Patents by Inventor Torsten Soederberg

Torsten Soederberg 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: 11522494
    Abstract: An inverter for a photovoltaic system includes a substantially planar baseplate having a front and a rear, wherein the rear forms an outer rear wall of the inverter, and having at least one platform-like elevation that rises in the direction of the front of the baseplate. The inverter also includes a printed circuit board having one or more heat-generating components mounted thereon, wherein the printed circuit board is installed on the baseplate such that the one or more heat-generating components are arranged on the printed circuit board in the region of the platform-like elevation and are in thermal contact with the platform-like elevation. The inverter further includes a potting compound that fills a space on the front of the baseplate and surrounds at least partially the printed circuit board, and a cover arranged on or in the potting compound that adjoins the baseplate, so that the baseplate and the cover surrounding at least part of the potting compound form a housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: SMA Solar Technology AG
    Inventors: Stefan Buchhold, Jens Friebe, Michael Kotthaus, Ephraim Moeser, Torsten Soederberg, Thomas Wappler
  • Patent number: 11146072
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an inverter with at least one inverter bridge and at least two galvanically isolating DC/DC converters, outputs of the DC/DC converters being connected in parallel with one another and being connected to inputs of the inverter bridge. At least two of the DC/DC converters are intercoupled on the input side via a diode, such that the diode is connected with its terminals to one of the inputs of the two direct voltage converters in each case. The disclosure also relates to a use for such an inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: SMA Solar Technology AG
    Inventors: Stefan Buchhold, Jens Friebe, Michael Kotthaus, Torsten Soederberg, Thomas Wappler, Ephraim Moeser
  • Patent number: 11025055
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an inverter with at least one inverter bridge and at least two DC converters, the outputs of the DC converters being connected to inputs of the inverter. The inverter includes an exchangeable adapter having input terminals for connection to power sources or loads and output terminals connected via input terminals to inputs of the DC-DC converters. Within the adapter each of the output terminals is connected to one of the input terminals and/or another of the output terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: SMA Solar Technology AG
    Inventors: Stefan Buchhold, Jens Friebe, Michael Kotthaus, Torsten Soederberg, Thomas Wappler, Ephraim Moeser
  • Publication number: 20200313607
    Abstract: An inverter for a photovoltaic system includes a substantially planar baseplate having a front and a rear, wherein the rear forms an outer rear wall of the inverter, and having at least one platform-like elevation that rises in the direction of the front of the baseplate. The inverter also includes a printed circuit board having one or more heat-generating components mounted thereon, wherein the printed circuit board is installed on the baseplate such that the one or more heat-generating components are arranged on the printed circuit board in the region of the platform-like elevation and are in thermal contact with the platform-like elevation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Stefan Buchhold, Jens Friebe, Michael Kotthaus, Ephraim Moeser, Torsten Soederberg, Thomas Wappler
  • Publication number: 20200301493
    Abstract: The application relates to a photovoltaic system having a photovoltaic generator, an inverter and a communication interface configured for connecting an external electrical unit. The communication interface is configured for bidirectional power interchange with the external electrical unit. The inverter can include the communication interface. Furthermore, the description relates to a method for operating such a photovoltaic system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Stefan Buchhold, Jens Friebe, Michael Kotthaus, Ephraim Moeser, Torsten Soederberg, Thomas Wappler
  • Publication number: 20200136383
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an inverter with at least one inverter bridge and at least two DC converters, the outputs of the DC converters being connected to inputs of the inverter. The inverter includes an exchangeable adapter having input terminals for connection to power sources or loads and output terminals connected via input terminals to inputs of the DC-DC converters. Within the adapter each of the output terminals is connected to one of the input terminals and/or another of the output terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Stefan Buchhold, Jens Friebe, Michael Kotthaus, Torsten Soederberg, Thomas Wappler, Ephraim Moeser
  • Publication number: 20200136394
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an inverter with at least one inverter bridge and at least two galvanically isolating DC/DC converters, outputs of the DC/DC converters being connected in parallel with one another and being connected to inputs of the inverter bridge. At least two of the DC/DC converters are intercoupled on the input side via a diode, such that the diode is connected with its terminals to one of the inputs of the two direct voltage converters in each case. The disclosure also relates to a use for such an inverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Stefan Buchhold, Jens Friebe, Michael Kotthaus, Torsten Soederberg, Thomas Wappler, Ephraim Moeser