Patents by Inventor Thomas Weyh
Thomas Weyh 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: 11799392Abstract: The invention discloses a module energy store converter system (10) comprising the following: at least one converter arm (12) comprising a plurality of standard modules (14) connected in series, and at least one extra-low voltage module (ELV module) (40), wherein the standard modules (14) and the ELV module can be connected such that inputs (48) of a transducer (46) of the ELV module can be optionally connected to the storage element (26) of an adjacent standard module (14) serially and/or anti-serially, or the transducer (46) can be decoupled from the storage element (26), and/or the inputs (48) of the transducer (46) can be optionally connected to the storage element of an adjacent standard module (14) in parallel, or the transducer (46) can be decoupled from the storage element (26).Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Universitaet der Bundeswehr MuenchenInventors: Florian Helling, Thomas Weyh, Arthur Singer
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Patent number: 11736045Abstract: A system for supplying AC driving voltages to a plurality of electric motors, wherein said plurality of electric motors comprise a main electric motor, one or more additional electric motors, and a variable voltage source associated with each phase of said main motor, wherein with each phase of each of said one or more additional electric motors a plurality of switches is associated, which are controllable for selectively acquiring a neutral switching state and at least one of a positive parallel switching state, and a positive serial switching state.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Universität der Bundeswehr MünchenInventors: Manuel Kuder, Thomas Weyh, Richard Eckerle
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Patent number: 11666774Abstract: The invention relates to a modular pulse source consisting of a main module and at least one additional module which are connected in series to each other in the sense of two-terminal circuits. The modules each comprise an energy storage device. The energy storage device of the main module is initially charged by a charging circuit. A stimulation coil is connected at the two ends of the series connection and as a result of a voltage pulse delivered by the chain of modules generates a magnetic field which in turn causes an induced electrical pulse or a respective electric field.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2018Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Universität der Bundeswehr MünchenInventors: Thomas Weyh, Florian Helling
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Publication number: 20230060698Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system (20) for providing N bipolar AC phase voltages UVj, with j=1 . . . N, said system (20) comprising N modular energy storage direct converter systems (MESDCS) (22) and a control system (20), wherein the first ends (24) of each MESDCS (22) are connected to a common floating connection point (28), and wherein the j-th MESDCS (22) is controllable to output at its second end (26) a star voltage Usj with respect to the floating connection point (28), with j=1, . . .Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2020Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Richard Eckerle, Manuel Kuder, Julian Schneider, Thomas Weyh
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Publication number: 20220200492Abstract: A system for supplying AC driving voltages to a plurality of electric motors, wherein said plurality of electric motors comprise a main electric motor, one or more additional electric motors, and a variable voltage source associated with each phase of said main motor, wherein with each phase of each of said one or more additional electric motors a plurality of switches is associated, which are controllable for selectively acquiring a neutral switching state and at least one of a positive parallel switching state, and a positive serial switching state.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2020Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Manuel KUDER, Thomas WEYH, Richard ECKERLE
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Patent number: 11196264Abstract: invention describes a modular energy storage direct converter system (10) which comprises the following: a control device (20) and at least one bridge branch (12) which comprises The a plurality of modules (14) which are connected in series, wherein each of said modules (14) comprises a storage element for electrical energy, in particular a battery, or an energy conversion element. Said modules (14) are designed and can be actuated such that the storage element or energy conversion element of a module can be selectively deactivated, and that the storage elements or energy conversion elements of two modules, which are separated by at least one intermediate module with a deactivated storage element/energy conversion element, can be connected selectively in parallel and in series.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2020Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Universitaet der Bundeswehr MuenchenInventors: Florian Helling, Thomas Weyh
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Patent number: 11056982Abstract: The invention relates to a modular power converter which is configured from at least one main module to be actively supplied and an arbitrary number of N?1 further modules. All modules are connected to one another in series (for example by modular terminals, where the term modular terminals shall also comprise any other kind of electrical connection, and in particular plug connections). Each module comprises switching devices and at least one energy storage device, as a result of which the individual module is capable of being charged with an adjustable voltage. The switching devices, which are preferably realized by transistors, allow the module to be connected according to an active operation in terms of the series connection or according to a bypass operation in which case the respective module is quasi bridged and therefore cannot contribute to the voltage path of the series connection. The output voltage of the power converter is tapped at the end points of the series connection.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Universität der Bundeswehr MünchenInventors: Thomas Weyh, Richard Eckerle, Florian Helling, Reinhard Knauer
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Publication number: 20210111642Abstract: The invention relates to a modular power converter which is configured from at least one main module to be actively supplied and an arbitrary number of N?1 further modules. All modules are connected to one another in series (for example by modular terminals, where the term modular terminals shall also comprise any other kind of electrical connection, and in particular plug connections). Each module comprises switching devices and at least one energy storage device, as a result of which the individual module is capable of being charged with an adjustable voltage. The switching devices, which are preferably realized by transistors, allow the module to be connected according to an active operation in terms of the series connection or according to a bypass operation in which case the respective module is quasi bridged and therefore cannot contribute to the voltage path of the series connection. The output voltage of the power converter is tapped at the end points of the series connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2018Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Thomas Weyh, Richard Eckerle, Florian Helling, Reinhard Knauer
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Publication number: 20200235582Abstract: invention describes a modular energy storage direct converter system (10) which comprises the following: a control device (20) and at least one bridge branch (12) which comprises The a plurality of modules (14) which are connected in series, wherein each of said modules (14) comprises a storage element for electrical energy, in particular a battery, or an energy conversion element. Said modules (14) are designed and can be actuated such that the storage element or energy conversion element of a module can be selectively deactivated, and that the storage elements or energy conversion elements of two modules, which are separated by at least one intermediate module with a deactivated storage element/energy conversion element, can be connected selectively in parallel and in series.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Florian Helling, Thomas Weyh
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Patent number: 10637251Abstract: invention describes a modular energy storage direct converter system (10) which comprises the following: a control device (20) and at least one bridge branch (12) which comprises The a plurality of modules (14) which are connected in series, wherein each of said modules (14) comprises a storage element for electrical energy, in particular a battery, or an energy conversion element. Said modules (14) are designed and can be actuated such that the storage element or energy conversion element of a module can be selectively deactivated, and that the storage elements or energy conversion elements of two modules, which are separated by at least one intermediate module with a deactivated storage element/energy conversion element, can be connected selectively in parallel and in series.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2015Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Universitaet der Bundeswehr MuenchenInventors: Florian Helling, Thomas Weyh
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Publication number: 20200030622Abstract: The invention relates to a modular pulse source consisting of a main module and at least one additional module which are connected in series to each other in the sense of two-terminal circuits. The modules each comprise an energy storage device. The energy storage device of the main module is initially charged by a charging circuit. A stimulation coil is connected at the two ends of the series connection and as a result of a voltage pulse delivered by the chain of modules generates a magnetic field which in turn causes an induced electrical pulse or a respective electric field.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2018Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Thomas Weyh, Florian Helling
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Publication number: 20200014310Abstract: The invention discloses a module energy store converter system (10) comprising the following: at least one converter arm (12) comprising a plurality of standard modules (14) connected in series, and at least one extra-low voltage module (ELV module) (40), wherein the standard modules (14) and the ELV module can be connected such that inputs (48) of a transducer (46) of the ELV module can be optionally connected to the storage element (26) of an adjacent standard module (14) serially and/or anti-serially, or the transducer (46) can be decoupled from the storage element (26), and/or the inputs (48) of the transducer (46) can be optionally connected to the storage element of an adjacent standard module (14) in parallel, or the transducer (46) can be decoupled from the storage element (26).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: January 9, 2020Inventors: Florian Helling, Thomas Weyh, Arthur Singer
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Patent number: 9999780Abstract: Device and method for generating brief strong current pulses in a coil for generating magnetic field pulses which according to the electromagnetic induction principle induce stimulation currents in the body tissue triggering an action potential of the nerve and/or muscle cells, where the coil is positionable close to the body tissue to be stimulated so that its magnetic field passes through the body tissue, and where the device comprises a power generating unit that can generate a freely selectable temporal course of the current through the coil during the current pulse.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2011Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Technische Universitat MunchenInventors: Thomas Weyh, Stefan M. Götz
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Publication number: 20170207631Abstract: invention describes a modular energy storage direct converter system (10) which comprises the following: a control device (20) and at least one bridge branch (12) which comprises The a plurality of modules (14) which are connected in series, wherein each of said modules (14) comprises a storage element for electrical energy, in particular a battery, or an energy conversion element. Said modules (14) are designed and can be actuated such that the storage element or energy conversion element of a module can be selectively deactivated, and that the storage elements or energy conversion elements of two modules, which are separated by at least one intermediate module with a deactivated storage element/energy conversion element, can be connected selectively in parallel and in series.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2015Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Florian Helling, Thomas Weyh
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Patent number: 9502960Abstract: The present invention describes an electrical converter system for power supply systems, comprising at least two identical individual modules connected consecutively, characterized in that each individual module have at least four internal switching elements, at least one energy storage element and at least four connectors, wherein the connectors are paired and serve as a first and a second terminal pair; the internal switching elements of each individual module are designed in such manner that they are able to selectively connect one or both connectors of each terminal pair to the energy storage element; the cascaded connection of at least two individual modules is made in such manner that the connectors in the second terminal pair of a preceding individual module are each connected to the connectors of the first terminal pair in the respective following individual module, and at least one terminal of the first terminal pair of the first individual module of the cascaded connection and at least one terminalType: GrantFiled: October 25, 2011Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Technische Universitaet MuenchenInventors: Thomas Weyh, Stefan Goetz
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Patent number: 9496799Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical converter for power supply, which is constructed from individual modules. Each of the identical modules includes a module capacitor and can be switched by switching elements such that the module capacitors of the modules may be connected in series or in parallel, or a current flow takes place through the modules without charging or discharging the module capacitor. In this manner, the voltage can be connected across the terminals of the converter by a corresponding control of the switching elements in stages with low loss levels. According to the invention, the voltages of these capacitors are adjusted with respect to each other by load balancing prior to parallel connection of the capacitor modules so that the corresponding losses are minimized.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2012Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Technische Universitaet MuenchenInventors: Stefan M. Goetz, Thomas Weyh
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Publication number: 20150077069Abstract: The present invention describes an electrical converter system for power supply systems, comprising at least two identical individual modules connected consecutively, characterised in that each individual module have at least four internal switching elements, at least one energy storage element and at least four connectors, wherein the connectors are paired and serve as a first and a second terminal pair; the internal switching elements of each individual module are designed in such manner that they are able to selectively connect one or both connectors of each terminal pair to the energy storage element; the cascaded connection of at least two individual modules is made in such manner that the connectors in the second terminal pair of a preceding individual module are each connected to the connectors of the first terminal pair in the respective following individual module, and at least one terminal of the first terminal pair of the first individual module of the cascaded connection and at least one terminalType: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2011Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: Technische Universitaet MuenchenInventors: Thomas Weyh, Stefan Goetz
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Publication number: 20140226377Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical converter for power supply, which is constructed from individual modules. Each of the identical modules includes a module capacitor and can be switched by switching elements such that the module capacitors of the modules may be connected in series or in parallel, or a current flow takes place through the modules without charging or discharging the module capacitor. In this manner, the voltage can be connected across the terminals of the converter by a corresponding control of the switching elements in stages with low loss levels. According to the invention, the voltages of these capacitors are adjusted with respect to each other by load balancing prior to parallel connection of the capacitor modules so that the corresponding losses are minimized.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2012Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: Technische Universitaet MuenchenInventors: Stefan M. Goetz, Thomas Weyh
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Publication number: 20140049230Abstract: The present invention describes an electrical converter system for power supply systems, comprising at least two identical individual modules connected consecutively, characterised in that each individual module have at least four internal switching elements, at least one energy storage element and at least four connectors, wherein the connectors are paired and serve as a first and a second terminal pair; the internal switching elements of each individual module are designed in such manner that they are able to selectively connect one or both connectors of each terminal pair to the energy storage element; the cascaded connection of at least two individual modules is made in such manner that the connectors in the second terminal pair of a preceding individual module are each connected to the connectors of the first terminal pair in the respective following individual module, and at least one terminal of the first terminal pair of the first individual module of the cascaded connection and at least one terminalType: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2011Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: Technische Universitaet MuenchenInventor: Thomas Weyh
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Publication number: 20130030239Abstract: Device and method for generating brief strong current pulses in a coil for generating magnetic field pulses which according to the electromagnetic induction principle induce stimulation currents in the body tissue triggering an action potential of the nerve and/or muscle cells, where the coil is positionable close to the body tissue to be stimulated so that its magnetic field passes through the body tissue, and where the device comprises a power generating unit that can generate a freely selectable temporal course of the current through the coil during the current pulse.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2011Publication date: January 31, 2013Inventors: Thomas Weyh, Stefan M. Götz