Patents by Inventor Andreas Bucker

Andreas Bucker 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: 9020650
    Abstract: A utility grid is provided, the utility grid including a centralized controller; an intermittent renewable energy source for generating electrical power; at least one further power generation system; and a local controller for controlling the total power output of the intermittent renewable energy source and the at least one further power generation system, wherein the centralized controller is connected with the local controller and adapted to request a desired total power output from the local controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Hans Henning Lütze, Andreas Bücker
  • Patent number: 8699245
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for inputting power into a multiphase alternating current grid by means of a transformer (18) which is electrically interconnected between the alternating current grid and a number of input phases (91, 92, (p3) corresponding to the number of grid phases (O1, 02, 03) of the grid, wherein at least one voltage characteristic (Ueffl, Uef˜2, Ueff3) of one of the grid phases (O1, 02, 03) is determined, and an input of reactive currents occurs as a function of a previously determined deviation (AU1, AU2, AU3) of the voltage characteristic (Ueffl, Ueff2, Ueff3) of the at least one grid phase (O1, 02, 03) relative to a corresponding target voltage characteristic (Usoll).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Kenersys GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Bücker
  • Publication number: 20130027992
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for inputting power into a multiphase alternating current grid by means of a transformer which is electrically interconnected between the alternating current grid and a number of input phases corresponding to the number of grid phases of the grid, wherein at least one voltage characteristic of one of the grid phases is determined, and an input of reactive currents occurs as a function of a previously determined deviation of the voltage characteristic of the at least one grid phase relative to a corresponding target voltage characteristic. It is provided that the deviation of each one of the voltage characteristics is determined, and the input of the reactive currents in case of deviations that are asymmetrical with respect to the symmetry of the target voltage characteristics is an asymmetrical input of the reactive current with respect to the respective input at the input phases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: KENERSYS GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas Bücker
  • Patent number: 7471007
    Abstract: The invention relates to Method of operating a wind turbine, wherein rotor windings of an induction generator, which comprises stator coils coupled to a voltage grid, fed with rotor currents by a feed-in unit are driven by a rotor of the wind turbine; wherein the frequencies of the fed-in rotor currents are controlled depending on the rotor rotation frequency and the feed-in unit is electrically decoupled from the rotor windings in the case predetermined variations of the grid voltage amplitude and the rotor current feed-in is resumed after the decoupling caused by the variation of the grid voltage amplitude, when the currents generated in the rotor windings by the variation have declined to a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Andreas Bücker, Wilhelm Janssen, Henning Lütze
  • Publication number: 20080195255
    Abstract: A utility grid is provided, the utility grid comprising a centralized control means, an intermittent renewable energy source for generating electrical power: at least one further power generation system; and at least one local controller for controlling the total power output of said intermittent renewable energy source and said as least one further power generation system, wherein the centralized control means is connected with the at least one local controller and adapted to request a desired total power output from the local controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Hans Henning Lutze, Andreas Bucker
  • Publication number: 20080093854
    Abstract: The invention relates to Method of operating a wind turbine, wherein rotor windings of an induction generator, which comprises stator coils coupled to a voltage grid, fed with rotor currents by a feed-in unit are driven by a rotor of the wind turbine; wherein the frequencies of the fed-in rotor currents are controlled depending on the rotor rotation frequency and the feed-in unit is electrically decoupled from the rotor windings in the case predetermined variations of the grid voltage amplitude and the rotor current feed-in is resumed after the decoupling caused by the variation of the grid voltage amplitude, when the currents generated in the rotor windings by the variation have declined to a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Andreas Bucker, Wilhelm Janssen, Henning Lutze
  • Patent number: 7321221
    Abstract: A method of operating a wind turbine, wherein the wind turbine may include rotor windings of an induction generator, which includes stator coils coupled to a voltage grid, fed with rotor currents by a feed-in unit are driven by a rotor of the wind turbine; wherein the frequencies of the fed-in rotor currents are controlled depending on the rotor rotation frequency and the feed-in unit is electrically decoupled from the rotor windings in the case predetermined variations of the grid voltage amplitude and the rotor current feed-in is resumed after the decoupling caused by the variation of the grid voltage amplitude, when the currents generated in the motor windings by the variation have declined to a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Andreas Bücker, Wilhelm Janssen, Henning Lütze
  • Publication number: 20060163881
    Abstract: The invention relates to Method of operating a wind turbine, wherein rotor windings of an induction generator, which comprises stator coils coupled to a voltage grid, fed with rotor currents by a feed-in unit are driven by a rotor of the wind turbine; wherein the frequencies of the fed-in rotor currents are controlled depending on the rotor rotation frequency and the feed-in unit is electrically decoupled from the rotor windings in the case predetermined variations of the grid voltage amplitude and the rotor current feed-in is resumed after the decoupling caused by the variation of the grid voltage amplitude, when the currents generated in the rotor windings by the variation have declined to a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2003
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Andreas Bucker, Wilhelm Janssen, Henning Lutze