Patents by Inventor Peter Steimer

Peter Steimer 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).

  • Publication number: 20140139167
    Abstract: An exemplary medium voltage system includes a multilevel converter connected to a grid connection. The multilevel converter is configured for converting a first multiphase current provided at the grid connection into a second current. The system includes a common mode filter, which, for each phase of the first current, includes a phase filter connected to the respective phase. Each phase filter is connected to a common filter star point which is connected to ground, includes an inductance and a capacitance connected in series, and includes a resistance connected in series with the capacitance such that the inductance and the resistor are connected in parallel. The common mode filter includes an impedance between the common filter star point and the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: ABB Technology AG
    Inventor: Peter STEIMER
  • Patent number: 8212371
    Abstract: An energy system is specified, which comprises a wind power turbine or water power turbine, which is connected to a generator, with the generator having at least two stator windings. In order to achieve a simple and robust design without a transformer, each stator winding has an associated rectifier unit, and each stator winding is connected to the AC voltage side of the associated rectifier unit. Furthermore, each rectifier unit has a respective associated energy storage circuit, and each rectifier unit is connected in parallel on the DC voltage side to the associated energy storage circuit, with the energy storage circuits being connected to one another in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Philippe Maibach, Markus Eichler, Peter Steimer
  • Patent number: 7973427
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a converter control unit or power system stabilizing unit for counteracting oscillations in electric power systems that is equipped and employed to provide and processes information for system-wide monitoring, protection, control and metering. It comprises means for synchronized (e.g. via GPS or another absolute/global time reference) sampling of voltages and/or currents, means for down-sampling in order to decrease the number of samples, and means for calculating phasors, i.e. time stamped amplitude and phase angle of the voltages and/or currents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd
    Inventors: Petr Korba, Rudolf Wieser, Srinivas Ponnaluri, Mats Larsson, Alexandre Oudalov, Jose Taborda, Peter Steimer
  • Patent number: 7960939
    Abstract: A fuel/electric drive system having an internal combustion engine is disclosed, having a generator which is driven by the internal combustion engine and has a first stator winding set, having a first rectifier which is connected to the first stator winding set at the AC voltage end and to a first DC voltage circuit at the DC voltage end, and having a first inverter which is connected to the first DC voltage circuit at the DC voltage end and to a drive motor at the AC voltage end. In order to increase the robustness and availability of the fuel/electric drive system, the generator has a second stator winding set, with a second rectifier being connected to the second stator winding set at the AC voltage end and to a second DC voltage circuit at the DC voltage end, and a second inverter being connected to the second DC voltage circuit at the DC voltage end and to the drive motor at the AC voltage end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventor: Peter Steimer
  • Patent number: 7911755
    Abstract: A circuit that electrically controls power includes at least one power control device and at least one heat extraction device. The at least one extraction device is in thermal contact with the at least one power control device. The heat extraction device is arranged such that it can be clamped to a fixed predefined electric potential and electrically insulated by the at least one power control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd
    Inventors: Peter Barbosa, Luc Meysenc, Manfred Winkelnkemper, Peter Steimer
  • Patent number: 7817451
    Abstract: A switchgear cell having a group of connection is disclosed, with the group of connection having a first and a second controllable bidirectional power semiconductor switch and a capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd
    Inventors: Peter Barbosa, Peter Steimer, Toufann Chaudhuri
  • Patent number: 7755918
    Abstract: A converter circuit for switching a large number of switching voltage levels is specified, in which a first switching group is provided for each. Second switching groups are provided, each having a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth drivable bidirectional power semiconductor switch and capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd
    Inventors: Peter Barbosa, Peter Steimer, Toufann Chaudhuri
  • Publication number: 20090231896
    Abstract: A converter circuit for switching a large number of switching voltage levels is specified, in which a first switching group is provided for each. Second switching groups are provided, each having a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth drivable bidirectional power semiconductor switch and capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: ABB RESEARCH LTD
    Inventors: Peter BARBOSA, Peter STEIMER, Toufann CHAUDHURI
  • Publication number: 20090212568
    Abstract: An energy system is specified, which comprises a wind power turbine or water power turbine, which is connected to a generator, with the generator having at least two stator windings. In order to achieve a simple and robust design without a transformer, each stator winding has an associated rectifier unit, and each stator winding is connected to the AC voltage side of the associated rectifier unit. Furthermore, each rectifier unit has a respective associated energy storage circuit, and each rectifier unit is connected in parallel on the DC voltage side to the associated energy storage circuit, with the energy storage circuits being connected to one another in series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Philippe Maibach, Markus Eichler, Peter Steimer
  • Patent number: 7567064
    Abstract: A converter unit is disclosed which produces an output voltage based on reference signals (u*d, u*q) that are generated from active and reactive components (P, Q) of the converter's output power. A first reference signal for a reactive component of the output voltage (u*q) is set to zero, thus regulating the reactive component of the output voltage to zero. Therefore, only the active component is contributing to the actual output voltage. The reference signal for the active component of the output voltage (u*d) is produced based on the active power component (P) with an active power vs. active voltage droop. To synchronize the frequencies of multiple converter units, a reactive power vs. frequency droop can be introduced for each converter unit, regulating the frequency based on changes in the reactive power component (Q) of each converter unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Srinivas Ponnaluri, Peter Steimer
  • Publication number: 20090141455
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a circuit arrangement for electrically controlling power, comprising at least one power control device and at least one heat extraction device. The at least one extraction device is in thermal contact with the at least one power control device. The heat extraction device is arranged such that it can be clamped to a fixed predefined electric potential and electrically insulated by the at least one power control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: ABB Research Ltd
    Inventors: Peter Barbosa, Luc Meysenc, Manfred Winkelnkemper, Peter Steimer
  • Publication number: 20090085548
    Abstract: A converter circuit is specified in which, in order to avoid losses to the greatest possible extent, a first inductance is connected in series into the connection of a DC voltage source of the converter circuit to a first switch of the converter circuit, and in which, moreover, a second inductance is connected in series into the connection of a second switch of a switching group of the converter circuit to the junction point between a second capacitive energy store and a second unidirectional non-drivable power semiconductor switch of the switching group. Two further alternative converter circuits and also a method for operating the converter circuit are furthermore specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Yongsug Suh, Peter Steimer, Oliver Keiser
  • Publication number: 20090079267
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a converter control unit or power system stabilizing unit for counteracting oscillations in electric power systems that is equipped and employed to provide and processes information for system-wide monitoring, protection, control and metering. It comprises means for synchronized (e.g. via GPS or another absolute/global time reference) sampling of voltages and/or currents, means for down-sampling in order to decrease the number of samples, and means for calculating phasors, i.e. time stamped amplitude and phase angle of the voltages and/or currents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: ABB Research Ltd
    Inventors: Petr Korba, Rudolf Wieser, Srinivas Ponnaluri, Mats Larsson, Alexandre Oudalov, Jose Taborda, Peter Steimer
  • Publication number: 20080297088
    Abstract: A fuel/electric drive system having an internal combustion engine is disclosed, having a generator which is driven by the internal combustion engine and has a first stator winding set, having a first rectifier which is connected to the first stator winding set at the AC voltage end and to a first DC voltage circuit at the DC voltage end, and having a first inverter which is connected to the first DC voltage circuit at the DC voltage end and to a drive motor at the AC voltage end. In order to increase the robustness and availability of the fuel/electric drive system, the generator has a second stator winding set, with a second rectifier being connected to the second stator winding set at the AC voltage end and to a second DC voltage circuit at the DC voltage end, and a second inverter being connected to the second DC voltage circuit at the DC voltage end and to the drive motor at the AC voltage end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventor: Peter Steimer
  • Patent number: 7443698
    Abstract: A converter circuit is disclosed for switching of a multiplicity of switching voltage levels, which have n first switching groups for each phase (R, S, T), with the n-th first switching group being formed by a first drivable bidirectional power semiconductor switch and a second drivable bidirectional power semiconductor switch, and with the first switching group to the (n?1)-th switching group each being formed by a first drivable bidirectional power semiconductor switch and a second drivable bidirectional power semiconductor switch, and by a capacitor which is connected to the first and second drivable bidirectional power semiconductor switches with each of the n first switching groups being connected in a linked form to the respectively adjacent first switching group, and with the first and the second drivable bidirectional power semiconductor switches in the first switching group being connected to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd
    Inventors: Peter Steimer, Peter Barbosa, Luc Meysenc
  • Publication number: 20080238214
    Abstract: A switchgear cell having a group of connection is disclosed, with the group of connection having a first and a second controllable bidirectional power semiconductor switch and a capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: ABB Research Ltd
    Inventors: Peter BARBOSA, Peter STEIMER, Toufann CHAUDHURI
  • Publication number: 20080211464
    Abstract: A converter unit is disclosed which produces an output voltage based on reference signals (u*d, u*q) that are generated from active and reactive components (P, Q) of the converter's output power. A first reference signal for a reactive component of the output voltage (u*q) is set to zero, thus regulating the reactive component of the output voltage to zero. Therefore, only the active component is contributing to the actual output voltage. The reference signal for the active component of the output voltage (u*d) is produced based on the active power component (P) with an active power vs. active voltage droop. To synchronize the frequencies of multiple converter units, a reactive power vs. frequency droop can be introduced for each converter unit, regulating the frequency based on changes in the reactive power component (Q) of each converter unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Srinivas Ponnaluri, Peter Steimer
  • Patent number: 7330363
    Abstract: A converter circuit having a first and a second converter element is specified, with each converter element having a DC voltage circuit and in each case one converter element phase (u1, v1, w1) of the first converter element being connected to a respective converter element phase (u2, v2, w2) of the second converter element. Furthermore, a transformer is provided, with the secondary windings of the transformer being connected to the connected converter element phases (u1, v1, w1, u2, v2, w2) of the first and second converter elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Srinivas Ponnaluri, Jürgen Steinke, Peter Steimer
  • Patent number: 7313008
    Abstract: A converter circuit is specified for at least one phase (R, Y, B), which converter circuit has a first switching group system which is provided for each phase (R, Y, B) and has a first main switching group which is formed by a power semiconductor switch and by a capacitor which is connected to the power semiconductor switch, and which first switching group system has at least one intermediate switching group which is formed by two series-connected power semiconductor switches which can be driven and by a capacitor, with the or one intermediate switching group being connected to the first main switching group. Furthermore, the first switching group system has a second main switching group which is formed by a power semiconductor switch, with the or an intermediate switching group being connected to the second main switching group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventor: Peter Steimer
  • Patent number: 7292460
    Abstract: A converter circuit is specified for switching a large number of switching voltage levels, which has n first switching groups for each phase, with the n-th first switching group being formed by a first power semiconductor switch and a second power semiconductor switch, and with the first first switching group to the-th switching group each being formed by a first power semiconductor switch and a second power semiconductor switch and by a capacitor, which is connected to the first and second power semiconductor switches, with each of the n first switching groups being connected in series to the respectively adjacent first switching group, and with the first and the second power semiconductor switches in the first first switching group being connected to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Barbosa, Jürgen Steinke, Peter Steimer, Luc Meysenc, Thierry Meynard