Patents by Inventor Franz Fischereder
Franz Fischereder 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).
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Patent number: 12176705Abstract: The aim of the invention is to detect an arc in an assembly for transmitting a direct voltage. This aim is achieved by a communication transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, the secondary winding being connected to a transmitting device, which is designed to impress a communication signal onto the secondary winding of the communication transformer, and the primary winding being connected to one of the direct voltage lines in order to feed a communication signal transformed by the communication transformer to one of the direct voltage lines. In order to detect, in the assembly, the arc signal caused by an arc, the secondary winding is connected to an arc detection unit, which is designed to detect an arc signal transformed by the communication transformer.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2023Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Fronius International GmbHInventors: Bernd Hofer, Christian Fasthuber, Franz Fischereder, Stefan Breuer, Walter Spitzer, Mario Bairhuber, Reimar Pfeil
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Publication number: 20240014648Abstract: The aim of the invention is to detect an arc in an assembly for transmitting a direct voltage. This aim is achieved by a communication transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, the secondary winding being connected to a transmitting device, which is designed to impress a communication signal onto the secondary winding of the communication transformer, and the primary winding being connected to one of the direct voltage lines in order to feed a communication signal transformed by the communication transformer to one of the direct voltage lines. In order to detect, in the assembly, the arc signal caused by an arc, the secondary winding is connected to an arc detection unit, which is designed to detect an arc signal transformed by the communication transformer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: Fronius International GmbHInventors: BERND HOFER, CHRISTIAN FASTHUBER, FRANZ FISCHEREDER, STEFAN BREUER, WALTER SPITZER, MARIO BAIRHUBER, REIMAR PFEIL
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Patent number: 11804710Abstract: The aim of the invention is to detect an arc in an assembly for transmitting a direct voltage. This aim is achieved by a communication transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, the secondary winding being connected to a transmitting device, which is designed to impress a communication signal onto the secondary winding of the communication transformer, and the primary winding being connected to one of the direct voltage lines in order to feed a communication signal transformed by the communication transformer to one of the direct voltage lines. In order to detect, in the assembly, the arc signal caused by an arc, the secondary winding is connected to an arc detection unit, which is designed to detect an arc signal transformed by the communication transformer.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: FRONIUS INTERNATIONAL GMBHInventors: Bernd Hofer, Christian Fasthuber, Franz Fischereder, Stefan Breuer, Walter Spitzer, Mario Bairhuber, Reimar Pfeil
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Patent number: 11656256Abstract: A method and a photovoltaic inverter determines the system capacitance of a photovoltaic system relative to ground. The voltage required for the measurement can be provided by the intermediate circuit in the form of the intermediate circuit voltage, and the measuring device is designed to actuate an input short-circuit switch for short-circuiting the DC input with the AC disconnector open, as a result of which the intermediate circuit voltage can be applied to the DC input in the reverse direction, and the measuring device is configured to determine the system capacitance from the temporal waveform of the measured voltage after the switch of the voltage divider is closed.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Fronius International GmbHInventors: Franz Fischereder, Andreas Luger, Christoph Pernegger, Juergen Pirchenfellner
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Patent number: 11614475Abstract: A method and a photovoltaic inverter for determining the insulation resistance of a photovoltaic system relative to ground are provided. The voltage required for the measurement can be provided by an intermediate circuit in the form of an intermediate circuit voltage and a measuring device is designed to actuate an input short-circuit switch for short-circuiting a DC input with an AC disconnector open, as a result of which the intermediate circuit voltage can be applied to the DC input in the reverse direction. The measuring device is configured to record measured voltages with a switch of a voltage divider open and closed, and to determine the insulation resistance from the measured values of the two measured voltages recorded with the switch of the voltage divider open and closed.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Fronius International GmbHInventors: Franz Fischereder, Andreas Muehlberger, Juergen Pirchenfellner, Andreas Luger
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Publication number: 20220373587Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a photovoltaic inverter (2) for determining the insulation resistance (Riso) of a photovoltaic system (1) relative to ground (PE). According to the invention, the voltage required for the measurement can be provided by the intermediate circuit (6) in the form of the intermediate circuit voltage (UZk), and the measuring device (13) is designed to actuate an input short-circuit switch (SBoost) for short-circuiting the DC input (3) with the AC disconnector (8) open, as a result of which the intermediate circuit voltage (UZk) can be applied to the DC input (3) in the reverse direction, and the measuring device (13) is configured to record measured voltages (UM1, UM2) with the switch (Siso) of the voltage divider (14) open and closed, and to determine the insulation resistance (Riso) from the measured values of the two measured voltages (UM1, UM2) recorded with the switch (Siso) of the voltage divider (14) open and closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2021Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: Fronius International GmbHInventors: Franz FISCHEREDER, Andreas MUEHLBERGER, Juergen PIRCHENFELLNER, Andreas LUGER
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Publication number: 20220334159Abstract: A method and a photovoltaic inverter determines the system capacitance of a photovoltaic system relative to ground. The voltage required for the measurement can be provided by the intermediate circuit in the form of the intermediate circuit voltage, and the measuring device is designed to actuate an input short-circuit switch for short-circuiting the DC input with the AC disconnector open, as a result of which the intermediate circuit voltage can be applied to the DC input in the reverse direction, and the measuring device is configured to determine the system capacitance from the temporal waveform of the measured voltage after the switch of the voltage divider is closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2021Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: Fronius International GmbHInventors: Franz FISCHEREDER, Andreas LUGER, Christoph PERNEGGER, Juergen PIRCHENFELLNER
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Patent number: 11056876Abstract: Circuit arrangement 1 for securely switching inverter devices 2 of a system by a common emergency switch 3 which is connected to a switching signal input 4 of one of the inverter devices 2 which is configured as a master of the system and comprises a switching signal output 5, other inverter devices 2 of the system configured as a slave being connected to the one inverter device via switching signal lines 6, wherein the inverter devices 2 configured as a slave together with the inverter device 2 configured as a master form a switching chain which is automatically switched upon actuation of the emergency switch 3.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: FRONIUS INTERNATIONAL GMBHInventors: Florian Gerstlacher, Franz Fischereder, Stefan Breuer, Thomas Grabner
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Publication number: 20210159687Abstract: The aim of the invention is to detect an arc in an assembly for transmitting a direct voltage. This aim is achieved by a communication transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, the secondary winding being connected to a transmitting device, which is designed to impress a communication signal onto the secondary winding of the communication transformer, and the primary winding being connected to one of the direct voltage lines in order to feed a communication signal transformed by the communication transformer to one of the direct voltage lines. In order to detect, in the assembly, the arc signal caused by an arc, the secondary winding is connected to an arc detection unit, which is designed to detect an arc signal transformed by the communication transformer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2019Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: Fronius International GmbHInventors: BERND HOFER, CHRISTIAN FASTHUBER, FRANZ FISCHEREDER, STEFAN BREUER, WALTER SPITZER, MARIO BAIRHUBER, REIMAR PFEIL
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Publication number: 20200227909Abstract: Circuit arrangement 1 for securely switching inverter devices 2 of a system by a common emergency switch 3 which is connected to a switching signal input 4 of one of the inverter devices 2 which is configured as a master of the system and comprises a switching signal output 5, other inverter devices 2 of the system configured as a slave being connected to the one inverter device via switching signal lines 6, wherein the inverter devices 2 configured as a slave together with the inverter device 2 configured as a master form a switching chain which is automatically switched upon actuation of the emergency switch 3.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2018Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Florian Gerstlacher, Franz Fischereder, Stefan Breuer, Thomas Grabner