Patents Assigned to ABB
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Patent number: 11952094Abstract: A marine power system including multiple of fuel cells, multiple of D C/AC converters and at least one propulsion motor. In the marine power system, each fuel cell of the multiple of fuel cells is connectable to an input of a DC/AC converter of the multiple of DC/AC converters and at least one group of multiple of DC/AC converters is connectable to the at least one propulsion motor to provide variable frequency and amplitude voltage to the at least one propulsion motor. Further, at least one of the multiple of DC/AC converters is connectable to a fixed frequency AC bus to provide voltage with a fixed frequency and amplitude to the fixed frequency AC bus.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Harri Lipponen, Arber Haxhiu, Sami Kanerva, Mikko Kajava
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Patent number: 11951491Abstract: A spray applicator is disclosed. The spray applicator can include a carrier body including a number of contact surfaces and at least two nozzle bodies. Each nozzle body can be fastened on one of the contact surfaces and have a spray slit for producing a spray jet fanned out transversely to a center plane. the center planes can cross one another along a straight line. The straight line can extend outside the carrier body. The contact surfaces can face the straight line and be offset with respect to one another in the direction of the straight line.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventor: Frederik Vandepitte
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Patent number: 11955843Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a motor. The motor can include a stator defining an interior space, a rotor disposed in the interior space of the stator. The rotor can include a body defining a structure and a plurality of magnets disposed in the plurality of cavities. In some embodiments, the structure defines a plurality of cavities in the body of the rotor, the plurality of cavities includes at least a first cavity and a second cavity, the first cavity is spaced radially outward from the second cavity, and a thickness of the first cavity is larger than a thickness of the second cavity. In some embodiments, at least some of the cavities of the plurality of cavities have a magnet from the plurality of magnets disposed therein.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AGInventors: Darren Tremelling, Elio Perigo, Sheng Zhong, Lorenzo Mazza, Matthew Hoffman
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Patent number: 11954406Abstract: A method for generating a tool designed to interact with an object includes obtaining a model of the object, the model including at least a geometry of the object. A criterion set including at least one criterion for the tool is determined, and a virtual tool fulfilling the criterion set is created. An attribute reflecting a simulated interaction between the model and the virtual tool is calculated to thereby obtain an attribute value. On the basis of the attribute value, a to-be-fabricated virtual tool is appointed, and a corresponding tool is fabricated. By means of the present method, the performances of candidate tools can be evaluated before the fabrication of the same. Based on the evaluation, it can be decided whether, and which one, of the candidate tools shall be fabricated.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventor: Mohammadali Honarpardaz
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Publication number: 20240109196Abstract: A robotic workstation comprises a source for workpieces having a region to be processed, a first robot having a processing tool, a second robot having a gripping tool for gripping a workpiece and placing it within an operating range of the first robot, a controller coordinating displacements of the robots and processing, an imaging system that identifies reference points of the gripping tool and the workpiece in an image, calculate a displacement vector between coordinates of the reference points, calculate a target position where the reference point of the gripping tool should be located, place the reference point of the gripping tool at a target position, and move the processing tool to the target location for processing the region to be processed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Vaclav Švub, Ivo Kratochvil, Jiri Hallman, Tanja Vainio
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Publication number: 20240111278Abstract: A method for formulation and modelling of intentions in process plant engineering includes formulating intentions of an actor by guiding the actor to provide the intentions to an assistance system, wherein the intentions are hierarchically structured and comprise at least a goal, describing the goal, an implementation, how the goal can be achieved, and a requirement for the goal and the implementation. The intentions are translated into an intention model, which is transformed into a graphical representation that is provided to the actor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Artan Markaj, Mario Hoernicke, Katharina Stark, Alexander Fay
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Publication number: 20240112849Abstract: A transformer coil comprises low and high voltage windings wound on a supporting construction and immersed in a main insulation material. The transformer coil has also a first barrier arranged proximate the low voltage winding and a second barrier arranged proximate the high voltage winding. Each of the first and second barriers is gas-tight and semiconductive so that gas bubbles potentially released during immersion in the main insulation material are unable to migrate to a high electric field region during the casting process or during apparatus operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Jedrzej Banaszczyk, Wojciech Piasecki, Michal Rzepecki, Filip Grecki, Uwe Drofenik
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Publication number: 20240111272Abstract: A computer-implemented broker entity receives from a requesting device a request for one or more target values of state information that have sought target semantic meanings; obtains one or more source values of state information that are associated with given source semantic meanings; obtains at least in part from a transformation library one or more transformations, wherein each transformation maps one or more first values that are associated with first semantic meanings to one or more second values that are associated with second semantic meanings; applies the one or more transformations or a new transformation obtained based on the one or more transformations to the source values of state information, thereby obtaining the one or more target values of state information; and transmits the one or more target values to the requesting device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Abdulkadir Karaagac, Johannes Schmitt, Dirk Schulz
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Patent number: 11945317Abstract: A power transfer system for supplying electric power to a battery of an electric vehicle including a control architecture including control arrangements capable of controlling the transmission of electric power to a battery of the electric vehicle as a function of detected temperatures at the transmitter and receiver coils. In a further aspect, the application relates to a method for controlling a power transfer system.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: ABB E-Mobility B.V.Inventors: Fabio Tombelli, Pawel Blaszczyk, Marco Lega, Oscar Apeldoorn
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Patent number: 11949287Abstract: This disclosure provides a consolidated electric motor stator lamination for multiple enclosure types such that a single stator assembly can be used for different classifications of an electric motor. Each layer of the stator lamination includes external features that, when combined with the external features of the other layers in the lamination, can be adapted to conform the electric motor to one of a plurality of enclosure types. The external features include retaining features for one or more covers, fins, and a profile configured to accept cooling tubes. In various embodiments, a single consolidated stator lamination assembly can be adapted to provide a motor having at least two of an open-drip proof (ODP), a totally enclosed fan cooled (TEFC), or a totally enclosed water cooled (TEWC) enclosure classification.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: William E. Martin, Stephen T. Evon, Jerry L. Martin, Barron D. Grant, John M. Zedek
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Patent number: 11948232Abstract: A system and method for visualizing process information in industrial process applications, wherein the process information is comprised in data objects related to process elements and data objects are represented as visualized data objects according to pre-defined visualization styles, and wherein a data object is representable by a plurality of different visualization styles, includes running a visualization application for visualizing the process information, selecting a visualization style for a data object during run time of the visualization application, and applying the visualization style according to the selection during run time of the visualization application.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Raja Sivalingam, Matteo Sommariva, Giorgio Avanzino
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Patent number: 11949348Abstract: A multi-pulse line-interphase transformer converter includes an electric part that includes magnetic components configured to be connected to a three-phase AC grid, and an electric part that includes a multi-phase voltage system configured to be connected to a common DC capacitor. The electric part splits each AC grid phase n times into two phases, resulting in a plurality of intermediate phases at an internal interface, each intermediate phase corresponding to a pulse of the multi-pulse line-interphase transformer converter. The intermediate phases are connected to the multi-phase voltage system. The multi-phase voltage system comprises bridges with actively controlled switches. The bridges are connected in parallel to the common DC capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: ABB E-mobility B.V.Inventors: Uwe Drofenik, Francisco Canales, Daniel Rothmund
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Patent number: 11949354Abstract: A system comprising a synchronous three-phase electric motor and a controller is provided. The synchronous three-phase electric motor comprises a rotor, a stator, a plurality of coils, and a plurality of switching devices. The plurality of coils formed from conductive windings each wound around one or more of a plurality of stator teeth of the stator. The plurality of coils comprises a plurality of permanent coils and a plurality of bypass coils. The plurality of switching devices configured to selectively switch between a tapped position and a primary position. The controller is configured to provide a first switching command to the plurality of switching devices to switch from the primary position to the tapped position based on a transition signal. The transition signal is based on comparing an electrical characteristic associated with one or more input currents to the plurality of switching devices with a threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Frederick L. Hoadley, Hoat V. Phung, Timothy S. Collins, Robert F. McElveen, Jr.
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Patent number: 11949245Abstract: Wireless power supply devices, wireless powered devices, wireless power transmission systems, and manufacturing methods thereof. The wireless power supply device can include a first circuit configured to convert a DC voltage to an AC voltage for wireless power transmission between the wireless power supply device and a powered device. The system can also include a pulse signal receiver configured to receive a first pulse signal from the powered device and to generate a second pulse signal based on the first pulse signal, the first pulse signal being generated based on a feedback signal of the powered device indicating information associated with received power of the powered device. The system can also include a first control unit coupled to the first circuit and the pulse signal receiver, and configured to control conversion of the first circuit based on the second pulse signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: ABB Power Electronics Inc.Inventors: Qixue Yu, Junfeng Guan, Ming Fu
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Patent number: 11949280Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for controlling an uninterruptable power supply and a respective computer program. The uninterruptable power supply comprises a grid connection, a grid switch connected to the grid connection, a rectifier and an inverter interconnected via a DC link, an energy storage connected to the DC link, a load connection, to which the inverter is connected, and a bypass switch, which is connected in parallel to the rectifier, the DC link and the inverter between the grid switch and the load connection, wherein the grid switch is a mechanical switch and the bypass switch is a semiconductor switch.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Silvio Colombi, Andrea Mannuccini
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Patent number: 11949239Abstract: Technologies for solar power system performance model tuning are disclosed. In at least one illustrative embodiment, a method of tuning a system performance model for a power plant may comprise estimating an expected output of an inverter of the power plant using the system performance model, obtaining a measured output of the inverter, determining whether a difference between the expected and measured inverter outputs is within a predefined range, and tuning the system performance model using the difference in response to determining that the difference is within the predefined range. The power plant may further comprise at least one solar panel array, and the inverter may be electrically coupled to the at least one solar panel array.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignees: Hitachi Energy Switzerland AG, ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Mirrasoul J. Mousavi, Mithun P. Acharya, Karen J. Smiley
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Patent number: 11945116Abstract: A method for problem diagnosis in a robot system having one or more robots includes the steps of: a) receiving (S1) a first problem message from a robot of the robot system, the first problem message including one or more data elements descriptive of a problem experienced by the robot; b) receiving (S1) a subsequent problem message from a robot of the robot system; c) if a time elapsed between receipt of the subsequent problem message and receipt of an immediately preceding problem message is shorter than a predetermined threshold (S2), adding the subsequent problem message to a message set which comprises the immediately preceding problem message (S3); and d) if the time elapsed is longer than the predetermined threshold (S2), terminating (S4) the message set of the immediately preceding problem message without adding the subsequent problem message, and establishing (S5, S6) a new message set.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Mithun Acharya, Boris Fiedler, Benjamin Kloepper, Karl Severin
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Patent number: 11946983Abstract: A current transformer includes a housing including generally cylindrical outer and inner walls defining an internal chamber, a front face enclosing one end of the internal chamber, a base, and a central opening defined by the inner wall. A generally toroidal current transformer core is disposed within the internal chamber. A secondary wiring is disposed about the transformer core and is configured to generate a current in response to magnetic flux in the transformer core. A pin housing is disposed on the front face of the housing adjacent the base. The pin housing has electrically conductive pins. A test wire passes through the central opening. The secondary wiring is electrically connected to a first pair of the pins and the test wire is electrically connected to a second pair of the pins.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Chandrashekar Nagawaram, Cecil Rivers, Jr.
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Publication number: 20240103478Abstract: A method performed by an OPC UA client includes importing a node set file pertaining to an OPC UA-enabled automation device, the nodeset file defining validation logic used to validate data to be written to the automation device; preparing data to be written to the automation device; and using the validation logic to validate the prepared data. An alternative method includes importing a nodeset file pertaining to an automation device in which a OPC UA server is embedded, the nodeset file defining validation logic used to validate data to be written to the automation device; receiving data to be written to the automation device; and using the validation logic to validate the received data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Roland Braun, Mario Hoernicke
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Patent number: D1020669Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AGInventors: Niangshe Zhuang, Shaohua Huang, Yongping Lin