Patents by Inventor Benjamin FAESSLER

Benjamin FAESSLER 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: 11863070
    Abstract: A DC/DC converter includes: a first connection pole and a second connection pole, wherein a first DC voltage is applied between the first connection pole and the second connection pole; a third connection pole and a fourth connection pole, wherein a second DC voltage is applied between the third connection pole and the fourth connection pole; a first commutation cell, wherein the first commutation cell has a capacitor, a diode and a semiconductor switch; a second commutation cell, wherein the second commutation cell has a capacitor, a diode and a semiconductor switch; and a precharging circuit for precharging the capacitor of the first commutation cell and the capacitor of the second commutation cell. The precharging circuit has a precharging resistor and an actuable switching device. The precharging resistor and the actuable switching device are connected in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Lenze Swiss AG
    Inventors: Alex Itten, Benjamin Faessler, Christof Schneggenburger, Dirk Schekulin, Ewgeni Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20230058430
    Abstract: A power converter, includes: a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal and a fourth terminal; stored-energy-source terminals, to which a stored energy source can be connected; four inverter bridge branches, which are formed from semiconductor switching devices, the inverter bridge branches each having a center tap, each center tap being assigned to one of the terminals, and the inverter bridge branches being interconnected and controllable such that electrical energy can be transferred bidirectionally between the stored-energy-source terminals and the first terminal, the second terminal, the third terminal and/or the fourth terminal; and a control unit, which is designed to control the semiconductor switching devices of the inverter bridge branches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Alex ITTEN, Dirk SCHEKULIN, Bernhard LAENG, Christof SCHNEGGENBURGER, Benjamin FAESSLER
  • Publication number: 20230049485
    Abstract: An electric device includes: a housing having a first electrically conductive housing wall; and a first circuit board which is arranged in the housing and which has an electrical conductor. The first electrically conductive housing wall can be electrically conductively connected to the electrical conductor of the first circuit board by use of a screw connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Uwe BEILFUSS-SPICKMANN, Benjamin FAESSLER, Ewgeni HOFFMANN, Christof SCHNEGGENBURGER
  • Patent number: 11569677
    Abstract: A charging system has: a number of connections for connecting at least one electric energy store to be charged; a number n of at least three inverter bridges, each of which has a center tap; a number n of electric filters, wherein the input of each filter of the number n of filters is electrically connected to a respective corresponding center tap of an inverter bridge of the number of inverter bridges; a controllable assigning unit which is inserted between a respective output of a filter of the number n of filters and the number of connections and which is designed to electrically assign the output of each filter of the number n of filters to a respective corresponding connection of the number of connections depending on at least one actuation signal; and a control unit which is designed to generate the at least one actuation signal depending on a desired charge mode of the charging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Bucher Hydraulics AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Laeng, Alex Itten, Benjamin Faessler
  • Publication number: 20210408907
    Abstract: A DC/DC converter includes: a first connection pole and a second connection pole, wherein a first DC voltage is applied between the first connection pole and the second connection pole; a third connection pole and a fourth connection pole, wherein a second DC voltage is applied between the third connection pole and the fourth connection pole; a first commutation cell, wherein the first commutation cell has a capacitor, a diode and a semiconductor switch; a second commutation cell, wherein the second commutation cell has a capacitor, a diode and a semiconductor switch; and a precharging circuit for precharging the capacitor of the first commutation cell and the capacitor of the second commutation cell. The precharging circuit has a precharging resistor and an actuable switching device. The precharging resistor and the actuable switching device are connected in parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Alex ITTEN, Benjamin FAESSLER, Christof SCHNEGGENBURGER, Dirk SCHEKULIN, Ewgeni HOFFMANN
  • Publication number: 20210066954
    Abstract: A charging system has: a number of connections for connecting at least one electric reference energy store to be charged; a number n of at least three inverter bridges, each of which has a center tap; a number n of electric filters, wherein the input of each filter of the number n of filters is electrically connected to a respective corresponding center tap of an inverter bridge of the number of inverter bridges; a controllable assigning unit which is inserted between a respective output of a filter of the number n of filters and the number of connections and which is designed to electrically assign the output of each filter of the number n of filters to a respective corresponding connection of the number of connections depending on at least one actuation signal; and a control unit which is designed to generate the at least one actuation signal depending on a desired charge mode of the charging system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Bernhard LAENG, Alex ITTEN, Benjamin FAESSLER