Patents by Inventor Max Claessens
Max Claessens 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: 11211190Abstract: The subject of the present application is a cover for distribution transformer filled with a dielectric liquid, equipped with electronic device integrated with the cover which is applied for transmission and distribution of electric energy. The cover is characterized in that the electronic device is immersed in the dielectric liquid filling a cooling compartment fixed on the cover; the cooling compartment has side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall which bottom wall is matched in the window made in the cover and the bottom wall forms a thermal barrier between the interior of the electric power device and the interior of the cooling compartment and the both interiors of the cooling compartment and of the electric power device are hermetically closed together.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: HITACHI ENERGY SWITZERLAND AGInventors: Witold Sobczak, Pawel Klys, Max Claessens, Filip Grecki, Pawel Aloszko, Lukasz Bachorz, Krzysztof Obrebski, Marcin Czopek
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Patent number: 10566159Abstract: The present application relates to an apparatus for the generation, transmission, distribution and/or usage of electrical energy, the apparatus including a housing enclosing an insulation space and an electrically conductive part arranged in the insulation space, wherein the insulating space contains a dielectric fluid including carbon dioxide and oxygen. In the apparatus an oxidation catalyst is arranged that includes noble metal particles coated onto or embedded into a carrier and serves for the catalytic oxidation of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2018Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Javier Mantilla, Max Claessens, Ryan-Gerald Anderson
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Publication number: 20190206605Abstract: The subject of the present application is a cover for distribution transformer filled with a dielectric liquid, equipped with electronic device integrated with the cover which is applied for transmission and distribution of electric energy. The cover is characterized in that the electronic device is immersed in the dielectric liquid filling a cooling compartment fixed on the cover; the cooling compartment has side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall which bottom wall is matched in the window made in the cover and the bottom wall forms a thermal barrier between the interior of the electric power device and the interior of the cooling compartment and the both interiors of the cooling compartment and of the electric power device are hermetically closed together.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Witold Sobczak, Pawel Klys, Max Claessens, Filip Grecki, Pawel Aloszko, Lukasz Bachorz, Krzysztof Obrebski, Marcin Czopek
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Publication number: 20190051476Abstract: The present application relates to an apparatus for the generation, transmission, distribution and/or usage of electrical energy, the apparatus including a housing enclosing an insulation space and an electrically conductive part arranged in the insulation space, wherein the insulating space contains a dielectric fluid including carbon dioxide and oxygen. In the apparatus an oxidation catalyst is arranged that includes noble metal particles coated onto or embedded into a carrier and serves for the catalytic oxidation of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventors: Javier Mantilla, Max Claessens, Ryan-Gerald Anderson
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Patent number: 7893379Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electrical switching device, e.g., a generator circuit breaker, and to a method for improved switching-gas cooling. Gas jets are formed by a nozzle body in the exhaust area, are directed against a baffle wall and are swirled. The baffle wall is a component of the switching chamber enclosure and has a high thermal capacity and/or thermal conductivity, so that the switching gas vortices produce a highly efficient switching gas cooling on the baffle wall by turbulent convection. Exemplary embodiments relate inter alia to the design of the baffle wall and of the nozzle body. Advantages include: protection of the switching chamber enclosure against hot gases, improved switching gas cooling, and increased breaking capacity.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2007Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: ABB Technology AGInventors: Thomas Schoenemann, Jochen Kiefer, Patrick Huguenot, Max Claessens, Stephan Grob, Xiangyang Ye
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Patent number: 7566842Abstract: The switching chamber for a heavy-duty circuit breaker has a first arcing contact piece, a second arcing contact piece, a heating chamber, and an insulating nozzle. The first or second arcing contact piece can be moved by means of a drive. The heating chamber is used for temporarily storing quenching gas heated by an arc that may burn between the contact pieces. An insulating nozzle has a throat that is connected to the heating chamber, and which is used for guiding a quenching gas flow. During an opening operation, the two arcing contact pieces reach a maximum relative speed that is at least 1.3 times as great as a relative speed of the two arcing contact pieces. The relative speed being required for capacitive switching.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2007Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignee: ABB Technology AGInventors: Olaf Hunger, Max Claessens, Martin Holstein, Johan Abrahamsson, Martin Kriegel
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Patent number: 7507932Abstract: The heavy-duty circuit breaker contains a first moveable arcing contact piece and a second moveable arcing contact piece as well as an auxiliary drive for driving the second arcing contact piece. An arc may burn between the arcing contact pieces. The heavy-duty circuit breaker has a heating chamber for temporarily storing quenching gas heated by the arc and a throat for guiding a quenching gas flow, which throat is connected to the heating chamber by a channel. The throat can be blocked by one of the two arcing contact pieces, which is the blocking contact piece. The auxiliary drive is designed such that, during an opening operation, a movement direction reversal of the second arcing contact piece from a movement in opposite directions to a movement in the same direction of the two arcing contact pieces takes place, if the throat is no longer blocked by the blocking contact piece.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2007Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: ABB Technology AGInventors: Olaf Hunger, Max Claessens, Martin Holstein, Johan Abrahamsson, Martin Kriegel
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Publication number: 20080006609Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electrical switching device, e.g., a generator circuit breaker, and to a method for improved switching-gas cooling. Gas jets are formed by a nozzle body in the exhaust area, are directed against a baffle wall and are swirled. The baffle wall is a component of the switching chamber enclosure and has a high thermal capacity and/or thermal conductivity, so that the switching gas vortices produce a highly efficient switching gas cooling on the baffle wall by turbulent convection. Exemplary embodiments relate inter alia to the design of the baffle wall and of the nozzle body. Advantages include: protection of the switching chamber enclosure against hot gases, improved switching gas cooling, and increased breaking capacity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2007Publication date: January 10, 2008Applicant: ABB Technology AGInventors: Thomas Schoenemann, Jochen Kiefer, Patrick Huguenot, Max Claessens, Stephan Grob, Xiangyang Ye
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Publication number: 20070205182Abstract: The switching chamber for a heavy-duty circuit breaker which can be filled with a quenching gas has a first arcing contact piece (1) and a second arcing contact piece (2), of which at least one (1; 2) can be moved by means of a drive. An arc (4) may burn between the contact pieces (1, 2). A heating chamber (11) is used for temporarily storing quenching gas heated by the arc (4). An insulating nozzle (5) has a throat (6), which is used for guiding a quenching gas flow and is connected to the heating chamber (11). During an opening operation, a maximum relative speed v12,max of the two arcing contact pieces (1, 2) in relation to one another is reached which is at least 1.3 times as great as a relative speed v12,c of the two arcing contact pieces (1, 2) which is required for capacitive switching.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2007Publication date: September 6, 2007Applicant: ABB Technology AGInventors: Olaf Hunger, Max Claessens, Martin Holstein, Johan Abrahamsson, Martin Kriegel
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Publication number: 20070181536Abstract: The heavy-duty circuit breaker can be filled with a quenching gas and contains a first moveable arcing contact piece and a second moveable arcing contact piece as well as a drive for driving the first arcing contact piece and an auxiliary drive for driving the second arcing contact piece. An arc may burn between the arcing contact pieces. The heavy-duty circuit breaker has a heating chamber for temporarily storing quenching gas heated by the arc and an insulating nozzle, which has a throat for guiding a quenching gas flow, which throat is connected to the heating chamber by means of a channel. The throat can be blocked at least partially by one of the two arcing contact pieces, which is referred to as the blocking contact piece.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2007Publication date: August 9, 2007Applicant: ABB Technology AGInventors: Olaf Hunger, Max Claessens, Martin Holstein, Johan Abrahamsson, Martin Kriegel
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Patent number: 7239492Abstract: A control system for at least one vacuum interrupter gap in a high-voltage switching device includes at least one non-reactive control resistor disposed in parallel with the vacuum interrupter. The non-reactive control resistor merges concentrically onto the vacuum interrupter chamber and is mechanically and electrically coupled thereto.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2003Date of Patent: July 3, 2007Assignee: ABB Patent GmbHInventors: Markus Heimbach, Thomas Betz, Max Claessens
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Patent number: 7202435Abstract: An exemplary circuit breaker includes at least one arcing chamber that is filled with isolating gas, extends along a longitudinal axis, is designed to be essentially radially symmetrical, contains an arc area and has at least two power contact pieces. At least one of the power contact pieces is in the form of a moving or stationery tubular hollow contact, which is provided for dissipating hot gases from the arc area into a concentrically arranged exhaust body. A deflection device, which interacts with at least one opening in the hollow contact, is arranged on the side of the hollow contact facing away from the arc area, and radially deflects hot gases into the exhaust volume, which is connected through at least one second opening to an arcing chamber volume. An increased disconnection rating is achieved by providing at least one intermediate body between the hollow contact and the exhaust body.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2005Date of Patent: April 10, 2007Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Max Claessens, Stephan Grob, Xiangyang Ye
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Publication number: 20050146406Abstract: An exemplary circuit breaker includes at least one arcing chamber that is filled with isolating gas, extends along a longitudinal axis, is designed to be essentially radially symmetrical, contains an arc area and has at least two power contact pieces. At least one of the power contact pieces is in the form of a moving or stationery tubular hollow contact, which is provided for dissipating hot gases from the arc area into a concentrically arranged exhaust body. A deflection device, which interacts with at least one opening in the hollow contact, is arranged on the side of the hollow contact facing away from the arc area, and radially deflects hot gases into the exhaust volume, which is connected through at least one second opening to an arcing chamber volume. An increased disconnection rating is achieved by providing at least one intermediate body between the hollow contact and the exhaust body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2005Publication date: July 7, 2005Applicant: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Max Claessens, Stephan Grob, Xiangyang Ye
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Patent number: 6872907Abstract: This circuit-breaker has at least one arcing chamber which is filled with isolating gas, extends along a longitudinal axis, is designed to be essentially radially symmetrical, contains an arc area and has at least two power contact pieces. At least one of the power contact pieces is in the form of a moving or stationery tubular hollow contact, which is provided for dissipating hot gases from the arc area into a concentrically arranged exhaust body. A deflection device, which interacts with at least one opening in the hollow contact, is arranged on the side of the hollow contact facing away from the arc area, for the radial deflection of the hot gases into the exhaust volume, which is connected through at least one second opening to an arcing chamber volume. The aim is to increase the disconnection rating of this circuit-breaker. This is achieved by providing at least one intermediate body between the hollow contact and the exhaust body.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2003Date of Patent: March 29, 2005Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Max Claessens, Stephan Grob, Xiangyang Ye
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Publication number: 20040057167Abstract: This circuit-breaker has at least one arcing chamber which is filled with isolating gas, extends along a longitudinal axis (1), is designed to be essentially radially symmetrical, contains an arc area and has at least two power contact pieces. At least one of the power contact pieces is in the form of a moving or stationery tubular hollow contact (2), which is provided for dissipating hot gases from the arc area into a concentrically arranged exhaust body (10). A deflection device (4), which interacts with at least one opening (6) in the hollow contact (2), is arranged on the side of the hollow contact (2) facing away from the arc area, for the radial deflection of the hot gases into the exhaust volume (10), which is connected through at least one second opening (13) to an arcing chamber volume (14). The aim is to increase the disconnection rating of this circuit-breaker. This is achieved by providing at least one intermediate body (7) between the hollow contact (2) and the exhaust body (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2003Publication date: March 25, 2004Applicant: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Max Claessens, Stephan Grob, Xiangyang Ye
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Publication number: 20040040935Abstract: A control system for at least one vacuum interrupter gap in a high-voltage switching device includes at least one non-reactive control resistor disposed in parallel with the vacuum interrupter. The non-reactive control resistor merges concentrically onto the vacuum interrupter chamber and is mechanically and electrically coupled thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2003Publication date: March 4, 2004Inventors: Markus Heimbach, Thomas Betz, Max Claessens
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Patent number: 6437274Abstract: This hybrid circuit breaker has at least two series-connected arcing chambers which are operated by a common drive or by separate drives and are filled with different arc extinguishing media. Means are provided which ensure a sensible voltage distribution between the first and the second arcing chamber in the course of a switching process. At least one vacuum switching chamber having an insulating housing, is provided as the second arcing chamber. The aim is to provide a hybrid circuit breaker wich can be produced economically and which has high availability. This is achieved, inter alia, in that means are provided which ensure that the movement of the contacting arrangement of the first arcing chamber precedes the movement of the contact arrangement of the second arcing chamber during a disconnection process, and that the movement of the contacting arrangement of the second arcing chamber precedes the movement of the contact arrangement of the first arcing chamber during a connection process.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2000Date of Patent: August 20, 2002Assignee: ABB Technology AGInventors: Max Claessens, Klaus-Dieter Weltmann, Leopold Ritzer, Ekkehard Schade
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Patent number: 6437273Abstract: This hybrid circuit breaker has at least two series-connected arcing chambers which are operated by a common drive or by separate drives and are filled with different arc extinguishing media. The arc extinguishing and insulating medium in the first arcing chamber surrounds the second arcing chamber in an insulating manner. The aim is to provide a hybrid circuit breaker which can be produced economically and which has high availability. This is achieved, inter alia, wherein means are provided which always ensure that the movement of the first arcing chamber leads the movement of the second arcing chamber during a disconnection process, and that the movement of the second arcing chamber always leads the movement of the first arcing chamber during a connection process.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2000Date of Patent: August 20, 2002Assignee: ABB T&D Technology AGInventors: Joachim Stechbarth, Kurt Kaltenegger, Werner Hofbauer, Lutz Niemeyer, Max Claessens, Klaus-Dieter Weltmann, Christian Lindner
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Publication number: 20010002665Abstract: This hybrid circuit breaker has at least two series-connected arcing chambers which are operated by a common drive or by separate drives and are filled with different arc extinguishing media. Means are provided which ensure a sensible voltage distribution between the first and the second arcing chamber in the course of a switching process. At least one vacuum switching chamber, having an insulating housing (46), is provided as the second arcing chamber. The aim is to provide a hybrid circuit breaker which can be produced economically and which has high availability. This is achieved, inter alia, in that means are provided which always ensure that the movement of the first arcing chamber leads the movement of the second arcing chamber during a disconnection process, and that the movement of the second arcing chamber always leads the movement of the first arcing chamber during a connection process.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2000Publication date: June 7, 2001Inventors: Max Claessens, Klaus-Dieter Weltmann, Leopold Ritzer, Ekkehard Schade
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Publication number: 20010002664Abstract: This hybrid circuit breaker (1) has at least two series-connected arcing chambers (2, 3) which are operated by a common drive or by separate drives and are filled with different arc extinguishing media. The arc extinguishing and insulating medium in the first arcing chamber (2) surrounds the second arcing chamber (3) in an insulating manner. The aim is to provide a hybrid circuit breaker which can be produced economically and which has high availability. This is achieved, inter alia, in that means are provided which always ensure that the movement of the first arcing chamber (2) leads the movement of the second arcing chamber (3) during a disconnection process, and that the movement of the second arcing chamber (3) always leads the movement of the first arcing chamber (2) during a connection process.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2000Publication date: June 7, 2001Inventors: Joachim Stechbarth, Kurt Kaltenegger, Werner Hofbauer, Lutz Niemeyer, Max Claessens, Klaus-Dieter Weltmann, Christian Lindner