Patents by Inventor Alpo Vallinmaki

Alpo Vallinmaki 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: 9419529
    Abstract: A voltage measuring device includes an input configured to be coupled to a secondary of an inductive coupling of a DC to DC voltage converter. A switch coupled to the input forms a discharge path parallel to a sampling capacitor dependent on the voltage at the input equaling or exceeding a first voltage threshold and independent of an output voltage at the output of the device. The sampling capacitor is coupled to the output. A rectifier in series with the sampling capacitor is biased to conduct upon the input voltage, minus the output voltage, equaling or exceeding a second voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: ABB INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Karraker, Alpo Vallinmaki
  • Publication number: 20150253359
    Abstract: A voltage measuring device includes an input configured to be coupled to a secondary of an inductive coupling of a DC to DC voltage converter. A switch coupled to the input forms a discharge path parallel to a sampling capacitor dependent on the voltage at the input equaling or exceeding a first voltage threshold and independent of an output voltage at the output of the device. The sampling capacitor is coupled to the output. A rectifier in series with the sampling capacitor is biased to conduct upon the input voltage, minus the output voltage, equaling or exceeding a second voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: ABB INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Karraker, Alpo Vallinmaki
  • Publication number: 20050047035
    Abstract: A system for use in ac to ac or dc to ac power conversion equipment to detect faults in an inverter when the inverter is in a high impedance mode. The system detects ground faults or cross wiring conditions by converting the inverter outputs to digital signals and evaluating the frequencies of the resulting signals. The system keeps the inverter in the high impedance mode until after it has been determined that neither of the described abnormal statuses exist. The system tests for both of the abnormal statuses on power up and thereafter tests only for a ground fault whenever the inverter switches are disabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Alpo Vallinmaki, Douglas Karraker, Dennis Tyczkowski