Patents by Inventor Paul Midtun

Paul Midtun 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: 12040657
    Abstract: An uninterruptible power supply, UPS, arrangement for subsea applications, including a container arranged and configured for subsea operation, and the following main modules arranged inside the container: at least one battery module of a predetermined battery capacity; at least one UPS module governing the battery module, the UPS module having a predetermined UPS capacity; at least one control module configured for interfacing and managing the battery module and the UPS module. The UPS arrangement is arranged and configured to vary its overall capacity based on at least the number of battery and UPS modules, wherein the at least one battery module and the at least one UPS module are internally arranged such that the heat losses from the UPS module are used to heat the battery module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Paul Midtun, John Pretlove, Nicola Notari, Silvio Colombi, Helge Kolstad, Paolo Catapane
  • Publication number: 20230261514
    Abstract: An uninterruptible power supply, UPS, arrangement for subsea applications, including a container arranged and configured for subsea operation, and the following main modules arranged inside the container: at least one battery module of a predetermined battery capacity; at least one UPS module governing the battery module, the UPS module having a predetermined UPS capacity; at least one control module configured for interfacing and managing the battery module and the UPS module. The UPS arrangement is arranged and configured to vary its overall capacity based on at least the number of battery and UPS modules, wherein the at least one battery module and the at least one UPS module are internally arranged such that the heat losses from the UPS module are used to heat the battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Paul Midtun, John Pretlove, Nicola Notari, Silvio Colombi, Helge Kolstad, Paolo Catapane
  • Patent number: 10643814
    Abstract: A medium voltage circuit breaker in a high pressure subsea environment includes: a vacuum circuit breaker; and a drive in a pressure tight housing. For an electrical three-phase arrangement, one vacuum circuit breaker per phase is arranged in a separate pole housing each, and the resulting three pole housings are mounted to a common base compartment, in which three drives for the three vacuum circuit breakers are arranged. The three pole housings and the common base compartment are attached such that they commonly form a pressure tight compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Pravin Futane, Paul Midtun, Knut S. Rongve, Maik Hyrenbach
  • Patent number: 10290453
    Abstract: A subsea circuit breaker for a subsea power distribution system. The subsea circuit breaker includes a circuit breaker enclosure, first and second contacts and an electro-mechanical actuator. The subsea circuit breaker is also furnished with a mechanical transmission mechanism for opening or closing the contacts in response to a mechanical command operation from the outside of the circuit breaker enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Arne Trandal, Paul Midtun, Svein-Ove Urnes
  • Publication number: 20180108504
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the present invention provides a medium voltage circuit breaker in high pressure subsea environment, including: a vacuum circuit breaker; and a drive in a pressure tight housing. For an electrical three-phase arrangement, one vacuum circuit breaker per phase is in arranged in a separate pole housing each, and the resulting three pole housings are mounted to a common base compartment, in which all the three drives for the three vacuum circuit breaker are arranged. The three pole housings and the common base compartment are attached such that they form commonly a pressure tight compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Pravin Futane, Paul Midtun, Knut S. Rongve, Maik Hyrenbach
  • Publication number: 20160358735
    Abstract: A subsea circuit breaker for a subsea power distribution system. The subsea circuit breaker includes a circuit breaker enclosure, first and second contacts and an electro-mechanical actuator. The subsea circuit breaker is also furnished with a mechanical transmission mechanism for opening or closing the contacts in response to a mechanical command operation from the outside of the circuit breaker enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Arne Trandal, Paul Midtun, Svein-Ove Urnes
  • Publication number: 20160240338
    Abstract: A vacuum circuit breaker for the use in high pressure environments, has at least one vacuum interrupter with at least one moving contact and at least one fixed contact inside the vacuum interrupter, and external contact points at the vacuum interrupter. The vacuum circuit breaker can be used under the high-pressure environmental conditions through the use of at least one vacuum interrupter arranged in a pressure tight container, wherein the electrical contacting is realized via a high voltage bushings through the container wall, and the pressure tight container is at least partially filled with insulating oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Edgar Dullni, Dukkaiappan Subbiah Thevar, Knut Rongve, Markus Bellut, Olav Byrkjeland, Paul Midtun, Philipp Masmeier, Pravin Futane, Tor-Odd Ronhovd
  • Publication number: 20160150671
    Abstract: A subsea unit with an external housing, a passive pressure compensator arranged to reduce a pressure difference between ambient subsea pressure and pressure inside the external housing, a dielectric liquid for counteracting deformation of the external housing, an electronic device, and an electrical insulator which is thermally conductive and arranged between an internal surface of the external housing and the electronic device. The electronic device is in thermal and electrical connection with the electrical insulator, and the electrical insulator is arranged to transfer heat from the electronic device to the external housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Christian Spindler, Fabio Bolgiani, Paul Midtun, Knut Rongve, Tor-Odd Ronhovd