Patents by Inventor Ingo Schaar

Ingo Schaar 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: 12113336
    Abstract: A busbar adapter including a housing being adapted to be attached to a busbar, a printed circuit board, and at least one electric current sensor electrically connected with the printed circuit board, wherein the printed circuit board and the at least one electric current sensor are arranged inside the housing, wherein the housing comprises an upper housing part being adapted for the attachment of one or more devices to be connected through the busbar adapter to a busbar and a lower housing part being adapted for holding the printed circuit board and the at least one electric current sensor, and wherein the lower housing part comprises a first part being adapted for holding the printed circuit board and the at least one electric current sensor and a second part being adapted to be attached to the busbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Bruno Fuentes, Steffen Pluskotta, Robin Küppers, Stephan Stanke, Ingo Schaar, Wolfgang Meid
  • Publication number: 20230033407
    Abstract: A busbar adapter including a housing being adapted to be attached to a busbar, a printed circuit board, and at least one electric current sensor electrically connected with the printed circuit board, wherein the printed circuit board and the at least one electric current sensor are arranged inside the housing, wherein the housing comprises an upper housing part being adapted for the attachment of one or more devices to be connected through the busbar adapter to a busbar and a lower housing part being adapted for holding the printed circuit board and the at least one electric current sensor, and wherein the lower housing part comprises a first part being adapted for holding the printed circuit board and the at least one electric current sensor and a second part being adapted to be attached to the busbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Bruno FUENTES, Steffen PLUSKOTTA, Robin KÜPPERS, Stephan STANKE, Ingo SCHAAR, Wolfgang MEID
  • Patent number: 10937616
    Abstract: A control device for an electromagnetic drive of a switchgear includes a plurality of power supply units, each of which is configured to provide, in a specified input voltage range in each case, electrical power that is sufficient for operating the electromagnetic drive: The control device is configured to automatically control the use of the power supply units for operating the electromagnetic drive on the basis of an input voltage of the control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Wolfgang Meid, Ingo Schaar
  • Patent number: 10916397
    Abstract: A control device for an electromagnetic drive of a switchgear includes: a power supply unit for generating a pick-up and a holding DC voltage for the electromagnetic drive of the switchgear, depending on a control signal; and a control unit for generating the control signal, which unit is designed to generate a second control signal for actuating a switch for joining or disconnecting the drive to or from the pick-up or holding DC voltage generated by the power supply unit. The power supply unit includes a switched-mode power supply unit that is designed for an input voltage range matched to an operating voltage range of the switchgear, the input voltage range being approximately 48 volts to approximately 240 volts, approximately 110 volts to approximately 240 volts, or approximately 24 volts to approximately 240 volts. The control unit is designed to generate the second control signal depending on a measuring voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventor: Ingo Schaar
  • Patent number: 10763065
    Abstract: A method for controlling an electromagnetic drive of a switching device by means of a program, wherein a processor configured by the program executes the following steps: measuring a control voltage applied at an input of the switching device; activating the electromagnetic drive on the basis of the measured control voltage; and setting a rated voltage range on the basis of the measured control voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Wolfgang Meid, Lutz Friedrichsen, Ingo Schaar
  • Patent number: 10283297
    Abstract: A switching device, for a wye-delta switch in a multiphase motor each phase having one motor winding having a connection pair and contact device (CD), has an electromagnetic drive for drive axle movement between three axial positions, the CD having first and second motor winding connection contacts (MWCC), phase connection contact (PCC), and movable contact bridge (MCB) coupled to the drive axle and movable thereby into the three positions. In position-1, axially between positions-2/3, the MCB is open—no CC is connected to another CC by the MCB; in position-2, the MCB is in ‘wye’ contact position—the MCB connects the PCC to the first MWCC, and the second MWCC is connected to the second MWCC of all other CDs using the ‘wye’ coupled to the drive axle; and in position-3, the MCB is in a ‘delta’ contact position—the MCB connects the FCC to the first and second MWCC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventor: Ingo Schaar
  • Publication number: 20190013169
    Abstract: A control device for an electromagnetic drive of a switchgear includes a plurality of power supply units, each of which is configured to provide, in a specified input voltage range in each case, electrical power that is sufficient for operating the electromagnetic drive: The control device is configured to automatically control the use of the power supply units for operating the electromagnetic drive on the basis of an input voltage of the control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Wolfgang Meid, Ingo Schaar
  • Publication number: 20180330904
    Abstract: A method for controlling an electromagnetic drive of a switching device by means of a program, wherein a processor configured by the program executes the following steps: measuring a control voltage applied at an input of the switching device; activating the electromagnetic drive on the basis of the measured control voltage; and setting a rated voltage range on the basis of the measured control voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Wolfgang Meid, Lutz Friedrichsen, Ingo Schaar
  • Publication number: 20180301305
    Abstract: A control device for an electromagnetic drive of a switchgear includes: a power supply unit for generating a pick-up and a holding DC voltage for the electromagnetic drive of the switchgear, depending on a control signal; and a control unit for generating the control signal, which unit is designed to generate a second control signal for actuating a switch for joining or disconnecting the drive to or from the pick-up or holding DC voltage generated by the power supply unit. The power supply unit includes a switched-mode power supply unit that is designed for an input voltage range matched to an operating voltage range of the switchgear, the input voltage range being approximately 48 volts to approximately 240 volts, approximately 110 volts to approximately 240 volts, or approximately 24 volts to approximately 240 volts. The control unit is designed to generate the second control signal depending on a measuring voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventor: Ingo Schaar
  • Publication number: 20170032916
    Abstract: A switching device, for a wye-delta switch in a multiphase motor each phase having one motor winding having a connection pair and contact device (CD), has an electromagnetic drive for drive axle movement between three axial positions, the CD having first and second motor winding connection contacts (MWCC), phase connection contact (PCC), and movable contact bridge (MCB) coupled to the drive axle and movable thereby into the three positions. In position-1, axially between positions-2/3, the MCB is open—no CC is connected to another CC by the MCB; in position-2, the MCB is in ‘wye’ contact position—the MCB connects the PCC to the first MWCC, and the second MWCC is connected to the second MWCC of all other CDs using the ‘wye’ coupled to the drive axle; and in position-3, the MCB is in a ‘delta’ contact position—the MCB connects the FCC to the first and second MWCC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventor: Ingo Schaar