Patents by Inventor Timo HEINE

Timo HEINE 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).

  • Drive arrangement for a cycloidal marine propulsion unit, a cycloidal marine propulsion unit and a method of operating such a drive arrangement
    Patent number: 11820476
    Abstract: A drive arrangement for a cycloidal marine propulsion unit including at least two electrical blade motors each associated to a respective blade for pivoting thereof, each blade motor being operationally coupled to a respective blade drive for actuating the corresponding blade motor. The at least two blade drives each include a respective blade drive power converter operationally coupled to a first common intermediate DC-link, wherein the at least two blade drives being configured to feed power from the first common intermediate DC-link to their respective blade motors, and to feed regenerative power from their respective blade motors to the first common intermediate DC-link. The disclosure also concerns a marine propulsion unit having such a drive arrangement, and a method of operating such a drive arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: ABB Oy
    Inventors: Veli-Pekka Peljo, Harri Lipponen, Timo Heine, Kimmo Kokkila, Bin Liu, Peter Fransson, Arne Trangard
  • Drive Arrangement For A Cycloidal Marine Propulsion Unit, A Cycloidal Marine Propulsion Unit And A Method Of Operating Such A Drive Arrangement
    Publication number: 20220017197
    Abstract: A drive arrangement for a cycloidal marine propulsion unit including at least two electrical blade motors each associated to a respective blade for pivoting thereof, each blade motor being operationally coupled to a respective blade drive for actuating the corresponding blade motor. The at least two blade drives each include a respective blade drive power converter operationally coupled to a first common intermediate DC-link, wherein the at least two blade drives being configured to feed power from the first common intermediate DC-link to their respective blade motors, and to feed regenerative power from their respective blade motors to the first common intermediate DC-link. The disclosure also concerns a marine propulsion unit having such a drive arrangement, and a method of operating such a drive arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Veli-Pekka PELJO, Harri LIPPONEN, Timo HEINE, Kimmo KOKKILA, Bin LIU, Peter FRANSSON, Arne TRANGARD