Patents Assigned to ABB
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Patent number: 11669081Abstract: A data processing device capable of performing problem diagnosis in a production system with a plurality of robots includes: a first time series obtaining part for obtaining historical event data used for determining some historical alarm indicator in time series and storing the historical event data as first time series data; a historic alarm indicator calculation part for calculating a series of historic alarm indicators using statistic characteristics of the first time series data; a threshold definition part for defining at least one threshold value based on a statistical distribution of the historical alarm indicators; a second time series obtaining part for obtaining operational event data during operation of the robots used for determining some operational alarm indicator in time series and storing the operational event data as second time series data; and an operational alarm indicator calculation part for calculating a series of operational alarm indicators.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Marcel Dix, Boris Fiedler, Benjamin Kloepper
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Patent number: 11670958Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electrical apparatus, a power supply system having the same and a method of manufacturing the electrical apparatus. The electrical apparatus includes a detecting circuit coupled to a generator and configured to detect a frequency of the generator. The electrical apparatus also includes a controller coupled to the detecting circuit and configured to receive a first signal indicating the detected frequency and adjust the frequency of the generator in response to determining that the detected frequency is out of a predetermined frequency range. In this way, an actively controlling of the changing rate of the power to and from generator may be achieved, if the generator frequency exceeds the configured limits.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Simon Walton, Sridhar Pulikanti, Dustin Murdock, Nicholas James Elliott, Robert Turner, Parthasaradhy Kozhiparambil Kumaran
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Patent number: 11668753Abstract: A contact measurement system for measuring a parameter of a contact of a switchgear includes: a first device for measuring an electrical resistance of the contact and mapping the electrical resistance spatially and/or dynamically; a second device for measuring an axial force of the contact and to map the axial force spatially and/or dynamically as a measured axial force; and a third device for measuring a position of the contact. The contact measurement system determines a position-depending force characteristic based on the measured axial force of the contact and the position of the contact. The contact measurement system determines a status of the contact based on a combination of the position-depending force characteristic with the electrical resistance of the contact.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Alexander Graf, Stefan Wildermuth, Holger Reutner, Thomas Stahl, Sebastian Breisch, Simon Penner
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Patent number: 11670444Abstract: An integrated magnetic assembly includes a magnetic core having a first component and a second component. The first component includes a first face and a winding leg extending from the first face. The winding leg includes a top face spaced from and oriented generally parallel to the first face. The second component is coupled to the first component and has a second face facing the first face. The second component further includes a third face recessed from and oriented generally parallel to the second face and a recess sidewall extending between the second face and the third face. The integrated magnetic assembly further includes an input winding and an output winding each inductively coupled to the magnetic core. The third face and the recess sidewall define a recess within the second face. Additionally, a gap is defined between the top face and the third face.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2019Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: ABB Power Electronics Inc.Inventors: Ke Dai, Tom Sun, Lanlan Yin
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Publication number: 20230168791Abstract: A system and method for generating a series of content areas for presentation at a display screen that are related to an overall machine-related-status of a machine-system, including: providing a status at an input of a first processing unit; accessing a first database-system storing a plurality of series of content areas including a respective position of each of the content areas for presentation at a display screen assigned to the respective overall machine-related-status; determining the series of content areas related to the actual overall machine-related-status for selecting the series of content areas assigned to the actual overall machine-related-status, and generating the selected series of content areas, including a respective position of each of the content areas for presentation the series of content areas related to the actual provided machine-system status at the respective position at the display screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Josef Bicik, Mark Stefan Struempfler
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Patent number: 11660765Abstract: A method for recovery of a frictional brake device of an industrial device, the method including executing a recovery operation, the recovery operation including at least one movement of a second member of the industrial device relative to a first member of the industrial device, while engaging the brake device to apply braking energy to the movement; monitoring an actual value related to braking energy of the brake device during the recovery operation, the actual value being not related to speed of the movement; and stopping the recovery operation when the actual value reaches the at least one target value. An industrial device is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2018Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Daniel Eriksson, Görgen Johansson, Klas X Forsberg, Josef Holmner
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Patent number: 11665563Abstract: A method for enabling communication of data relating to samples of electric measurements, the method being performed in an intelligent electronic device, IED, including a cellular radio module, the IED being configured to protect power system equipment. The method includes the steps of: detecting channel quality using the cellular radio module, the channel quality relating to a channel between the IED and a base station; transmitting packets using the cellular radio module, each packet including data relating to samples of electric measurements for protecting power system equipment; and increasing sample rate of the electric measurements when the channel quality is worse than a first threshold.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Gargi Bag, Morgan Johansson, Petri Hovila, Luka Lednicki
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Patent number: 11660743Abstract: A ball screw spline assembly includes a ball screw spline including a first nut including a first mounting surface adapted to receive a first fastening element; a second nut including a second mounting surface adapted to receive a second fastening element; and a shaft passing through the first nut and the second nut; the housing including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion extends in a direction substantially parallel to the shaft, and the second portion extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the shaft; a connecting plate coupling the second nut to the first portion, the first nut is installed to the second portion; the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface are located within a space defined by the first portion, the second portion and the connecting plate, such that the ball screw spline is integrally installable to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AGInventors: Xiao Xu, Tao Feng
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Patent number: 11661942Abstract: A method for determining a set of optimal operating parameters for a pumping plant that pumps a fluid medium by a set of multiple pumps connected in parallel includes: determining, from the set of pumps, a set of possible scenarios, each scenario indicating, for each pump in the set, whether the pump is running or not running; optimizing, for each scenario, a set of operating parameters including operating parameters of the pumps that are running according to the respective scenario so that all running pumps together bring a given input mass flow of the medium from a given input pressure to a given output pressure while minimizing a total power consumption of all running pumps, and assigning the found minimum power consumption and the corresponding optimal operating parameters to the respective scenario; and determining, from the set of scenarios, the scenario with a lowest power consumption.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Olaf Reismann, Dominic Haas
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Patent number: 11663436Abstract: A basic insulating plug and an electric system. The basic insulating plug includes an insulating housing, a first conductor, a first RFID tag and insulating filler. The first conductor includes a first end arranged in the insulating housing. The first RFID tag is located at an end surface of the first end or on a lateral side of the first conductor. The first RFID includes a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the first conductor, an integrated circuit coupled to the temperature sensor and configured to receive a signal indicative of the temperature from the temperature sensor, and an antenna coupled to the IC and configured to transmit temperature data based on the signal and receive electric power for powering the RFID tag. The insulating filler is adapted to fix the first RFID to the first conductor by filling a void between the first conductor and an internal surface of the insulating housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AGInventors: Fumei Wu, Yibo Zhang, Qing Yang
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Patent number: 11664722Abstract: Technologies for controlling AC-to-DC converters are disclosed. In one illustrative embodiment, a controller of an AC-to-DC converter measures two voltage levels of a split voltage bus of a power factor correction (PFC) circuit. The controller controls current drawn from the positive and negative terminals of the PFC circuit by a DC-to-DC converter. By controlling the current drawn from the two terminals, the controller can control the voltages on the terminals to be equal (but opposite).Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: ABB Power Electronics Inc.Inventor: Sanbao Zheng
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Patent number: 11662714Abstract: A control system configured to control safety-critical and non-safety-critical processes and/or plant components includes: a non-safety controller module, at least one safety controller module, and at least one condition monitoring module. The non-safety controller module is configured to control the non-safety-critical processes and/or the non-safety-critical plant components. The at least one safety controller module is configured to control the safety-critical processes and/or the safety-critical plant components. The at least one condition monitoring module is configured to perform fail-safe condition monitoring and to collect monitoring data. The non-safety controller module is configured to receive the collected monitoring data from the condition monitoring module and to pass the collected monitoring data to the safety controller module. The safety-controller module is configured to evaluate the monitoring data based on safety conditions.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Guntram Scheible, Yauheni Veryha
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Patent number: 11665849Abstract: The fire shield enclosure makes use of a set of external metal shields that can be attached to a wall mounted variable frequency drive (VFD) in the field either before or after the VFD has been installed for the purpose of providing adequate protection from a fire as defined by a UL2043: Fire Test for Heat and Visible Smoke Release (UL2043 fire test). The fire shield enclosure pertains to a VFD for which may use a polymer material as an integral part of its enclosure housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Brian J. Baldwin, Stephen C. Zenobia, IV, Charles J. Paddock
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Publication number: 20230158904Abstract: An electric vehicle (EV) charging connector includes a contact element configured to receive a charging cable and to provide an interface to a vehicle charging socket, and a thermal mass element that is thermally connected to the contact element and configured to receive heat from the contact element.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2022Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: ABB E-mobility B.V.Inventors: Francisco Garcia-Ferre, Fabio Tombelli
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Device for condition monitoring and protection of rotating electrical machines, and a method thereof
Patent number: 11656280Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a device and a method for condition monitoring and protection of rotating electrical motors. The device receives measurements of current flowing in a power line connected to the rotating electrical machine. The device extracts a frequency band content containing information representative of condition of rotor bar from the measured current signal using wavelet filters. Further, the device compares the frequency band contents with a predefined threshold value and identifies a condition of the rotor bars. The condition includes damages caused to the rotor bars. Based on the condition, the IED generates one or more status signals (alarm signals or trip signals). The trip signal is provided to a switch connected to the power line to disconnect the rotating electrical machine.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Simi Valsan, Arinjai Gupta -
Patent number: 11658561Abstract: A LCL filter for a 1 or 3-phase grid including one magnetic core, at least one primary winding, at least one secondary winding, at least one winding for reducing flux ripples in the magnetic core located between the primary winding and the secondary winding, wherein the windings are placed on the magnetic core, the primary winding is connected to the input of the LCL filter for connecting the filter to an inverter, the secondary winding is connected to the output of the LCL filter for connecting the filter to a load or grid and the winding is connected to the filter capacitor wherein the magnetic core is a closed magnetic core and the windings are galvanically insulated.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Jez Radoslaw, Miskiewicz Milosz
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Patent number: 11656608Abstract: A computer system for communicating with an industrial system includes: a data collection server for receiving equipment data from the industrial system and providing a data stream by pre-processing the equipment data according to a plurality of pre-determined rules; a first uni-directional interface for transmitting the data stream to one or more further computer systems; and a second uni-directional interface for receiving a data packet from the one or more further computer systems, the data packet including a control instruction that allows a modification of at least a particular rule of the plurality of the pre-determined rules. The first uni-directional interface includes a data diode. The second unidirectional interface receives the control instruction in a first part of the data packet. The first uni-directional interface receives the first part of the data packet in a size limitation that corresponds to amounts of data required to identify the modification.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventor: Christian Messinger
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Patent number: 11658585Abstract: A power supply system for an electric arc furnace includes an AC input connectable to an electrical grid and an AC output for supplying at least one power electrode of the arc furnace; a resonant circuit interconnected between the AC input and the AC output. The resonant circuit includes a controllable bypass switch for connecting and disconnecting a circuit input and a circuit output of the resonant circuit and a capacitor and a main inductor connected in parallel with the bypass switch.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventor: Peter Karl Steimer
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Publication number: 20230155458Abstract: A rotor assembly system includes a central robotic system, which itself includes a conveyor platform and a multi-axial central robot arranged on the conveyor platform. The multi-axial central robot is configured to perform a set of manufacturing processes from among a plurality of rotor manufacturing processes related to at least one rotor component. The conveyor platform is operable to move the multi-axial central robot within the manufacturing cell to transfer the at least one rotor component between one or more rotor manufacturing processes from among the plurality of rotor manufacturing processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC, ABB Inc.Inventors: Mark E. Briscoe, Nick Sochacki, Al Marrocco, Jeffrey Cameron, Michael Mollan
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Patent number: 11650574Abstract: A method for custom logic engineering in an industrial modular plant executing a production process includes receiving process data for the production process using at least one physical process module; determining a custom process topology by selecting, based on the received process data, at least one module type package, MTP; correlating to the at least one respective physical process module from a database, wherein the module type package is a digital representation of the respective physical process module; selecting at least one extender unit from the database based on the received process data; representing a logical function of the production process; determining connections between the extender unit(s) and the at least one MTP; setting properties of the extender unit(s) based on the received process data; and determining an extended control scheme for controlling dynamic behavior of the production process using the determined custom process topology.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Dirk Schulz, Katharina Stark, Mario Hoernicke