Patents by Inventor Christof SCHNEGGENBURGER

Christof SCHNEGGENBURGER 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
  • Patent number: 11791089
    Abstract: A coil component includes a cup, a magnetic core, an electric conductor wound around the core, a cover, which closes the cup, and electric terminal contacts, which are in electric contact with ends of the electric conductor. The core and the electric conductor are arranged in the cup and the cup is filled with potting compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Schmidhauser AG
    Inventors: Christof Schneggenburger, Dirk Schekulin, Bernhard Laeng, Silvia Gross-Kaeufler, Tobias Diefenbacher
  • 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: 11369046
    Abstract: An electrical controller includes a housing, wherein the housing has cooling air openings on two different housing sides. A heat sink is arranged inside the housing, in particular so as to be protected against contact, and forms a cooling air channel, wherein the cooling air channel runs between the cooling air openings of the different housing sides. An electrically insulating holding element is designed to mechanically fix the heat sink inside the housing in a manner electrically insulated from the housing. A number of components to be cooled are provided, wherein the components are thermally conductively coupled to the heat sink and are held by the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Lenze Automation GmbH
    Inventors: Christof Schneggenburger, Bernhard Laeng, Alex Itten, Tobias Diefenbacher
  • 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: 20210410325
    Abstract: An electrical controller includes a housing, wherein the housing has cooling air openings on two different housing sides. A heat sink is arranged inside the housing, in particular so as to be protected against contact, and forms a cooling air channel, wherein the cooling air channel runs between the cooling air openings of the different housing sides. An electrically insulating holding element is designed to mechanically fix the heat sink inside the housing in a manner electrically insulated from the housing. A number of components to be cooled are provided, wherein the components are thermally conductively coupled to the heat sink and are held by the heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Christof SCHNEGGENBURGER, Bernhard LAENG, Alex ITTEN, Tobias DIEFENBACHER
  • Publication number: 20210118609
    Abstract: A coil component includes a cup, a magnetic core, an electric conductor wound around the core, a cover, which closes the cup, and electric terminal contacts, which are in electric contact with ends of the electric conductor. The core and the electric conductor are arranged in the cup and the cup is filled with potting compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Christof SCHNEGGENBURGER, Dirk SCHEKULIN, Bernhard LAENG, Silvia GROSS-KAEUFLER, Tobias DIEFENBACHER
  • Patent number: 10630204
    Abstract: A network feedback unit feeds electrical energy from a voltage intermediate circuit into a three-phase network. The network feedback unit has: a buck converter unit having first and second buck converters, the first buck and second buck converters being connected in parallel with the input side of each electrically coupled to the voltage intermediate circuit; an inverter, with the input side electrically coupled to an output of the buck converter unit and the output side electrically coupled to the three-phase network; at least one filter capacitor arranged at the output of the buck converter unit or at the output of the inverter; and a controller unit to drive the first and second buck converter depending on a filter capacitor current such that the first and second buck converter contribute in equal parts to an output current of the buck converter unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Schmidhauser AG
    Inventors: Christof Schneggenburger, Dirk Schekulin
  • Publication number: 20180367062
    Abstract: A network feedback unit is designed to feed electrical energy from a voltage intermediate circuit into a three-phase network, wherein the network feedback unit has: a buck converter unit having a first buck converter and a second buck converter, wherein the first buck converter and the second buck converter are connected in parallel and the input side of each of which is electrically coupled to the voltage intermediate circuit, an inverter, the input side of which is electrically coupled to an output of the buck converter unit and the output side of which is electrically coupled to the three-phase network, at least one filter capacitor, which is arranged at the output of the buck converter unit or at the output of the inverter, and a controller unit, which is designed to drive the first buck converter and the second buck converter depending on a filter capacitor current in such a way that the first buck converter and the second buck converter contribute in equal parts to an output current of the buck converte
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Christof SCHNEGGENBURGER, Dirk SCHEKULIN