Patents by Inventor Hans-Peter Merkel
Hans-Peter Merkel 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: 10090703Abstract: A converter module for use in a switchgear assembly for power distribution, has: one or more AC supply bus bars for providing AC power supply; one or more AC or DC power distribution bus bars for distributing power to loads; and one or more converter units for converting AC power from the AC supply bus bars to AC or DC power onto AC or DC power distribution bus bars, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: ABB AGInventors: Hans-Peter Merkel, Matthias Forstbach, Andre Schaerer
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Publication number: 20170005514Abstract: A converter module for use in a switchgear assembly for power distribution, has: one or more AC supply bus bars for providing AC power supply; one or more AC or DC power distribution bus bars for distributing power to loads; and one or more converter units for converting AC power from the AC supply bus bars to AC or DC power onto AC or DC power distribution bus bars, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2014Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: Hans-Peter Merkel, Matthias Forstbach, Andre Schaerer
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Patent number: 9287687Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical low-voltage switchgear, comprising at least two power units accommodated in slide-in units or in a housing, and comprising control units assigned to the power units. The control units are spatially separated from the power units and power levers and are connected to one another via signal lines.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2006Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: ABB PATENT GMBHInventors: Klaus Kraft, Hans-Peter Merkel
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Patent number: 8994543Abstract: A diagnosis and maintenance device is provided for a switchgear assembly, for example, a low-voltage switchgear assembly. The diagnosis and maintenance device includes a data processing device and at least one first, internal interface device, which is connected to at least one connected and communication-capable apparatus in the switchgear assembly in a communicating manner and polls and/or processes the diagnosis and maintenance information and/or status information of the connected and communication-capable apparatus and provides said information in an accessible manner as usable and/or human-readable information and/or outputs and/or displays said information as usable and/or human-readable information. A switchgear assembly having such a device is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: ABB AGInventors: Hans-Peter Merkel, Matthias Forstbach, Ralf Graf
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Publication number: 20120262300Abstract: A diagnosis and maintenance device is provided for a switchgear assembly, for example, a low-voltage switchgear assembly. The diagnosis and maintenance device includes a data processing device and at least one first, internal interface device, which is connected to at least one connected and communication-capable apparatus in the switchgear assembly in a communicating manner and polls and/or processes the diagnosis and maintenance information and/or status information of the connected and communication-capable apparatus and provides said information in an accessible manner as usable and/or human-readable information and/or outputs and/or displays said information as usable and/or human-readable information. A switchgear assembly having such a device is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: ABB AGInventors: Hans-Peter MERKEL, Matthias Forstbach, Ralf Graf
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Patent number: 8262285Abstract: A device for measuring gas temperature in a casing box having different heat-generating units disposed therein. The device includes a temperature-measuring arrangement disposed substantially in a plane above the different heat-generating units. The temperature-measuring arrangement includes a matrix of uniformly distributed temperature sensors configured to measure a temperature of rising gas.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2007Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: ABB AGInventors: Rudiger Kratschmar, Ralf Graf, Hans-Peter Merkel
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Patent number: 8004826Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical switchgear comprising at least one panel, especially for low voltage, a device compartment especially for receiving inserts, switching devices, control devices, and similar, a busbar compartment in which the busbars are accommodated in a horizontal direction, a multi-terminal busbar compartment in which the multi-terminal busbars extend vertically, and at least one wire compartment. The wire compartment for control wires and signal wires is located on one side of the panel while the wire compartment for power wires is placed on the other side of the panel.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2006Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: ABB Patent GmbHInventors: Hans-Peter Merkel, Gunnar Zank
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Patent number: 7969744Abstract: The invention relates to a modular rear wall for a switching system module, in particular an insertion module. Said modular rear wall comprises a measuring device which is integrated therein and which forms an integral component of the switching system module. The invention also relates to a switching circuit module which comprises said type of modular rear wall, in addition to a switching system comprising at least one switching system module having a modular rear wall.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2006Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: ABB AGInventors: Werner Mathes, Klaus Kraft, Hans-Peter Merkel, Klaus-Georg Müller
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Patent number: 7893370Abstract: The invention relates to a module front for a switchgear module, particularly a slide-in module, comprising a control device, the control device being integrated in the module front, and the module front forms an integral component of the switchgear module. The invention relates to a switchgear module, particularly a slide-in module provided with an inventive module front, and to a switchgear equipped with at least one switchgear module of this type.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2006Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: ABB Patent GmbHInventors: Hans-Jürgen Schmitt, Klaus Kraft, Hans-Peter Merkel, Klaus-Georg Müller
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Patent number: 7881306Abstract: Disclosed is a system for installing withdrawable units (11) into switchgears. Said withdrawable units (11) are installed on certain levels (12, 14, 16, 18) of switchgear cabinets (10), communicate via a fieldbus, and are unambiguously identified via a unit address while basic data required for operating the unit is contained in a memory of the withdrawable unit. Each switchgear cabinet (10) is provided with at least one Ethernet switch (20) with which at least the withdrawable units communicate. An application server (30) managing at least the TCP/IP address allocation as well as a database (40) in which at least the unit data of at least the withdrawable units (11) is at least stored and/or managed are also part of the system.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2004Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: ABB Patent GmbHInventors: Hans-Peter Merkel, Gunnar Zank
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Patent number: 7845209Abstract: An arrangement is disclosed for monitoring an installation for thermal loading, having at least one sensor and having evaluation electronics which are connected to the at least one sensor. An indicator substance is arranged at least one point or on at least one component in the installation. The amount of the indicator substances released into the environment is temperature-dependent. The indicator substance can be detected by the at least one sensor.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2005Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: ABB AGInventors: Jens Köhler, Hans-Peter Merkel
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Publication number: 20090213532Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical switchgear comprising at least one panel, especially for low voltage, a device compartment especially for receiving inserts, switching devices, control devices, and similar, a busbar compartment in which the busbars are accommodated in a horizontal direction, a multi-terminal busbar compartment in which the multi-terminal busbars extend vertically, and at least one wire compartment. The wire compartment for control wires and signal wires is located on one side of the panel while the wire compartment for power wires is placed on the other side of the panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2006Publication date: August 27, 2009Applicant: ABB Patent GMBHLadenburgInventors: Hans-Peter Merkel, Gunnar Zank
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Publication number: 20090097190Abstract: A device for measuring gas temperature in a casing box having different heat-generating units disposed therein. The device includes a temperature-measuring arrangement disposed substantially in a plane above the different heat-generating units. The temperature-measuring arrangement includes a matrix of uniformly distributed temperature sensors configured to measure a temperature of rising gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2007Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicant: ABB AGInventors: Rudiger Kratschmar, Ralf Graf, Hans-Peter Merkel
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Publication number: 20090052121Abstract: The invention relates to a module front for a switchgear module, particularly a slide-in module, comprising a control device, the control device being integrated in the module front, and the module front forms an integral component of the switchgear module. The invention relates to a switchgear module, particularly a slide-in module provided with an inventive module front, and to a switchgear equipped with at least one switchgear module of this type.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2006Publication date: February 26, 2009Inventors: Hans-Jurgen Schmitt, Klaus Kraft, Hans-Peter Merkel, Klaus-Georg Muller
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Patent number: 7493176Abstract: A switchgear assembly module is disclosed. The switchgear assembly module is for controlling and monitoring at least one electrical load in an outgoer of a low-voltage switchgear assembly, and has at least one communication interface for connection to a bus system, and a programmable controller and having configurable protective functions. The switchgear assembly module is formed from interchangeable components and has at least one central unit as well as at least one bus connection unit with a communication interface. Additional connection slots are provided for holding at least one power unit and at least one input/output unit. An internal bus is provided for communication from the central unit with the other components for the central unit to process data received from the other components which are located in the switchgear assembly module.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2004Date of Patent: February 17, 2009Assignee: ABB Patent GmbHInventors: Hans-Peter Merkel, Gunnar Zank
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Publication number: 20090009932Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical low-voltage switchgear, comprising at least two power units accommodated in slide-in units or in a housing, and comprising control units assigned to the power units. The control units are spatially separated from the power units and power levers and are connected to one another via signal lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2006Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: ABB PATENT GMBHInventors: Klaus Kraft, Hans-Peter Merkel
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Publication number: 20080266814Abstract: The invention relates to a modular rear wall for a switching system module, in particular an insertion module. Said modular rear wall comprises a measuring device which is integrated therein and which forms an integral component of the switching system module. The invention also relates to a switching circuit module which comprises said type of modular rear wall, in addition to a switching system comprising at least one switching system module having a modular rear wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2006Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: ABB PATENT GMBHInventors: Werner Mathes, Klaus Kraft, Hans-Peter Merkel, Klaus-Georg Muller
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Publication number: 20070291819Abstract: An arrangement (10) is disclosed for monitoring an installation, in particular a switchboard plant, for thermal stresses. The arrangement comprises at least one sensor and an electronic evaluation unit (28) connected to the at least one sensor. An indicator substance (36) is located on at least one point or component of the installation. The amount of indicator substances released into the environment is temperature-dependent. Moreover, the indicator substance (36) can be detected by the at least one sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2005Publication date: December 20, 2007Inventors: Jens Kohler, Hans-Peter Merkel
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Publication number: 20070052298Abstract: The invention relates to a switchgear module (1) for controlling and monitoring an electric consumer in the outgoing feeder of low-voltage switchgear, said module comprising a communication interface for connecting to a bus system, a programmable controller and parametrisable safety functions and being configured from individually interchangeable components. Said module is provided with at least one central unit (2) and a bus connection unit (6) and is also equipped with connection locations for receiving power units (4) and input/output units (7). The central unit (2) communicates with the remaining components in the switchgear module (1) via an internal bus.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2004Publication date: March 8, 2007Applicant: ABB Patent GmbHInventors: Hans-Peter Merkel, Gunnar Zank
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Publication number: 20070019369Abstract: Disclosed is a system for installing withdrawable units (11) into switchgears. Said withdrawable units (11) are installed on certain levels (12, 14, 16, 18) of switchgear cabinets (10), communicate via a fieldbus, and are unambiguously identified via a unit address while basic data required for operating the unit is contained in a memory of the withdrawable unit. Each switchgear cabinet (10) is provided with at least one Ethernet switch (20) with which at least the withdrawable units communicate. An application server (30) managing at least the TCP/IP address allocation as well as a database (40) in which at least the unit data of at least the withdrawable units (11) is at least stored and/or managed are also part of the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2004Publication date: January 25, 2007Applicant: ABB Patent GmbHInventors: Hans-Peter Merkel, Gunnar Zank