Patents by Inventor Jens Tepper
Jens Tepper 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).
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Publication number: 20220285068Abstract: A transformer cooling system, includes a dry transformer having a core including a leg, a winding body arranged around the leg, and a cooling channel extending in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the winding body. The cooling channel is disposed between an inner part of the winding body and an outer part of the winding body. The transformer cooling system further includes a housing for containing the dry transformer. The housing has an inlet portion for receiving air from outside the housing and an outlet portion for expelling air outside the housing. The transformer cooling system further includes a flow generating device arranged at the outlet portion and adapted to generate an under pressure for sucking the air from the inlet portion towards the flow generating device and to expel the air through the outlet portion outside the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2020Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Jens Tepper, Yong Wang
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Publication number: 20220148786Abstract: An arrangement to cool a coil, comprising an enclosure, which at least partially incorporates or houses the coil, and a device to create an airflow to cool the coil, wherein the coil comprises at least one cooling channel to guide the airflow through the windings of the coil and an outer air duct lying radially in the outer circumference area of the coil or lying radially inside below an outer part of the coil, characterized in that an air guidance plate is placed at or near one longitudinal end of the outer air duct and/or of the coil to prevent bypasses of the airflow and/or to block at least partially the airflow through and/or along the outer air duct, achieves the object to cool a coil, especially a coil of a transformer, in an efficient manner using space-saving means.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Yong WANG, Jens TEPPER, Jiahua WENG
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Publication number: 20220044863Abstract: A dry transformer to be mounted on or under or in a vessel or means of transportation, in particular a rail car or power car of a train or a ship, includes at least one core and at least one winding. The winding surrounds the core and the core and the winding are parts of a coil. The coil and/or the core and/or the winding are mechanically connected to an outer support structure by at least one strut. The transformer is able to master the required typical dynamic loads in at least one direction in transportation applications, such as railway applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2019Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Yong Wang, Wolfgang Mönig, Frank Cornelius, Jens Tepper
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Publication number: 20220037079Abstract: A transformer cooling system is described. The transformer cooling system includes a dry transformer and a housing for the dry transformer. The dry transformer includes a core including a leg. Additionally, the dry transformer includes a winding body arranged around the leg. Further, a cooling channel extending in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the winding body is provided. Additionally, the transformer cooling system includes a heat exchanger adapted to dissipate heat from the housing. Further, the transformer cooling system includes a flow generating device arranged in the housing for providing a cooling flow in the cooling channel. The flow generating device is connected to the heat exchanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2019Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Yong Wang, Jens Tepper, Wei Wu, Ava-Ye Xu
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Publication number: 20190362879Abstract: An air-cooled dry-type transformer includes: a core provided with a branch; a winding body arranged about the branch; a cooling channel extending in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the winding body, the cooling channel being arranged between an inner part of the winding body and an outer part of the winding body, the cooling channel having openings at both ends and a substantially ring-shaped cross section with a round, oval, or polygonal basic shape; and at least one ring ventilator comprising a ring and a blower. The blower suctions air and blows the air from the ring along a longitudinal axis of the ring, thereby generating an air flow. The at least one ring ventilator is dimensioned and mounted such that the air flow generates a cool air flow in the cooling channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Jens Tepper, Yong Wang
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Patent number: 10134535Abstract: A dry transformer load switch, and transformer having such switch, has a hollow insulation cylinder extending longitudinally about a virtual center axis and has a plurality of connection contacts arranged along the inner circumference thereof, and a radially oriented main contact arranged in the interior of the hollow insulation cylinder so as to be rotatable about the center axis and which, with a corresponding rotary movement, can be optionally electrically connected by the radially outer end thereof to one of the connection contacts. In a hollow-cylindrical space about the center axis that is defined by the radially inner and outer end of the main contact, there is a barrier shield, which can be rotated together with the main contact about the axis.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Benjamin Weber, Jens Tepper, Martin Carlen
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Patent number: 9953760Abstract: A transformer arrangement and transformer for mitigating transient voltage oscillations. The transformer included a transformer core enclosing at least one core leg. A winding is wound around one of the at least one core leg. The winding extends from a first winding terminal to a second winding terminal and includes a first winding section along a first conductor extending from the first winding terminal to a first intermediate end point, and a second winding section along a second conductor extending from a second intermediate end point to the second winding terminal. The transformer arrangement further includes an external passive electric component connected between the first intermediate end point and either the second intermediate end point or the second winding terminal arranged to decrease an effective difference between capacitive and inductive voltage distributions between the intermediate end points such that transient voltage oscillations in the winding are mitigated.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2013Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: ABB Research Ltd.Inventors: Dierk Bormann, Lars Liljestrand, Martin Carlen, Thorsten Steinmetz, Philipp Buttgenbach, Jens Tepper
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Patent number: 9935454Abstract: An exemplary transformer protection system including a protective housing having a transformer which is arranged in the protective housing, a transformer core, and at least one primary-side electrical winding and a secondary-side electrical winding which is magnetically coupled to the primary-side electrical winding. The protection system also includes at least one detection apparatus for a measurement variable from which the occurrence of an interference arc within the protective housing can be derived, and an evaluation unit for generating a fault signal from the measurement variable of the at least one detection apparatus in the case of an interference arc. Further, the protection system includes at least one rapid-earthing apparatus for at least one of the electrical windings which is intended to be activated by the fault signal, wherein the rapid-earthing apparatus is designed in such a way that effective electrical earthing immediately after activation of the fault signal is ensured.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2015Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Jens Tepper, Abdelbahi Tamzarti, Nils Leenen, Stefan Staudinger
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Patent number: 9766641Abstract: An on-load tap-changer for dry transformers, having an electric insulating hollow casing extending around a virtual axis, wherein several electric contact sections are foreseen along a path on the inner surface of the hollow casing, which are electrically joined through the wall of the hollow casing and a selector contact in the inner of the cylinder which is moveable along the path and that's outer end is selectively connectable with one of the contact sections by a respective movement. Respective cables are foreseen to electrically connect the contact sections from the radial outer side of the hollow casing, wherein at least some of the cables have a respective surrounding outer insulation at least at their respective connected end.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AGInventors: Martin Carlen, Jens Tepper, Benjamin Weber
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Patent number: 9618950Abstract: According to an embodiment, the invention provides a voltage control system for medium voltage applications. The voltage control system provides a booster-transformer and a feeder-transformer, each of the booster-transformer and the feeder-transformer having a respective primary winding and a secondary winding, wherein the secondary winding of the feeder-transformer is electrically connected with the primary winding of the booster-transformer by an intermediate circuit. The voltage control system also includes a connection device configured to connect the secondary winding of the booster transformer with an electrical energy supply network in order that the secondary winding of the booster transformer is connected in series with a transmission line having a voltage that is to be controlled.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AGInventors: Martin Carlen, Irma Buschmann, Frank Cornelius, Jens Tepper, Benjamin Weber, Yong Wang
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Publication number: 20170018376Abstract: A dry transformer load switch, and transformer having such switch, has a hollow insulation cylinder extending longitudinally about a virtual center axis and has a plurality of connection contacts arranged along the inner circumference thereof, and a radially oriented main contact arranged in the interior of the hollow insulation cylinder so as to be rotatable about the center axis and which, with a corresponding rotary movement, can be optionally electrically connected by the radially outer end thereof to one of the connection contacts. In a hollow-cylindrical space about the center axis that is defined by the radially inner and outer end of the main contact, there is a barrier shield, which can be rotated together with the main contact about the axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Benjamin Weber, Jens Tepper, Martin Carlen
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Patent number: 9520221Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to a system and method for monitoring functional operational reliability of a cooling system having at least one thermosyphon for transformers provided with at least one evaporator and with at least one condenser. The cooling system using a coolant which can be vaporized and a gaseous medium, as a heat carrier.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2011Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Benjamin Weber, Bhavesh Patel, Jens Tepper, Bruno Agostini, Marcos Bockholt, Michael Luckey
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Patent number: 9478350Abstract: A high-voltage transformer and method of manufacturing are disclosed. The high-voltage transformer can include a transformer core having at least two core limbs, which are axially parallel and on which in each case a hollow-cylindrical coil having in each case at least one electrical winding is arranged. At least in partial regions of mutually facing surfaces of adjacently arranged coils, the respective surface regions of the coils can have a respective electrically isolating barrier structure, which can be integrated radially on an outside of the coil.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Benjamin Weber, Jens Tepper, Tobias Asshauer, Udo Chudobba
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Patent number: 9449755Abstract: An exemplary arrangement includes blocks arranged between the inner winding, the individual barriers and the outer winding in order to maintain defined spacing's along the circumference. At least two coils are arranged axially one above the other on a common core limb. Each coil has at least two windings arranged radially one above the other and barriers are provided between the windings. The barriers of adjacent coils are radially offset with respect to one another, and the edge regions of the barriers engage one another in a comb-like manner.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2012Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: ABB TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Benjamin Weber, Bhavesh Patel, Burak Esenlik, Frank Cornelius, Marcos Bockholt, Jens Tepper
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Publication number: 20160189858Abstract: A transformer arrangement and transformer for mitigating transient voltage oscillations. The transformer included a transformer core enclosing at least one core leg. A winding is wound around one of the at least one core leg. The winding extends from a first winding terminal to a second winding terminal and includes a first winding section along a first conductor extending from the first winding terminal to a first intermediate end point, and a second winding section along a second conductor extending from a second intermediate end point to the second winding terminal. The transformer arrangement further includes an external passive electric component connected between the first intermediate end point and either the second intermediate end point or the second winding terminal arranged to decrease an effective difference between capacitive and inductive voltage distributions between the intermediate end points such that transient voltage oscillations in the winding are mitigated.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2013Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Dierk Bormann, Lars Liljestrand, Martin Carlen, Thorsten Steinmetz, Philipp Buttgebach, Jens Tepper
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Publication number: 20160077534Abstract: According to an embodiment, the invention provides a voltage control system for medium voltage applications. The voltage control system provides a booster-transformer and a feeder-transformer, each of the booster-transformer and the feeder-transformer having a respective primary winding and a secondary winding, wherein the secondary winding of the feeder-transformer is electrically connected with the primary winding of the booster-transformer by an intermediate circuit. The voltage control system also includes a connection device configured to connect the secondary winding of the booster transformer with an electrical energy supply network in order that the secondary winding of the booster transformer is connected in series with a transmission line having a voltage that is to be controlled.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Martin Carlen, Irma Buschmann, Frank Cornelius, Jens Tepper, Benjamin Weber, Yong Wang
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Patent number: 9287036Abstract: A transformer winding and a dry-transformer are disclosed, which include a main transformer winding, and a supplementary transformer winding configured to be electrically connected in series with the main transformer winding. The supplementary transformer winding can include a first winding module, a second winding module, and a third winding module, each of the winding modules having at least a first, a second and a third winding segment, and wherein each of the winding segments has a tap. A changer is configured to be connected to the taps of the second winding module, and wherein the second winding module is configured to be electrically connected in series to at least one winding segment of the first winding module and the third winding module.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: ABB TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Benjamin Weber, Bhavesh Patel, Jens Tepper, Udo Chudobba
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Publication number: 20160033980Abstract: An on-load tap-changer for dry transformers, having an electric insulating hollow casing extending around a virtual axis, wherein several electric contact sections are foreseen along a path on the inner surface of the hollow casing, which are electrically joined through the wall of the hollow casing and a selector contact in the inner of the cylinder which is moveable along the path and that's outer end is selectively connectable with one of the contact sections by a respective movement. Respective cables are foreseen to electrically connect the contact sections from the radial outer side of the hollow casing, wherein at least some of the cables have a respective surrounding outer insulation at least at their respective connected end.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Martin Carlen, Jens Tepper, Benjamin Weber
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Patent number: 9214265Abstract: A single- or multi-phase dry-type transformer includes at least two coils. A barrier between phases made of an electrically insulating material is arranged in the intermediate space between the individual coils.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: ABB TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Benjamin Weber, Bhavesh Patel, Burak Esenlik, Frank Cornelius, Marcos Bockholt, Jens Tepper, Rafael Murillo, Carlos Roy
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Patent number: 9208939Abstract: At least two winding modules nested hollow-cylindrically one inside the other and extending around a common winding axis, wherein said winding modules are spaced radially apart from one another within at least one hollow-cylindrical cooling channel arranged therebetween by means of insulation strips, wherein the insulation strips have a cross-sectional form which avoid a surface profile radially with respect to the winding axis, the insulation strips including one of a fiber-reinforced epoxy, polyester resin, or from an unreinforced thermoplastic material.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2013Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: ABB TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Benjamin Weber, Bhavesh Patel, Burak Esenlik, Frank Cornelius, Marcos Bockholt, Jens Tepper