Patents by Inventor Ulrich Klapper

Ulrich Klapper 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: 20180328991
    Abstract: A method and test device for testing protection relays, the test device having a signal generator. The signal generator supplies a signal as pulses having pause times, which alternate over time. Signal level is reduced during the pause times and at least one pulse has an amplitude at least higher than one of the preceding pulses. A supply voltage is supplied by an accumulator providing electric energy for generating the pulses. Via the accumulator, a greater mobility and flexibility is ensured, and fuel-fed power units or emergency power units may be omitted. In order to reduce the load (average energy) on the accumulator, the signal generator emits the signal as pulses having pause times. The pulse amplitudes may have an increasing trend to reach a switching threshold. This allows the use of smaller and more compact, which is important for a portable test device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: OMICRON ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventor: Ulrich KLAPPER
  • Patent number: 10088509
    Abstract: The present method relates to a method for checking a multi-pole electrical circuit breaker. The multi-pole electrical circuit breaker comprises a plurality of poles (101-103). Each of the plurality of poles (101-103) comprises a first connection (121-123) and a second connection (131-133). Closing the particular pole (101-103) makes it possible to electrically connect the first connection (121-123) of the particular pole (101-103) to the second connection (131-133) of the particular pole (101-103) via the pole. In the method, a plurality of micro-ohm measurements are carried out at the plurality of poles (101-103), while the plurality of poles (101-103) are earthed on both sides in a P-P-P-E configuration. A contact resistance of one of the plurality of poles (101-103) is determined on the basis of the plurality of micro-ohm measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Omicron Electronics GmbH
    Inventor: Ulrich Klapper
  • Publication number: 20180261368
    Abstract: In order to demagnetize a transformer core (13, 23) a demagnetization device (40) is detachably connected to a primary side (11) of a transformer (10, 20). An alternating signal is fed to the primary side (11) in order to demagnetize the transformer (10, 20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: OMICRON ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventor: Ulrich Klapper
  • Patent number: 9987928
    Abstract: For testing a traction battery (5) of an electric vehicle (1), which battery is both chargeable and dischargeable via a charging-discharging interface (2), a control command for initiating a discharging process of the traction battery (5) is generated. The discharging process is monitored by a testing apparatus (10). At least one characteristic quantity of the traction battery (5) is determined depending on the monitored discharging process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: OMICRON ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Ulrich Klapper, Oliver Janke
  • Publication number: 20180149682
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (30) of an energy system which has inputs (39) that can be connected in a conductive manner to at least one current transformer (20, 28, 29) and at least one voltage transformer (10, 18, 19). A testing device (40) is designed to apply a first test signal (71) to a secondary side of a voltage transformer (10) and, at the same, to apply a second test signal to a primary side of a current transformer (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Ulrich Klapper, Steffen Kaiser
  • Publication number: 20170138994
    Abstract: The present method relates to a method for checking a multi-pole electrical circuit breaker. The multi-pole electrical circuit breaker comprises a plurality of poles (101-103). Each of the plurality of poles (101-103) comprises a first connection (121-123) and a second connection (131-133). Closing the particular pole (101-103) makes it possible to electrically connect the first connection (121-123) of the particular pole (101-103) to the second connection (131-133) of the particular pole (101-103) via the pole. In the method, a plurality of micro-ohm measurements are carried out at the plurality of poles (101-103), while the plurality of poles (101-103) are earthed on both sides in a P-P-P-E configuration. A contact resistance of one of the plurality of poles (101-103) is determined on the basis of the plurality of micro-ohm measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: Omicron Electronics GmbH
    Inventor: Ulrich Klapper
  • Publication number: 20170139009
    Abstract: The invention relates to a test system and a method to test a circuit breaker (2) of an electrical switchgear assembly. A sub-station battery (3) of the electrical switchgear assembly is used to generate a supply voltage (7) for the circuit breaker (2) for the testing thereof, wherein the sub-station battery (3) is coupled to a test device (1) in order to generate the supply voltage (7) for the circuit breaker (7) [sic] from an input voltage (6) provided by the sub-station battery (3). The supply voltage (7) is stabilised by means of a voltage regulator (11) of the test device (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventor: Ulrich Klapper
  • Publication number: 20170089965
    Abstract: A contact-making device (10) is used for a resistance measurement on a test object (30). The test object (30) comprises a threaded hole (31), which has an internal thread (32). The contact-making device (10) is designed to be mechanically coupled to the internal thread (32) of the threaded hole (31). The contact-making device (10) comprises a first contact (11) and a second contact (12), in order to make electrical contact with the test object (30) at, at least, two points when the contact-making device (10) is mechanically coupled to the internal thread (32). The first contact (11) and the second contact (12) are electrically insulated from one another by an insulating material (15-17) in the contact-making device (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicants: OMICRON ELECTRONICS GMBH, OMICRON ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventor: Ulrich Klapper
  • Publication number: 20170082690
    Abstract: A method and a system (9) for testing a switching installation (30) for power transmission installations are provided. The switching installation (30) comprises a switch (2) which either connects a first side (6) of the switch (2) to a second side (7) of the switch (2) or disconnects it therefrom, and comprises two earthing switches (10, 11). Each of the two earthing switches (10, 11) is provided to either connect the first side (6) or the second side (7) to earth (1) or to disconnect it from earth (1). To test the switching installation (30), a current is generated through the switch (2) and a magnitude of the current through the switch (2) is determined. In this respect, the two earthing switches (10, 11) are closed while the current is generated and while the magnitude of the current is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: OMICRON ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Ulrich Klapper, Thomas Renaudin
  • Patent number: 9547044
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for the measurement of a resistance of a switching contact of an electrical circuit breaker. A first resistance value across the circuit breaker is determined while the circuit breaker is grounded at both sides and the switching contact is closed. Further, a second resistance value across the circuit breaker is determined while the circuit breaker is grounded at both sides and the switching contact is open. The resistance of the closed switching contact is then determined based on the first resistance value and the second resistance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: OMICRON ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Ulrich Klapper, Wernich De Villiers, Reinhard Kaufmann
  • Publication number: 20160311338
    Abstract: An emergency power supply device for providing an emergency power supply for at least one electrical load is configured to couple to a discharge interface of an electric vehicle. The emergency power supply device is equipped to provide the emergency power supply for the at least one electrical load by discharging a traction battery of the electric vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventor: Ulrich Klapper
  • Publication number: 20160288648
    Abstract: For testing a traction battery (5) of an electric vehicle (1), which battery is both chargeable and dischargeable via a charging-discharging interface (2), a control command for initiating a discharging process of the traction battery (5) is generated. The discharging process is monitored by a testing apparatus (10). At least one characteristic quantity of the traction battery (5) is determined depending on the monitored discharging process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Ulrich KLAPPER, Oliver JANKE
  • Patent number: 9455767
    Abstract: A method and a measuring device for monitoring a power transmission line are disclosed. Measured data are acquired by means of the measuring device at a measuring point of the power transmission line and are coupled in to said power transmission line to transmit the measured data via the power transmission line to a measured data acquisition device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: OMICRON ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventor: Ulrich Klapper
  • Patent number: 9366711
    Abstract: In order to test a power engineering test object (14), a test signal is generated by a first test device (2), which is supplied by the first test device (2) to a second test device (3) to be amplified by the same and to be output to the power engineering test object (14). Further, the test signal may be applied by the first test device (2) to the power engineering test object (14), the test signal preferably being time-synchronously output by the first test device (2) and the second test device (3) to the power engineering test object (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: OMICRON ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventor: Ulrich Klapper
  • Patent number: 9322880
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a measuring device (10) for measuring a resistance of a switching contact (5) of an electrical circuit breaker (1). The measuring device (10) comprises a high-current generating unit (11) for generating a measurement current for the resistance measurement, and a measuring unit (12) for registering a measurement signal at the circuit breaker (1) during the opening or closing of the switching contact (5), and for determining a time-based resistance course of the switching contact (5) during opening or closing, in dependence on the measurement current and the measurement signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: OMICRON Electronics GmbH
    Inventor: Ulrich Klapper
  • Patent number: 9244113
    Abstract: This invention concerns methods and devices for calibrating a partial discharge measuring device and for locating faults on cables. In the method, calibration signals, which can include a band-limited white noise, are used with a periodically repeated signal course. By averaging over a predetermined period duration (T) of the calibration signal, it is possible, in the case of a partial discharge measurement, to recalibrate the measuring device continuously during the measurement, and additionally on cables to determine the fault location with great precision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: OMICRON ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Ulrich Klapper, Harald Emanuel, Caspar Steineke
  • Publication number: 20150323604
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for the measurement of a resistance of a switching contact of an electrical circuit breaker. A first resistance value across the circuit breaker is determined while the circuit breaker is grounded at both sides and the switching contact is closed. Further, a second resistance value across the circuit breaker is determined while the circuit breaker is grounded at both sides and the switching contact is open. The resistance of the closed switching contact is then determined based on the first resistance value and the second resistance value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: OMICRON ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Ulrich Klapper, Wernich De Villiers, Reinhard Kaufmann
  • Patent number: 9140756
    Abstract: Measuring device for checking an electrical circuit breaker includes a current generating unit designed to generate a measurement current for a continuity measurement of a switching contact of the circuit breaker. The measuring device furthermore includes a measuring unit for registering a measurement signal at the circuit breaker, an energy supply unit for supplying a control drive of the circuit breaker with electrical energy, and a control unit, which has a timer. The control unit is able output to the control drive, via the control output, a signal for opening or closing the circuit breaker, and to determine a time-based switching behavior of the circuit breaker in dependence on the measurement signal. Further, the control unit is designed, in the case of the circuit breaker being closed, to determine the resistance of the switching contact in dependence on the measurement current and the measurement signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: OMICRON ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventor: Ulrich Klapper
  • Patent number: 8669773
    Abstract: This invention concerns a method and devices for calibrating a partial discharge measuring device and for locating faults on cables. In the method, calibration signals, which can include a band-limited white noise, are used with a periodically repeated signal course. By averaging over a predetermined period duration (T) of the calibration signal, it is possible, in the case of a partial discharge measurement, to recalibrate the measuring device continuously during the measurement, and additionally on cables to determine the fault location with great precision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Omicron Electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Klapper, Harald Emanuel, Caspar Steineke
  • Publication number: 20140055142
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for the measurement of a resistance of a switching contact of an electrical circuit breaker. A first resistance value across the circuit breaker is determined while the circuit breaker is grounded at both sides and the switching contact is closed. Further, a second resistance value across the circuit breaker is determined while the circuit breaker is grounded at both sides and the switching contact is open. The resistance of the closed switching contact is then determined based on the first resistance value and the second resistance value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: OMICRON ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Ulrich KLAPPER, Wernich De Villiers, Reinhard KAUFMANN