to accept commands from a superordinate management system; communication between logics and between the function module and the industrial plant; and input/output channels, the method comprising: obtaining a ruleset comprising at least requirements for I/O channels and their connections that are necessary conditions for the function module to perform its intended function in the industrial plant; checking whether the input/output channels of the function module and their connections meet the rules in the ruleset; and in response to determining that at least one rule in the ruleset is not met, determining that the design of the function module has an error, and preventing use of the function module in the modular industrial plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Mario Hoernicke, Santonu Sarkar
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Publication number: 20240331906Abstract: A current sensing device includes a substrate and one or more coil elements. The substrate comprises a plurality of holes extending at least part way through the substrate from a first surface of the substrate, wherein prior to a coil element being mounted to the substrate each of the plurality holes has a circular or polygonal cross section. Each coil element comprises a plurality of locating pins. A first locating pin of the plurality of locating pins projects from the coil element in a direction parallel to a pin axis that is perpendicular to the axis of the winding body. A second locating pin of the plurality of locating pins projects from the coil element in the direction parallel to the pin axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Adrian Hozoi, Jaromir Podzemny
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Patent number: 12107032Abstract: Cooling arrangements are disclosed for solid state circuit breakers. In one arrangement, a MOV is disposed between two pulsating heat pipes. An IGCT is disposed on the other side of each pulsating heat pipe away from the MOV. In another arrangement, a bus bar is integral with a heat spreader disposed between a pulsating heat pipe and an IGCT.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AGInventors: Colin Tschida, Pietro Cairoli, Hongrae Kim, Francesco Agostini, Luca Raciti, Davide Leoni
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Patent number: 12104687Abstract: A harmonic reducer includes a shaft having a first through hole extending from a first end to a second end of the shaft; a wave generator arranged on the shaft and being rotatable along with the shaft; a flexible spline arranged around the wave generator; a circular spline arranged around the flexible spline; a first flange coupled to the shaft via a first bearing and coupled to the flexible spline; and a second flange coupled to the shaft via a second bearing and coupled to the circular spline. One of the flanges is arranged near to the first end of the shaft. A cavity is provided between the one of the flanges and the first end of the shaft, such that it is in fluid communication with an external environment via the first through hole.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AGInventor: Xiaodong Cao
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Patent number: D1044745Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Antti Kultalahti, Andre Nordman, Jarmo Lehtimäki
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Patent number: D1045809Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Antti Kultalahti, Andre Nordman, Jarmo Lehtimäki
