Patents by Inventor Manfred Zengerle

Manfred Zengerle 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: 9351433
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for operating a current converter, in particular an inverter, wherein the converter is located at a path of travel of land vehicles or at a parking space of a land vehicle, the converter being adapted to support operation of at least one vehicle, the converter is combined with a cooling device adapted to cool the converter during operation, the cooling device is designed to use a heat transport medium in order to transport heat away from the converter, the arrangement comprises at least one pole and/or at least one supporting structure which is also located at the path of travel or at the parking space, the pole and/or the supporting structure extends upwards from ground, the arrangement comprises a conduct for conducting the heat transport medium and the conduct extends from the cooling device to the pole and/or to the supporting structure and also extends inside the pole and/or inside the supporting structure so that heat can be transferred from the heat transport med
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Bombardier Transportation GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Zengerle, Hans-Heinrich Reimers
  • Publication number: 20150116936
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for operating a current converter, in particular an inverter, wherein the converter is located at a path of travel of land vehicles or at a parking space of a land vehicle, the converter being adapted to support operation of at least one vehicle, the converter is combined with a cooling device adapted to cool the converter during operation, the cooling device is designed to use a heat transport medium in order to transport heat away from the converter, the arrangement comprises at least one pole and/or at least one supporting structure which is also located at the path of travel or at the parking space, the pole and/or the supporting structure extends upwards from ground, the arrangement comprises a conduct for conducting the heat transport medium and the conduct extends from the cooling device to the pole and/or to the supporting structure and also extends inside the pole and/or inside the supporting structure so that heat can be transferred from the heat transport med
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Manfred Zengerle, Hans-Heinrich Reimers
  • Patent number: 8944226
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for transferring electric energy to a vehicle, in particular to a track bound vehicle such as a light rail vehicle. The system includes an electric conductor arrangement for producing an alternating electromagnetic field and for thereby transferring the energy to the vehicle. The electric conductor arrangement includes at least one alternating current line. Each alternating current line carries one phase of an alternating electric current. The conductor arrangement includes a plurality of consecutive segments. The segments extend along the path of travel of the, vehicle. Each segment includes one section of each of the at least one alternating current line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Bombardier Transportation GmbH
    Inventor: Manfred Zengerle
  • Patent number: 8654545
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for holding a plurality of electric capacitor assemblies, particularly assemblies having live housings. The arrangement has a carrier having a through-passage for introducing one of the assemblies and further has at least one bearing ring for mounting an assembly. The bearing ring is matched to the dimensions of the through-passage and the assembly such that the assembly when extending through the through-passage, is in contact with the inner edge of the through-passage via the bearing ring, but not in direct contact with the inner edge of the through-passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Bombardier Transportation GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Zengerle, Tobias Leininger
  • Publication number: 20120217112
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for transferring electric energy to a vehicle, in particular to a track bound vehicle such as a light rail vehicle. The system includes an electric conductor arrangement for producing an alternating electromagnetic field and for thereby transferring the energy to the vehicle. The electric conductor arrangement includes at least one alternating current line. Each alternating current line to carry carries one phase of an alternating electric the current. The conductor arrangement includes a plurality of consecutive segments. The segments extend along the path of travel of the vehicle. Each segment includes one section of each of the at least one alternating current line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION GMBH
    Inventor: Manfred Zengerle
  • Publication number: 20110222261
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for holding a plurality of electric capacitor assemblies, particularly assemblies having live housings. The arrangement has a carrier having a through-passage for introducing one of the assemblies and further has at least one bearing ring for mounting an assembly. The bearing ring is matched to the dimensions of the through-passage and the assembly such that the assembly, when extending through the through-passage, is in contact with the inner edge of the through-passage via the bearing ring, but not in direct contact with the inner edge of the through-passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION GMBH
    Inventors: Manfred Zengerle, Tobias Leininger
  • Patent number: 6665195
    Abstract: The invention relates to a capacitor module for a converter. The capacitor module contains a capacitor which can be fastened to a base frame or to a cooling body by means of lateral, mechanical holding devices. In addition, the capacitor comprises at least one additional mechanical holding device for fastening at least one electronic terminal of the converter and of at least one measuring sensor, especially of a current transformer and/or of a voltage transformer. The inventive capacitor module makes it possible to realize a construction of a converter which is compact and has a reduced weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Bombardier Transportation GmbH
    Inventors: Rodscha Drabon, Manfred Zengerle, Johannes Scholten
  • Patent number: 6213327
    Abstract: A container for a rail vehicle for the installation of electric and electronic equipment is proposed. The container (1) is formed from an extruded section (2, 3) bent in the edge regions (10) and provided with lid (22) and rear panel (21). The extruded section used for forming the wall has a special structure adopted exactly to the requirements of the container (1) and having at least one coolant duct (13) of closed cross section. A cooling circuit within the equipment is formed by means of the cooling ducts, in which case the coolant may be pressurized. The thermal energy produced and radiated in components installed individually in the interior space of the container (1) is absorbed by the cooling circuit within the equipment and is dissipated via the surface of the container to the outside atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems (Technology) GmbH
    Inventor: Manfred Zengerle