Patents by Inventor Dirk Schekulin

Dirk Schekulin 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
  • Patent number: 11374485
    Abstract: A filter unit is intended to be connected between an inverter and an electric motor. The filter unit includes: a number of phase connections for connecting to corresponding phase connections of the inverter; a first DC link connection for connecting to a first DC link connection on the inverter and a second DC link connection for connecting to a second DC link connection on the inverter; a number of motor connections for connecting to corresponding connections on the electric motor; a number of filter elements for reducing a rate of voltage rise at the motor connections of the filter unit, filter element is connected between corresponding phase connections of the filter unit and corresponding motor connections of the filter unit; and a coupling unit, which couples the filter elements capacitively with the first DC link connection and the second DC link connection of the filter unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Schmidhauser AG
    Inventor: Dirk Schekulin
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11091050
    Abstract: A charging station charges an electric vehicle. The charging station has: a housing, a number of first power electronics components and a number of second power electronics components, the second electronics components being different from the first power electronics components, wherein the first power electronics components and the second power electronics components are arranged spatially in the housing, and a first air cooling circuit and a second air cooling circuit separate from the first air cooling circuit. The air cooling circuits are arranged spatially in the housing. The first air cooling circuit serves to cool the number of first power electronics components. The second air cooling circuit serves to cool the number of second power electronics components. The charging station is designed such that a first protection class of at least one region of the first air cooling circuit is higher than a second protection class of the second air cooling circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Bucher Hydraulics AG
    Inventors: Andreas Burgermeister, Dirk Schekulin, Erich Sidler
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20210067029
    Abstract: A filter unit is intended to be connected between an inverter and an electric motor. The filter unit includes: a number of phase connections for connecting to corresponding phase connections of the inverter; a first DC link connection for connecting to a first DC link connection on the inverter and a second DC link connection for connecting to a second DC link connection on the inverter; a number of motor connections for connecting to corresponding connections on the electric motor; a number of filter elements for reducing a rate of voltage rise at the motor connections of the filter unit, filter element is connected between corresponding phase connections of the filter unit and corresponding motor connections of the filter unit; and a coupling unit, which couples the filter elements capacitively with the first DC link connection and the second DC link connection of the filter unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: Dirk SCHEKULIN
  • Patent number: 10811984
    Abstract: A bidirectional DC-to-DC converter include a first half-bridge circuit, a second half-bridge circuit, at least one transformer having a first primary winding and a second primary winding and at least one secondary winding. The first half-bridge circuit is designed to generate an AC voltage at the first primary winding, and the second half-bridge circuit is designed to generate an AC voltage at the second primary winding. At least one bidirectional power converter circuit is electrically coupled to the secondary winding in a bridge arrangement. The bridge arrangement has a first bridge connection pole and a second bridge connection pole. The power converter circuit includes a voltage limitation device having a switching element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Schmidhauser AG
    Inventor: Dirk Schekulin
  • Patent number: 10734151
    Abstract: A transformer for switched-mode power supplies includes a magnetizable core having a winding axis, at least one primary winding, which is formed by a primary winding conductor which at least partly surrounds the winding axis of the core, and at least one secondary winding, which is formed by a secondary winding conductor. The secondary winding conductor surrounds the primary winding conductor. The secondary winding is formed in one layer, and a cross section of the secondary winding conductor is rectangular, in particular square.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Schmidhauser AG
    Inventors: Dirk Schekulin, Silvia Gross-Kaeufler, Chriss Haertsch, Thomas Bisig, Alex Itten, Piere Cavin
  • Patent number: 10699836
    Abstract: An inductor includes a magnetizable core with a winding axis and at least one winding. The winding is formed by a conductor which at least partly surrounds the winding axis of the core. The winding is formed in one layer and a cross section of the conductor is rectangular, in particular square.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Schmidhauser AG
    Inventors: Dirk Schekulin, Silvia Gross-Kaeufler, Chriss Haertsch, Thomas Bisig, Alex Itten, Piere Cavin
  • 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: 20200039369
    Abstract: A charging station charges an electric vehicle. The charging station has: a housing, a number of first power electronics components and a number of second power electronics components different from the first power electronics components, wherein the power electronics components are arranged spatially in the housing, and a first air cooling circuit and a second air cooling circuit separate from the first air cooling circuit. The air cooling circuits are arranged spatially in the housing. The first air cooling circuit serves to cool the number of first power electronics components. The second air cooling circuit serves to cool the number of second power electronics components. The charging station is designed such that a first protection class of at least one region of the first air cooling circuit is higher than a second protection class of the second air cooling circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas BURGERMEISTER, Dirk SCHEKULIN, Erich SIDLER
  • Patent number: 10432128
    Abstract: A frequency converter is used for generating at least one frequency converter output voltage a prescribable frequency converter output voltage amplitude and a prescribable frequency converter output voltage frequency for an electric motor. The frequency converter has: a clocked DC/DC converter is designed to generate from an input direct voltage having an input voltage level a DC/DC converter output voltage having a DC/DC converter output voltage level, wherein the DC/DC converter is designed to generate the DC/DC converter output voltage level based on the prescribable frequency converter output voltage amplitude, and a clocked inverter having a number of controllable switches, to which inverter the DC/DC converter output voltage is applied and which actuates the switches with an inverter switching frequency such that the at least one frequency converter output voltage with the prescribable frequency converter output voltage frequency is generated from the DC/DC converter output voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Schmidhauser AG
    Inventor: Dirk Schekulin
  • Patent number: 10256736
    Abstract: A DC-DC converter includes a first half-bridge circuit, a second half-bridge circuit, at least one transformer having at least one primary winding and at least one secondary winding, wherein the first and second half-bridge circuits are designed to generate an AC voltage at the at least one primary winding, and a rectifier circuit having an output terminal. The output terminal includes a first output terminal pole and a second output terminal pole. The rectifier circuit includes at least one rectifier element. The rectifier circuit is designed to rectify a voltage present at the at least one secondary winding and to output it at the output terminal. The rectifier circuit includes a polarity reversal protection transistor, the collector-emitter path of which or the drain-source path of which is looped in between a terminal of the at least one rectifier element and the first or the second output terminal pole of the output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Schmidhauser AG
    Inventors: Dirk Schekulin, Silvia Gross, Chris Haertsch, Thomas Bisig, Alex Itten, Pierre Cavin
  • Patent number: 10193464
    Abstract: A DC-DC converter includes: an output terminal, wherein the output terminal has a first output terminal pin and a second output terminal pin; a number of rectifier elements; a voltage limiting unit having an electrical energy store, wherein the voltage limiting unit is designed to limit voltages across the rectifier elements; and a clocked energy regulator unit which is designed to regulate at a setpoint value energy which is stored in the electrical energy store.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Schmidhauser AG
    Inventor: 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
  • Publication number: 20180138819
    Abstract: A bidirectional DC-to-DC converter include a first half-bridge circuit, a second half-bridge circuit, at least one transformer having a first primary winding and a second primary winding and at least one secondary winding. The first half-bridge circuit is designed to generate an AC voltage at the first primary winding, and the second half-bridge circuit is designed to generate an AC voltage at the second primary winding. At least one bidirectional power converter circuit is electrically coupled to the secondary winding in a bridge arrangement. The bridge arrangement has a first bridge connection pole and a second bridge connection pole. The power converter circuit includes a voltage limitation device having a switching element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventor: Dirk SCHEKULIN
  • Publication number: 20180115247
    Abstract: A DC-DC converter includes: an output terminal, wherein the output terminal has a first output terminal pin and a second output terminal pin; a number of rectifier elements; a voltage limiting unit having an electrical energy store, wherein the voltage limiting unit is designed to limit voltages across the rectifier elements; and a clocked energy regulator unit which is designed to regulate at a setpoint value energy which is stored in the electrical energy store.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventor: Dirk SCHEKULIN
  • Publication number: 20170012564
    Abstract: A frequency converter is used for generating at least one frequency converter output voltage for an electric motor, wherein the at least one frequency converter output voltage has a prescribable frequency converter output voltage amplitude and a prescribable frequency converter output voltage frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventor: Dirk SCHEKULIN