Patents by Inventor Petar Mitev

Petar Mitev 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).

  • Vacuum interrupter module for a tap changer, power diverter switch, and tap changer
    Patent number: 12131879
    Abstract: A vacuum interrupter module for a tap changer includes an insulation plate having a first main side and a second main side opposite of the first main side, a vacuum interrupter assembly, a bypass switch assembly, and a control cam. The vacuum interrupter assembly includes a vacuum interrupter and a driving mechanism coupled with the vacuum interrupter, the vacuum interrupter and the driving mechanism being arranged on the first main side of the insulation plate. The bypass switch assembly includes two bypass contacts, each one mechanically connected to a corresponding bypass lever, the two bypass contacts and the two corresponding bypass levers being arranged on the first main side of the insulation plate. The control cam is arranged on the first main side of the insulation plate and configured to actuate both the driving mechanism and, through the corresponding bypass levers, the two bypass contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ENERGY LTD
    Inventors: Plamen Danchev Marinov, Petar Mitev, Mark Newbill, Christopher Whitten
  • VACUUM INTERRUPTER MODULE FOR A TAP CHANGER, POWER DIVERTER SWITCH, AND TAP CHANGER
    Publication number: 20220384123
    Abstract: A vacuum interrupter module for a tap changer includes an insulation plate having a first main side and a second main side opposite of the first main side, a vacuum interrupter assembly, a bypass switch assembly, and a control cam. The vacuum interrupter assembly includes a vacuum interrupter and a driving mechanism coupled with the vacuum interrupter, the vacuum interrupter and the driving mechanism being arranged on the first main side of the insulation plate. The bypass switch assembly includes two bypass contacts, each one mechanically connected to a corresponding bypass lever, the two bypass contacts and the two corresponding bypass levers being arranged on the first main side of the insulation plate. The control cam is arranged on the first main side of the insulation plate and configured to actuate both the driving mechanism and, through the corresponding bypass levers, the two bypass contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Plamen Danchev Marinov, Petar Mitev, Mark Newbill, Christopher Whitten