Patents by Inventor Joseph John Zierer
Joseph John Zierer 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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Publication number: 20230378827Abstract: An airgap cooling system (140) for an electric machine (100), the electric machine (100) including a rotor assembly (102) rotatably mounted within a stator assembly (120) and defining an airgap (130) therebetween, wherein the stator assembly (120) comprises a lamination stack (124). The airgap cooling system (140) includes a plurality of distribution passages (142) that extend through the lamination stack (124); a plurality of discharge passages (150) that extend between the plurality of distribution passages (142) and the airgap (130); a cooling manifold (160) defining an annular distribution plenum (164) in fluid communication with the plurality of distribution passages (142), wherein the cooling manifold (160) is configured for receiving a cooling fluid (144) and directing the cooling fluid (144) into the distribution plenum (164), through the distribution passage (142) and the discharge passage (150), and into the airgap (130).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2022Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Bugra Han Ertas, Joseph John Zierer, JR., Vandana Prabhakar Rallabandi, David Allan Torrey, David William Crall, Mohamed Osama, Adam Tomasz Pazinski, Arthur William Sibbach
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Patent number: 11606017Abstract: An armature is presented. The armature includes an armature winding having a plurality of coils, wherein each coil of the plurality of coils is spaced apart from adjacent coils and comprise includes a first side portion and a second side portion. The armature further includes a first electrically insulating winding enclosure. Furthermore, the armature includes a second electrically insulating winding enclosure disposed at a radial distance from the first electrically insulating winding enclosure, wherein the armature winding is disposed between the first electrically insulating winding enclosure and the second electrically insulating winding enclosure. Moreover, the armature includes an electrically insulating coil side separator disposed between the first side portion and the second side portion of the plurality of coils of the armature winding. A superconducting generator including the armature and a wind turbine having such superconducting generator are also presented.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2018Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: David Allan Torrey, Wei Zhang, Mark Ernest Vermilyea, James William Bray, Siddharth Navinchandra Ashar, Hendrik Pieter Jacobus de Bock, Weijun Yin, Alexander Kagan, Anoop Jassal, Joseph John Zierer, Rammohan Rao Kalluri
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Publication number: 20220069672Abstract: An electric motor may include a stator assembly comprising a stator housing, and one or more rotors coupled to the stator by a rotor shaft assembly. The stator housing may include a cooling structure that has a plurality of cooling body portions and a plurality of cooling conduits defined by the plurality of cooling body portions. A method of forming a stator housing for an electric machine may include additively manufacturing a stator housing that includes a cooling structure defining a fluid domain, coupling a working fluid source to the stator housing and introducing a working fluid into the fluid domain defined by the cooling structure, and sealing the cooling structure with the working fluid contained within the fluid domain of the cooling structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Joseph John Zierer, Brian Magann Rush, Karthik K. Bodla, Andrew Thomas Cross, Vandana Prabhakar Rallabandi, Konrad Roman Weeber, Anoop Kumar Jassal
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Patent number: 11261847Abstract: A wind turbine is presented. The wind turbine includes a rotor having a plurality of blades. The wind turbine further includes a shaft coupled to the rotor. Moreover, the wind turbine includes a superconducting generator coupled to the rotor via the shaft. The superconducting generator includes an armature configured to be rotated via the shaft. The superconducting generator further includes a stationary field disposed concentric to and radially outward from the armature.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2018Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: David Allan Torrey, Mark Ernest Vermilyea, Siddharth Navinchandra Ashar, Alexander Kagan, Joseph John Zierer, Ernst Wolfgang Stautner, Paul St. Mark Shadforth Thompson
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Publication number: 20220003128Abstract: An engine includes: a first rotating component; a second rotating component separate from the first rotating component; and an electric machine, the electric machine including a first rotor rotatable with the first rotating component; a second rotor rotatable with the second rotating component; and a stator assembly arranged between the first rotor and the second rotor, the stator assembly including a first set of windings arranged adjacent to the first rotor, a second set of windings arranged adjacent to the second rotor, and a non-ferromagnetic inner housing arranged between the first set of windings and the second set of windings.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2020Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Mohamed Osama, Darek Tomasz Zatorski, Alexander Kimberley Simpson, Joseph John Zierer, JR.
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Publication number: 20210273547Abstract: An armature is presented. The armature includes an armature winding having a plurality of coils, wherein each coil of the plurality of coils is spaced apart from adjacent coils and comprise includes a first side portion and a second side portion. The armature further includes a first electrically insulating winding enclosure. Furthermore, the armature includes a second electrically insulating winding enclosure disposed at a radial distance from the first electrically insulating winding enclosure, wherein the armature winding is disposed between the first electrically insulating winding enclosure and the second electrically insulating winding enclosure. Moreover, the armature includes an electrically insulating coil side separator disposed between the first side portion and the second side portion of the plurality of coils of the armature winding. A superconducting generator including the armature and a wind turbine having such superconducting generator are also presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2018Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: David Allan Torrey, Wei Zhang, Mark Ernest Vermilyea, James William Bray, Siddharth Navinchandra Ashar, Hendrik Pieter Jacobus de Bock, Weijun Yin, Alexander Kagan, Anoop Jassal, Joseph John Zierer, Rammohan Rao Kalluri
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Publication number: 20210270239Abstract: A wind turbine is presented. The wind turbine includes a rotor having a plurality of blades. The wind turbine further includes a shaft coupled to the rotor. Moreover, the wind turbine includes a superconducting generator coupled to the rotor via the shaft. The superconducting generator includes an armature configured to be rotated via the shaft. The superconducting generator further includes a stationary field disposed concentric to and radially outward from the armature.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2018Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: David Allan Torrey, Mark Ernest Vermilyea, Siddharth Navinchandra Ashar, Alexander Kagan, Joseph John Zierer, Ernst Wolfgang Stautner, Paul St. Mark Shadforth Thompson
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Patent number: 11081917Abstract: An electric machine includes at least one rotor module. A rotor module includes a rotor hub having a hub body, and a plurality of first protrusions and a plurality of second protrusions. One or more first protrusions include an elongated portion and a head portion. One or more second protrusions include a wedge-shaped profile. The rotor module further includes a magnetic core having a plurality of core members disposed on the rotor hub. A core member of the plurality of core members is disposed such that the head portion of the first protrusion located between the adjacent second protrusions engages with the core member, and each of the one or more second protrusions extends at least partially in a space between adjacent core members of the plurality of core members. Moreover, the rotor module includes a permanent magnet disposed in a space between the adjacent core members.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: David Allan Torrey, Mohamed Osama, Joseph John Zierer, Lijun He, Andrew Thomas Cross
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Publication number: 20210226484Abstract: A system includes a stator core, which includes a plurality of teeth and a plurality of bridges. The plurality of teeth are disposed about an axis of the stator core, wherein each tooth of the plurality of teeth extends in a radial direction from a proximal end to a distal end. Each bridge of the plurality of bridges is disposed between two adjacent teeth and connects the proximal ends of the two teeth. The plurality of teeth and the plurality of bridges define a plurality slots, each having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of each slot is closed and the distal end of each slot is open.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLCInventors: David Allan Torrey, Jeremy Daniel Van Dam, Weijun Yin, Patel Bhageerath Reddy, Michael Franklin Hughes, Joseph John Zierer
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Publication number: 20200177039Abstract: An electric machine includes at least one rotor module. A rotor module includes a rotor hub having a hub body, and a plurality of first protrusions and a plurality of second protrusions. One or more first protrusions include an elongated portion and a head portion. One or more second protrusions include a wedge-shaped profile. The rotor module further includes a magnetic core having a plurality of core members disposed on the rotor hub. A core member of the plurality of core members is disposed such that the head portion of the first protrusion located between the adjacent second protrusions engages with the core member, and each of the one or more second protrusions extends at least partially in a space between adjacent core members of the plurality of core members. Moreover, the rotor module includes a permanent magnet disposed in a space between the adjacent core members.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2018Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: David Allan Torrey, Mohamed Osama, Joseph John Zierer, Lijun He, Andrew Thomas Cross
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Patent number: 9988875Abstract: A flow control system is provided for a horizontal well production system having a casing, a tube having an intake opening and disposed within the casing, and a gap formed between the casing and the tube. The flow control system includes a valve having an orifice, coupled to the tube and disposed proximate to the intake opening. The flow control system further includes an actuator coupled to the valve and configured to open the valve in response to a presence of a liquid in the gap, proximate to the intake opening, to permit flow of the liquid into the tube via the intake opening, and to close the valve in response to a presence of a gas in the gap, proximate to the intake opening, to prevent flow of the gas into the tube via the intake opening.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2014Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Jeremy Daniel Van Dam, Joseph John Zierer, Jr., Michael Franklin Hughes, Zhipeng Zhang
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Publication number: 20170126077Abstract: A system includes a stator core, which includes a plurality of teeth and a plurality of bridges. The plurality of teeth are disposed about an axis of the stator core, wherein each tooth of the plurality of teeth extends in a radial direction from a proximal end to a distal end. Each bridge of the plurality of bridges is disposed between two adjacent teeth and connects the proximal ends of the two teeth. The plurality of teeth and the plurality of bridges define a plurality slots, each having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of each slot is closed and the distal end of each slot is open.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2015Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: David Allan Torrey, Jeremy Daniel Van Dam, Weijun Yin, Patel Bhageerath Reddy, Michael Franklin Hughes, Joseph John Zierer, JR.
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Publication number: 20160177666Abstract: A flow control system is provided for a horizontal well production system having a casing, a tube having an intake opening and disposed within the casing, and a gap formed between the casing and the tube. The flow control system includes a valve having an orifice, coupled to the tube and disposed proximate to the intake opening. The flow control system further includes an actuator coupled to the valve and configured to open the valve in response to a presence of a liquid in the gap, proximate to the intake opening, to permit flow of the liquid into the tube via the intake opening, and to close the valve in response to a presence of a gas in the gap, proximate to the intake opening, to prevent flow of the gas into the tube via the intake opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2014Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Jeremy Daniel Van Dam, Joseph John Zierer, Jr., Michael Franklin Hughes, Zhipeng Zhang
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Publication number: 20150167652Abstract: A method of isolating a production fluid from a fluid-containing reservoir is provided. The method includes disposing a first pump within a horizontal section of a production well. The method also includes disposing a second pump within a vertical section of the production well. Further, the method includes pumping a reservoir fluid via the first pump towards the second pump. The method also includes capturing at least a portion of the reservoir fluid from the first pump in a fluid-retaining section located around the second pump. Furthermore, the method includes pumping the reservoir fluid captured in the fluid-retaining section to a fluid containment vessel via the second pump to provide an isolated production fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Jeremy Daniel Van Dam, Ameen Roshdy Aboel Hassan Muhammed, Joseph John Zierer, JR., Stephen Michael Breit, Michael Franklin Hughes