Patents by Inventor Nicklas Sodo

Nicklas Sodo 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: 10720772
    Abstract: A filtering arrangement for a system including a power electronics device and an external power storage/discharge element, which power electronics device includes a power module and a three-phase filter between the AC power terminals of the power module and the supplying AC power grid, and which power module includes a DC intermediate power bus, and which three-phase filter between the AC power terminals and the supplying AC power grid includes two three-phase inductors, and which external power storage/discharge element has two DC power terminals which are connected to the DC intermediate power bus of the power electronics device. The filtering arrangement includes a common mode inductor which is connected between the DC power terminals of the external power storage/discharge element and the terminals of the DC intermediate power bus of the power module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Vacon Oy
    Inventor: Nicklas Sodo
  • Patent number: 10298149
    Abstract: A power electronic converter comprises controllable switches (104-109) and a control system (110) for operating the controllable switches. The control system is configured to control the controllable switches so as to produce at least one test voltage pulse. The power electronic converter comprises a voltage sensor (111) for detecting a reflected voltage that is caused by a reflection of the test voltage pulse in an electric system connected to the power electronic converter. The control system is configured to control the operation of the power electronic converter at least partly in accordance with information based on the detection of the reflected voltage. The information can be used for example for determining forbidden voltage pulse lengths which would cause reflection-based over-voltages and/or for detecting faults such as short circuits and earth faults.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Vacon Oy
    Inventors: Nicklas Sodo, Jussi Pouttu
  • Patent number: 10270367
    Abstract: A filtering method and arrangement for a system comprising a regenerative frequency converter and a motor, which regenerative frequency converter has an intermediate DC circuit comprising positive and negative pole and which regenerative frequency converter is connected to a supplying 3-phase mains network via a line filter unit comprising in serial connection a first 3-phase inductor unit with mains side terminals and motor side terminals and a second 3-phase inductor unit, and a 3-phase capacitor unit which comprises phase-specific capacitors which are connected in star connection between the motor side terminals of the first 3-phase inductor unit and a star point, which star point is connected to ground via a fourth capacitor. The filtering arrangement further comprises a common mode inductor unit and a filtering capacitor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: VACON OY
    Inventors: Nicklas Sodo, Jaakko Ollila, Laakso Martti
  • Publication number: 20190052190
    Abstract: A power electronic converter comprises controllable switches (104-109) and a control system (110) for operating the controllable switches. The control system is configured to control the controllable switches so as to produce at least one test voltage pulse. The power electronic converter comprises a voltage sensor (111) for detecting a reflected voltage that is caused by a reflection of the test voltage pulse in an electric system connected to the power electronic converter. The control system is configured to control the operation of the power electronic converter at least partly in accordance with information based on the detection of the reflected voltage. The information can be used for example for determining forbidden voltage pulse lengths which would cause reflection-based over-voltages and/or for detecting faults such as short circuits and earth faults.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Nicklas Sodo, Jussi Pouttu
  • Publication number: 20190028039
    Abstract: A filtering method and arrangement for a system comprising a regenerative frequency converter and a motor, which regenerative frequency converter has an intermediate DC circuit comprising positive and negative pole and which regenerative frequency converter is connected to a supplying 3-phase mains network via a line filter unit comprising in serial connection a first 3-phase inductor unit with mains side terminals and motor side terminals and a second 3-phase inductor unit, and a 3-phase capacitor unit which comprises phase-specific capacitors which are connected in star connection between the motor side terminals of the first 3-phase inductor unit and a star point, which star point is connected to ground via a fourth capacitor. The filtering arrangement further comprises a common mode inductor unit and a filtering capacitor unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Nicklas Sodo, Jaakko Ollila, Laakso Martti
  • Publication number: 20190013671
    Abstract: A filtering arrangement for a system comprising a power electronics device and an external power storage/discharge element, which power electronics device comprises a power module and a three-phase filter between the AC power terminals of the power module and the supplying AC power grid, and which power module comprises a DC intermediate power bus, and which three-phase filter between the AC power terminals and the supplying AC power grid comprises two three-phase inductors, and which external power storage/discharge element has two DC power terminals which are connected to the DC intermediate power bus of the power electronics device. The filtering arrangement comprises a common mode inductor which is connected between the DC power terminals of the external power storage/discharge element and the terminals of the DC intermediate power bus of the power module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventor: Nicklas Sodo
  • Patent number: 7839251
    Abstract: Three-phase AC or two-phase DC choke arrangement of a frequency converter, in which is a magnetic core, in which are the phase-specific pillars of the AC choke arrangement or the branch-specific pillars of the DC choke arrangement (1a, 1b), around which are arranged the phase-specific windings of the AC choke arrangement or the branch-specific windings of the DC choke arrangement (Ldc1+, Ldc1?) to filter difference-mode currents, and in which an additional pillar (3) for damping common-mode currents is arranged in the magnetic core of the choke. The additional pillar (3) is arranged without the phase-specific or branch-specific windings fitted around it, in which case damping of the common-mode currents is achieved by means of the common-mode impedance formed by the windings arranged around the additional pillar and around the phase-specific or the branch-specific pillars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Vacon Oyj
    Inventor: Nicklas Sodo
  • Publication number: 20090140829
    Abstract: A polyphase filtering choke arrangement of a power electronics appliance, more particularly of a frequency converter. which arrangement comprises two separate magnetic cores, around both of which a polyphase winding is arranged, particularly for filtering the harmonics of a network current and the common-mode noise currents, wherein both the magnetic cores (1, 2, 101a-101c, 102a-102c, 130a-130d, 140a-140d) are shaped to form a closed magnetic circuit, the magnetic cores (1 and 2, 101a-101c and 102a-102c, 130a-130d and 140a-140d) are arranged one on top of the other, the magnetic cores are connected to each other with connecting pieces (11-13, 11a-13b, 111-113, 121-124), and the winding directions of the windings of the magnetic cores are opposing with respect to each other, in which case the fluxes produced in the magnetic cores of each current are of opposing directions, in which case the flux produced by the difference-mode current circulates via the connecting pieces from one magnetic core to another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventor: Nicklas Sodo
  • Publication number: 20090009277
    Abstract: DC choke arrangement of a power transformer, especially of a frequency converter, provided with a DC circuit and connected to an AC electricity network, to limit the harmonics of the network current taken by an appliance from the AC network, in which DC choke arrangement is at least one choke (Ldc+, Ldc?), which is arranged in the magnetic core, which contains pillar parts and yoke parts (1a?, 1b?, 2a?, 2b?), in which one or more permanent magnets (51) are arranged in the magnetic core of the choke, and in which the permanent magnet is positioned at an angle with respect to the longitudinal direction of the part or parts of the magnetic core such that the cross-sectional area of the permanent magnet is greater than the cross-sectional area of the part of the magnetic core in question or the parts of the magnetic core in question.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventor: Nicklas Sodo
  • Publication number: 20080259658
    Abstract: A wiring arrangement and an appliance for limiting the harmonics of a current supplied to a frequency converter from an AC electricity supply network, which frequency converter can be connected to a three-phase AC electricity supply network, in which frequency converter is an uncontrolled network bridge (10) for rectifying the AC voltage of the AC electricity supply network, a DC intermediate circuit, in which is a filtering capacitor (CDC), and a load bridge (11) provided with power semiconductor switches for forming three-phase AC voltage (U, V, W), and which load bridge can be controlled with pulse-width modulation by means of a control unit, and in which DC intermediate circuit is a choke, in which is a choke part (L1, L2) arranged on both the positive and the negative pole, and in which wiring arrangement is an absorption circuit for limiting the harmonics of the current supplied from the AC electricity supply network, in which the absorption circuit is arranged in the DC intermediate voltage circuit,
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: VACON OYJ
    Inventors: Nicklas Sodo, Lasse Kortelahti, Jaakko Ollila
  • Publication number: 20080094159
    Abstract: Three-phase AC or two-phase DC choke arrangement of a frequency converter, in which is a magnetic core, in which are the phase-specific pillars of the AC choke arrangement or the branch-specific pillars of the DC choke arrangement (1a, 1b), around which are arranged the phase-specific windings of the AC choke arrangement or the branch-specific windings of the DC choke arrangement (Ldc1+, Ldc1?) to filter difference-mode currents, and in which an additional pillar (3) for damping common-mode currents is arranged in the magnetic core of the choke. The additional pillar (3) is arranged without the phase-specific or branch-specific windings fitted around it, in which case damping of the common-mode currents is achieved by means of the common-mode impedance formed by the windings arranged around the additional pillar and around the phase-specific or the branch-specific pillars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventor: Nicklas Sodo