Patents Assigned to Schneider Electric
  • Patent number: 11158467
    Abstract: A dual power automatic transfer switch mechanism comprises a switch housing; a first spring; a second spring; a first pin which is disposed to correspond to a first power supply, the first spring acts between the first pin and the switch housing; and a second pin which is disposed to correspond to a second power supply, the second spring acts between the second pin and the switch housing. The dual power automatic transfer switch mechanism further comprises a first driving disk is configured to actuate the first pin moves between a first power-on position and a first power-off position; and a second driving disk is configured to actuate the second pin moves between a second power-on position and a second power-off position. The first and second driving disk are configured to rotate synchronously such that the first and the second pin cannot be in the power-on position at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventors: Zhenzhong Liu, Haitao Sun
  • Publication number: 20210318357
    Abstract: An energy metering system includes a plurality of current sensors suitable to sense current levels in a respective power conductor and each of said plurality of current sensors providing a respective first signal indicating respective the current levels. The energy metering system includes a plurality of non-contact voltage sensors suitable to sense voltage levels in a respective power conductor and each of the plurality of non-contact voltage sensors providing a respective second signal indicating respective the voltage levels. The energy metering system includes a monitoring device that receives each of the respective first signals and receives each of the respective second signals, and the monitoring device provides an indication of whether a circuit breaker has tripped based upon a respective first signal corresponding with one of the power conductors and whether the second signal indicates an insubstantial voltage level for the corresponding one of the power conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron PARKER, Melissa AMOREE, Girish THORAT, Linda SCHWARTZ
  • Patent number: 11146950
    Abstract: A method for consigning a function of an electrical device includes: a) receiving a request to consign a function implemented by a sub-assembly of the electrical device, the request being transmitted by a client terminal connected to the control unit via a short-range communication link; b) generating a digital key including a unique identifier; c) storing one copy of the generated key in a memory of the control unit and sending another copy of the generated key to the client terminal that transmitted the request; d) consigning the function so as to prevent this function of the device from being used by the control unit as long as the consignation is active.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Roland Bohrer, Christophe Robichon
  • Publication number: 20210314027
    Abstract: A system for short-distance radio-frequency communications between a master module and a plurality of detachable slave modules, the communications system including a main electrical line connected to the master module and having a plurality of coupling points, wherein the communications system further includes a plurality of secondary electrical lines each having a first coupling area for a directional coupling between the secondary line and the main line at a coupling point, and a second coupling area for a directional coupling between the secondary line and a slave module, the second coupling area being distinct from the first coupling area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Denis Dessales, Francis Chauvet
  • Patent number: 11137421
    Abstract: An energy metering system includes a plurality of current sensors suitable to sense current levels in a respective power conductor and each of said plurality of current sensors providing a respective first signal indicating respective the current levels. The energy metering system includes a plurality of non-contact voltage sensors suitable to sense voltage levels in a respective power conductor and each of the plurality of non-contact voltage sensors providing a respective second signal indicating respective the voltage levels. The energy metering system includes a monitoring device that receives each of the respective first signals and receives each of the respective second signals, and the monitoring device provides an indication of whether a circuit breaker has tripped based upon a respective first signal corresponding with one of the power conductors and whether the second signal indicates an insubstantial voltage level for the corresponding one of the power conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Parker, Melissa Amoree, Girish Thorat, Linda Schwartz
  • Patent number: 11137420
    Abstract: A system for measuring an electrical quantity of a current circulating in an electrical device mounted on a mounting support, including an electrical power supply device, the device for measuring the current circulating in the device, the device for tapping the voltage at the terminals of the device, and the device for measuring this voltage, device for processing the measurement information, and device for communicating the measurement information to a receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Albert Chansavang, Jean-Yves Amblard
  • Publication number: 20210305727
    Abstract: An electrical device for supplying power to a plurality of power units comprises a fixed support and a plurality of contactor blocks. The fixed support comprises input terminals, for receiving a polyphase power current, and a distribution circuit that is configured to distribute the power current to power lines that each comprise a plurality of single-phase supply lines, the fixed support comprising a number of power lines that is the same as the number of contactor blocks of the electrical device, and each power line comprising a number of supply lines that is the same as the number of phases of the power current, each of the supply lines of a contactor block being connected to a respective phase of the power current, the supply lines being accessible on the outside of the fixed support via intermediate terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Stephane Delbaere, Christian Jarrige, Yves Belin
  • Publication number: 20210303693
    Abstract: Techniques for dynamically configuring a device for a cloud-based environment and validating the configuration are described. One embodiment includes receiving a configuration request for a device and processing the configuration request to determine one or more customization characteristics. The device is configured with the one or more customization characteristics to dynamically update the device. A software module is selected from a repository for the device based on the one or more customization characteristics and installed on the device. Embodiments perform a multi-part verification operation on the device, where the multi-part verification operation includes at least a multi-cloud verification operation and a runtime behavior analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Juraj POLAKOVIC
  • Patent number: 11133138
    Abstract: This limiter pole (B) for a multipole DC electrical switch (2) comprises a compartment in which an input terminal and an output terminal for a direct electric current are provided, along with a first electrical contact connected to the input terminal and a second electrical contact connected to the output terminal, third and fourth electrical contacts connected to one another in series, the third and fourth contacts being capable of being moved simultaneously relative to the first and second electrical contacts, respectively, between a closed position, in which the first and third contacts and the second and fourth contacts make contact with one another so as to allow the direct electric current to flow between the input terminal and the output terminal, and an open position, in which said contacts are located away from one another, interrupting the flow of the current between the input terminal and the output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Eric Domejean, Marc Rival, Daniel Rota, Stéphane Dye
  • Patent number: 11131970
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automated management of buildings and rooms employ a common set of components that may be paired together to form a modular room control interface. The components may comprise a base plate and a front plate that are in data communication with each other when connected together. The base plate may include one set of room monitoring and control functions and the front plate may include a different set of room monitoring and control functions. Different combinations of base plates and front plates may then be paired together to achieve a desired functionality in the modular room control interface. Such an arrangement provides a room control interface that can be quickly and easily configured for any number of different room monitoring and control functions as needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Buildings, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Morley, Babak Haghayeghi, Simon Lemaire
  • Patent number: 11134010
    Abstract: An industrial software defined network (SDN) architecture, system and methods for centralized and simplified management of an industrial network is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Alen Mehmedagic, Vallala Vijay
  • Publication number: 20210297034
    Abstract: Motor overload protection device is equipped with a thermal monitor that can determine expected rotor temperature rise from rotor resistance estimates. The thermal monitor determines expected rotor temperature rise by using a correlation between rotor temperature rise computed from rotor resistance estimates, and motor thermal state estimates. The correlation can be derived by fitting a line to a plurality of points, with each point defined by an ordered pair composed of a rotor temperature rise estimate and a corresponding motor thermal state estimate, and determining a slope of the line. This rotor temperature slope can then be used by the thermal monitor to determine a rotor temperature rise given a rotor resistance estimate and a corresponding motor thermal state estimate. If the rotor temperature rise exceeds an expected rotor temperature rise by more than a predefined threshold, the thermal monitor issues an alarm and/or takes corrective actions in some embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Roy Stephen COLBY
  • Publication number: 20210295671
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide for a system and method for determining a circuit breaker position in a power distribution/load center. In one embodiment, the load center includes a plurality of circuit breakers. Each circuit breaker includes a base and a plurality of contact components coupled to the base. In that regard, an activation of a combination of the contact components indicates a position of the circuit breaker within the load center. The activation of the combination indicates that one or more of the contact components is in contact with one or more pegs coupled to the load center. When this occurs, a data transceiver coupled to each of the contact components transmits a data signal. The data signal includes a plurality of data bits, where each data bit indicates whether a corresponding contact component of the combination is activated or not activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Martin, Gregory Harrison, John Charles Foust, Matthew Furnari, Amy Gau
  • Publication number: 20210294771
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of assigning addresses to bus participants connected to a data bus, in which the bus participants are electrically and in particular also mechanically coupled to a respective base plate, with the base plates each comprising an electrical test element; the base plates are electrically connected along a row to adjacent base plates in each case, with the base plates forming a test circuit in which the test elements are preferably connected in series; a central unit is connected to the test circuit; a test current is impressed into the test circuit; at least one bus participant, in particular a bus participant without a bus address, makes a change to the test circuit; the change of the test circuit is measured by means of the central unit; and based on the change of the test circuit, a position of the bus participant making the change or of the bus participant without a bus address is determined and a bus address is assigned to the bus participant making the change or to the b
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Johannes KEMPF, François GORISSE, Maxime SOBOCINSKI
  • Patent number: 11125788
    Abstract: An electronic device for monitoring an electrical quantity out of a voltage and arc intensity relative to an alternating current flowing in an electrical conductor, includes a measurement module configured to measure at least one value of the electrical quantity, a wireless transceiver, and a transmission module linked to the wireless transceiver. The monitoring device furthermore includes a computation module configured to compute at least one parameter for monitoring the electrical quantity as a function of at least one measured value of the electrical quantity, each monitoring parameter being chosen from an angular phase of the electrical quantity and a modulus of the electrical quantity, the transmission module being configured to transmit, to another electronic device, a data message containing at least one computed monitoring parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Christophe Mollier, Maxime Gaillard
  • Patent number: 11128439
    Abstract: A method for processing data in a blockchain. It aims at securely storing data issued from devices and going through a service platform by ensuring integrity and authenticity of the data. To this end, a list of device identifiers may by associated with respective decryption means in a blockchain platform. Upon reception of a message comprising encrypted data and comprising a device identifier, the blockchain platform decrypts the first encrypted data using the decryption means that are associated with the device identifier. The decrypted data is then hashed and stored in the blockchain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventor: Sandeep Kumar Mishra
  • Patent number: 11126471
    Abstract: A system for dynamically load-balancing at least one redistribution element across a group of computing resources that facilitates at least an aspect of an Industrial Execution Process in an M:N working configuration is illustrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Raja Ramana Macha, Andrew Lee David Kling, Frans Middeldorp, Nestor Jesus Camino, Jr., James Gerard Luth, James P. McIntyre
  • Patent number: D931234
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Schneider Electric (Australia) PTY LTD
    Inventors: Jiayu Fu, Fuhua Shan
  • Patent number: D931235
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Schneider Electric (Australia) PTY LTD
    Inventors: Jiayu Fu, Fuhua Shan
  • Patent number: D931822
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Schneider Electric (Australia) PTY LTD
    Inventors: Jiayu Fu, Fuhua Shan