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).

  • Patent number: 10390459
    Abstract: An arrangement for cooling components of a subsea electric system including a tank filled with a dielectric fluid. The tank includes first and second sections. The arrangement includes one first electric component within the first section, and one second electric component within the second section. The arrangement includes a first heat exchanger located outside the tank and in fluid contact with the tank, and arranged during operation to be in thermal contact with sea water. The arrangement includes a pump arranged to force a flow of dielectric fluid through the first heat exchanger. Flow of dielectric fluid in the tank is by both natural and forced convection generated by the pump. The first electric component generates more heat than the second electric component. Within the first section the share of the flow by natural convection is greater than within the second section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Thomas Gradinger, Tor Laneryd
  • Patent number: 10244650
    Abstract: A pressure compensated subsea electrical system and a pressure compensated subsea electrical system which has a housing filled with a dielectric liquid. The housing has a first housing portion and a second housing portion in pressure communication with each other. The first housing portion includes a transformer, and the second housing portion includes a power converter. The pressure compensated subsea electrical system includes a pressure compensator arranged to compensate pressure inside the housing. The pressure compensator is enabled to compensate pressure in both the first housing portion and the second housing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Tor Laneryd, Thomas Gradinger, Heinz Lendenmann, Esa Virtanen, Thomas Wagner, Timo Koivuluoma
  • Publication number: 20180240587
    Abstract: A static electric induction system is disclosed. The system includes a heat generating component, cooling fluid, a cooling duct along the heat generating component and a pumping system configured for driving the cooling fluid through the cooling duct, wherein the pumping system is configured for applying a varying flow rate over time of the cooling fluid in the cooling duct along a predetermined flow rate curve which is a function of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Rebei Bel Fdhila, Tor Laneryd, Jurjen Kranenborg, Andreas Gustafsson, Jan Hajek
  • Publication number: 20180020562
    Abstract: A pressure compensated subsea arrangement for housing of electric components. The arrangement includes a pressure compensated housing. The pressure compensated housing is filled with a dielectric liquid. The arrangement includes at least one electric component. The at least one electric component is provided inside the pressure compensated housing. The dielectric liquid is a hydrocarbon dielectric liquid including isoparaffin. There is also provided a method of manufacturing such an arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Santanu Singha, Tor Laneryd, Thomas Gradinger, Heinz Lendenmann
  • Publication number: 20170280577
    Abstract: A pressure compensated subsea electrical system and a pressure compensated subsea electrical system which has a housing filled with a dielectric liquid. The housing has a first housing portion and a second housing portion in pressure communication with each other. The first housing portion includes a transformer, and the second housing portion includes a power converter. The pressure compensated subsea electrical system includes a pressure compensator arranged to compensate pressure inside the housing. The pressure compensator is enabled to compensate pressure in both the first housing portion and the second housing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Tor Laneryd, Thomas Gradinger, Heinz Lendenmann, Esa Virtanen, Thomas Wagner, Timo Koivuluoma
  • Publication number: 20170243805
    Abstract: An arrangement for subsea cooling of a semiconductor module. The arrangement includes a tank. The tank is filled with a dielectric fluid. The arrangement includes at least one semiconductor module. The at least one semiconductor module is placed in the tank. Each at least one semiconductor module includes semiconductor submodules and is attached to a heat sink. The semiconductor submodules generate heat, thereby causing the dielectric fluid to circulate by natural convection. The heat sink includes a first part having a first thermal resistance from the semiconductor module to the dielectric fluid. The heat sink includes a second part having a second thermal resistance from the semiconductor module to the dielectric fluid. The second thermal resistance is higher than the first thermal resistance. The heat sink is oriented such that, when the arrangement is installed, the first part is configured to lie vertically higher than the second part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Heinz LENDENMANN, Thomas GRADINGER, Thomas WAGNER, Timo KOIVULUOMA, Tor LANERYD
  • Publication number: 20170112021
    Abstract: An arrangement for cooling components of a subsea electric system including a tank filled with a dielectric fluid. The tank includes first and second sections. The arrangement includes one first electric component within the first section, and one second electric component within the second section. The arrangement includes a first heat exchanger located outside the tank and in fluid contact with the tank, and arranged during operation to be in thermal contact with sea water. The arrangement includes a pump arranged to force a flow of dielectric fluid through the first heat exchanger. Flow of dielectric fluid in the tank is by both natural and forced convection generated by the pump. The first electric component generates more heat than the second electric component. Within the first section the share of the flow by natural convection is greater than within the second section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Thomas Gradinger, Tor Laneryd
  • Patent number: 9167731
    Abstract: A high voltage shielding device including a main body having an enclosing outer solid insulating wall, an outer electrode arranged on the solid insulating wall providing a first level of insulation to the outer electrode, and a first inner electrode which is uninsulated or has a coating providing a second level of insulation, which second level of insulation is lower than the first level of insulation. The first inner electrode is oriented relative the outer electrode in such a way that the first inner electrode mainly shields a component of an electric field which is perpendicular to a component of an electric field mainly shielded by the outer electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: ABB Reasearch Ltd.
    Inventors: Mats Berglund, Uno Gafvert, Ralf Hartings, Tor Laneryd, Tommy Larsson, Joachim Schiessling, Peter Astrand
  • Publication number: 20130120956
    Abstract: A high voltage shielding device including a main body having an enclosing outer solid insulating wall, an outer electrode arranged on the solid insulating wall providing a first level of insulation to the outer electrode, and a first inner electrode which is uninsulated or has a coating providing a second level of insulation, which second level of insulation is lower than the first level of insulation. The first inner electrode is oriented relative the outer electrode in such a way that the first inner electrode mainly shields a component of an electric field which is perpendicular to a component of an electric field mainly shielded by the outer electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: Mats Berglund, Uno Gafvert, Ralf Hartings, Tor Laneryd, Tommy Larsson, Joachim Schiessling, Peter Astrand