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公开(公告)号:US12162368B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-10
申请号:US17358563
申请日:2021-06-25
Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
Inventor: Matthew Hetrich
Abstract: The disclosed systems and methods provide a novel framework that provides mechanisms for a hands-free, autonomous electrical connection of an electric charger to an electric vehicle (EV), and subsequent charging. The disclosed framework utilizes an automated connection device (ACD) as an intermediary between the charger and the EV. The ACD is configured for automatically determining a precise location of the charging inlet on the EV and then automatically establishing an electrical connection with the EV so that the EV can receive a charge. The ACD performs the disclosed precise positional and directional navigation to the EV inlet based on deep neural network analysis of captured imagery of the inlet. In some embodiments, the images can be modified so as to highlight and/or assist the ACD's navigation towards to the inlet in order to maximize invariance.
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公开(公告)号:US20240399619A1
公开(公告)日:2024-12-05
申请号:US18679830
申请日:2024-05-31
Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
Inventor: Christoph Kenel , Markus Hoidis , Thierry Delachaux
Abstract: A method for forming a contact piece for a circuit breaker, the contact piece comprising a reinforcement phase and a conductive phase, the method comprising: providing a slurry of the reinforcement phase in liquid; freeze casting the slurry, to form a cast comprising a frozen liquid structure and a reinforcement phase structure; removing the frozen liquid structure from the cast, to form a foam comprising the reinforcement phase structure; sintering the foam, to form a sintered foam; and infiltrating the sintered foam with the conductive phase, to form a piece part.
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公开(公告)号:US12158367B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-03
申请号:US17476222
申请日:2021-09-15
Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
Inventor: Wilfredo Fernando Baluja , Besson-Yasong Yu
Abstract: Illustrative embodiments of systems and methods for enhanced vibration and electrical noise performance in magnetostrictive transmitters are disclosed. In one embodiment, a signal conditioning circuit may comprise an instrumentation amplifier configured to receive and amplify an analog measurement signal, an active high pass filter configured to reduce noise in a signal output by the instrumentation amplifier, a variable gain amplifier stage configured to further amplify a signal output by the active high pass filter, a distance detection module configured to process a signal output by the variable gain amplifier stage to determine a distance measurement associated with the analog measurement signal received by the instrumentation amplifier, and a programmable control circuit configured to control a gain level of the variable gain amplifier stage and to receive data concerning the signal output by the variable gain amplifier stage, including the distance measurement, from the distance detection module.
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公开(公告)号:US20240391248A1
公开(公告)日:2024-11-28
申请号:US18691494
申请日:2021-09-16
Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
Inventor: Yngve Finnestad , Takahiro Tawata
Abstract: A method of applying coating medium to a surface of an object, the method including applying coating medium to an inner region of the surface such that the coating medium on the inner region has an inner thickness; and applying coating medium to an outer region of the surface, adjacent to the inner region, to form an edge of the coating medium at a side of the outer region opposite to the inner region and such that the coating medium on the outer region has an outer thickness, wherein a minimum value of the outer thickness is 30% to 80% of the inner thickness, and wherein a maximum 10 value of the outer thickness is equal to or less than the inner thickness. A control system for controlling application of coating medium and a coating system for applying coating medium are also provided.
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公开(公告)号:US20240391104A1
公开(公告)日:2024-11-28
申请号:US18695858
申请日:2021-10-19
Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
Inventor: Jonas Brönmark , Björn Löfvendahl , Stefan Romberg , Simon Gräsberg
Abstract: A method of handling safety of an industrial robot, the method including providing at least one virtual safety border defined in relation to the industrial robot, where each virtual safety border is associated with a condition to be fulfilled by the industrial robot; obtaining environment data of a physical environment of the industrial robot by means of an environment sensor; determining, by a control system, an obstacle position of an obstacle in the environment based on the environment data; and evaluating, by the control system, a border position of each virtual safety border with regard to the obstacle position. Control systems for handling safety of an industrial robot in an environment, and a method including defining at least one virtual safety border in relation to the industrial robot based on the environment data, are also provided.
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公开(公告)号:US12153406B2
公开(公告)日:2024-11-26
申请号:US17419514
申请日:2019-12-20
Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
Inventor: Raoul Jetley , Divyasheel Sharma , Abdulla Puthan Peedikayil , Dirk Schulz , Vadthyavath Ramu
IPC: G05B19/418
Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system to generate control logic for performing industrial processes with a controller in a process plant. The method includes receiving a control narrative comprising one or more control requirements of the industrial process, and extracting a plurality of control entities and a plurality of set points, from the control narrative using one or more sets of predetermined regular expressions and one or more models. The method further includes identifying a set of inputs, outputs and control elements from the plurality of control entities using a domain dictionary, detecting a plurality of actions from the control narrative using an intent classifier, identifying a relationship between the set of inputs, outputs and control elements, the plurality of set points, and the plurality of actions, and generating based on the relationship identified the control logic for the controller to perform the process.
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公开(公告)号:US20240364063A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-31
申请号:US18308211
申请日:2023-04-27
Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
Inventor: Robert Fong , George Richard Hydock
IPC: H01R31/06 , H01R13/506
CPC classification number: H01R31/06 , H01R13/506
Abstract: An electrical receptacle is provided. The electrical receptacle includes a housing including a cable port configured to engage a cable adapter. The cable adapter is configured to receive a cable. The housing further includes a transformer port configured to engage a transformer adapter. The housing further includes an access port configured to engage an accessory. The electrical receptacle further includes a central connector disposed within the housing. The central connector is configured to electrically couple to the cable when the cable adapter is engaged with the cable port, the transformer adapter when the transformer adapter is engaged with the transformer port, and the accessory when the accessory is engaged with the access port.
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公开(公告)号:US20240360944A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-31
申请号:US18580923
申请日:2022-07-19
Applicant: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
Inventor: Alexandre CAILLOT , Christopher PIERCE
CPC classification number: F16L41/03 , F16K11/22 , F16K31/003
Abstract: A Robotized manifold system including a pipe matrix including a first series of pipes extending according to a first direction and being comprised in a first layer of the pipe matrix and a second series of pipes extending according to a second direction transverse to the first direction and extending in a second layer of the pipe matrix, the pipe matrix being organized according to at least two walls extending transversally to each other or at least one curved wall, each wall including a portion of the first layer and the second layer; a plurality of bistable valves being distributed on the at least two walls or at least one curved wall, each bistable valve including a shutter body configured to constitute a portion of a pipe of the first series and a portion of a pipe of the second series in a line position and to link the pipes of the first series and second series in a transverse position; a robot with an arm configured to individually actuate each shutter body of the bistable valves.
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公开(公告)号:US20240360894A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-31
申请号:US18732976
申请日:2024-06-04
Applicant: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
Inventor: Pushuang Xu , Qianhu Zhang , Xinguo Fu , Mao Li
IPC: F16H49/00
CPC classification number: F16H49/001 , F16H2049/003
Abstract: A stirring component includes a body arranged in an internal chamber at a side of a circular spline away from a flex spline of the harmonic transmission system. The body includes a coupling hole through which the body is coupled to and rotated with an input shaft of the harmonic transmission system, and at least one stirring recess arranged on a side of the body adjacent to the circular spline and has a varying depth in an axial direction to stir and push lubricant medium within the internal chamber towards the flex spline during rotation of the body. With the stirring component arranged within the internal chamber, the plate-shaped body can block the lubricant medium from moving further. Furthermore, the stirring component can stir and push the lubricant medium away from the body towards the flex spline.
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公开(公告)号:US12132822B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-29
申请号:US17523013
申请日:2021-11-10
Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
Inventor: Soeren Finster , Florian Kohnhaeuser
CPC classification number: H04L9/0819 , G06F8/65 , H04L9/3247
Abstract: A method for protecting the integrity of measurement data acquired by a sensor includes: in response to the measurement data being acquired, determining, by the sensor, whether an aggregate value has already been generated, and: if the aggregate value has not yet been obtained, mapping, by a predetermined aggregation function that takes the measurement data as a mandatory argument and a previously generated aggregate value as an optional argument, the measurement data to the aggregate value; whereas if the aggregate value has already been obtained, mapping, by the predetermined aggregation function, the combination of the aggregate value and the measurement data to a new aggregate value; and in response to a predetermined condition being met, computing, using a secret key of the sensor, a signature of the aggregate value; and outputting the signature via a communication interface of the sensor, and/or storing the signature in a memory.
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