Patents by Inventor Alessandro AMADUCCI

Alessandro AMADUCCI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11855600
    Abstract: A high-frequency amplifier for an active EMI filter with a symmetric class B emitter-follower output stage driven by a driver stage, with a sense output resistor. Both terminals of the sense resistor are brought to the noninverting, respecting inverting input of the driver stage through two dividers of the same ratio, in a global voltage feedback loop. The amplifier is configured to provide a high output impedance at 10 kHz and up to 100 MHz, a peak-to-peak output current of 2-10 ampere and a low quiescent current of less than 400 mA. The invention includes EMI filters with such a high-frequency current source, for example in the current-sense current-inject feedback configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SCHAFFNER EMV AG
    Inventors: Alessandro Amaducci, Enrico Mazzola
  • Publication number: 20230231531
    Abstract: A safety device for an automotive EMI filter that is connected in series with a filtering capacitor. The safety device has normally a low impedance and does not alter the functioning of the filter, but it is configured to present an increased inductance in the event of a discharge. The device reduces the discharge current that can be accidentally conducted through a human body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Alessandro AMADUCCI, Enrico Mazzola
  • Publication number: 20220337226
    Abstract: A high-frequency amplifier for an active EMI filter with a symmetric class B emitter-follower output stage driven by a driver stage, with a sense output resistor. Both terminals of the sense resistor are brought to the noninverting, respecting inverting input of the driver stage through two dividers of the same ratio, in a global voltage feedback loop. The amplifier is configured to provide a high output impedance at 10 kHz and up to 100 MHz, a peak-to-peak output current of 2-10 ampere and a low quiescent current of less than 400 mA. The invention includes EMI filters with such a high-frequency current source, for example in the current-sense current-inject feedback configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Alessandro AMADUCCI, Enrico MAZZOLA
  • Publication number: 20220263407
    Abstract: A high-frequency current source with a symmetric bipolar output stage piloted by an active bias network with an extended temperature range. The source is configured to provide a high impedance at 1 MHz and above. The invention includes such active EMI filters with such a high-frequency current source, for example in the current-sense current-inject feedback configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Alessandro Amaducci, Enrico Mazzola
  • Publication number: 20220263496
    Abstract: An active filter for suppressing an unwanted noise component from an electric supply line connecting a noise source and a load device, the active filter comprising a first active stage and a second active stage on the supply line, wherein the first active stage is between the noise source and the second active stage, wherein the first active stage has a first attenuation, and the second active stage has a second attenuation, characterized in that the first attenuation is lower than the second attenuation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Alessandro AMADUCCI, Enrico Mazzola
  • Publication number: 20220263486
    Abstract: Electromagnetic interference filter for suppressing interferences in DC network, the network comprising a source device powering a load device via a bus connectable to the source device at an input side and to the load device at an output side. The EMI filter being connected to the bus and comprising an active filter circuit having an active filter bandwidth and being configured to sense a noise component superimposed in the bus and inject a cancelling noise in the bus to suppress said noise component. The EMI filter further comprises a passive circuit including a source circuit connected to the bus at the input side and a passive load circuit to the bus connected at the output side, the passive circuit being configured to provide, at least at a cutoff frequency of the active filter bandwidth, a source impedance at the input side that differs from a load impedance at the output side by a factor of at least two.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Alessandro AMADUCCI, Enrico MAZZOLA
  • Patent number: 10694619
    Abstract: A filter for electromagnetic noise comprising: a printed circuit board (5) having conductor tracks, having a first side and having a second side opposite the first side; a first busbar (1), which is secured on the first side of the printed circuit board (5) and is electrically connected to at least one of the conductor tracks; and a second busbar (2), which is secured on the second side of the printed circuit board (5) and is electrically connected to at least one of the conductor tracks. The printed circuit board (5) is arranged between the first busbar (1) and the second busbar (2) for the insulation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Schaffner EMV AG
    Inventors: Alessandro Amaducci, Marco Ranieri, Jean-Pierre Greber, Michele Morra
  • Patent number: 10660196
    Abstract: A filter for electromagnetic noise comprising: a printed circuit board (5) having conductor tracks, having a first side and having a second side opposite the first side; a first busbar (1), which is secured on the first side of the printed circuit board (5) and is electrically connected to at least one of the conductor tracks; and a second busbar (2), which is secured on the second side of the printed circuit board (5) and is electrically connected to at least one of the conductor tracks. The printed circuit board (5) is arranged between the first busbar (1) and the second busbar (2) for the insulation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Schaffner EMV AG
    Inventors: Alessandro Amaducci, Marco Ranieri, Jean-Pierre Greber, Michele Morra
  • Patent number: 10491109
    Abstract: A power system for a vehicle comprising: a battery; a charging interface for receiving external power to charge the battery; a network connecting the battery and the charging interface, wherein at least a part of the network is a DC network; an active EMI filter between the battery and the charging interface in the DC network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Schaffner EMV AG
    Inventor: Alessandro Amaducci
  • Publication number: 20190246493
    Abstract: A filter for electromagnetic noise comprising: a printed circuit board (5) having conductor tracks, having a first side and having a second side opposite the first side; a first busbar (1), which is secured on the first side of the printed circuit board (5) and is electrically connected to at least one of the conductor tracks; and a second busbar (2), which is secured on the second side of the printed circuit board (5) and is electrically connected to at least one of the conductor tracks. The printed circuit board (5) is arranged between the first busbar (1) and the second busbar (2) for the insulation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Alessandro AMADUCCI, Marco Ranieri, Jean-Pierre Greber, Michele Morra
  • Publication number: 20180269781
    Abstract: A power system for a vehicle comprising: a battery; a charging interface for receiving external power to charge the battery; a network connecting the battery and the charging interface, wherein at least a part of the network is a DC network; an active EMI filter between the battery and the charging interface in the DC network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventor: Alessandro AMADUCCI
  • Publication number: 20180049314
    Abstract: A filter for electromagnetic noise comprising: a printed circuit board (5) having conductor tracks, having a first side and having a second side opposite the first side; a first busbar (1), which is secured on the first side of the printed circuit board (5) and is electrically connected to at least one of the conductor tracks; and a second busbar (2), which is secured on the second side of the printed circuit board (5) and is electrically connected to at least one of the conductor tracks. The printed circuit board (5) is arranged between the first busbar (1) and the second busbar (2) for the insulation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Alessandro AMADUCCI, Marco RANIERI, Jean-Pierre GREBER, Michele MORRA