Patents by Inventor Rolf Fischperer
Rolf Fischperer 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: 10343534Abstract: An arrangement for inductively transmitting energy for charging an energy storage device of a rail vehicle. A first induction element transfers energy to a second induction element. An inverter with an adjustable AC voltage frequency provides an AC voltage to the first induction element. A controller controls the AC voltage frequency of the inverter. A measuring device ascertains a power output value during the wireless energy transmission and transmits the value to the controller and the controller adjusts AC voltage frequency of the inverter downward from an upper threshold until a pre-specified power output value is set while energy is being transmitted. The first induction element is paired with a track for rail traffic. The system and a method are also described for inductively transmitting energy for charging an energy storage device of a rail vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2015Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Siemens Mobility GmbHInventors: Rolf Fischperer, Jens Helfrich, Jochen Mast, Michael Meinert, Jean Schutz
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Patent number: 10056841Abstract: An energy storage arrangement or configuration includes an energy store or storage device which can be connected to an electrical energy supply via a buck converter and a choke device. A boost converter is connected parallel with the energy store and the buck converter. The energy store is configured to be charged to a higher voltage level than the voltage level of the electrical energy supply. An energy storage system having multiple energy storage configurations and a method for operating an energy storage configuration are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2014Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Rolf Fischperer, Michael Meinert
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Publication number: 20170182895Abstract: An arrangement for inductively transmitting energy for charging an energy storage device of a rail vehicle. A first induction element transfers energy to a second induction element. An inverter with an adjustable AC voltage frequency provides an AC voltage to the first induction element. A controller controls the AC voltage frequency of the inverter. A measuring device ascertains a power output value during the wireless energy transmission and transmits the value to the controller and the controller adjusts AC voltage frequency of the inverter downward from an upper threshold until a pre-specified power output value is set while energy is being transmitted. The first induction element is paired with a track for rail traffic. The system and a method are also described for inductively transmitting energy for charging an energy storage device of a rail vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2015Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventors: ROLF FISCHPERER, JENS HELFRICH, JOCHEN MAST, MICHAEL MEINERT, JEAN SCHUTZ
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Publication number: 20160211753Abstract: An energy storage arrangement or configuration includes an energy store or storage device which can be connected to an electrical energy supply via a buck converter and a choke device. A boost converter is connected parallel with the energy store and the buck converter. The energy store is configured to be charged to a higher voltage level than the voltage level of the electrical energy supply. An energy storage system having multiple energy storage configurations and a method for operating an energy storage configuration are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2014Publication date: July 21, 2016Inventors: ROLF FISCHPERER, MICHAEL MEINERT
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Patent number: 7362014Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for operating a magnetically levitated vehicle by means of an arrangement having at least one long-stator linear motor. The linear motors are sub-divided longitudinally of a track into individual motor regions (A3, A4) in which only one vehicle (7e, 7f) at a time can normally travel. To increase the vehicle concentration along the track, provision is made in accordance with the invention for selected motor regions (A4) to be divided into at least two mutually independent motor region sections (A4a, A4b) and for one vehicle (7f, 7g) to be operated in each motor region section (A4a, A4b) at a part of that power which is preset for each motor region (A4).Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2005Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignee: Transrapid International GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Rolf Fischperer
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Patent number: 7173387Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for operating a magnetically levitated vehicle by means of an arrangement having at least one long-stator linear motor. The linear motors are sub-divided, longitudinally of a track, into individual motor regions (A) in each of which only one vehicle (7) is able to travel at a time. To make possible different frequencies of service for the vehicles (7), i.e. different intervals between the vehicles (7), the region boundaries (B) between at least two motor regions (A1, A2) which follow one another in the direction of travel are arranged to be variable.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2005Date of Patent: February 6, 2007Assignee: Transrapid International GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Rolf Fischperer
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Publication number: 20060096495Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for operating a magnetically levitated vehicle by means of an arrangement having at least one long-stator linear motor. The linear motors are sub-divided, longitudinally of a track, into individual motor regions (A) in each of which only one vehicle (7) is able to travel at a time. To make possible different frequencies of service for the vehicles (7), i.e. different intervals between the vehicles (7), the region boundaries (B) between at least two motor regions (A1, A2) which follow one another in the direction of travel are arranged to be variable. (FIG.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2005Publication date: May 11, 2006Inventor: Rolf Fischperer
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Publication number: 20060097116Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for operating a magnetically levitated vehicle by means of an arrangement having at least one long-stator linear motor. The linear motors are sub-divided longitudinally of a track into individual motor regions (A3, A4) in which only one vehicle (7e, 7f) at a time can normally travel. To increase the vehicle concentration along the track, provision is made in accordance with the invention for selected motor regions (A4) to be divided into at least two mutually independent motor region sections (A4a, A4b) and for one vehicle (7f, 7g) to be operated in each motor region section (A4a, A4b) at a part of that power which is preset for each motor region (A4).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2005Publication date: May 11, 2006Inventor: Rolf Fischperer
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Patent number: 6753666Abstract: An apparatus for operating a magnet vehicle, especially a magnetically levitated vehicle. The apparatus includes a long stator linear motor with at least one long stator winding laid along a track and at least one exciter arrangement cooperating with this winding and mounted on the vehicle. The long stator winding is divided into winding sections (5.4, 26.4) following one another, which each have a greater length than the exciter arrangement. At least two section cables serve to supply the winding sections with electric power and switch devices serve to connect the winding sections (5.4, 26.4) sequentially to a section cable each in correspondence with the progression of the vehicle. In accordance with the invention the winding sections (5.4, 26.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2003Date of Patent: June 22, 2004Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Rolf Fischperer
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Publication number: 20030227269Abstract: An apparatus for operating a magnet vehicle, especially a magnetically levitated vehicle. The apparatus includes a long stator linear motor with at least one long stator winding laid along a track and at least one exciter arrangement cooperating with this winding and mounted on the vehicle. The long stator winding is divided into winding sections (5.4, 26.4) following one another, which each have a greater length than the exciter arrangement. At least two section cables serve to supply the winding sections with electric power and switch devices serve to connect the winding sections (5.4, 26.4) sequentially to a section cable each in correspondence with the progression of the vehicle. In accordance with the invention the winding sections (5.4, 26.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2003Publication date: December 11, 2003Inventor: Rolf Fischperer
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Patent number: 6411049Abstract: A method and an apparatus for operating a magnetically levitated magnet vehicle (5) are described, with a synchronous long stator linear motor, which comprises a plurality of winding sections (3.1 3.5) arranged one after the other in the direction of travel (x) and connected one after the other to a track cable (9) in accordance with the progress of the magnet vehicle (5). In accordance with the invention, on passing a changeover point (22.1-22.4), at least the two winding sections (e.g. 3.2, 3.3) adjoining the changeover point are connected electrically in series (FIG. 3c).Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2000Date of Patent: June 25, 2002Assignee: Transrapid International GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Rolf Fischperer
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Patent number: 6286434Abstract: A propulsion system for a magnetically levitated vehicle is described. The propulsion system includes a drive and/or suspension magnet arrangement mounted in the vehicle, its drive magnets and/or suspension magnets being arranged with their magnetic axes that connect the two magnet poles running across the longitudinal direction of the guideway so that the magnet poles arranged in succession in this longitudinal direction have the same polarity.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2000Date of Patent: September 11, 2001Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Rolf Fischperer
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Patent number: 6213269Abstract: A power supply system for a long-stator drive having at least two independent tracks, which each have at least one long-stator section and which can be connected to one another using at least one track-changing device, the long-stator sections being split into a plurality of drive regions, using which each vehicle can be independently driven, and at least one track-changing device having at least one electrical contact which is positively guided by the track-changing device in such a manner that an electrical connection can be produced or eliminated between various long-stator sections.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 1998Date of Patent: April 10, 2001Assignee: Siemens AGInventor: Rolf Fischperer
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Patent number: 6087790Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for switching over the current between successive stators of a railway system comprising a track and a vehicle and with a long-stator linear motor. The method according to the present invention proceeds from a conventional double-infeed step-change method. During the switching over of the current from one stator section of a long-stator winding phase to the following one, the section cable, which is assigned to the stator sections to be changed over and is supplied with power from two substations by double infeed, is split up. In this way, the sections to be changed over can be supplied by single infeed by a single substation in each case. It is possible thereby to avoid the unilateral loss of thrust which occurs in the case of conventional step-change methods.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 1998Date of Patent: July 11, 2000Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Rolf Fischperer
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Patent number: 5712514Abstract: A system and method for supplying power to stator sections of a long-stator magnetic levitation railway system, where the stator winding is subdivided into several stator sections that can be controlled individually along a route for a magnetically levitated vehicle, where the stator sections can be connected to at least one feeder cable system running along the stator sections via at least one section switch, and at least one converter is provided for each feeder cable system, where one or more converters are provided in at least one substation along the stator sections, and each converter creates a voltage supply system for the stator sections, where the operating voltage in the feeder cable systems is not the same as the operating voltage of the stator sections, and at least one matching transformer is connected between the feeder cable systems and the stator sections so the operating voltage of the feeder cable systems can be transformed to the operating voltage of the stator sections.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 1996Date of Patent: January 27, 1998Assignees: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Industrieanlagen Betriebsgesellschaft mbHInventors: Rolf Fischperer, Reinhard Hoffmann
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Patent number: 5569987Abstract: A power supply system for a long-stator drive, whose stator winding along a path for a magnetic levitation train is subdivided into several controllable stator segments. The stator segments are controllable via at least one segment switch on at least one section cable system running along the stator segments. At least one frequency transformer is provided per section cable system, with the frequency transformer(s) arranged in at least one substation along the stator segments. Each frequency transformer generates a supply voltage system for the stator segments, with the nominal voltage in the section cable system being greater than the nominal voltage of the stator segments. At least one matching transformer is connected between the section cable systems and the stator segments, through which the nominal voltage of the section cable system can be transformed down to the nominal voltage of the stator segments.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 1995Date of Patent: October 29, 1996Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Rolf Fischperer
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Patent number: 5302884Abstract: In a power supply system for a linear stator motor, the installed operating means should be utilized in an optimum manner, while the losses due to energy transfer should be maintained as low as possible. For this purpose, the cable route systems should be connected with each other by at least one controllable coupling switch, in such a way that the switching segment in which the vehicle is located at any particular time is always connected with all the cable route systems.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 1992Date of Patent: April 12, 1994Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Rolf Fischperer, Jan Maj