Patents by Inventor Janne Roivainen

Janne Roivainen 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).

  • Publication number: 20230017735
    Abstract: A field of electric drive devices and electric machines, such as electric motors and electric generators for industrial applications, and more particularly to a method, an arrangement and a frequency converter for controlling lateral vibration of an electric machine. The arrangement of the present invention for controlling lateral vibration of an electric machine includes a frequency converter, one or more vibration sensors and an electric machine, wherein the one or more vibration sensors is/are arranged for measuring the lateral vibration from the electric machine and for producing measured vibration data; and wherein the frequency converter is arranged for generating a control torque for exerting the control torque on the stator of the electric machine, the control torque being determined utilizing the measured vibration data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Timo Holopainen, Olli Liukkonen, Janne Roivainen, Tommi Ryyppö, Aron Szucs
  • Publication number: 20200343778
    Abstract: The electric machine includes a stator core with a longitudinal centre axis and a frame surrounding the stator core. The stator core is attached to the frame through four fastening points, wherein two fastening points are positioned at a first axial end of the stator core on opposite sides of the longitudinal centre axis and two fastening points are positioned at a second opposite axial end of the stator core on opposite sides of the longitudinal centre axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Janne Roivainen, Panu Hava
  • Publication number: 20140225373
    Abstract: An electric machine includes a support frame, an outer rotor, a stator, and a dampening mechanism. The outer rotor and the stator are supported to the support frame, and the dampening mechanism is configured for dampening vibrations of the outer rotor. The outer rotor includes an annular end plate, and the dampening mechanism includes a first damper having a first constraint element and a first visco-elastic layer provided on a surface of the first constraint element. The first constraint element is connected to the annular end plate through the first visco-elastic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Janne Roivainen, Juhani Mantere, Aron Szucs
  • Patent number: 7812494
    Abstract: The invention comprises an electrical machine with a stator (10) formed of plates, said stator (10) having an outer surface (11) and a first and second end (12) in the axial direction (2) and said stator being supported on the frame (1) of the electrical machine. The stator (10) is supported by necks of material (40a-d) on the outer surface (11) at both ends of the stator. The number of necks (40a-d) at both ends of the stator is even. The stator (10) has a vertical symmetry axis (7) perpendicular to the axial direction (2) and a horizontal symmetry axis (8) perpendicular to the axial direction (2), and the necks (21a-f, 31a-d, 40a-d) are located symmetrically in relation to at least one of the symmetry axes (7, 8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: ABB Oy
    Inventors: Timo Holopainen, Janne Roivainen, Ingmar Waltzer, Juha Hellsten
  • Publication number: 20080157624
    Abstract: The invention comprises an electrical machine with a stator (10) formed of plates, said stator (10) having an outer surface (11) and a first and second end (12) in the axial direction (2) and said stator being supported on the frame (1) of the electrical machine. The stator (10) is supported by necks of material (40a-d) on the outer surface (11) at both ends of the stator. The number of necks (40a-d) at both ends of the stator is even. The stator (10) has a vertical symmetry axis (7) perpendicular to the axial direction (2) and a horizontal symmetry axis (8) perpendicular to the axial direction (2), and the necks (21a-f, 31a-d, 40a-d) are located symmetrically in relation to at least one of the symmetry axes (7, 8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: ABB OY
    Inventors: Timo Holopainen, Janne Roivainen, Ingmar Waltzer, Juha Hellsten