Patents by Inventor Wolfram Teppan

Wolfram Teppan 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: 11137423
    Abstract: Contactless voltage transducer for measuring voltages between at least two conductors of an alternating voltage conductor system, the transducer including two or more capacitive current measurement units, each said capacitive current measurement unit comprising an electrode surrounding a passage for receiving therethrough a respective said conductor of the alternating voltage conductor system, an electrode shield surrounding the electrode, an electrode signal processing circuit portion connected to the electrode and electrode shield, configured to output an analog measurement signal, and a reference voltage signal generator connected to the electrode shield and configured to generate a reference voltage source signal, wherein the reference voltage signal generators of the two or more capacitive current measurement units are connected together at a common floating voltage connection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: LEM International SA
    Inventors: Félix Buhlmann, Dominik Schläfli, Wolfram Teppan
  • Publication number: 20200124643
    Abstract: Contactless voltage transducer for measuring voltages between at least two conductors of an alternating voltage conductor system, the transducer including two or more capacitive current measurement units, each said capacitive current measurement unit comprising an electrode surrounding a passage for receiving therethrough a respective said conductor of the alternating voltage conductor system, an electrode shield surrounding the electrode, an electrode signal processing circuit portion connected to the electrode and electrode shield, configured to output an analog measurement signal, and a reference voltage signal generator connected to the electrode shield and configured to generate a reference voltage source signal, wherein the reference voltage signal generators of the two or more capacitive current measurement units are connected together at a common floating voltage connection point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Félix Buhlmann, Dominik Schläfli, Wolfram Teppan
  • Patent number: 10126332
    Abstract: Electrical current transducer (2) of a closed-loop type for measuring a primary current (IP) flowing in a primary conductor (1), comprising a fluxgate measuring head (7) and an electronic circuit (16) including a microprocessor (18) for digital signal processing. The measuring head includes a secondary coil (6) and a fluxgate detector (4) comprising an excitation coil and a magnetic material core. The electronic circuit comprises an excitation coil drive circuit (14) configured to generate an alternating excitation voltage to supply the excitation coil with an alternating excitation current (Ifx), the secondary coil (6) connected in a feedback loop (12) of the electronic circuit to the excitation coil drive circuit (14), the electronic circuit further comprising a ripple compensation circuit (26, 28) configured to compensate for a ripple signal generated by the alternating excitation voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: LEM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SA
    Inventors: Wolfram Teppan, Davide Azzoni
  • Publication number: 20170219632
    Abstract: Electrical current transducer (2) of a closed-loop type for measuring a primary current (Ip) flowing in a primary conductor (1), comprising a fluxgate measuring head (7) and an electronic circuit (16) including a microprocessor (18) for digital signal processing. The measuring head includes a secondary coil (6) and a fluxgate detector (4) comprising an excitation coil and a magnetic material core. The electronic circuit comprises an excitation coil drive circuit (14) configured to generate an alternating excitation voltage to supply the excitation coil with an alternating excitation current (Ifx), the secondary coil (6) connected in a feedback loop (12) of the electronic circuit to the excitation coil drive circuit (14), the electronic circuit further comprising a ripple compensation circuit (26, 28) configured to compensate for a ripple signal generated by the alternating excitation voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: LEM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SA
    Inventors: Wolfram TEPPAN, Davide AZZONI
  • Patent number: 9494619
    Abstract: A closed-loop current transducer comprising a magnetic circuit, a magnetic field detector, and a compensation coil assembly configured to generate a magnetic field opposing a magnetic field created by an electrical current to be measured flowing in one or more primary conductors extending through a central opening of the magnetic circuit. The magnetic circuit comprises a first branch, a second branch, and first and second end branches, interconnecting the first and second branches such that the branches surround a central passage through which the one or more primary conductors may extend, the second branch forming a receptacle that defines a cavity extending in an axial direction A for receiving a sensing portion of the magnetic field detector, the second branch comprising two second branch portions separated by an interface resulting from the bringing together of opposed ends of a single piece magnetic circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: LEM Intellectual Property SA
    Inventors: Wolfram Teppan, Stéphane Claeys
  • Patent number: 9217763
    Abstract: Electrical current transducer comprising a measuring circuit (6) and an inductor (4) for measuring a primary current IP flowing in a primary conductor (2), the inductor comprising a saturable magnetic core (10) made of a highly permeable magnetic material and a secondary coil (12) for carrying an alternating excitation i configured to alternatingly saturate the magnetic core, the coil being connected to the measuring circuit. The measuring circuit is configured to measure a mean value of the excitation current in the secondary coil and determine therefrom a value of the primary current for small current amplitudes, the measuring circuit being further configured for evaluating the frequency of the excitation current i and determining therefrom the value of the primary current for large currents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: LEM Intellectual Property SA
    Inventors: Wolfram Teppan, Hiroshi Obata, Yori Hatakeyama
  • Publication number: 20140300350
    Abstract: A closed-loop current transducer comprising a magnetic circuit, a magnetic field detector, and a compensation coil assembly configured to generate a magnetic field opposing a magnetic field created by an electrical current to be measured flowing in one or more primary conductors extending through a central opening of the magnetic circuit. The magnetic circuit comprises a first branch, a second branch, and first and second end branches, interconnecting the first and second branches such that the branches surround a central passage through which the one or more primary conductors may extend, the second branch forming a receptacle that defines a cavity extending in an axial direction A for receiving a sensing portion of the magnetic field detector, the second branch comprising two second branch portions separated by an interface resulting from the bringing together of opposed ends of a single piece magnetic circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Wolfram Teppan, Stéphane Claeys
  • Patent number: 8797020
    Abstract: Electrical current sensor comprising a measuring circuit (6) and an inductor (4) for measuring a primary current IP flowing in a primary conductor (2), the inductor comprising a saturable magnetic core (10) made of a highly permeable magnetic material and a secondary coil (12) for carrying an alternating excitation i configured to alternatingly saturate the magnetic core, the coil being connected to the measuring circuit. The measuring circuit is configured to supply a positive or negative voltage to the inductor, to switch off the voltage when a condition signalling saturation is reached, to measure the time to saturation t1 in one direction and the time to saturation t2 in the other direction of the magnetic core and determine therefrom a value of the primary current for small current amplitudes, the measuring circuit being further configured for evaluating the average value of the excitation current i and determining therefrom the value of the primary current for large currents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: LEM Intellectual Property SA
    Inventors: Wolfram Teppan, Davide Azzoni
  • Patent number: 8618796
    Abstract: Closed-loop current sensor comprising a magnetic circuit, a magnetic field sensor, and a compensation circuit configured to generate a magnetic field opposing a magnetic field created by an electrical current to be measured flowing in one or more primary conductors (10) extending through a central opening (38) of the magnetic circuit. The magnetic circuit comprises a magnetic core (4) made of at least two core parts (28a, 28b) assembled together to form a substantially closed magnetic circuit, wherein a second branch (32) of the magnetic circuit comprises inner (40a, 40b) and outer (42a, 42b) wall portions joined by one or more lateral wall portions (46a, 46b, 46a?, 46b?) at least partially surrounding a cavity portion (44) receiving the magnetic field sensor (8) therein, the lateral and outer wall portions extending from one or both lateral edges of the inner wall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: LEM Intellectual Property SA
    Inventors: Wolfram Teppan, Dominik Schlafli
  • Patent number: 8339133
    Abstract: A fluxgate magnetic field sensor including an excitation current conductor (4) and a layer of saturable magnetic material cladding (6) having a plurality of feed-through channels (16) extending between opposed faces of the cladding layer, the excitation current conductor weaving through a plurality of said feed-through channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Liaisons Electroniques-Mecaniques LEM SA
    Inventor: Wolfram Teppan
  • Publication number: 20120139527
    Abstract: Electrical current transducer comprising a measuring circuit (6) and an inductor (4) for measuring a primary current IP flowing in a primary conductor (2), the inductor comprising a saturable magnetic core (10) made of a highly permeable magnetic material and a secondary coil (12) for carrying an alternating excitation i configured to alternatingly saturate the magnetic core, the coil being connected to the measuring circuit. The measuring circuit is configured to measure a mean value of the excitation current in the secondary coil and determine therefrom a value of the primary current for small current amplitudes, the measuring circuit being further configured for evaluating the frequency of the excitation current i and determining therefrom the value of the primary current for large currents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Liaisons Electroniques-Mecaniques LEM S.A.
    Inventors: Wolfram Teppan, Hiroshi Obata, Yori Hatakeyama
  • Publication number: 20120062209
    Abstract: Electrical current sensor comprising a measuring circuit (6) and an inductor (4) for measuring a primary current IP flowing in a primary conductor (2), the inductor comprising a saturable magnetic core (10) made of a highly permeable magnetic material and a secondary coil (12) for carrying an alternating excitation i configured to alternatingly saturate the magnetic core, the coil being connected to the measuring circuit. The measuring circuit is configured to supply a positive or negative voltage to the inductor, to switch off the voltage when a condition signalling saturation is reached, to measure the time to saturation t1 in one direction and the time to saturation t2 in the other direction of the magnetic core and determine therefrom a value of the primary current for small current amplitudes, the measuring circuit being further configured for evaluating the average value of the excitation current i and determining therefrom the value of the primary current for large currents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Liaisons Electroniques-Mecaniques LEM SA
    Inventors: Wolfram Teppan, Davide Azzoni
  • Patent number: 8022802
    Abstract: Sensor for measuring electrical parameters in a high voltage environment comprising a high voltage side (4) for connection to high voltage conductors, a low voltage side (6) for connection to low voltage power supply and measurement signal control circuitry, a measurement signal circuit (16), and a power supply circuit (14), and at least one isolating transformer (18, 20) for transmission of electrical power supply and/or measurement signals between the low voltage side and the high voltage side. The isolating transformer comprises at least a first and a second transformer core (28), a transformer coil (33) on a circuit board around a branch (27) of the transformer core on the high voltage side and a transformer coil (32) on a circuit board around a branch (29) of the transformer core on the low voltage side, the isolating transformer further comprising an intermediate coil (36) encircling at least one branch of each said at least two transformer cores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Liaisons Electroniques-Mecaniques LEM SA
    Inventors: Marc Schaerrer, Wolfram Teppan
  • Patent number: 7969140
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensor comprises a magnetic field sensing cell and a magnetic shield comprising at least two parts separated by an air-gap and surrounding the magnetic field sensing cell positioned in a cavity of the magnetic shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Liaisons Electroniques-Mecaniques LEM S.A.
    Inventor: Wolfram Teppan
  • Publication number: 20100301852
    Abstract: Closed-loop current sensor comprising a magnetic circuit, a magnetic field sensor, and a compensation circuit configured to generate a magnetic field opposing a magnetic field created by an electrical current to be measured flowing in one or more primary conductors (10) extending through a central opening (38) of the magnetic circuit. The magnetic circuit comprises a magnetic core (4) made of at least two core parts (28a, 28b) assembled together to form a substantially closed magnetic circuit, wherein a second branch (32) of the magnetic circuit comprises inner (40a, 40b) and outer (42a, 42b) wall portions joined by one or more lateral wall portions (46a, 46b, 46a?, 46b?) at least partially surrounding a cavity portion (44) receiving the magnetic field sensor (8) therein, the lateral and outer wall portions extending from one or both lateral edges of the inner wall portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: Liaisons Electroniques-Mecaniques LEM SA
    Inventors: Wolfram Teppan, Dominik Schlafli
  • Publication number: 20100271017
    Abstract: A fluxgate magnetic field sensor including an excitation current conductor (4) and a layer of saturable magnetic material cladding (6) having a plurality of feed-through channels (16) extending between opposed faces of the cladding layer, the excitation current conductor weaving through a plurality of said feed-through channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: Liaisons Electroniques-Mecaniques Lem SA
    Inventor: Wolfram Teppan
  • Publication number: 20100007358
    Abstract: Sensor for measuring electrical parameters in a high voltage environment comprising a high voltage side (4) for connection to high voltage conductors, a low voltage side (6) for connection to low voltage power supply and measurement signal control circuitry, a measurement signal circuit (16), and a power supply circuit (14), and at least one isolating transformer (18, 20) for transmission of electrical power supply and/or measurement signals between the low voltage side and the high voltage side. The isolating transformer comprises at least a first and a second transformer core (28), a transformer coil (33) on a circuit board around a branch (27) of the transformer core on the high voltage side and a transformer coil (32) on a circuit board around a branch (29) of the transformer core on the low voltage side, the isolating transformer further comprising an intermediate coil (36) encircling at least one branch of each said at least two transformer cores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: Liaisons Electroniques-Mecaniques LEM SA
    Inventors: Marc Schaerrer, Wolfram Teppan
  • Publication number: 20090295384
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensor comprises a magnetic field sensing cell and a magnetic shield comprising at least two parts separated by an air-gap and surrounding the magnetic field sensing cell positioned in a cavity of the magnetic shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventor: Wolfram TEPPAN
  • Patent number: 7622909
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensor comprises a magnetic field sensing cell and a magnetic shield comprising at least two parts separated by an air-gap and surrounding the magnetic field sensing cell positioned in a cavity of the magnetic shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: LEM Heme Limited
    Inventor: Wolfram Teppan
  • Publication number: 20060226826
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensor comprises a magnetic field sensing cell and a magnetic shield comprising at least two parts separated by an air-gap and surrounding the magnetic field sensing cell positioned in a cavity of the magnetic shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventor: Wolfram Teppan