Patents by Inventor Jan Wiik

Jan Wiik 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: 10075088
    Abstract: A load commutated converter interconnects an AC power grid with an AC load and comprises a grid-side converter, a DC link and a load-side converter. A method for controlling the load commutated converter comprises: determining a gridside firing angle for the grid-side converter; determining a load-side firing angle for the load-side converter; determining a grid voltage of the AC power grid; modifying the grid-side firing angle and/or the load-side firing angle based on the grid voltage, such that when an undervoltage condition in the AC power grid occurs, the operation of the load commutated converter is adapted to a change in the grid voltage; and applying the grid-side firing angle to the grid-side converter and the load-side firing angle to the load-side converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Thomas Besselmann, Stefan Almer, Jan Wiik, Sture Van de Moortel
  • Patent number: 9906173
    Abstract: A method for estimating a motor parameter in a load commutated inverter arrangement, including the steps of: measuring a motor side ac-voltage; detecting commutation interval information of the measured motor side ac-voltage; estimating a motor parameter based on the detected commutation interval information; and indicating when the estimated motor parameter deviates from a monitoring parameter thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Jan Wiik, Edgar Jellum, Trond Haugen, Harald Fretheim
  • Patent number: 9781862
    Abstract: A subsea unit includes a housing containing a dielectric liquid, a first heat generating component and a second heat generating component. The first heat generating component is arranged in thermal connection with the housing and the second heat generating component is arranged at a distance from the housing. A method of cooling heat generating components contained in a housing of a subsea unit is also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Helge Kolstad, Jan Wiik
  • Publication number: 20170279365
    Abstract: A load commutated converter interconnects an AC power grid with an AC load and comprises a grid-side converter, a DC link and a load-side converter. A method for controlling the load commutated converter comprises: determining a gridside firing angle for the grid-side converter; determining a load-side firing angle for the load-side converter; determining a grid voltage of the AC power grid; modifying the grid-side firing angle and/or the load-side firing angle based on the grid voltage, such that when an undervoltage condition in the AC power grid occurs, the operation of the load commutated converter is adapted to a change in the grid voltage; and applying the grid-side firing angle to the grid-side converter and the load-side firing angle to the load-side converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Besselmann, Stefan Almer, Jan Wiik, Sture Van de Moortel
  • Patent number: 9729134
    Abstract: A switching device is provided for disconnecting or connecting an electric machine, a converter or a plurality of electrical loads supplied with AC power from a power supply and controlled by a control unit. The switching device includes a current sink and at least one mechanical switch in the switching device are arranged in a circuit. The current sink is arranged, upon receipt of a signal, to close and sink the current, and the at least one mechanical switch is arranged to open and break the current on receipt of a signal to open supplied to the electric machine when the current load is at or close to zero. A method and a computer program for carrying out the method are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Tor-Eivind Moen, Wojciech Piasecki, Knut Rongve, Jan Wiik
  • Publication number: 20160088767
    Abstract: A subsea unit includes a housing containing a dielectric liquid, a first heat generating component and a second heat generating component. The first heat generating component is arranged in thermal connection with the housing and the second heat generating component is arranged at a distance from the housing. A method of cooling heat generating components contained in a housing of a subsea unit is also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Helge KOLSTAD, Jan WIIK
  • Patent number: 9203342
    Abstract: A method for monitoring at least one subsea electric machine supplied by a system for electric power transmission. The system has a power supply, a controller and an AC power line connecting the at least one machine with the power supply. The method includes the steps of: receiving at the controller, high speed data from at least one subsea sensor arranged between the subsea side of the AC power line and the at least one subsea electric machine, wherein the high speed data includes measurements of an electrical parameter for the at least one machine; and comparing the one or more measurements to a predetermined value. A system for electric power transmission arranged for operating at least one subsea load or electric machine is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: ABB AS
    Inventors: Knut Rongve, Jan Wiik, Tor-Eivind Moen, Behrooz-Moghimian Hoosh
  • Publication number: 20150263720
    Abstract: A switching device is provided for disconnecting or connecting an electric machine, a converter or a plurality of electrical loads supplied with AC power from a power supply and controlled by a control unit. The switching device includes a current sink and at least one mechanical switch in the switching device are arranged in a circuit. The current sink is arranged, upon receipt of a signal, to close and sink the current, and the at least one mechanical switch is arranged to open and break the current on receipt of a signal to open supplied to the electric machine when the current load is at or close to zero. A method and a computer program for carrying out the method are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: ABB Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Tor-Eivind Moen, Wojciech Piasecki, Knut Rongve, Jan Wiik
  • Publication number: 20150097502
    Abstract: A method for estimating a motor parameter in a load commutated inverter arrangement, including the steps of: measuring a motor side ac-voltage; detecting commutation interval information of the measured motor side ac-voltage; estimating a motor parameter based on the detected commutation interval information; and indicating when the estimated motor parameter deviates from a monitoring parameter thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Jan Wiik, Edgar Jellum, Trond Haugen, Harald Fretheim
  • Publication number: 20140035504
    Abstract: A method for monitoring at least one subsea electric machine supplied by a system for electric power transmission. The system has a power supply, a controller and an AC power line connecting the at least one machine with the power supply. The method includes the steps of: receiving at the controller, high speed data from at least one subsea sensor arranged between the subsea side of the AC power line and the at least one subsea electric machine, wherein the high speed data includes measurements of an electrical parameter for the at least one machine; and comparing the one or more measurements to a predetermined value. A system for electric power transmission arranged for operating at least one subsea load or electric machine is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Knut Rongve, Jan Wiik, Tor-Eivind Moen, Behrooz-Moghimian Hoosh
  • Patent number: 8396903
    Abstract: A method and a system for organizing and retrieving energy related information for a plurality of real world objects, wherein a number of information types are defined, each information type representing different kind of energy related information. The method includes providing one or more predefined interfaces adapted for retrieval of information of the information types, providing software objects, representing the real world objects, having at least one interface for retrieval of information of at least one of the types, based on the one or more predefined interfaces, arranging the software objects in a hierarchal structure including more than one level, so that the software objects obtain a parent-child relation, receiving and storing information about where to find the source of the information to be retrieved via the interfaces of the software objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd.
    Inventors: Edgar Jellum, Jan Wiik, Ole Jacob Soerdalen, Trond Haugen, Vidar Hegre
  • Publication number: 20060248032
    Abstract: A method and a system for organizing and retrieving energy related information for a plurality of real world objects, wherein a number of information types are defined, each information type representing different kind of energy related information. The method includes providing one or more predefined interfaces adapted for retrieval of information of the information types, providing software objects, representing the real world objects, having at least one interface for retrieval of information of at least one of the types, based on the one or more predefined interfaces, arranging the software objects in a hierarchal structure including more than one level, so that the software objects obtain a parent-child relation, receiving and storing information about where to find the source of the information to be retrieved via the interfaces of the software objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicant: ABB Research Ltd.
    Inventors: Edgar Jellum, Jan Wiik, Ole Soedalen, Trond Haugen, Vidar Hegre