Patents by Inventor Bengt Stridh

Bengt Stridh 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: 10207801
    Abstract: A method for inspecting a solar panel of a solar power station is performed in a controller for an unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, and includes the steps of: receiving an inspection request for a subset of the solar panels navigating, in a first stage, using radio signals, the UAV to an initial location in a vicinity of a particular solar panel of the subset of solar panels; positioning, in a second stage, the UAV using at least one near field sensor of the UAV; and capturing, using the infrared camera, an image of the particular solar panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Winston Garcia-Gabin, Bengt Stridh, Elina Vartiainen, Kari Saarinen, Per-Erik Modén, Veronika Domova
  • Publication number: 20170349279
    Abstract: A method for inspecting a solar panel of a solar power station is performed in a controller for an unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, and includes the steps of: receiving an inspection request for a subset of the solar panels navigating, in a first stage, using radio signals, the UAV to an initial location in a vicinity of a particular solar panel of the subset of solar panels; positioning, in a second stage, the UAV using at least one near field sensor of the UAV; and capturing, using the infrared camera, an image of the particular solar panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Winston GARCIA-GABIN, Bengt STRIDH, Elina VARTIAINEN, Kari SAARINEN, Per-Erik MODÉN, Veronika DOMOVA
  • Patent number: 8643323
    Abstract: A photovoltaic system for generating an output voltage that is uninfluenced by varying irradiation, includes a photovoltaic source having an input terminal and an output terminal. The photovoltaic system includes a voltage adding arrangement having a first input terminal and an output terminal. The voltage adding arrangement is connected in series with the photovoltaic source, and includes a first route having a voltage source and a second route as a voltage source bypass. The first and second routes extend between the first input terminal and the output terminal of the voltage adding arrangement. The first and second routes being alternately activateable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd
    Inventors: Panagiotis Bakas, Georgios Demetriades, Frans Dijkhuizen, Staffan Norrga, Konstantinos Papastergiou, Bengt Stridh, Stefan Thorburn, Lennart Ängquist
  • Publication number: 20120025751
    Abstract: A photovoltaic system for generating an output voltage that is uninfluenced by varying irradiation, includes a photovoltaic source having an input terminal and an output terminal. The photovoltaic system includes a voltage adding arrangement having a first input terminal and an output terminal. The voltage adding arrangement is connected in series with the photovoltaic source, and includes a first route having a voltage source and a second route as a voltage source bypass. The first and second routes extend between the first input terminal and the output terminal of the voltage adding arrangement. The first and second routes being alternately activateable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: ABB RESEARCH LTD
    Inventors: Panagiotis BAKAS, Georgios Demetriades, Frans Dijkhuizen, Staffan Norrga, Konstantinos Papastergiou, Bengt Stridh, Stefan Thorburn, Lennart Ängquist
  • Patent number: 7936091
    Abstract: An energy supply system adapted for supplying energy to equipment on a high voltage platform. The system includes a fuel cell and an effectuating capacitor. The system also includes an intermediate storage and supply unit. This unit stores energy from the fuel cell and supplies energy to the effectuating capacitor via an electric transforming unit. A high voltage platform including the energy supply system. An electrical network including the platform. A method for supplying energy to equipment on a high voltage platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: ABB Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Lennart Ängquist, Per Halvarsson, Bengt Stridh, Torbjörn Ringvall
  • Publication number: 20090167090
    Abstract: An energy supply system adapted for supplying energy to equipment on a high voltage platform. The system includes a fuel cell and an effectuating capacitor. The system also includes an intermediate storage and supply unit. This unit stores energy from the fuel cell and supplies energy to the effectuating capacitor via an electric transforming unit. A high voltage platform including the energy supply system. An electrical network including the platform. A method for supplying energy to equipment on a high voltage platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: ABB Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Lennart Angquist, Per Halvarsson, Bengt Stridh, Torbjorn Ringvall
  • Patent number: 6838627
    Abstract: An element (20) for making an electric contact to another contact member (19) for enabling an electric current to flow between said element (20) and said contact member comprises a body having at least a contact surface thereof coated with a contact layer (21) to be applied against said contact member. This contact layer comprises a continuous film comprising a laminated multielement material having strong bonds, such as covalent or metallic bonds, within each atomic layer and weaker bonds, through larger bonding distance or for example as van der Waals bonds or hydrogen bonds, between at least some adjacent atomic layers thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: ABB AB
    Inventors: Peter Isberg, Björn Hellström, Bengt Stridh, Anna-Liisa Lönn, Rolf Gustafsson, Sylvia Arnell, Pan Min
  • Patent number: 6565983
    Abstract: An electrical contact element for electrically connecting an electric device and providing current transmission in an electric device wherein the electrical contact element comprises a metallic body, and wherein at least one contact surface, present on the body, is completely or partially coated with a friction-reducing layer. The friction-reducing layer comprises a metal salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: ABB AB
    Inventors: Sylva Arnell, Bengt Stridh