Patents by Inventor Steinar Skaga

Steinar Skaga 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: 11355790
    Abstract: An energy storage module includes a plurality of energy storage devices electrically connected together in series; and a plurality of electronics boards distributed across the module, in electrical contact with one or more of the energy storage devices. The module further includes a plurality of flexible printed circuit boards whereby each of the plurality of electronics boards are electrically connected together in series with a neighboring one of the plurality of electronics boards by a different one of the flexible printed circuit boards. For each electronics board and for each flexible printed circuit board, a ground plane is provided, whereby the ground planes provide electrical grounding at substantially the same potential across all the electronics boards and all the flexible printed circuit boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Energy AS
    Inventors: Ivar Haakon Lysfjord, Geirfinn Sirnes, Steinar Skaga, Gunnar Snilsberg
  • Publication number: 20210367276
    Abstract: An energy storage module includes a plurality of energy storage devices electrically connected together in series; and a plurality of electronics boards distributed across the module, in electrical contact with one or more of the energy storage devices. The module further includes a plurality of flexible printed circuit boards whereby each of the plurality of electronics boards are electrically connected together in series with a neighboring one of the plurality of electronics boards by a different one of the flexible printed circuit boards. For each electronics board and for each flexible printed circuit board, a ground plane is provided, whereby the ground planes provide electrical grounding at substantially the same potential across all the electronics boards and all the flexible printed circuit boards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Siemens Energy AS
    Inventors: Ivar Haakon Lysfjord, Geirfinn Sirnes, Steinar Skaga, Gunnar Snilsberg