Patents by Inventor Leif Eriksson

Leif Eriksson 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: 5727936
    Abstract: A rotary displacement compressor having an inlet channel for introducing low pressure gas, an outlet channel through which compressed gas escapes, and at least one rotor mounted in bearings and operating in a working space. The compressor includes a liquid injector for injecting liquid into the working space, a liquid separator provided in the outlet channel for separating liquid from the compressed gas, and a pressure liquid conduit connecting the liquid separator and the liquid injection port. A bearing lubrication circuit includes a tank, a pump, a supply conduit for supplying liquid from the pump to the bearings in which the rotor is mounted, a withdrawal conduit for withdrawing liquid from the bearings to the tank, and a pump inlet conduit for supplying liquid from the tank to the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Svenska Rotor Maskiner AB
    Inventors: Leif Eriksson, Karlis Timuska
  • Patent number: 5493228
    Abstract: A method and a device, after a fault has occurred in a power network, for measuring and recreating the phase currents I.sub.B prior to the occurrence of the fault by determining continuously, starting from sampled measured values of the phase currents up to the time of the fault for each phase, the amplitude I and the phase angle .phi. of the phase currents based on two consecutive sampled measured values, whereupon a comparison is made between the last determined value I.sub.k obtained and the rated current I.sub.n of the power network. If I.sub.k is greater than I.sub.n, it is considered that a fault has occurred and the phase currents prior to the fault are indicated as I.sub.B =I.sub.k-1 .multidot.sin (.phi..sub.k-1 +.omega.(t-t.sub.k-1)).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: ASEA Brown Boveri AB
    Inventors: Leif Eriksson, Murari M. Saha
  • Patent number: 5446387
    Abstract: A method and a device for determining the distance from a measuring station to a fault on a transmission line based on a fault model of a transmission network while taking into consideration the zero-sequence impedance and, where assuming a fault current, while taking into consideration the feeding of fault current to the fault point from both ends of the transmission line (FIG. 3 ).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Assignee: Asea Brown Boveri AB
    Inventors: Leif Eriksson, Murari M. Saha
  • Patent number: 5399974
    Abstract: A method and a device for determining the fault current which occurs in case of a fault through a short circuit between phases or from phase/phases to ground. A measure of the fault current can be obtained by a linear combination of the sum of measured current samples for each phase at two adjacent points in time and in which each of these sample values is multiplied by a coefficient which is chosen such that the fault current gets into phase with the positive- and negative-sequence current changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Assignee: Asea Brown Boveri AB
    Inventors: Leif Eriksson, Murari M. Saha
  • Patent number: 5390067
    Abstract: A method and a device for phase selection for single-pole tripping of high-impedance ground faults in direct grounded power networks. Starting from the ratio of the negative-sequence voltage to the zero-sequence current (U2/I0) and the ratio of the negative-sequence voltage to the positive-sequence voltage (U2/U1), two criteria with different conditions are formed, each of which indicating a faulted phase, and if both criteria indicate the same phase as faulted, single-pole tripping can take place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Assignee: ASEA Brown Boveri AB
    Inventors: Leif Eriksson, Murari M. Saha, Kjell Svensson
  • Patent number: 5375026
    Abstract: A method and a device for preventing overstabilization of longitudinal differential protections in case of internal faults on power lines, which may take place when a fault situation, which is indicated as an external faults, is in reality an internal fault. The invention comprises criteria which finally provide information as to whether the longitudinal differential protection is to enter into operation. The criteria comprise level and directional determination of the currents which are measured in the terminals of the power lines, checking whether these have the same direction, and so on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1994
    Assignee: Asea Brown Boveri AB
    Inventors: Leif Eriksson, Murari M. Saha
  • Patent number: 5352983
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for detecting a flashover between conductors in power transmission lines of different voltage levels suspended from the same towers and wherein the power lines are included in a power network where one of the power lines is stated to be a high-voltage power line (1) and where the other power lines are connected to the high-voltage line via transformers of a known transformer ratio (am) and internal impedance (ZXm) and wherein the line impedances (ZL) are known. Specific to the invention is that the fault current which is caused by a flashover is set to be equal to a detected current change in any of the phases in the high-voltage line. With this assumption an equation system can be set up with the aid of which the relative distance to fault n (0<n<1) can be determined. If the produced value of n lies within the stated region, this is interpreted as if an internal flashover has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Assignee: Asea Brown Boveri AB
    Inventors: Leif Eriksson, Murari M. Saha
  • Patent number: 4377834
    Abstract: In circuitry for generating tripping and blocking signals for the protection of electrical power supply network components as a result of the occurrence of faults, the blocking signals are selected from each phase of the electrical power supply network to prevent tripping in each phase for faults occurring behind the protected component. A sequence detector includes a partial detector for each phase of the electrical power supply network and includes logic circuitry responsive to respective tripping and blocking signals generated for each phase of the electrical power supply network in dependence on whether the fault lies ahead or behind the protected electrical component, respectively. Each logic circuit includes a gate and a delay circuit responsive to the output of the gate. The output of the delay circuit in the tripping logic circuit is input to the gate in the blocking logic circuit and vice-versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1983
    Assignee: Asea Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Leif Eriksson, Salomon Liberman
  • Patent number: 4296452
    Abstract: In circuitry for generating tripping and blocking signals for the protection of electrical components in an electrical power supply network as a result of the occurrence of faults therein, respective tripping and blocking outputs for each phase of an electrical power supply network are generated such that double or triple pole tripping is prevented unless the presence of an actual second tripping signal is detected subsequent to the detection of a first tripping signal. The respective tripping signals and blocking signals for each phase of the electrical power supply network are generated in dependence on whether the fault lies ahead or behind the electrical component to be protected, respectively, in response to measurement of the voltage and current associated with transient waves generated by faults in each electrical power supply network phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1981
    Assignee: Asea Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Leif Eriksson, Salomon Liberman
  • Patent number: 4254444
    Abstract: Circuitry for generating tripping and blocking signals for the protection of electrical components included in electrical power supply networks as a result of the occurrence of faults therein provides multiphase pole tripping in the event that, after a single pole tripping has been executed, a new single phase fault occurs in any of the remaining phases of the electrical power supply network. Respective tripping and blocking signals are generated for each phase of the electrical power supply network in dependence on whether the fault lies ahead or behind the electrical component to be protected, respectively, in response to measurement of the voltae and current associated with transient waves generated by faults associated with each electrical power supply network phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1981
    Assignee: ASEA Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Leif Eriksson, Salomon Liberman
  • Patent number: 4227647
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for cooling chimney-gases in such plants, where water, heated in a heating boiler, is supplied to heat consumers; e.g. radiators. According to the invention, a condensor-heat exchanger is arranged downstream of the heat consumers, a chimney gas cooler is situated in the chimney gas channel from the heating boiler, whereby said condensor-heat exchanger and said chimney gas cooler are parts of a closed cooling system, containing e.g. freon gas, together with a refrigerating compressor and a throttle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1980
    Inventor: Leif Eriksson
  • Patent number: 4109520
    Abstract: A tension in a paper or foil web is measured by subjecting an area of the web between points of support to transverse oscillations. The impedance of an oscillation generating means located adjacent the web changes with the oscillation and impedance is measured with the transverse oscillation at a frequency approaching the expected fundamental resonant frequency for the web tension under consideration. The damping effect of the transverse oscillations by the web is a function of the web tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1978
    Assignee: Svenska Traforskningsinstitutet
    Inventor: Leif Eriksson
  • Patent number: 3986128
    Abstract: An arrangement for determining the phase position between two signals includes a circuit containing a gate with two inputs for the signals and an output for a first output signal which is dependent on the phase position between the input signals. A flip-flop has an input for one of the input signals and a second input for the first output signal. The second input of the flip-flop contains a time-delay circuit for the first output signal. Two similar circuits can be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1976
    Assignee: Allmanna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget
    Inventors: Leif Eriksson, Lennart Thornell
  • Patent number: 3976920
    Abstract: For filtering off of low frequency and a periodic transient phenomena in relay protection devices for electric high voltage networks, the signals of which occur in the event of a fault in the network and which are superimposed on the signals supplied to measuring relays arranged in the relay protection device, a normally short-circuited filter is included in a normally open alternative path for the measuring signal which is parallel to a part of the normal signal path. A supervisory circuit includes a time circuit, a fast fault indicator and an undervoltage detector. A signal from the fault indicator breaks the short-circuit of the filter and, upon a signal from the undervoltage detector, connects the filter in the path of the measuring signal. The measuring relay is blocked during a time interval which is equal to the difference between the pulse time of the time circuit and the time of operation of the undervoltage detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1976
    Assignee: Allmanna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget
    Inventors: Leif Eriksson, Lennart Thornell