Patents by Inventor Alwin Hummel

Alwin Hummel 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).

  • Electronic safety device
    Patent number: 8879228
    Abstract: A method and electronic safety device including a switching element for disconnecting and/or limiting the current consumption of an electrical load, wherein control commands for the switching element are received through a remote control interface, and wherein the switching element is only switched on or off when the thermal load on the switching element is within a permissible range such that there is no longer any need to provide a dedicated relay in electrical systems for remote-controlled switching operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignees: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Siemens AG Oesterreich
    Inventors: Dieter Hublitz, Alwin Hummel, Anton Schneider, Harald Schweigert
  • Electric system
    Patent number: 8842403
    Abstract: An electrical system having at least one load that is protected by a protective device, where a tripping parameter, i.e., a tripping current of the protective device can be set. A control unit is provided to which a measured current value of the current consumed by the at least one load is supplied, where the control unit generates a limit value, which is provided to the protective device for setting a tripping parameter as a function of the characteristic curve of the measured current value. The control unit thus permits ongoing adjustment of the tripping parameters, i.e., the release current, according to the actual operating conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alwin Hummel, Harald Schweigert
  • Electronic Safety Device
    Publication number: 20130003241
    Abstract: A method and electronic safety device including a switching element for disconnecting and/or limiting the current consumption of an electrical load, wherein control commands for the switching element are received through a remote control interface, and wherein the switching element is only switched on or off when the thermal load on the switching element is within a permissible range such that there is no longer any need to provide a dedicated relay in electrical systems for remote-controlled switching operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Dieter Hublitz, Alwin Hummel, Anton Schneider, Harald Schweigert
  • Electric System
    Publication number: 20110141643
    Abstract: An electrical system having at least one load that is protected by a protective device, where a tripping parameter, i.e., a tripping current of the protective device can be set. A control unit is provided to which a measured current value of the current consumed by the at least one load is supplied, where the control unit generates a limit value, which is provided to the protective device for setting a tripping parameter as a function of the characteristic curve of the measured current value. The control unit thus permits ongoing adjustment of the tripping parameters, i.e., the release current, according to the actual operating conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alwin Hummel, Harald Schweigert