Patents by Inventor Stefan Strandberg

Stefan Strandberg 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: 20200042008
    Abstract: A method and a system for docking a robotic mower with a charging station, the system including a boundary wire and a charging station loop wherein the boundary wire makes a loop in the charging station that is narrower than and crosses the charging station loop. A return signal is received from a control unit commanding the robotic mower to return to the charging station. In response thereto, the robotic mower is controlled to follow the boundary wire until the charging station loop is detected. The robotic mower then follows the charging station loop until a crossing between the charging station loop and the boundary wire loop is detected. Thereafter, the robotic mower is controlled to follow the charging station loop a first distance, and then continuing to drive the robotic mower in a direction straight forward for a second distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventor: Stefan Strandberg
  • Patent number: 10433448
    Abstract: Power electronics device, such as a frequency converter, comprising power units (REC1, INU1, INU2, CDC1), a metal frame (31) and a DC bus arrangement in which the power units are connected. The power units may be assembled inside the metal frame (31) wherein the shape of the metal frame is elongated with rectangular cross-sectional shape, consisting of a bottom part (33) and from that essentially vertical oriented side wall parts (32). The DC bus arrangement is arranged on top of the bottom part (33) of the metal frame (31) and separated by an insulator layer (S1) from the metal frame (31). The DC bus arrangement comprises a first DC bus current conductor (DC+) and a second DC bus current conductor (DC?) which are arranged apart from each other. The DC bus current conductors (DC+, DC?) have a flat shape in such a way that their thickness dimension is essentially shorter than their width dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Vacon Oy
    Inventors: Jukka Jaskari, Osmo Miettinen, Magnus Hortans, Stefan Strandberg
  • Publication number: 20190081475
    Abstract: A method for a direct current (DC) power distribution arrangement and a direct current (DC) power distribution arrangement, comprising a plurality of DC power distribution subsystems. Each DC power distribution subsystem comprises an inverter unit (INU) configured to operate as a subsystem-specific circuit breaker for intercoupling/separating the DC power distribution subsystem to/from the rest of the DC power distribution arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Stefan Strandberg, Risto Komulainen
  • Patent number: 10123455
    Abstract: Arrangement for cooling, with liquid, one or more electrical devices or structural units of an electrical device that is/are in at least one installation enclosure. A main channeling includes two channels, for distributing the liquid to the electrical devices to be cooled or to the structural units of the electrical devices, a liquid container, which is connected to one of the main channels directly and to the other main channel via a suction channel a pump and a heat exchanger, and also a shut-off valve. The liquid container is disposed below the electrical devices to be cooled or their structural elements, and the amount of liquid to be contained in the arrangement is configured to be such the ends of both the suction channel and the return channel that are inside the liquid container are always situated below the liquid surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: VACON OY
    Inventors: Jukka Jaskari, Osmo Miettinen, Stefan Strandberg
  • Publication number: 20180098449
    Abstract: Power electronics device, such as a frequency converter, comprising power units (REC1, INU1, INU2, CDC1), a metal frame (31) and a DC bus arrangement in which the power units are connected. The power units may be assembled inside the metal frame (31) wherein the shape of the metal frame is elongated with rectangular cross-sectional shape, consisting of a bottom part (33) and from that essentially vertical oriented side wall parts (32). The DC bus arrangement is arranged on top of the bottom part (33) of the metal frame (31) and separated by an insulator layer (S1) from the metal frame (31). The DC bus arrangement comprises a first DC bus current conductor (DC+) and a second DC bus current conductor (DC?) which are arranged apart from each other. The DC bus current conductors (DC+, DC?) have a flat shape in such a way that their thickness dimension is essentially shorter than their width dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Jukka Jaskari, Osmo Miettinen, Magnus Hortans, Stefan Strandberg
  • Publication number: 20170320215
    Abstract: A method of providing remote control of a robotic vehicle may include receiving an instruction directing setup of a connection for communication between a robotic vehicle and an electronic device configurable to interface with the robotic vehicle remotely, providing a pairing code to one of the robotic vehicle or the electronic device for display of the pairing code at the one of the robotic vehicle or the electronic device, receiving an indication of entry of the pairing code at the other of the robotic vehicle or the initiate pairing electronic device, establishing a communication link for operably coupling the robotic vehicle and the electronic device responsive to receipt of the indication, and enabling an operator to remotely interact with the robotic vehicle at the electronic device via the communication link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Stefan STRANDBERG, Maria KIHLBAUM, Philip AXELL, Andreas KALLMING
  • Patent number: 9282677
    Abstract: Power electronics device, such as a frequency converter, which includes liquid-cooled power units (REC5, REC6, AFE5, AFE6, INU4, INU5, DC/DC, DC/AC) and also a substrate arrangement. The power units include at least one power semiconductor component, e.g. an IGBT or a diode, connected to at least one power circuit connecting them. The power units are mechanically separate and they are disposed on at least one substrate provided with liquid cooling ducts. The substrate is common to more than one power unit, wherein the substrate includes liquid cooling interfaces and power circuit interfaces for each power unit that can be connected to it. In addition, the substrate includes one liquid cooling interface and one power circuit interface (DC+, DC?) to outside the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: VACON OYJ
    Inventors: Osmo Miettinen, Jukka Jaskari, Stefan Strandberg, Trygve Björkgren, Hannu Sarén, Magnus Hortans
  • Patent number: 8938318
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method (300) and a system (100) for navigating a robotic garden tool (202) based on one or more operating parameters for subareas (210-218) within the working area (204) and a current location of the robotic garden tool (202). The working area (204) is provided with a signal source (104) corresponding to which a sensor unit (106) is provided in the robotic garden tool (202) for detecting the one or more signals (102) from the signal source (104). The robotic garden tool (202) may include a low-accuracy positioning device (110) for providing co-ordinates of various subareas (210-218) and at any given instant, an approximate location of the robotic garden tool (202). The robotic garden tool (202) further includes a processor means (114) for comparing the coordinates of the subareas (210-218) and the approximate position of the robotic garden tool (202) to determine a current location of the robotic garden tool (202) in the working area (204).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Husqvarna AB
    Inventors: Jonas Bergström, Stefan Strandberg, Patrik Jägenstedt, Mattias Kamfors
  • Publication number: 20140305611
    Abstract: Arrangement for cooling, with liquid, one or more electrical devices or structural units of an electrical device that is/are in at least one installation enclosure. A main channeling includes two channels, for distributing the liquid to the electrical devices to be cooled or to the structural units of the electrical devices, a liquid container, which is connected to one of the main channels directly and to the other main channel via a suction channel a pump and a heat exchanger, and also a shut-off valve. The liquid container is disposed below the electrical devices to be cooled or their structural elements, and the amount of liquid to be contained in the arrangement is configured to be such the ends of both the suction channel and the return channel that are inside the liquid container are always situated below the liquid surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: VACON OYJ
    Inventors: Jukka JASKARI, Osmo MIETTINEN, Stefan STRANDBERG
  • Publication number: 20140140005
    Abstract: Power electronics device, such as a frequency converter, which includes liquid-cooled power units (REC5, REC6, AFE5, AFE6, INU4, INU5, DC/DC, DC/AC) and also a substrate arrangement. The power units include at least one power semiconductor component, e.g. an IGBT or a diode, connected to at least one power circuit connecting them. The power units are mechanically separate and they are disposed on at least one substrate provided with liquid cooling ducts. The substrate is common to more than one power unit, wherein the substrate includes liquid cooling interfaces and power circuit interfaces for each power unit that can be connected to it. In addition, the substrate includes one liquid cooling interface and one power circuit interface (DC+, DC?) to outside the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: VACON OYJ
    Inventors: Osmo MIETTINEN, Jukka JASKARI, Stefan STRANDBERG, Trygve BJÖRKGREN, Hannu SARÉN, Magnus HORTANS
  • Patent number: 8645087
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for measuring an earth fault current in an output circuit of an inverter (INU) operating on the PWM principle and forming alternating-current voltage from direct-current voltage, the output currents (iU, iV and iW) of which inverter are measured, and which inverter comprises at least two phase switches implemented with power semiconductor components (V1-V6, D1-D6), which switches, controlled by a control unit, connect their own output phases to a positive (+) pole and to a negative (?) pole of a direct-current voltage source such that the phase switches are repeatedly both in different positions and also in the same positions, wherein the results of current measurement during two opposite switch position combinations are recorded in memory, and the earth fault current is calculated by forming a difference of the measurement results of said combinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Vacon Oyj
    Inventors: Andreas Doktar, Stefan Strandberg
  • Patent number: 8577317
    Abstract: A broadcast receiver and a method for setting the broadcast receiver, comprising receiving a primary broadcast sent by a broadcast station and retrieving program associated data made available by said broadcast station. The method comprises a first channel, a primary broadcast channel BC, and a second channel, an interaction channel, for retrieving the program associated data (PAD) from the broadcast station, whereby a browser sends an HTTP or a WAP request using an Internet connection. The method comprises retrieving a uniform resource locator of the program associated data (PAD) as station associated data (SAD) from a station associated data site (SADS) the station associated data comprising program associated data relating to the primary broadcast, coverage information and frequency information of included broadcast stations and the broadcast receiver being capable of setting the browser and the broadcast receiver unit by suing this SAD information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Manor Research, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Stefan Strandberg, Johan Sjoblom
  • Patent number: 8350506
    Abstract: Method and apparatus to start a frequency converter equipped with a direct current intermediate circuit, particularly when a permanent magnet motor whose rotor is rotating at the start-up time is connected to it, wherein the frequency converter has a network bridge (10) and load bridge (11), and the load bridge has controllable power semiconductor switches of the upper and lower branch (V1-V6) and parallel connected zero diodes (D1-D6), and a direct current intermediate circuit between them, and the said frequency converter uses a current transducer placed in the direct current intermediate circuit, and the analogue current signal composed by it features samples of the measured output currents, and the diverter switches of the frequency converter's upper branch are controlled using the bootstrap method, wherein start-up is initiated by controlling the controllable power semiconductor switch of the lower branch of at least one output phase to a conductive state for one or several periods of time, preferably of
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Vacon Oyj
    Inventors: Andreas Doktar, Stefan Strandberg, Jaakko Ollila
  • Publication number: 20130006419
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method (300) and a system (100) for navigating a robotic garden tool (202) based on one or more operating parameters for subareas (210-218) within the working area (204) and a current location of the robotic garden tool (202). The working area (204) is provided with a signal source (104) corresponding to which a sensor unit (106) is provided in the robotic garden tool (202) for detecting the one or more signals (102) from the signal source (104). The robotic garden tool (202) may include a low-accuracy positioning device (110) for providing co-ordinates of various subareas (210-218) and at any given instant, an approximate location of the robotic garden tool (202). The robotic garden tool (202) further includes a processor means (114) for comparing the coordinates of the subareas (210-218) and the approximate position of the robotic garden tool (202) to determine a current location of the robotic garden tool (202) in the working area (204).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: HUSQVARNA AB
    Inventors: Jonas Bergström, Stefan Strandberg, Patrik Jägenstedt, Mattias Kamfors
  • Publication number: 20120270495
    Abstract: A broadcast receiver and a method for setting the broadcast receiver, comprising receiving a primary broadcast sent by a broadcast station and retrieving program associated data made available by said broadcast station. The method comprises a first channel, a primary broadcast channel BC, and a second channel, an interaction channel, for retrieving the program associated data (PAD) from the broadcast station, whereby a browser sends an HTTP or a WAP request using an Internet connection. The method comprises retrieving a uniform resource locator of the program associated data (PAD) as station associated data (SAD) from a station associated data site (SADS) the station associated data comprising program associated data relating to the primary broadcast, coverage information and frequency information of included broadcast stations and the broadcast receiver being capable of setting the browser and the broadcast receiver unit by suing this SAD information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: Manor Research, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Stefan Strandberg, Johan SJÖBLOM
  • Patent number: 8254863
    Abstract: A broadcast receiver and a method for setting the broadcast receiver, comprising receiving a primary broadcast sent by a broadcast station and retrieving program associated data made available by said broadcast station. The method comprises a first channel, a primary broadcast channel BC, and a second channel, an interaction channel, for retrieving the program associated data (PAD) from the broadcast station, whereby a browser sends an HTTP or a WAP request using an Internet connection. The method comprises retrieving a uniform resource locator of the program associated data (PAD) as station associated data (SAD) from a station associated data site (SADS) the station associated data comprising program associated data relating to the primary broadcast, coverage information and frequency information of included broadcast stations and the broadcast receiver being capable of setting the browser and the broadcast receiver unit by suing this SAD information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Manor Research, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Stefan Strandberg, Johan Sjöblom
  • Patent number: 8242719
    Abstract: Method and arrangement for connecting an AC electric motor (M1, M2, . . . MN) to an AC electricity network (L) in a system which comprises a frequency converter (FC), with which the motor is started, and contactors (S11, S12, S21, S22, SN1, SN2), in which method the supply source is changed by means of the contactors from the frequency converter to a direct network supply, in which method the frequency converter is stopped before changing the supply source, and in which method in connection with changing the supply source the control of the contactors is started before stopping the frequency converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Vacon Oyj
    Inventors: Shekhar Kubal, Stefan Strandberg, Ahti Rauma
  • Publication number: 20110270545
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for measuring an earth fault current in an output circuit of an inverter (INU) operating on the PWM principle and forming alternating-current voltage from direct-current voltage, the output currents (iU, iV and iW) of which inverter are measured, and which inverter comprises at least two phase switches implemented with power semiconductor components (V1-V6, D1-D6), which switches, controlled by a control unit, connect their own output phases to a positive (+) pole and to a negative (?) pole of a direct-current voltage source such that the phase switches are repeatedly both in different positions and also in the same positions, wherein the results of current measurement during two opposite switch position combinations are recorded in memory, and the earth fault current is calculated by forming a difference of the measurement results of said combinations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: VACON OYJ
    Inventors: Andreas DOKTAR, Stefan STRANDBERG
  • Patent number: D789160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: BabyBjörn AB
    Inventors: Stefan Strandberg, Håkan Bergkvist
  • Patent number: D882411
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
    Inventors: Kristian Jacobsson, Frida Åberg, Stefan Strandberg, Nicola Chamberlain