Patents by Inventor Harald Vetter

Harald Vetter 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: 9627140
    Abstract: The invention relates to a capacitor component having a first integrated capacitor (C1) and an integrated Y capacitor, wherein the Y capacitor has a second capacitor (C2) and a third capacitor (C3), and the second and third capacitor (C2, C3) are connected in series with one another and in parallel with the first capacitor (C1). The invention further relates to a method for producing such a capacitor component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Harald Vetter, Wilhelm Grimm
  • Publication number: 20140301016
    Abstract: The invention relates to a capacitor component having a first integrated capacitor (C1) and an integrated Y capacitor, wherein the Y capacitor has a second capacitor (C2) and a third capacitor (C3), and the second and third capacitor (C2, C3) are connected in series with one another and in parallel with the first capacitor (C1). The invention further relates to a method for producing such a capacitor component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Harald Vetter, Wilhelm Grimm
  • Patent number: 8416556
    Abstract: A power electronics module includes a capacitor having a trough-shaped housing and at least one capacitor winding. An electronic unit includes a base on which the capacitor is mounted. A cooling plate in thermal contact with a cooling surface of the capacitor is formed by a bus bar. The cooling plate is on the base of the electronic unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignees: Conti Temic Microelectronic GmbH, EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Wilhelm Grimm, Wilhelm Hübscher, Harald Vetter, Gerhard Hiemer, Edmund Schirmer, Hermann Kilian, Hermann Bäumel, George Dietrich
  • Patent number: 8339767
    Abstract: A power capacitor is described herein. The power capacitor includes a housing and at least one capacitor winding. The power capacitor also includes at least one mechanical spring element between the housing and the at least one capacitor winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Wilhelm Grimm, Wilhelm Hübscher, Harald Vetter
  • Publication number: 20090195957
    Abstract: A power capacitor is described herein. The power capacitor includes a housing and at least one capacitor winding. The power capacitor also includes at least one mechanical spring clement between the housing and the at least one capacitor winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Wilhelm Grimm, Wilhelm Hübscher, Harald Vetter
  • Publication number: 20090059467
    Abstract: A power electronics module includes a capacitor having a trough-shaped housing and at least one capacitor winding. An electronic unit includes a base on which the capacitor is mounted. A cooling plate in thermal contact with a cooling surface of the capacitor is formed by a bus bar. The cooling plate is on the base of the electronic unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Wilhelm Grimm, Wilhelm Hubscher, Harald Vetter, Gerhard Hiemer, Edmund Schirmer, Hermann Kilian, Hermann Baumel, George Dietrich
  • Publication number: 20090040685
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a power capacitor (1) for the installation in a motor vehicle, comprising a capacitor unit (2) with at least one first and at least one second capacitor element (3, 4) whereby each capacitor element comprises at least two rolled-up plastic films that are provided with metal layers and are provided with metal-free edge strips on mutually opposite lying longitudinal sides, a circuit connection unit (5) and a housing (12), whereby the capacitor elements (3, 4) are circuit-connected in parallel by means of the circuit connection unit (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Gerhard Hiemer, Edmund Schirmer, Hermann Kilian, Hermann Baeumel, Dietrich George, Wilhelm Grimm, Wilhelm Huebscher, Harald Vetter
  • Publication number: 20080100993
    Abstract: A module connects a network having a power mains to a housing. The module includes a platform for holding electrical components. The platform includes a body made of a fiber-composite material and reinforcing glass fibers, a busbar in the body, and a contact element associated with the busbar for making contact with the busbar. A hood is connected to the body. A functional unit is in the hood. The functional unit includes at least one capacitor per current phase of the power mains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Rudolf Muller, Harald Vetter
  • Publication number: 20070274027
    Abstract: A housing can be used for high-power components, especially high-power capacitors. A housing has a carrier platform made from a suitable electrically insulating material and a preferably metallic cover, wherein the thermal expansion coefficients of the platform and of the cover are matched to each other. This matching is achieved according to the invention by adjusting the glass-fiber coefficient of a fiber-composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Harald Vetter, Ludwig Berg, Wilhelm Huebscher
  • Patent number: 6771487
    Abstract: A power electronics component having a housing a cover plate and an electrically active region. The electrically active region is disposed in the housing in such manner that a gap exists between the electrically active region and the inner wall of the housing. The gap is filled with a moisture absorbent bulk granular material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventor: Harald Vetter
  • Patent number: 6409545
    Abstract: The invention relates to a power capacitor for use in capacitor banks, which is build into a housing and interconnected by ribbon cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Siemens Matsushita Components GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Harald Vetter, Ludwig Berg
  • Patent number: 6370008
    Abstract: The invention relates to a metallization for a film capacitor, wherein a dielectric capacitor film provided with a metallic coating is wound into a capacitor element in the running direction of the capacitor film, whereby the coating is provided with a segmentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventor: Harald Vetter
  • Publication number: 20020004974
    Abstract: In a method for producing an electric capacitor, installed in a housing, of low self-inductance, Litz wires (2) interconnect the capacitor connection elements (1) and bushings (6). Use is made of Litz wires (2) with an essentially circular cross-section, and before being inserted into the bushings (6) the Litz wires (2) are centrally compacted at least at an end (7) arranged in the bushings (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 1999
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: HARALD VETTER, LUDWIG BERG
  • Patent number: 6222721
    Abstract: A regenerable electric capacitor having wound-on layers of plastic foils provided with metal layers of the coatings. The metal layers consist of an alloy and include a variable thickness perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the foils. As such, the thickness of the metal layers is smallest in the regions bordering metal-free edge strips and it increases towards the opposite side of the foil. In addition, the metal layers have an alloy composition that is different dependent transverse to the direction of run of the foils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Siemens Matsushita Components GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Harald Vetter
  • Patent number: 5808858
    Abstract: A gas-tight and/or oil-tight bushing is provided for attachment to a capacitor housing and for providing a connection to a capacitor. The bushings are composed of metal pins electrically insulated from the housing as well as insulators for increasing the leakage distance. The insulators have sections that extend into the inside of the housing to which a cooperating member that connects the bushing to the housing by clamping is secured. An O-ring is arranged between the insulator and the metal pin for sealing. The O-ring is preferably surrounded by a plastic sleeve that prestresses the O-ring for an improved sealing function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: Siemens Matsushita Comp. GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Harald Vetter
  • Patent number: 5034849
    Abstract: An axially-wound electrical capacitor is composed of at least one capacitor winding arranged on a core tube. A respective metallic lead-through contact element is arranged at each of the two opposite end faces and is connected to a respective schoopage layer carried on the respective end face, the contact element being centered in the core tube. A plastic envelope covers the capacitor up to the lead-through regions for the external connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Harald Vetter
  • Patent number: 4672507
    Abstract: An electrical wound capacitor has a winding positioned on a core tube positioned in a housing. Outer terminals are connected to electrodes of the capacitor winding via terminal elements in an interior of the housing. The terminal elements are radially-symmetrically disposed and substantially congruent above one another, are symmetrical relative to one another, and are electrically insulated from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1987
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Harald Vetter, Friedewald Schreiber
  • Patent number: 4504884
    Abstract: An electric roll-type capacitor with contacts at the ends thereof, includes a dielectric formed of plastic foils wound together with a mutual offset, and an electrode in the form of regenerable thin metal layers disposed on part of at least one of the plastic foils defining an edge of the at least one plastic foil free of the metal layers, the metal free edge of the at least one plastic foil having a cut formed therein, and the offset being at most 0.2 mm wide, and a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1985
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Harald Vetter
  • Patent number: 4495542
    Abstract: An electric roller-type capacitor formed with a capacitor winding built into a housing and having end-face contact layers, includes a wrapping consolidating the capacitor winding, the wrapper being formed of a fiberglass-reinforced synthetic resin composite, and method and device for producing the capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1985
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rudolf Kros, Harald Vetter
  • Patent number: 4463338
    Abstract: An electrical network containing at least one electric resistor, includes a support foil and at least one resistance layer coating the support foil forming the at least one electric resistor. The support foil and resistance layer are folded along a zig-zag line forming two outer surfaces of the resistance layer. Contact layers are each disposed on a different one of the outer surfaces of the resistance layer, a plastic layer is applied on the contact layers, and outer contact layers each make contact with a different one of the contact layers. A method is also provided for producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1984
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ferdinand Utner, Harald Vetter