Patents by Inventor Andreas MAUL

Andreas MAUL 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).

  • Publication number: 20240008422
    Abstract: In order to create a closed climate cell 100 for raising plants in several layers 12 arranged one above the other, wherein the climate cell 100 comprises at least one chamber 10, in which the layers 12 are arranged one above the other, and extend from a first side 11a of the chamber 10 to a second side 11b of the chamber 10, wherein each layer 12 has at least one plant-raising container and at least one lighting platform arranged thereover, wherein a climate is set in at least one chamber 10 by means of a climate system 20 of the climate cell 100, which has both a space-saving and an energy-saving system for adjusting the climate, it is proposed that a respective heat-storing element 13 be arranged on the first 11a and second 11b side of the at least one chamber 10, wherein an air flow 25 generated by a ventilation system 21 of the climate system 20 flows through both heat-storing elements 13, wherein one of the two sides 11a, 11b at least at one point in time forms an air inlet side 23, and the remaining sid
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Mark KORZILIUS, Markus HÄSSLER-MARAUN, Torsten MENZEL, Andreas MAUL, Timm RÖSSEL, Frank WINTERS, Thomas HECKER
  • Patent number: 11804785
    Abstract: A power electronic arrangement has a plurality of single-phase power semiconductor modules and one multi-phase power semiconductor module, wherein each single-phase power semiconductor module has a first, at least frame-like housing, two first DC voltage terminal elements, a first AC voltage terminal element, first auxiliary terminal elements and a first switching device. The multi-phase power semiconductor module has a second, at least frame-like housing, two second DC voltage terminal elements, at least two second AC voltage terminal elements, second auxiliary terminal elements and a second switching device. The first and second DC voltage terminal elements each form a stack in a section of their length and on the terminal sections are designed identically. All the power semiconductor modules are arranged in a row in the direction of the normal vectors of the respective first longitudinal side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: SEMIKRON ELEKTRONIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Steger, Andreas Maul
  • Publication number: 20220000045
    Abstract: In order to climatically optimise and keep as flexible as possible a sealed climate cell for plant cultivation in a plurality of layers which are arranged one over the other and which each have at least one plant cultivation container and a lighting platform arranged thereabove, it is proposed that a first climate system of the climate cell has at least one air bag, which runs in the height direction, is arranged within the climate cell, and is designed to supply air to the individual layers in the first cultivation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Markus HÄSSLER-MARAUN, Torsten MENZEL, Andreas MAUL, Timm RÖSSEL, Frank WINTERS, Mark KORZILIUS
  • Publication number: 20210336553
    Abstract: A power electronic arrangement has a plurality of single-phase power semiconductor modules and one multi-phase power semiconductor module, wherein each single-phase power semiconductor module has a first, at least frame-like housing, two first DC voltage terminal elements, a first AC voltage terminal element, first auxiliary terminal elements and a first switching device. The multi-phase power semiconductor module has a second, at least frame-like housing, two second DC voltage terminal elements, at least two second AC voltage terminal elements, second auxiliary terminal elements and a second switching device. The first and second DC voltage terminal elements each form a stack in a section of their length and on the terminal sections are designed identically. All the power semiconductor modules are arranged in a row in the direction of the normal vectors of the respective first longitudinal side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: SEMIKRON ELEKTRONIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: JÜRGEN STEGER, Andreas MAUL
  • Patent number: 9320182
    Abstract: A power semiconductor module, and an arrangement using the module. The module has a basic parallelepipedal shape with opposed pairs of main, longitudinal and narrow sides, a cooling device which is capable of carrying a flow of a cooling fluid, having a power electronics switch and a housing. The cooling device has a cooling volume with at least one cooling face and four connection devices which are arranged in pairs on the main sides. In addition, the connection devices carry the cooling fluid and are designed as a flow inflow and a flow outflow and as a return inflow and a return outflow, respectively. The power electronics switch has load input connection devices and load output connection devices which are arranged on one or both longitudinal sides and a control connection device which is arranged on a narrow side of the module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Semikron Elektronik GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Steger, Markus Knebel, Peter Beckedahl, Andreas Maul, Susanne Kalla
  • Patent number: 9165858
    Abstract: An arrangement having a cooling circulation, a plurality of modular power semiconductor modules and at least one capacitor, wherein a power semiconductor module has a power electronics switch and a cooling device, which is capable of carrying a flow of a cooling fluid, for cooling the switch, the cooling device having at least one cooling face, and four connection devices for the cooling fluid. The connection devices are arranged in pairs on main sides of the power semiconductor module. The power semiconductor modules have their main sides strung together modularly by connecting corresponding connection devices on successive power semiconductor modules. To this end, at least two successive power semiconductor modules have a capacitor arranged between them which, for its part, is cooled by means of the cooling circulation of the cooling fluid as provided by the arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Semikron Elektronik GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Steger, Markus Knebel, Andreas Maul, Susanne Kalla
  • Publication number: 20130271917
    Abstract: An arrangement having a cooling circulation, a plurality of modular power semiconductor modules and at least one capacitor, wherein a power semiconductor module has a power electronics switch and a cooling device, which is capable of carrying a flow of a cooling fluid, for cooling the switch, the cooling device having at least one cooling face, and four connection devices for the cooling fluid. The connection devices are arranged in pairs on main sides of the power semiconductor module. The power semiconductor modules have their main sides strung together modularly by connecting corresponding connection devices on successive power semiconductor modules. To this end, at least two successive power semiconductor modules have a capacitor arranged between them which, for its part, is cooled by means of the cooling circulation of the cooling fluid as provided by the arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: Semikron Elektronik gmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Jürgen STEGER, Markus KNEBEL, Andreas MAUL, Susanne KALLA
  • Publication number: 20130271916
    Abstract: A power semiconductor module, and an arrangement using the module. The module has a basic parallelepipedal shape with opposed pairs of main, longitudinal and narrow sides, a cooling device which is capable of carrying a flow of a cooling fluid, having a power electronics switch and a housing. The cooling device has a cooling volume with at least one cooling face and four connection devices which are arranged in pairs on the main sides. In addition, the connection devices carry the cooling fluid and are designed as a flow inflow and a flow outflow and as a return inflow and a return outflow, respectively. The power electronics switch has load input connection devices and load output connection devices which are arranged on one or both longitudinal sides and a control connection device which is arranged on a narrow side of the module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: Semikron Elektronik GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Jürgen STEGER, Markus KNEBEL, Peter BECKEDAHL, Andreas MAUL, Susanne KALLA