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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Patent number: 9196407Abstract: A transformer winding device, a method and a transformer are disclosed. The transformer winding winding device includes a rotary device configured to extend along an axis of rotation and configured to receive a transformer winding to be wound, at least one device configured to provide a plurality of insulation strips, and a comb-like guide device. The comb-like device is configured to deflect the plurality of insulation strips into at least one common winding plane and fed parallel to one another, at an angle to an axis of rotation, to the transformer winding to be wound. The comb-like guide device can include at least a first guide device element for a first group of insulation strips and a second guide device element for a second group of insulation strips, wherein the first and second guide device elements are offset with respect to one another in terms of axial length.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2013Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: ABB TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Marcos Bockholt, Frank Cornelius, Burak Esenlik, Bhavesh Patel, Jens Tepper, Benjamin Weber
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Patent number: 9171662Abstract: A dry-type transformer heater includes a closed housing, and at least one transformer winding arranged in the housing. The at least one transformer winding includes at least one corresponding winding conductor and a corresponding insulation layer surrounding the transformer winding, respectively. In addition to the respective winding conductor, at least one coil heating wire is provided in at least one of the insulation layer and on the surface of the insulation layer to input thermal power into the respective insulation layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2013Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: ABB TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Marcos Bockholt, Frank Cornelius, Jens Tepper, Burak Esenlik, Bhavesch Patel, Benjamin Weber
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Publication number: 20150270699Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2015Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Jens TEPPER, Abdelbahi TAMZARTI, Nils LEENEN, Stefan STAUDINGER
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Patent number: 9105389Abstract: The disclosure is related to a dry transformer, which includes a transformer core with at least two parallel limbs and upper and lower yokes, and at least two hollow cylindrical coils, each arranged as neighbored coils around a limb of the at least two parallel limbs. A cooling system can include at least one wall-like diaphragm in-between the neighbored coils, which is in parallel to the orientation of the limbs.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2013Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: ABB TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Marcos Bockholt, Frank Cornelius, Jens Tepper, Burak Esenlik, Bhavesch Patel, Benjamin Weber, Arthouros Iordanidis, Jasmin Smajic, Thorsten Steinmetz, Bernardo Galletti
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Publication number: 20150109089Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: ABB Technology AGInventors: Benjamin WEBER, Jens TEPPER, Tobias ASSHAUER, Udo CHUDOBBA
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Patent number: 8957754Abstract: A wound transformer core is provided with at least one core loop made of a magnetic material. The transformer core includes multiple thin amorphous band-like iron sheets which are concentrically stacked around at least one center axis. A lower yoke section, an upper yoke section, and at least two limb sections are formed. The transformer core includes a modular plate-like support structure which is affixed upright to the center axis on both face sides of the lower yoke section and on both face sides of each limb section such that neighbored iron sheets are affixed together at their outer edge. The modular plate-like support structure includes, for each face side of the corresponding core sections, at least two plate-like modules, which are each connected to each other by a first or second plug-in connection.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2011Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: ABB Technology AGInventors: Daniel Schäfer, Seung-Chul Lee, Jong-Yun Lim, Jens Tepper, Burak Esenlik, Benjamin Weber, Jasmin Smajic, Bernhard Petermeier
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Patent number: 8952777Abstract: A transformer winding, having at least two multi-layered winding modules, which are connected electrically in series, extend about a common winding axis, and are nested one inside the other hollow-cylindrically, at least one cooling channel, which is arranged along the common winding axis hollow-cylindrically between the winding modules, and a flat electrical shield is provided within the at least one cooling channel at least sectionally along the radial circumference thereof, wherein the electrical shield extends over approximately the entire axial length and through which electrical shield the electrical capacitance distribution in the transformer winding connected electrically in series is influenced.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2013Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: ABB Technology AGInventors: Benjamin Weber Weber, Bhavesh Patel, Burak Esenlik, Frank Cornelius, Marcos Bockholt, Jens Tepper
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Patent number: 8922310Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to a heat exchanger system for transformers or reactors having at least one coil being cooled by gaseous fluids circulating around the transformer. The system having an enclosure that houses the transformer and the at least one coil, where flow of cooling gaseous fluid passes over the coil and is heated by the heat of the transformer or reactor the heated gas is directed to pass over a thermosiphon heat exchanger which dissipates the heat to a cooling media.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2012Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: ABB Technology AGInventors: Benjamin Weber, Bruno Agostini, Jens Tepper, Marcos Bockholt, Stephane Schaal
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Publication number: 20140320253Abstract: A transformer core is disclosed, which can include at least three hollow-cylindrical rectangular shaped core-discs wound from a magnetic band-like material, wherein two opposed limb areas and an upper and lower yoke area can be formed along a circumferential path. The core-discs can include one first and at least one second slanted area parallel to the circumferential path in the belonging limb area. The at least three core-discs can be connected according to a polygonal layout at their first slanted areas, which can be arranged adjacently face to face. Conical shaped polygonal adapter plates fitted to the polygonal layout within the upper and lower yoke areas, which can be clamped together.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: ABB Technology AGInventors: Martin CARLEN, Benjamin Weber, Burak Esenlik, Stephane Schaal, Jens Tepper, Jong-Yun Lim
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Patent number: 8797133Abstract: A coil and electric shielding arrangement for a dry-type transformer includes an electric shielding device arranged at a distance from a winding, at an axial end of the winding perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the transformer, and parallel to a top surface of a coil that is wound around the axis such that the electric shielding device covers a cross-sectional area of the winding perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. An insulation material attached to the winding and to the electric shielding device establishes a first distance between the winding and the electric shielding device along the longitudinal axis such that the winding is shielded against another electric field. The winding and the electric shielding device are casted in a block which insulates the electric shielding device from the electric field of the winding by establishing a second distance between the winding and the electric shielding device.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2012Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: ABB Technology Ltd.Inventors: Rafael Murillo, Carlos Roy, Jasmin Smajic, Lise Donzel, Jens Tepper, Jesús Letosa Fleta, Antonio Usón, Maria Teresa Villen, Miguel Samplon
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Patent number: 8692643Abstract: An exemplary transformer winding including at least two hollow-cylindrical, axially adjacent winding modules, which are arranged about a common winding axis and have an electrical conductor wound in layers, and a common electrical insulting layer, through which the winding modules are enveloped. The insulating layer has at least one annular, radial depression or annular, radial elevation, which is salient transversely to the winding axis on the radial outer face of said insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2013Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: ABB Technology AGInventors: Benjamin Weber, Bhavesh Patel, Burak Esenlik, Frank Cornelius, Marcos Bockholt, Jens Tepper, Karl-Heinz Zillmann
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Publication number: 20140077918Abstract: A transformer winding device, a method and a transformer are disclosed. The transformer winding winding device includes a rotary device configured to extend along an axis of rotation and configured to receive a transformer winding to be wound, at least one device configured to provide a plurality of insulation strips, and a comb-like guide device. The comb-like device is configured to deflect the plurality of insulation strips into at least one common winding plane and fed parallel to one another, at an angle to an axis of rotation, to the transformer winding to be wound. The comb-like guide device can include at least a first guide device element for a first group of insulation strips and a second guide device element for a second group of insulation strips, wherein the first and second guide device elements are offset with respect to one another in terms of axial length.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Marcos BOCKHOLT, Frank CORNELIUS, Burak ESENLIK, Bhavesh PATEL, Jens TEPPER, Benjamin WEBER
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Publication number: 20140077913Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Benjamin WEBER, Bhavesh Patel, Jens Tepper, Udo Chudobba
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Publication number: 20140035709Abstract: A dry-type transformer heater includes a closed housing, and at least one transformer winding arranged in the housing. The at least one transformer winding includes at least one corresponding winding conductor and a corresponding insulation layer surrounding the transformer winding, respectively. In addition to the respective winding conductor, at least one coil heating wire is provided in at least one of the insulation layer and on the surface of the insulation layer to input thermal power into the respective insulation layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Marcos BOCKHOLT, Frank CORNELIUS, Jens TEPPER, Burak ESENLIK, Bhavesch PATEL, Benjamin WEBER
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Publication number: 20130300526Abstract: The disclosure is related to a dry transformer, which includes a transformer core with at least two parallel limbs and upper and lower yokes, and at least two hollow cylindrical coils, each arranged as neighbored coils around a limb of the at least two parallel limbs. A cooling system can include at least one wall-like diaphragm in-between the neighbored coils, which is in parallel to the orientation of the limbs.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Inventors: Marcos BOCKHOLT, Frank Cornelius, Jens Tepper, Burak Esenlik, Bhavesch Patel, Benjamin Weber, Arthouros Iordanidis, Jasmin Smajic, Thorsten Steinmetz, Bernardo Galletti
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Publication number: 20130293340Abstract: An exemplary transformer winding including at least two hollow-cylindrical, axially adjacent winding modules, which are arranged about a common winding axis and have an electrical conductor wound in layers, and a common electrical insulting layer, through which the winding modules are enveloped. The insulating layer has at least one annular, radial depression or annular, radial elevation, which is salient transversely to the winding axis on the radial outer face of said insulating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicant: ABB Technology AGInventors: Benjamin WEBER, Bhavesh Patel, Burak Esenlik, Frank Cornelius, Marcos Bockholt, Jens Tepper, Karl-Heinz Zillmann
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Publication number: 20130293329Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicant: ABB Technology AGInventors: Benjamin WEBER, Bhavesh PATEL, Burak ESENLIK, Frank CORNELIUS, Marcos BOCKHOLT, Jens TEPPER
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Patent number: 8525628Abstract: The disclosure relates to a housing for an electric machine, for example, an electric power transformer, such as a dry-type transformer, with cooling channels being provided within the housing for a cooling medium. The electric machine and a cooling system can be arranged in the housing, with vertically arranged first and second channels for the cooling medium being provided. The medium can flow around the electric machine, with the housing accommodating the electric machine and the cooling system substantially forming a hermetic encapsulation.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2011Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: ABB Technology AGInventors: Benjamin Weber, Marcos Bockholt, Michael Luckey, Wolfgang Mönig, Jens Tepper
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Publication number: 20130021130Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2012Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicant: ABB Technology AGInventors: Benjamin WEBER, Bhavesh Patel, Burak Esenlik, Frank Cornelius, Marcos Bockholt, Jens Tepper
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Publication number: 20120274430Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to a heat exchanger system for transformers or reactors having at least one coil being cooled by gaseous fluids circulating around the transformer. The system having an enclosure that houses the transformer and the at least one coil, where flow of cooling gaseous fluid passes over the coil and is heated by the heat of the transformer or reactor the heated gas is directed to pass over a thermosiphon heat exchanger which dissipates the heat to a cooling media.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: ABB Technology AGInventors: Benjamin Weber, Bruno Agostini, Jens Tepper, Marcos Bockholt, Stephane Schaal