Patents by Inventor Tor Laneryd

Tor Laneryd 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: 20260118186
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining temperature information, or information related to temperature information, related to a static electric induction device assembly. The static electric induction device assembly having a vertical extension in a vertical direction. The method includes performing the following for at least a static electric induction device portion: determining a heat loss value, indicative of a heat loss for the static electric induction device portion, the static electric induction device portion having a vertical static electric induction device portion position in the vertical direction; determining a liquid temperature value, indicative of a temperature of a liquid in the vertical static electric induction device portion position, and determining a temperature, or information related to temperature information, of the static electric induction device portion using the liquid pressure difference, the heat loss value and the liquid temperature value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2024
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Inventor: Tor LANERYD
  • Publication number: 20260119751
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for altering a digital model, the method including: providing the digital model of an electrical device based on boundary conditions of a setup of the electrical device; providing measurement data from a sensor detecting a physical aspect of the electrical device; and altering the digital model by processing the measurement data by a physics-informed neural network, PINN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Inventors: Jhelum Chakravorty, Pritam Mukherjee, Michele Luvisotto, Nicolo Ripamonti, Tor Laneryd, Clara Abaurrea-Velasco
  • Patent number: 12614657
    Abstract: A sialic electric induction system is provided. The static electric induction system includes a heat generating electric component; a dielectric cooling fluid; a cooling passage structure along the electric component; and a pump arrangement arranged to alternatingly be controlled in a first mode and in a second mode. In the first mode, the pump arrangement pumps the dielectric cooling fluid to be driven through the cooling passage structure in a forward direction to cool the electric component, and in the second mode, the pump arrangement pumps the dielectric cooling fluid to be driven through the cooling passage structure in a reverse direction, opposite to the forward direction, to cool the electric component. A method of controlling a static electric induction system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: HITACHI ENERGY LTD
    Inventors: Tor Laneryd, Andreas Gustafsson
  • Patent number: 12567529
    Abstract: In one example, the static electric induction device includes: a heat-generating component which is subject to electric induction, and a duct system configured to lead a coolant along the heat-generating component, wherein the duct system includes a plurality of cross channels and at least two longitudinal channels, each one of the longitudinal channels is assigned to at least some of the cross channels and the assigned cross channels connect the respective longitudinal channels with each other, and the duct system further includes at least one flow obstruction located in at least one of the longitudinal channels, the flow obstruction is configured to allow flow of the coolant through it and locally narrows a cross-section of the respective longitudinal channel by at least 75%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: Hitachi Energy Ltd
    Inventors: Tor Laneryd, Andreas Gustaf Thomas Gustafsson
  • Publication number: 20250117624
    Abstract: A method for estimating a physical quantity of a static electric induction device assembly. The static electric induction device assembly comprises an enclosure, a static electric induction device and a fluid whereby the enclosure accommodates the static electric induction device and the fluid such that the static electric induction device is at least partially submerged into the fluid. The method comprising using measured physical property data obtained from a measurement assembly. The measured physical property data comprising information indicative of a physical property in each one of a plurality of different locations of the static electric induction device assembly as a function of time for a reference time range when the static electric induction device assembly is in a condition in which at least a portion of the static electric induction device influences the physical property during at least a portion of the reference time range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Tor Laneryd, Michele Luvisotto, Jhelum Chakravorty, Clara Abaurrea-Velasco, Pritam Mukherjee, Nicolo Ripamonti
  • Patent number: 12175171
    Abstract: A method for obtaining an improved transformer design for a power plant, including the steps of defining one or more critical temperatures (?hwnormal, ?hwcontingency, ?h, ?o) in the operation of the transformer, determining a limit (?hw,maxnormal, ?hw,max contingency, ?h,max, ?o,max) for at least one of the critical temperatures and obtaining an adjusted design of the transformer by using a data set of transformer loading, the data set comprising the amount of time (H) at a specific load level (?) for a specific ambient temperature (?a). The method further includes the step of producing a transformer having the adjusted values of the design parameters (??hr, ??or, R, x, y) and/or using a transformer having the adjusted values of the design parameters (??hr, ??or, R, x, y) in the power plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ENERGY LTD
    Inventors: Tor Laneryd, Sebastian Seier
  • Publication number: 20240420880
    Abstract: In one example, the static electric induction device includes: a heat-generating component which is subject to electric induction, and a duct system configured to lead a coolant along the heat-generating component, wherein the duct system includes a plurality of cross channels and at least two longitudinal channels, each one of the longitudinal channels is assigned to at least some of the cross channels and the assigned cross channels connect the respective longitudinal channels with each other, and the duct system further includes at least one flow obstruction located in at least one of the longitudinal channels, the flow obstruction is configured to allow flow of the coolant through it and locally narrows a cross-section of the respective longitudinal channel by at least 75%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Tor Laneryd, Andreas Gustaf Thomas Gustafsson
  • Publication number: 20240330541
    Abstract: A method for obtaining an improved transformer design for a power plant, including the steps of defining one or more critical temperatures (?hwnormal, ?hwcontingency, ?h, ?o) in the operation of the transformer, determining a limit (?hw,maxnormal, ?hw,maxcontingency, ?h,max?o,max) for at least one of the critical temperatures and obtaining an adjusted design of the transformer by using a data set of transformer loading, the data set comprising the amount of time (H) at a specific load level (?) for a specific ambient temperature (?a). The method further includes the step of producing a transformer having the adjusted values of the design parameters (??hr, ??or, R, x, y) and/or using a transformer having the adjusted values of the design parameters (??hr, ??or, R, x, y) in the power plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Tor Laneryd, Sebastian Seier
  • Patent number: 12073976
    Abstract: An electric device includes a tank and a cable box connected to the tank, the tank and the cable box being filled with an insulating liquid electric connection system for connecting a power cable through the cable box to the tank and a current measuring device for measuring electric current in the electric connection system, wherein the current measuring device is located adjacent to a housing of the cable box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ENERGY LTD
    Inventors: Jan Czyzewski, Tor Laneryd, Johan Dahlgren, Sebastian Seier, Nils Lavesson
  • Publication number: 20240087791
    Abstract: An electric device includes a tank and a cable box connected to the tank, the tank and the cable box being filled with an insulating liquid electric connection system for connecting a power cable through the cable box to the tank and a current measuring device for measuring electric current in the electric connection system, wherein the current measuring device is located adjacent to a housing of the cable box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Jan Czyzewski, Tor Laneryd, Johan Dahlgren, Sebastian Seier, Nils Lavesson
  • Patent number: 11908602
    Abstract: Provided is a static electric induction arrangement including: a static electric induction device arranged in a static electric induction device tank; an accessory tank including at least one opening configured to receive an accessory therein; the static electric induction device tank and the accessory tank are intended to be filled with dielectric fluid and are connected via a fluid connection, an upper portion of a cross section of the fluid connection, is located at a first height, the arrangement comprises a heat exchanger connected to the device tank, the device tank includes an outlet that is arranged to lead the dielectric fluid to the heat exchanger and an inlet that is arranged to return the dielectric fluid from the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ENERGY LTD
    Inventors: Nils Lavesson, Tor Laneryd, Jan Czyzewski, Johan Dahlgren, Sebastian Seier
  • Patent number: 11706906
    Abstract: A subsea power module including: a tank having a tank wall provided with an outwardly protruding corrugation, a power device arranged in the tank, a dielectric liquid which fills the tank, for cooling the power device, a pump configured to circulate the dielectric liquid in the tank, wherein the pump has a pump inlet and a pump outlet, a duct arranged in the corrugation such that a chamber is formed between a tip of the corrugation and the duct, wherein the duct has a duct inlet connected to the pump outlet, and wherein the duct is provided with at least one duct outlet opening into the chamber, and a distancing structure configured to space apart an outer surface of the duct facing the tank wall and the tank wall in the corrugation, whereby gaps are formed between the duct and the tank wall in the corrugation, enabling dielectric liquid that has been discharged through the at least one duct outlet into the chamber to be squeezed out from the chamber and the corrugation, and flow towards the pump inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Thomas Gradinger, Tor Laneryd
  • Publication number: 20230197325
    Abstract: Provided is a static electric induction arrangement including: a static electric induction device arranged in a static electric induction device tank; an accessory tank including at least one opening configured to receive an accessory therein; the static electric induction device tank and the accessory tank are intended to be filled with dielectric fluid and are connected via a fluid connection, an upper portion of a cross section of the fluid connection, is located at a first height, the arrangement comprises a heat exchanger connected to the device tank, the device tank includes an outlet that is arranged to lead the dielectric fluid to the heat exchanger and an inlet that is arranged to return the dielectric fluid from the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Hitachi Energy Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Nils LAVESSON, Tor LANERYD, Jan CZYZEWSKI, Johan DAHLGREN, Sebastian SEIER
  • Publication number: 20230128508
    Abstract: A subsea power module including: a tank having a tank wall provided with an outwardly protruding corrugation, a power device arranged in the tank, a dielectric liquid which fills the tank, for cooling the power device, a pump configured to circulate the dielectric liquid in the tank, wherein the pump has a pump inlet and a pump outlet, a duct arranged in the corrugation such that a chamber is formed between a tip of the corrugation and the duct, wherein the duct has a duct inlet connected to the pump outlet, and wherein the duct is provided with at least one duct outlet opening into the chamber, and a distancing structure configured to space apart an outer surface of the duct facing the tank wall and the tank wall in the corrugation, whereby gaps are formed between the duct and the tank wall in the corrugation, enabling dielectric liquid that has been discharged through the at least one duct outlet into the chamber to be squeezed out from the chamber and the corrugation, and flow towards the pump inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Gradinger, Tor Laneryd
  • Patent number: 11448473
    Abstract: A heat exchanging arrangement for a subsea electronic system, the heat exchanging arrangement including a wall section; a corrugation formed in the wall section, the corrugation having two generally opposing internal corrugation surfaces; and at least one heat exchanging element forced against at least one of the internal corrugation surfaces. A subsea electronic system including a heat exchanging arrangement is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Tor Laneryd, Thomas Gradinger, Thomas Wagner, Heinz Lendenmann
  • Publication number: 20220285070
    Abstract: A sialic electric induction system is provided. The static electric induction system includes a heat generating electric component; a dielectric cooling fluid; a cooling passage structure along the electric component; and a pump arrangement arranged to alternatingly be controlled in a first mode and in a second mode. In the first mode, the pump arrangement pumps the dielectric cooling fluid to be driven through the cooling passage structure in a forward direction to cool the electric component, and in the second mode, the pump arrangement pumps the dielectric cooling fluid to be driven through the cooling passage structure in a reverse direction, opposite to the forward direction, to cool the electric component. A method of controlling a static electric induction system is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Hitachi Energy Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Tor LANERYD, Andreas GUSTAFSSON
  • Patent number: 11419241
    Abstract: A heat exchanging arrangement for a subsea electronic system, the heat exchanging arrangement including: at least one pipe having an external surface; and at least one heat exchanging element arranged inside the at least one pipe and defining at least one internal passage for conducting a dielectric fluid through the at least one pipe; wherein the at least one heat exchanging element is arranged to press laterally outwards against an internal surface of the at least one pipe to establish a heat transfer bond between the at least one heat exchanging element and the at least one pipe. A subsea electronic system including the heat exchanging arrangement is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Tor Laneryd, Thomas Gradinger, Heinz Lendenmann, Thomas Wagner, Hui Huang, Kim Missing, Mika Norolampi
  • Patent number: 11366025
    Abstract: A high voltage system including: a high voltage bushing having a bushing body configured to be assembled with a tank filled with a dielectric liquid wherein the bushing body has a cavity, and the bushing includes a dielectric liquid level sensor configured to measure a dielectric liquid level in the cavity, and a temperature distribution determining device configured to determine a heat distribution in the bushing based on the dielectric liquid level measured by the dielectric liquid level sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI ENERGY SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Tor Laneryd, Joachim Schiessling
  • Publication number: 20220042858
    Abstract: A high voltage system including: a high voltage bushing having a bushing body configured to be assembled with a tank filled with a dielectric liquid wherein the bushing body has a cavity, and the bushing includes a dielectric liquid level sensor configured to measure a dielectric liquid level in the cavity, and a temperature distribution determining device configured to determine a heat distribution in the bushing based on the dielectric liquid level measured by the dielectric liquid level sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: ABB Power Grids Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Tor LANERYD, Joachim SCHIESSLING
  • Patent number: 11109507
    Abstract: A cooling system for a high voltage electromagnetic induction device, includes: at least one duct filled with a first coolant and surrounded by a second coolant, each being routed along a direction of natural convection; at least one group of fans, each fan of the group being mounted along a respective duct of the at least one duct along the direction of natural convection and being configured to blow for the-second-coolant-forced cooling; at least one group of electric motors, each electric motor being configured to operate a respective fan of the at least one group of fans; at least one group of switches, each switch being configured to control a respective electric motor of the at least one group of electric motors. A method of cooling a high voltage electromagnetic induction device is also provided. By using the option of operating fans with higher cooling rate, because of the less fans are operating, the predetermined cooling capacity can be reached with lower power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: ABB Power Gnids Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Rongrong Yu, Robert Saers, Tor Laneryd