Patents by Inventor Arthouros Iordanidis

Arthouros Iordanidis 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: 11705708
    Abstract: A laminated busbar includes: a base body comprising conducting layers and insulating material to electrically insulate the conducting layers from each other. The conducting layers and the insulating material are clamped together by mechanical means and/or a profile is connected to the base body. In an embodiment, no glue or adhesive is arranged between at least one conducting layer and at least one insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Klaus Kraft, Rudi Velthuis, Arthouros Iordanidis, Maciej Mruczek
  • Publication number: 20210036498
    Abstract: A laminated busbar includes: a base body comprising conducting layers and insulating material to electrically insulate the conducting layers from each other. The conducting layers and the insulating material are clamped together by mechanical means and/or a profile is connected to the base body. In an embodiment, no glue or adhesive is arranged between at least one conducting layer and at least one insulating material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Klaus Kraft, Rudi Velthuis, Arthouros Iordanidis, Maciej Mruczek
  • Patent number: 9526189
    Abstract: An exemplary power-electronic switching system has a plurality of switching units, wherein each switching unit includes a housing and at least one switching module which is arranged within the housing. A mounting unit has a holding apparatus, on which the housings of the switching units are arranged. The holding apparatus includes an insulation material for electrically insulating the holding apparatus from the housings of the switching units and the housings of the switching units from one another. The insulation material allows the housings of the switching units of the switching system to have different voltage potentials from one another and additionally can be realized in a simple and space-saving manner and easily be assembled. In addition, the housing of each switching unit includes a material for at least partially shielding an electric and magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Michael Weiss, Roger Lüscher, Arthouros Iordanidis, Bogdan Cranganu-Cretu, Jürgen Steinke
  • Patent number: 9431199
    Abstract: A circuit breaker including two contacts, a pressurization chamber, a nozzle arrangement designed to blow an arc in a quenching region, with a narrowest passage of a pressurization chamber outflow channel to be passed by outflowing quenching gas defining a pressurization chamber outflow limiting area, a narrowest passage of a nozzle channel to be passed by outflowing quenching gas defining a nozzle outflow limiting area, the smaller area of which defining an absolute outflow limiting area, with quenching gas having a global warming potential lower than the one of SF6 over an interval of 100 years; wherein a ratio of the pressurization chamber outflow limiting area to the nozzle outflow limiting area is less than 1.1:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Patrick Stoller, Martin Seeger, Arthouros Iordanidis, Benjamin Wuthrich
  • Patent number: 9208936
    Abstract: An encapsulated delta transformer for medium to high voltages includes a hermetically sealed housing that encloses a volume, a delta shaped transformer arranged in the housing, and a passageway for a fluid. The passageway protruding through the housing and the volume enclosed by the passageway is in fluidal connection to an outside of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: ABB RESEARCH LTD
    Inventors: Jasmin Smajic, Arthouros Iordanidis, Bernardo Galletti, Thorsten Steinmetz, Bernhard Petermeier
  • Patent number: 9105389
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to a dry transformer, which includes a transformer core with at least two parallel limbs and upper and lower yokes, and at least two hollow cylindrical coils, each arranged as neighbored coils around a limb of the at least two parallel limbs. A cooling system can include at least one wall-like diaphragm in-between the neighbored coils, which is in parallel to the orientation of the limbs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Marcos Bockholt, Frank Cornelius, Jens Tepper, Burak Esenlik, Bhavesch Patel, Benjamin Weber, Arthouros Iordanidis, Jasmin Smajic, Thorsten Steinmetz, Bernardo Galletti
  • Publication number: 20150021297
    Abstract: A circuit breaker including two contacts, a pressurization chamber, a nozzle arrangement designed to blow an arc in a quenching region, with a narrowest passage of a pressurization chamber outflow channel to be passed by outflowing quenching gas defining a pressurization chamber outflow limiting area, a narrowest passage of a nozzle channel to be passed by outflowing quenching gas defining a nozzle outflow limiting area, the smaller area of which defining an absolute outflow limiting area, with quenching gas having a global warming potential lower than the one of SF6 over an interval of 100 years; wherein a ratio of the pressurization chamber outflow limiting area to the nozzle outflow limiting area is less than 1.1:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Patrick Stoller, Martin Seeger, Arthouros Iordanidis, Benjamin Wuthrich
  • Publication number: 20140374382
    Abstract: A circuit breaker for breaking an AC current, including a pair of breaker contact members with a first breaker contact member and a second breaker contact member, wherein the pair of breaker contact members is separable, whereby an arc carrying an arcing current develops between the breaker contact members; an arcing contact member configured for letting an arc root of the arc jump from the second breaker contact member to the arcing contact member, whereby the arcing current is commuted from the second breaker contact member to the arcing contact member, the commuted arcing current having a first direction; and a current-rectifying element electrically connected to the arcing contact member and configured for passing the commuted arcing current having the first direction, and for blocking a current having a second direction opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Rudolf Gati, Arthouros Iordanidis, Felix Greuter, Markus Abplanalp
  • Publication number: 20140118099
    Abstract: An encapsulated delta transformer for medium to high voltages includes a hermetically sealed housing that encloses a volume, a delta shaped transformer arranged in the housing, and a passageway for a fluid. The passageway protruding through the housing and the volume enclosed by the passageway is in fluidal connection to an outside of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: ABB RESEARCH LTD
    Inventors: Jasmin SMAJIC, Arthouros Iordanidis, Bernardo Galletti, Thorsten Steinmetz, Bernhard Petermeier
  • Publication number: 20140043774
    Abstract: An exemplary power-electronic switching system has a plurality of switching units, wherein each switching unit includes a housing and at least one switching module which is arranged within the housing. A mounting unit has a holding apparatus, on which the housings of the switching units are arranged. The holding apparatus includes an insulation material for electrically insulating the holding apparatus from the housings of the switching units and the housings of the switching units from one another. The insulation material allows the housings of the switching units of the switching system to have different voltage potentials from one another and additionally can be realized in a simple and space-saving manner and easily be assembled. In addition, the housing of each switching unit includes a material for at least partially shielding an electric and magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Michael Weiss, Roger Lüscher, Arthouros Iordanidis, Bogdan Cranganu-Cretu, Jürgen Steinke
  • Patent number: 8604899
    Abstract: An electrical transformer is disclosed which includes an enclosure; a magnetic core assembly arranged within the enclosure, the magnetic core assembly having a first core limb, a second core limb and a third core limb; and three coil assemblies having a first coil assembly, a second coil assembly, and a third coil assembly. At least two diaphragms are arranged within the enclosure, the diaphragms being essentially sealed to a first outermost coil of the first coil assembly, and arranged for guiding a cooling fluid in series through a first inner fluid duct, a second inner fluid duct, a third inner fluid duct and an extra-coil volume along outsides of third, second and first outermost coil coils of the third, second and first coil assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Abb Research Ltd.
    Inventors: Bernardo Galletti, Arthouros Iordanidis, Jasmin Smajic, Martin Carlen
  • Publication number: 20130300526
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to a dry transformer, which includes a transformer core with at least two parallel limbs and upper and lower yokes, and at least two hollow cylindrical coils, each arranged as neighbored coils around a limb of the at least two parallel limbs. A cooling system can include at least one wall-like diaphragm in-between the neighbored coils, which is in parallel to the orientation of the limbs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Marcos BOCKHOLT, Frank Cornelius, Jens Tepper, Burak Esenlik, Bhavesch Patel, Benjamin Weber, Arthouros Iordanidis, Jasmin Smajic, Thorsten Steinmetz, Bernardo Galletti
  • Patent number: 8502101
    Abstract: An exemplary high voltage circuit breaker includes an interruption chamber that is filled with an extinguishing agent. The interruption chamber having at least two separable arcing contact pieces that are coaxially arranged and an arcing zone in which an electric arc is producible during an interruption process. The interruption chamber includes at least two inlets and at least one outlet located in between the two inlets. The inlets and the at least one outlet are connected with the arcing zone such that the electric arc is extinguishable in at least three arc interruption zones by means of extinguishing flows streaming out of the at least two inlets into the arcing zone upon pressurization and introduction of a portion of the extinguishing agent in the arcing zone, and leading an amount of the extinguishing flows through the outlet out of the arcing zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd
    Inventors: Lutz Niemeyer, Martin Seeger, Michael Schwinne, Arthouros Iordanidis
  • Publication number: 20130021709
    Abstract: A conductor arrangement is provided for reducing very fast transients in high voltage applications. The conductor arrangement includes a conductor element having a main conducting orientation, and a conductive annular shell element coaxial to the conductor element, thus forming an annular cavity around the conductor element. The annular shell element in the main conducting orientation includes a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is conductively connected to the conductor element. The second end portion includes an annular collar which is substantially coaxial to the conductor element, thus together with the conductor element forming a coaxial capacitor which has a solid material filling. The capacitor includes a surge arrester which may serve as an energy conversion portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Jasmin Smajic, Walter Holaus, Martin Seeger, Felix Greuter, Arthouros Iordanidis, Uwe Riechert
  • Patent number: 8148660
    Abstract: A high-voltage circuit breaker includes two arcing contacts, which are capable of moving relative to one another along an axis, an insulating nozzle, a heating volume for accommodating quenching gas, a heating channel, and an overpressure valve. The pressure of the quenching gas is based on the energy of a switching arc, which is formed when the breaker opens and generates arcing gas, and the heating channel opens out, with axial alignment, into the heating volume. The heating channel connects an arc zone, and the overpressure valve limits the pressure of the quenching gas by opening a relief duct, which opens out into an expansion space. In high-current switching, the pressure of the arcing gases in the arc zone is limited, and the quality of the quenching gas stored in the heating volume is improved, due to the relief duct having an outflow section extending in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd
    Inventors: Martin Seeger, Lutz Niemeyer, Arthouros Iordanidis, Christian Franck
  • Publication number: 20120037599
    Abstract: An exemplary high voltage circuit breaker includes an interruption chamber that is filled with an extinguishing agent. The interruption chamber having at least two separable arcing contact pieces that are coaxially arranged and an arcing zone in which an electric arc is producible during an interruption process. The interruption chamber includes at least two inlets and at least one outlet located in between the two inlets. The inlets and the at least one outlet are connected with the arcing zone such that the electric arc is extinguishable in at least three arc interruption zones by means of extinguishing flows streaming out of the at least two inlets into the arcing zone upon pressurization and introduction of a portion of the extinguishing agent in the arcing zone, and leading an amount of the extinguishing flows through the outlet out of the arcing zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: ABB Research Ltd
    Inventors: Lutz NIEMEYER, Martin Seeger, Michael Schwinne, Arthouros Iordanidis
  • Publication number: 20100219161
    Abstract: A high-voltage circuit breaker includes two arcing contacts, which are capable of moving relative to one another along an axis, an insulating nozzle, a heating volume for accommodating quenching gas, a heating channel, and an overpressure valve. The pressure of the quenching gas is based on the energy of a switching arc, which is formed when the breaker opens and generates arcing gas, and the heating channel opens out, with axial alignment, into the heating volume. The heating channel connects an arc zone, and the overpressure valve limits the pressure of the quenching gas by opening a relief duct, which opens out into an expansion space. In high-current switching, the pressure of the arcing gases in the arc zone is limited, and the quality of the quenching gas stored in the heating volume is improved, due to the relief duct having an outflow section extending in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: ABB Research Ltd
    Inventors: Martin SEEGER, Lutz Niemeyer, Arthouros Iordanidis, Christian Franck