Patents by Inventor Armin U. Schmiegel

Armin U. Schmiegel 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).

  • Standalone unit of a standalone power grid for communicating energy requests with another standalone unit
    Patent number: 8803362
    Abstract: The invention relates to a standalone unit for a standalone power grid, to a standalone power grid comprising a standalone unit and to a method for controlling a standalone power grid. In order to permit reduced recourse to an external power grid or public power grid, the standalone unit according to the invention comprises a power generation unit, in particular a photovoltaic unit, for generating power from renewable resources, an energy storage unit for storing energy, a load connection unit for connecting the standalone unit to a load unit for consuming energy, a grid unit, in particular an inverter unit, for connecting the standalone unit to a power grid, for drawing energy from the power grid and for feeding energy into the power grid, and an interface unit for communicating an energy withdrawal request and/or an energy storage request with a second standalone unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: voltwerk electronics GmbH
    Inventor: Armin U. Schmiegel
  • Standalone unit of a standalone power grid for communicating energy requests with another standalone unit
    Publication number: 20110080044
    Abstract: The invention relates to a standalone unit for a standalone power grid, to a standalone power grid comprising a standalone unit and to a method for controlling a standalone power grid. In order to permit reduced recourse to an external power grid or public power grid, the standalone unit according to the invention comprises a power generation unit, in particular a photovoltaic unit, for generating power from renewable resources, an energy storage unit for storing energy, a load connection unit for connecting the standalone unit to a load unit for consuming energy, a grid unit, in particular an inverter unit, for connecting the standalone unit to a power grid, for drawing energy from the power grid and for feeding energy into the power grid, and an interface unit for communicating an energy withdrawal request and/or an energy storage request with a second standalone unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: voltwerk electronics GmbH
    Inventor: Armin U. Schmiegel