Patents Assigned to AEG Power Solution B.V.
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Patent number: 9231408Abstract: A matrix connection device disposed between n unidirectional energy sources (PV1, PV2, PVn) and n power converters (C1, C2, Cn) for the purpose of powering a common load (10), said device comprising: n matrix switch units (I1, I2 to In), each of which comprises n link switches (Ki1, Ki2 to Kin) having their outlets connected together and having their n inlets connected to the n outlets of said photovoltaic panels and/or wind turbines; at least one additional switch unit (In+1) comprising n switches (Kn+11, Kn+12 to Kn+1n) having their outlets connected together and their n inlets connected to respective ones of the n outlets of the unidirectional energy sources; and a monitoring and control circuit (14) for starting up or not starting up said power converters as a function of the power available at each of said unidirectional energy sources, and then for keeping them switched on or for deactivating them as a function of the power consumed by each of them.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2011Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: AEG POWER SOLUTIONS B.V.Inventors: Christian Delay, Nicolas Uhl, Pascal Estop
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Patent number: 9188970Abstract: Circuit assembly (1, 1a), uninterrupted power supply unit (1a) with converter part (2) and converter unit (20), central control unit (21) and input for current to be converted and output for converted current and circuit part (3, 4) connected upstream of input of converter part or connected downstream of output of converter part, external control unit (12) connectable to circuit assembly and central control unit (21) configured to receive control instructions from external control unit (12). Circuit assembly can be disconnected from the power supply network rapidly and without repercussions on the network. Every circuit part (3, 4) comprises a decentralized control unit (31, 41), connected to central control unit (21) via communication bus (13), receiving control instructions from central control unit (21). External control unit (12) is connected to communication bus (13) and decentralized control unit (31, 41) is configured to receive control instructions from external control unit (12).Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2010Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: AEG Power Solutions B.V.Inventors: Norbert Blacha, Andreas Peck, Dieter Brandt
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Patent number: 9124128Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for an uninterruptible power supply with a rectifier, an energy store, an inverter, a switching means and a controller. The rectifier is connected to a rectifier input to a supply grid (AC1). The energy store is connected to a rectifier output of the rectifier (1) and to an inverter input of the inverter. A network (AC3) to be protected or a load to be protected is connected to an inverter output of the inverter, wherein the rectifier input or a supply grid (AC2) is connected via the switching means to the inverter output, and wherein the rectifier, the inverter and the switching means is controlled by the controller, wherein the controller has two control parts which are constructed with redundancy, and wherein the rectifier and the switching means or the inverter and the switching means can be controlled simultaneously by the control parts.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2012Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: AEG Power Solutions B.V.Inventors: Xavier Martin, Hendrik Noack, Detlef Winkler
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Patent number: 8976544Abstract: A resonant circuit inverter with a rectifier, a DC link circuit and an inverter including controllable switches. The resonant circuit inverter has a first control means, with which the operating point (Ap) of the resonant circuit inverter determined by a phase angle between an output current (Iist) and a voltage (Uist) at the output of the resonant circuit inverter is controlled. The first control means determines frequency of the output current (Iist). The resonant circuit inverter has a phase detector for determining an actual phase angle as a function of a zero crossing of the output current (Iist). The resonant circuit inverter has means for detecting a zero crossing of the output current (Iist). For determining the actual phase angle, the difference (Ti?Tt) is determined from measured time (Ti) and a known dead time (Tt).Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: AEG Power Solutions B.V.Inventors: Liviu Bajan, Samir Elgharib
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Patent number: 8917508Abstract: The invention relates to a power electronic assembly (1, 2, 3) with a heat sink (2), a power semiconductor module (1) and a circuit arrangement (3) for controlling the power semiconductor module, wherein the heat sink (2) has at least two parallel channels through which a coolant can flow.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2012Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: AEG Power Solutions B.V.Inventors: Liviu Bajan, Samir El Gharib, Gerrit Schulte
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Patent number: 8829867Abstract: This invention relates to a device (13) for the distribution of firing pulses, a circuit arrangement (10) for sequence control of power regulators (20) with this device (13) for the distribution of firing pulses and a process for the sequence control of power regulators (20) for operation with this circuit arrangement (10). A circuit arrangement of the above type and components for such a circuit arrangement and a process for operation of the circuit arrangement is provided, enabling better usage of the components, in particular of the device (12) for the generation of firing pulses. This is made possible through the invented device (13) for the distribution of firing pulses or an invented circuit arrangement (10) with this device (13).Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: AEG Power Solutions B.V.Inventors: Peter Wallmeier, Wolfgang Paul
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Patent number: 8829711Abstract: A power supply arrangement for producing polysilicon with a central control unit and a basic supply unit, which are regulated and controlled by control means. The basic supply unit supplies the supply module with electric energy, an output for connecting to loads which are supplied with electric energy from the mains via basic supply unit, and controllable switches, which are connected to the input and to the output and which are configured for adjusting the energy to be supplied to the loads. The switches are controllable. The control unit is supplied with electric energy. The power supply includes a communication bus. The control module and the basic supply module are connectable to the control module and the basic supply module to the communication bus. The control module and the basic supply module provide connections to the control module and the basic supply module to the communication bus.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2010Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: AEG Power Solutions B.V.Inventor: Peter Wallmeier
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Patent number: 8817840Abstract: A power supply arrangement for supplying a square-wave current (I2) to a load connected to an output of the power supply arrangement, in particular a power supply arrangement in an arc furnace for generating an arc, including a transformer (TU) with at least two primary-site taps (1U1, 1U2) which form an input of the power supply arrangement, and with several secondary-side taps (2U1, 2U2, 2U3, 2UN), a bridge circuit (BU) with several first half bridges (11, 12, 13) which include converter valves (V11, V12, V13, V14, V15, V16) and which each have a first terminal (A11, A12, A13) of the bridge circuit, with a bridge section with a choke (L1), and with a second half bridge (20) which has converter valves (V17, V18) and a second terminal (A20) of the bridge circuit (BU), wherein each first terminal (A11, A12, A13) is connected to one of the secondary-side taps (2U1, 2U2, 2U3) of the transformer (TU), wherein the second terminal (A20) is connected to the output.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2010Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: AEG Power Solutions B.V.Inventor: Peter Wallmeier
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Patent number: 8767427Abstract: A power supply arrangement (MF) for a reactor (R) for producing polysilicon, with a frequency converter, with at least one input for receiving an input current from the supply grid with which the input is connected, and outputs for connecting one or several loads (3), via which the load(s) (3) can be supplied with an output current, wherein the power supply arrangement has a transformerless conversion circuit for converting the input current into an n-phase multiphase AC current, wherein the phase shift between chained voltages of an n-phase AC current system formed on the secondary side of the conversion circuit is 360°/n, wherein n is a natural number greater than or equal to two, wherein the supply arrangement (MF) has n outputs, wherein the outputs from a chain, and wherein one of the chained voltages of the n-phase AC current system is applied at each output.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: AEG Power Solutions B.V.Inventor: Peter Wallmeier
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Publication number: 20140061187Abstract: An apparatus for heating by electromagnetic induction heating e.g., for heating silicon carbide, with a first power supply arrangement (1) having an output with two terminals (11, 12), with a second power supply arrangement (2) for providing an n-phase multi-phase AC voltage at n outputs, each output having two terminals (21, 22, 23). The phase shift between the chained voltages (U12, U21) of the n-phase multi-phase AC voltage provided at output side of second power supply arrangement is 360°/n. The n outputs of the second power supply arrangement (2) form a chain: two terminals are assigned to n-2 outputs, in two outputs of the n outputs have only one terminal (22), which is also associated with another output, whereas the other terminals (21, 23) of these two outputs are associated only with one output and wherein these terminals (21, 23) form the beginning and the end of the chain.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: AEG POWER SOLUTIONS B.V.Inventor: Peter Wallmeier
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Publication number: 20140049246Abstract: Power supply arrangement with first transformer (T1), having transformer core (K) with legs (K1) and yokes (K2) connecting these legs. Legs (K1) and yokes (K2) are arranged in geometric shape of a cylinder. The cylinder has first polygon as base surface and second polygon as surface opposite. The yokes (K2) are arranged along edges of first polygon and along edges of second polygon. Legs (K1) are arranged along edges of an outer surface of the cylinder. Primary windings and secondary windings (T1.1, T1.2, T1.3) arranged on legs (K1) of the transformer core. Secondary windings (T1.1, T1.2, T1.3) have three terminals (A), including a neutral conductor terminal and two phase conductor terminals. Phase conductor terminals of the secondary windings (T1.1, T1.2, T1.3) are mechanically and electrically connected to a first electrically conductive support (L), having an outer end, the outer end of the first carrier (L) are located outside the cylinder.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: AEG POWER SOLUTIONS B.V.Inventors: Gladwyn De Vidts, Peter Wallmeier, Christian Ferber
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Publication number: 20140042818Abstract: A photovoltaic power plant with photovoltaic modules (1) for generating electric power. The modules (1) are connected together into a plurality of strands (2). A first central converter (5) for converting electrical energy generated by the photovoltaic modules into electrical energy with a voltage having a voltage waveform that corresponds to a voltage waveform of a voltage in a utility grid, and with an output for feeding the converted current into the utility grid, wherein the first central converter (5) has at least one electric motor (51) and a synchronous generator (52) whose shafts are coupled to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: AEG POWER SOLUTIONS B.V.Inventors: Norbert Blacha, Stefan Kempen
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Publication number: 20130323136Abstract: Power supply arrangement with inverter (3) generating single-phase AC current and transformer (4) having primary winding (41) and first secondary winding (421) and second secondary winding (422). The secondary windings (421, 422) have same number of turns and are arranged to be permeated by same magnetic flux during operation of transformer (4), so that identical voltages are tapped at secondary windings (421, 422) during operation of the transformer (4). A respective terminal of first secondary winding (421) and a respective terminal of second secondary winding (422) are connected to one another at first point (K1), that two-phase system whose phases are shifted by 180° relative to each other is produced between first point (K1), additional terminal of first secondary winding (421) and additional terminal of second secondary winding 422). First point (K1) is connected to neutral conductor terminal (N) of output of power supply arrangement via capacitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: AEG POWER SOLUTIONS B.V.Inventor: Andreas Averberg
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Publication number: 20130323137Abstract: A power supply arrangement (MF) with an inverter (12) for generating N-phase AC current and at least one N-phase AC current transformer (2) having primary windings (211, 212, 213) and secondary windings (221, 222, 223), wherein the primary windings (211, 212, 213) are connected in a polygon and a sum vector of the voltages present at the N secondary windings (221, 222, 223) becomes zero when the transformer is idling, wherein each vertex of the polygon formed by the primary windings (211, 212, 213) is connected via a corresponding capacitor (C11, C12, C13) with a corresponding phase conductor terminal of the inverter (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: AEG Power Solutions B.V.Inventor: Andreas Averberg
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Publication number: 20130293010Abstract: A current supply arrangement with p first current supply devices and a second current supply device, n first transformers having a secondary winding with several taps. The secondary windings of each first transformer in each first current supply device are connected with one another via a power controller at a first node. The first node together with a tap for a reference potential of the at least one secondary winding of the first transformer, to which the first current supply device is connected, forms a first output, to which a series connection of loads, in particular polysilicon rods in a reactor for producing polysilicon according to the Siemens process, are connected, wherein the second current supply device has at an input with n terminals and q converter groups for converting n-phase AC current into m-phase AC current and the input is connected with the q converter groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2012Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicant: AEG POWER SOLUTIONS B.V.Inventors: Peter Wallmeier, Wolfgang Paul
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Patent number: 8525043Abstract: On a printed circuit or substrate board (10) designed to receive electronic components and having conductive tracks (12) printed on said board, one or more conductive bars (18) are provided that are mounted one after another between conductive link surfaces (140, 142, 144), the conductive bars (18) being electrically interconnected during a subsequent soldering process that is either a wave soldering process or a soldering process in a reflow oven.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2007Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: AEG Power Solutions B.V., Dutch CompanyInventor: Christian Delay
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Publication number: 20130207474Abstract: A matrix connection device disposed between n unidirectional energy sources (PV1, PV2, PVn) and n power converters (C1, C2, Cn) for the purpose of powering a common load (10), said device comprising: n matrix switch units (I1, I2 to In), each of which comprises n link switches (Ki1, Ki2 to Kin) having their outlets connected together and having their n inlets connected to the n outlets of said photovoltaic panels and/or wind turbines; at least one additional switch unit (In+1) comprising n switches (Kn+11, Kn+12 to Kn+1n) having their outlets connected together and their n inlets connected to respective ones of the n outlets of the unidirectional energy sources; and a monitoring and control circuit (14) for starting up or not starting up said power converters as a function of the power available at each of said unidirectional energy sources, and then for keeping them switched on or for deactivating them as a function of the power consumed by each of them.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2011Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: AEG POWER SOLUTIONS B.V.Inventors: Christian Delay, Nicolas Uhl, Pascal Estop
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Patent number: 8493697Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement (10) for ground fault monitoring of an AC circuit between, on one hand, a neutral conductor (N?) of the AC circuit and, on the other hand, a protective ground wire (PE) or a ground wire with a series connection of ohmic resistors (R1, R2, R3), which has a first terminal (101) for the neutral conductor (N?) and a second terminal (102) for the protective ground wire (PE) or ground wire, wherein the arrangement includes at least one means for detecting a break of one of the resistors (R1, R2, R3) of the series connection.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2011Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: AEG Power Solutions B.V.Inventor: Peter Wallmeier
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Publication number: 20130140898Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for an uninterruptible power supply with a rectifier, an energy store, an inverter, a switching means and a controller. The rectifier is connected to a rectifier input to a supply grid (AC1). The energy store is connected to a rectifier output of the rectifier (1) and to an inverter input of the inverter. A network (AC3) to be protected or a load to be protected is connected to an inverter output of the inverter, wherein the rectifier input or a supply grid (AC2) is connected via the switching means to the inverter output, and wherein the rectifier, the inverter and the switching means is controlled by the controller, wherein the controller has two control parts which are constructed with redundancy, and wherein the rectifier and the switching means or the inverter and the switching means can be controlled simultaneously by the control parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2012Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: AEG POWER SOLUTIONS B.V.Inventors: Xavier MARTIN, Hendrik NOACK, Detlef WINKLER
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Publication number: 20130140897Abstract: An arrangement for uninterruptible power supply with a rectifier, an energy store, an inverter with an input, a switch and a controller. The rectifier is connected to a rectifier input to a supply grid (AC 1), the energy store is connected to a rectifier output and to an inverter input. A network (AC 3) to be protected is connected to an inverter output of the inverter. The rectifier input or a supply grid (AC2) is connected via the switch to the inverter output, wherein the rectifier , the inverter and the switch are controlled by the controller , wherein the arrangement includes sensors for measuring voltages and/or currents. Each sensor is connected via a sensor output to exactly one controller and each sensor is configured to convert a parameter to be measured into a low-voltage signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2012Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: AEG POWER SOLUTIONS B.V.Inventors: Xavier MARTIN, Hendrik NOACK, Detlef WINKLER