Patents by Inventor Heikki Bergman

Heikki Bergman 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: 11273721
    Abstract: A vessel includes electric connectors for receiving one or more direct voltages from a shore-side electric power system. The vessel includes a transmitter for transmitting, to the shore-side electric power system, a control signal enabling the shore-side electric power system to control the one or more direct voltages to be suitable for the vessel. Alternatively, the vessel includes one or more controllable direct voltage converters and a control system for controlling the one or more controllable direct voltage converters to convert the one or more direct voltages into one or more direct voltages suitable for the vessel. The vessel can be for example a ship, a boat, or a ferry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: DANFOSS EDITRON OY
    Inventors: Kimmo Rauma, Tero Jarvelainen, Heikki Bergman
  • Patent number: 10850628
    Abstract: A power system for supplying electric power from shore-side to a vessel is presented. The power system includes one or more shore-side converters (101-112) for receiving electric power from a shore-side alternating voltage network (137) and for producing one or more direct voltages. Each shore-side converter can be a controllable converter for controlling the produced direct voltage to be suitable for the vessel in accordance with a control signal received from the vessel, or the vessel may include a direct voltage converter for converting the direct voltage received from the shore-side to be suitable for the vessel. The vessel can be an electric vessel which includes a chargeable battery (132) for supplying electric power to the propulsion system (135) of the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: DANFOSS EDITRON OY
    Inventors: Kimmo Rauma, Tero Jarvelainen, Heikki Bergman
  • Publication number: 20190322184
    Abstract: A vessel includes electric connectors for receiving one or more direct voltages from a shore-side electric power system. The vessel includes a transmitter for transmitting, to the shore-side electric power system, a control signal enabling the shore-side electric power system to control the one or more direct voltages to be suitable for the vessel. Alternatively, the vessel includes one or more controllable direct voltage converters and a control system for controlling the one or more controllable direct voltage converters to convert the one or more direct voltages into one or more direct voltages suitable for the vessel. The vessel can be for example a ship, a boat, or a ferry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Kimmo RAUMA, Tero JARVELAINEN, Heikki BERGMAN
  • Publication number: 20170282730
    Abstract: A power system for supplying electric power from shore-side to a vessel is presented. The power system includes one or more shore-side converters (101-112) for receiving electric power from a shore-side alternating voltage network (137) and for producing one or more direct voltages. Each shore-side converter can be a controllable converter for controlling the produced direct voltage to be suitable for the vessel in accordance with a control signal received from the vessel, or the vessel may include a direct voltage converter for converting the direct voltage received from the shore-side to be suitable for the vessel. The vessel can be an electric vessel which includes a chargeable battery (132) for supplying electric power to the propulsion system (135) of the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Kimmo RAUMA, Tero JARVELAINEN, Heikki BERGMAN
  • Patent number: 9128483
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method are disclosed for controlling energy consumption in a marine vessel having a plurality of energy consuming users and fuel consuming engines. An exemplary apparatus includes a voyage management tool for planning a route for the marine vessel and for estimating energy consumption on the route; an energy management tool for predicting energy consumption; and control tool for managing an energy balance on the route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: ABB OY
    Inventors: Jan-Erik Räsänen, Heikki Bergman
  • Publication number: 20110320073
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method are disclosed for controlling energy consumption in a marine vessel having a plurality of energy consuming users and fuel consuming engines. An exemplary apparatus includes a voyage management tool for planning a route for the marine vessel and for estimating energy consumption on the route; an energy management tool for predicting energy consumption; and control tool for managing an energy balance on the route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: ABB Oy
    Inventors: Jan-Erik Räsänen, Heikki Bergman