Patents by Inventor Bernd Gericke
Bernd Gericke 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).
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Patent number: 8881528Abstract: A system for the generation of energy includes a further chain of units coupled with a gas turbine plant and at least one compressor consuming mechanical energy and/or at least one generator generating electrical energy. The further chain of units comprises a closed circuit having a work fluid and at least one heat exchanger, at least one expander for expanding the work fluid and for subsequently obtaining mechanical energy for the compressor and/or generator, at least one condenser for condensing the expanded work medium, and at least one pump for conveying the work fluid. The coupling of the gas turbine plant to the further chain of units is carried out by means of the heat exchanger which is fed with heat by means of the compressor air of the compressor and starts the closed circuit through the work fluid.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Man Diesel & Turbo SEInventors: Bernd Gericke, Markus Beukenberg
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Patent number: 8528342Abstract: A power plant has a coal gasification device for gasifying coal, particularly with water injection, a gas combustion device, particularly a CES burner, for combusting synthesis gas, particularly purified synthesis gas, from the coal gasification device, a hot gas expander for generating usable output power by expansion of flue gas from the gas combustion device, a steam generator, particularly a waste heat steam generator, for heating, particularly for evaporating and/or superheating, feedwater through exhaust heat of the expanded flue gas, a steam turbine set with at least a first stage for expanding steam, particularly high-pressure steam, from the steam generator, and a reheater which is arranged after the first stage of the steam turbine set and through which expanded flue gas flows.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2010Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: MAN Diesel & Turbo SEInventor: Bernd Gericke
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Publication number: 20120111025Abstract: A system for the generation of energy includes a further chain of units coupled with a gas turbine plant and at least one compressor consuming mechanical energy and/or at least one generator generating electrical energy. The further chain of units comprises a closed circuit having a work fluid and at least one heat exchanger, at least one expander for expanding the work fluid and for subsequently obtaining mechanical energy for the compressor and/or generator, at least one condenser for condensing the expanded work medium, and at least one pump for conveying the work fluid. The coupling of the gas turbine plant to the further chain of units is carried out by means of the heat exchanger which is fed with heat by means of the compressor air of the compressor and starts the closed circuit through the work fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: MAN Diesel & Turbo SEInventors: Bernd GERICKE, Markus Beukenberg
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Patent number: 7861526Abstract: The invention relates to a steam generation plant, comprising a steam generator (1) with a combustion chamber (8), an evaporator, a superheater (9), an intermediate superheater (12), a condenser (14), a feed water preheater (16, 19, 19?) regeneratively heated by steam, a steam turbine set (2) with a high-pressure section (4), a medium pressure section (5) and a low-pressure section (6), a flue gas line (22), connected to the combustion chamber (8), an air supply line (21), for the supply of combustion air to the burner in the combustion chamber (8) and an air preheater (3) with flue gas and combustion air passing therethrough. An air line (23) branches off from the air supply line (21) downstream of the air preheater (3) in said steam generation plant and supplies an air-fractionation unit (25). Air coolers (34, 35) are arranged in the air line (23) through which the condensate or feed water from the condensate/feed water circuit from the steam generator (1) flows.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2006Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: Man Turbo AGInventor: Bernd Gericke
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Publication number: 20100236254Abstract: A power plant has a coal gasification device (1) for gasifying coal (K), particularly with water injection (W), a gas combustion device, particularly a CES burner (2), for combusting synthesis gas, particularly purified synthesis gas, from the coal gasification device (1), a hot gas expander (3) for generating usable output power by expansion of flue gas (RG) from the gas combustion device, a steam generator, particularly a waste heat steam generator, (4) for heating, particularly for evaporating and/or superheating, feedwater (W) through exhaust heat of the expanded flue gas, a steam turbine set with at least a first stage (HD) for expanding steam, particularly high-pressure steam, from the steam generator, and a reheater (ZÜ) which is arranged after the first stage of the steam turbine set and through which expanded flue gas flows.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: MAN Turbo AGInventor: Bernd Gericke
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Publication number: 20100132360Abstract: The invention relates to a steam generation plant, comprising a steam generator (1) with a combustion chamber (8), an evaporator, a superheater (9), an intermediate superheater (12), a condenser (14), a feed water preheater (16, 19, 19?) regeneratively heated by steam, a steam turbine set (2) with a high-pressure section (4), a medium pressure section (5) and a low-pressure section (6), a flue gas line (22), connected to the combustion chamber (8), an air supply line (21), for the supply of combustion air to the burner in the combustion chamber (8) and an air preheater (3) with flue gas and combustion air passing therethrough. An air line (23) branches off from the air supply line (21) downstream of the air preheater (3) in said steam generation plant and supplies an air-fractionation unit (25). Air coolers (34, 35) are arranged in the air line (23) through which the condensate or feed water from the condensate/feed water circuit from the steam generator (1) flows.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2006Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: MAN TURBO AGInventor: Bernd Gericke
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Patent number: 7269956Abstract: An intercooler (3) is provided with heat exchanger surfaces (6) and is arranged in the gas stream between two compressors (1, 2) or two compressor stage groups for compressing a gas. An aftercooler (5) is also provided with heat exchanger surfaces (7) and is arranged after the second compressor (2). To utilize the waste heat generated in the coolers (3, 5), the heat exchanger surfaces (6, 7) of the intercooler (3) and of the aftercooler (5) are integrated in a steam generator (9) in such a way that the heat exchanger surfaces are connected with the feedwater pump (40, 59) of the steam generator (9).Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2004Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: MAN TURBO AGInventors: Bernd Gericke, Gerd-Ulrich Woelk, Pavle Kuzmanovski
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Publication number: 20050235625Abstract: An intercooler (3) is provided with heat exchanger surfaces (6) and is arranged in the gas stream between two compressors (1, 2) or two compressor stage groups for compressing a gas. An aftercooler (5) is also provided with heat exchanger surfaces (7) and is arranged after the second compressor (2). To utilize the waste heat generated in the coolers (3, 5), the heat exchanger surfaces (6, 7) of the intercooler (3) and of the aftercooler (5) are integrated in a steam generator (9) in such a way that the heat exchanger surfaces are connected with the feedwater pump (40, 59) of the steam generator (9).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2004Publication date: October 27, 2005Inventors: Bernd Gericke, Gerd-Ulrich Woelk, Pavle Kuzmanovski
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Patent number: 6256978Abstract: A combination power plant is provided with a gas turbine (1) with generator (28) and with steam generators (2, 10) for a steam turbine (6) with generator (29), wherein the exhaust gas of the gas turbine (1) is fed to a first waste heat boiler (2) with superheaters (23, 24), economizer (3), HP evaporator (22) and auxiliary burner (27), and flue gases of a thermal conversion unit are fed to a second waste heat boiler (10). A high-pressure (HP) evaporator (16) with a supporting tube system (13) and HP steam collecting drum (11), on the one hand, and a low-pressure (LP) evaporator (17) with a supporting tube system (14) and LP steam collecting drum (12), on the other hand, are arranged in the second waste heat boiler (10), through which flue gases flow. The P evaporator (16) is connected via a steam line (21) to the first (23) and second HP steam superheaters (24) arranged in the first waste heat boiler (2).Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 1999Date of Patent: July 10, 2001Assignee: GHH Borsig Turbomaschinen GmbHInventors: Bernd Gericke, Norbert Faustmann, Hans-O. Jeske, Ole Hansen