Patents by Inventor Thomas Eutebach

Thomas Eutebach 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: 20240079872
    Abstract: A method automatically detects stability of a regulator cascade having a number of cascaded regulators. A regulation error of a respective regulator is processed by the respective regulator and the processed regulation error is output as a regulator manipulated variable. A reference variable for the respectively downstream regulator in the regulator cascade is ascertained as a function of the regulator manipulated variable. The method includes: ascertaining an energy content of a respective regulation error; ascertaining whether an absolute value of a respective regulator manipulated variable exceeds an associated limiting value or not; and generating a stability measure for the regulator cascade as a function of the energy contents of the respective regulation errors and as a function of whether the respective regulator manipulated variables exceed their associated limiting values or not.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas PETERSEN, Ingo SNYDERS-GLOCKE, Roland LUECKEN, Thomas EUTEBACH
  • Patent number: 9000757
    Abstract: The invention relates to a monitoring method in which two variables of angle-dependent, amplitude-modulated carrier frequency signals are emitted on orthogonal windings (12a, 12b) of the rotational angle sensor and an evaluation is carried out by an input amplifier (V2, 11) which emits an output signal that is essentially zero when the signals of the variables are generated according to functional usage. Alternately, an interference signal is generated at one-second intervals in both windings (12a, 12b) of the rotational angle sensor, the result of which is being evaluated and monitored by means of an input amplifier (V2, 11). An interference display signal is generated at the output of the input amplifier (V2, 11), said interference display signal being not equal to zero if no error or interruption is present in the system and equal to zero if an error or interruption is present in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Lenze Automation GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Eutebach
  • Publication number: 20110187358
    Abstract: The invention relates to a monitoring method in which two variables of angle-dependent, amplitude-modulated carrier frequency signals are emitted on orthogonal windings (12a, 12b) of the rotational angle sensor and an evaluation is carried out by an input amplifier (V2, 11) which emits an output signal that is essentially zero when the signals of the variables are gene-rated according to functional usage. Alternately, an interference signal is generated at one-second intervals in both windings (12a, 12b) of the rotational angle sensor, the result of which is being evaluated and monitored by means of an input amplifier (V2, 11). An interference display signal is generated at the output of the input amplifier (V2, 11), said interference display signal being not equal to zero if no error or interruption is present in the system and equal to zero if an error or interruption is present in the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: LENZE AUTOMATION GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Eutebach
  • Patent number: 7919946
    Abstract: The recognition of a polyphase machine (1) connected to a converter (10) is suggested in order to adapt the converter (10) to the connected machine (1) prior to an active productive operation. The following is arranged for. Connecting of the polyphase machine with its several electric phases to the converter (10). Supplying of at least a first and a second test signal from the converter (10) to at least one of the several electric phases of the connected machine. Measuring of at least two causal sequences of the test signals. Evaluating of the measuring result to obtain measuring values (r1, r2) and allocating of these measuring values to a comparison function (60, 50). Comparing of the comparison function with a reference function (60a, 60b, 50a, 50b) which represents one type of a polyphase machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Lenze Automation GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Ehlich, Manfred Tinebor, Mario Mueller, Marc Sommer, Thomas Eutebach
  • Publication number: 20080252246
    Abstract: The recognition of a polyphase machine (1) connected to a converter (10) is suggested in order to adapt the converter (10) to the connected machine (1) prior to an active productive operation. The following is arranged for. Connecting of the polyphase machine with its several electric phases to the converter (10). Supplying of at least a first and a second test signal from the converter (10) to at least one of the several electric phases of the connected machine. Measuring of at least two causal sequences of the test signals. Evaluating of the measuring result to obtain measuring values (r1, r2) and allocating of these measuring values to a comparison function (60, 50). Comparing of the comparison function with a reference function (6a, 60b, 50a, 50b) which represents one type of a polyphase machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2005
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: Lenz Drive Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Ehlich, Manfred Tinebor, Mario Meuller, Marc Sommer, Thomas Eutebach