Patents by Inventor Georgios Papafotiou

Georgios Papafotiou 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).

  • Method for operating a rotating electrical machine
    Publication number: 20060125435
    Abstract: A method is specified for operating a rotating electrical machine, in which the rotating electrical machine is connected in terms of phase to a converter circuit, having a DC voltage circuit, for connecting at least two voltage levels, and the phases of the converter circuit are connected to the DC voltage circuit in accordance with a selected switching state combination of switching states for power semiconductor switches in the converter circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Applicants: ABB Research Ltd, Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich
    Inventors: Tobias Geyer, Georgios Papafotiou, Manfred Morari