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公开(公告)号:US11831146B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-28
申请号:US16951377
申请日:2020-11-18
Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
Inventor: Ari Wahlroos , Janne Altonen
Abstract: A method and an apparatus for use in an earth-fault protection in a three-phase electric network, the apparatus configured to detect a phase-to-earth fault in the three-phase electric network, to determine for each of the three phases of the three-phase electric network a phase current during the detected phase-to-earth fault or a change in the phase current due to the detected phase-to-earth fault, to determine an estimate of an earth-fault current on the basis of the determined phase currents or on the basis of the determined changes in the phase currents, to determine, if the estimate of the earth-fault current represents an actual earth-fault current or an apparent earth-fault current, and to determine, in response to determining that the estimate of the earth-fault current represents the actual earth-fault current, that the estimate of the earth-fault current is valid.
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公开(公告)号:US11824329B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-21
申请号:US17384828
申请日:2021-07-26
Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
Inventor: Jiri Horak , Vaclav Kral , Jozef Bihary
IPC: H02B13/025 , H02B13/035 , H02H9/02
CPC classification number: H02B13/025 , H02B13/035 , H02H9/02
Abstract: An arc mitigation apparatus for an air insulated switchgear includes: a flap; a switch; and a control mechanism. The flap is installable in a wall of a compartment of a medium voltage switchgear. When the flap is installed in the wall of the compartment of the medium voltage switchgear, the flap permits when open air and/or gas passes through the flap from inside the compartment to outside the compartment. When the flap is installed in the wall of the compartment of the medium voltage switchgear, the flap is movable from a closed position to an open position due to a pressure difference between an inside of the compartment and an outside of the compartment. The switch activates based on movement of the flap. The control mechanism sets a flap threshold pressure for the flap with respect to the pressure difference that will move the flap.
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公开(公告)号:US20230369853A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-16
申请号:US18195889
申请日:2023-05-10
Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
Inventor: Robert René Maria BIRKE , Sandro SCHOENBORN , Thanikesavan SIVANTHI , Petri HOVILA
CPC classification number: H02J3/0012 , H02J13/00034
Abstract: A technique for a control method and a control system in a substation is provided. The control system includes a substation feeder, an intelligent electronic device, IED, a merging unit, and BUS network connecting the IED and the merging unit. The control method includes providing measurement signals by the substation feeder to the merging unit, transmitting, by the merging unit, measurement data based on the measurement signals of the substation feeder to the IED via the BUS network, identifying, by the IED, a fault condition based on the measurement data, transmitting, by the IED, a conditional control command to the merging unit via the BUS network, determining, by the merging unit, whether the condition of the conditional control command is met, and if so initiating, by the merging unit, the control measure of the substation feeder circuit.
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公开(公告)号:US11817743B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-14
申请号:US17241491
申请日:2021-04-27
Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
Inventor: Timo Holopainen , Juha Pekka Jokinen , Carlos Chavez
CPC classification number: H02K1/185 , H02K5/24 , H02K2213/03
Abstract: An electric machine including a stator and a frame, the stator is supported with support necks on the frame in at least two axially spaced support locations. The support locations include a first group of support necks and a second group of support necks. The support necks in the first group are positioned in connection with a vertical centre plane. The second group includes two side support necks positioned opposite to each other at an angular distance above or below a horizontal centre plane. The angular distance is defined by a first angle which is determined in degrees by the formula α1=(90/P)±(⅕)*(90/P), where P is the number of poles of the electric machine and P>2.
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公开(公告)号:US11814964B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-14
申请号:US17092477
申请日:2020-11-09
Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
Inventor: Camilo Lopez , Mark Foltz , Steve Miller , Kevin Dowdell , Mark Wieland , Alan Majors
IPC: F01C20/28 , G01P21/02 , G01R31/28 , F01D17/06 , F02C9/28 , F01D21/02 , H02J3/38 , H02J3/40 , F01K13/00 , F01K13/02 , F16K37/00 , F02C7/232 , F02C9/26 , F02C9/52 , F02C9/54 , F01D17/14 , F01D17/26
CPC classification number: F01C20/28 , F01D17/06 , F01D17/145 , F01D17/26 , F01D21/02 , F01K13/003 , F01K13/02 , F02C7/232 , F02C9/263 , F02C9/28 , F02C9/52 , F02C9/54 , F16K37/0041 , F16K37/0083 , G01P21/02 , G01R31/2829 , H02J3/381 , H02J3/40 , F05D2220/31 , F05D2260/80 , F05D2270/02 , F05D2270/021 , F05D2270/80
Abstract: A control system is provided for a turbine valve. The turbine valve has a first coil and a second coil to control or sense movement of a mechanical valve positioner. Two valve positioners are provided with each valve positioner having two drive circuits to drive the first and second coils. Switches are provided such that only one drive circuit is connected to each coil at a time. The control system may also include a hydraulic pilot valve section and a main hydraulic valve section. Feedbacks are used to determine a pilot valve error and a main valve error which are combined to determine a turbine valve error. The turbine valve error is repeatedly determined to minimize the error.
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公开(公告)号:US11812765B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-14
申请号:US18005840
申请日:2021-06-22
Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG , Planted Foods AG , ETH Zürich
Inventor: Chau-Hon Ho , Vedrana Spudic , Kim Listmann , Sandro Schoenborn , Elsi-Mari Borrelli , Philipp Sommer , Mehmet Mercangoez , Erich J. Windhab , Eric Stirnemann , Lukas Böni , Patrick Rühs
Abstract: A system includes a wet extrusion process machine configured to receive, mix, and convey a plurality of ingredients to an extrusion die, the plurality of ingredients include a protein powder, an oil, and water. The system includes an electronic process control system (EPCS) configured to control the wet extrusion machine using a plurality of process settings effective to produce an extrusion die mixture which is forced into, passes through, and is output from the extrusion die. The system further includes a supervisory machine intelligence control system (SMICS) operatively coupled with at least one of a direct fibrosity measurement (DFM) subsystem configured to directly measure one or more physical fibrosity parameters of the extrusion die mixture, and an indirect fibrosity measurement (IFM) subsystem configured to measure one or more extrusion process parameters associated with the extrusion die mixture. The SMICS is configured to modify one or more of the plurality process settings in response to at least one of the one or more physical fibrosity parameters, and the one or more extrusion process parameters, effective to modify the extrusion die mixture.
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公开(公告)号:US20230358585A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-09
申请号:US18312909
申请日:2023-05-05
Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
Inventor: Paul Szasz , Joerg Gebhardt
CPC classification number: G01F1/6884 , G01D21/02 , G01K7/427 , G01L1/2287
Abstract: A system for determining at least one calculated process parameter of a fluid in a pipe includes a data interface receiving nominal process parameters, which relate to nominal parameters of a process that relates to the fluid in the pipe; an invasive temperature sensor that determines a fluid temperature; a reference temperature sensor disposed outside of the pipe for determining a reference temperature; a surface temperature sensor disposed at a surface of the pipe for determining a surface temperature; a process model that determines a process parameter by using the reference temperature, the surface temperature, the received nominal process parameters, and the determined fluid temperature.
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公开(公告)号:US20230356413A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-09
申请号:US18245094
申请日:2020-09-28
Applicant: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
CPC classification number: B25J15/08 , B25J11/005
Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus and a method for operating a twistlock and an associated robot. The apparatus comprises a clamping assembly comprising a plurality of pairs of clamping portions spaced apart by different distances and adapted to engage with different types of twistlocks, respectively; and an operating assembly adapted to drive one of the plurality of pairs of clamping portions to clamp the twistlock and to drive the clamped twistlock to rotate, to allow the clamped twistlock to be mounted on or removed from a container. In this way, the apparatus according to embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to most types of twistlocks without changing the clamping assembly, thereby improving the operation efficiency and reducing the costs.
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公开(公告)号:US20230342906A1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-26
申请号:US18303645
申请日:2023-04-20
Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
Inventor: Ralf Gitzel
CPC classification number: G06T7/0004 , G06T5/50 , G06T7/136 , G06T2207/10048
Abstract: A system for monitoring a switchgear includes an infrared camera; a processing unit; and an output unit. The camera acquires a first infrared image. The processing unit determines a pixel in the first image with a maximum temperature and uses a second number of pixels to determine a temperature interval. The processing unit sorts the pixels in descending order of temperature to determine a threshold temperature and determines that a hot spot exists in the switchgear using the temperature interval for the first infrared image. The output unit is configured to output an indication of a fault in the switchgear when the determination has been made that a hot spot exists in the switchgear.
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公开(公告)号:US20230330857A1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-19
申请号:US18042493
申请日:2021-08-12
Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
Inventor: Robin Verschueren , Thomas Locher , Robert René Maria Birke
IPC: B25J9/16
CPC classification number: B25J9/1664
Abstract: A method and system are provided for programming robots by users without expertise in specialized robot programming languages. In the method, a high-level description is provided by the user to a translator. The translator translates the description into a transformation. A transformer applies the transformation to an existing robot trajectory in order to provide an updated robot trajectory. The updated robot trajectory is then used to operate the robot.
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