Patents by Inventor Marco Festa

Marco Festa 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: 11621619
    Abstract: In a method for insulating a coil winding of an active part of a rotating electric machine, the active part is impregnated with an insulating resin in a tub-like impregnation container by vacuum pressure impregnation. The active part is held in the impregnation container, after impregnation with the insulating resin, completely submerged in the insulating resin. The impregnation container together with the active part is introduced into a baking oven, and the active part is set in the insulating resin in rotation about a longitudinal axis of the active part. While the active part is rotating, the insulating resin is purged from the impregnation container and then the oven temperature is increased to a predetermined baking temperature which is maintained for a predetermined baking period. Rotation of the active part is terminated after expiration of the baking period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Matthias Johannes Burghard, Marco Festa
  • Publication number: 20220361383
    Abstract: An electrical conductor assembly includes an electrical conductor, an electrically insulating jacket disposed around a conductor section of the electrical conductor, an electrically conductive sleeve disposed around a first insulating jacket section of the insulating jacket, and an electrically conductive yarn for realizing an electric field control. The electrically conductive yarn is wound around a second insulating jacket section of the electrically insulating jacket in adjacent relation to the first insulating jacket section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: MARCO FESTA, MORITZ GREINACHER
  • Publication number: 20220352797
    Abstract: In a method for insulating a coil winding of an active part of a rotating electric machine, the active part is impregnated with an insulating resin in a tub-like impregnation container by vacuum pressure impregnation. The active part is held in the impregnation container, after impregnation with the insulating resin, completely submerged in the insulating resin. The impregnation container together with the active part is introduced into a baking oven, and the active part is set in the insulating resin in rotation about a longitudinal axis of the active part. While the active part is rotating, the insulating resin is purged from the impregnation container and then the oven temperature is increased to a predetermined baking temperature which is maintained for a predetermined baking period. Rotation of the active part is terminated after expiration of the baking period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Matthias Johannes BURGHARD, MARCO FESTA
  • Patent number: 11437891
    Abstract: Apparatus for determining a position of a movable object in a high pressure chamber includes a housing configured to delimit the high-pressure chamber and a carrier unit having an object-facing stationary end and a flexible region arranged between the stationary end and a region that extends through the housing. The flexible region is formed by a section of a guiding tube in the form of a tube spiral. A detecting unit is received in the carrier unit and includes a sensor for detecting a position of the object and outputting a position signal, and a sensor cable guided out of the high pressure chamber through the guiding tube and through the region for relaying the position signal to an evaluating unit. The sensor is arranged stationary in the high pressure chamber on the stationary end of the carrier unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Matthias Johannes Burghard, Joachim Denk, Marco Festa
  • Publication number: 20220200256
    Abstract: An electrical feedthrough for a pressure housing includes two feedthrough elements having substantially matching external shape and dimension. Each feedthrough element extends straight along an element axis between a first element end portion and a second element end portion. A connecting element is releasably connected to the feedthrough elements and has opposite sides, with one of the opposite sides having a contact area upon which the first element end portion of one of the feedthrough elements abuts, and with the other one of the opposite sides having a contact area upon which the first element end portion of the other one of the feedthrough elements abuts. At least one of the feedthrough elements includes an electrical feedthrough conductor which extends along the element axis of the feedthrough element and abuts a connecting conductor of the connecting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: MATTHIAS JOHANNES BURGHARD, MARCO FESTA, PETER VOGELEY, JOHANNES HARDEWEG
  • Patent number: 11289975
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fluid-cooled active part (1) for an electric machine (38), wherein the active part (1) is substantially cylindrical or hollow cylindrical, having axially extending grooves (2), at least one electrical conductor (3), which is arranged in the associated groove (2) at least in some sections and which is composed of a plurality of partial conductors (4), one or more main insulators (5), each arranged between the associated conductor (3) and the associated groove (2), and partial-conductor insulators (6), each surrounding the associated partial conductor (4). The invention further relates to an electric machine (38), having such a fluid-cooled active part (1) designed as a stator (39) and/or such a fluid-cooled active part (1) designed as a rotatably mounted rotor (40), wherein the electric machine (38) can be operated with a voltage in the range of at least a few kilovolts, preferably a few tens of kilovolts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Andreas Bethge, Matthias Johannes Burghard, Matthias Centner, Marco Festa, Ilja Sabelfeld
  • Publication number: 20220094244
    Abstract: Apparatus for determining a position of a movable object in a high pressure chamber includes a housing configured to delimit the high-pressure chamber and a carrier unit having an object-facing stationary end and a flexible region arranged between the stationary end and a region that extends through the housing. The flexible region is formed by a section of a guiding tube in the form of a tube spiral. A detecting unit is received in the carrier unit and includes a sensor for detecting a position of the object and outputting a position signal, and a sensor cable guided out of the high pressure chamber through the guiding tube and through the region for relaying the position signal to an evaluating unit. The sensor is arranged stationary in the high pressure chamber on the stationary end of the carrier unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: MATTHIAS JOHANNES BURGHARD, JOACHIM DENK, MARCO FESTA
  • Patent number: 10541575
    Abstract: A rotor for an electric rotating machine, in particular a synchronous machine includes a shaft that can rotate about an axis of rotation, and at least one pole shoe. In order to improve vibration properties, the pole shoe includes a pole shoe body and a pole shoe sheet metal which rests on a radially outer surface of the pole shoe body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Marco Festa, Matthias Centner, Ilja Sabelfeld
  • Publication number: 20190319502
    Abstract: A rotor for an electric rotating machine, in particular a synchronous machine includes a shaft that can rotate about an axis of rotation, and at least one pole shoe. In order to improve vibration properties, the pole shoe includes a pole shoe body and a pole shoe sheet metal which rests on a radially outer surface of the pole shoe body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Marco FESTA, Matthias CENTNER
  • Publication number: 20190109513
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fluid-cooled active part (1) for an electric machine (38), wherein the active part (1) is substantially cylindrical or hollow cylindrical, having axially extending grooves (2), at least one electrical conductor (3), which is arranged in the associated groove (2) at least in some sections and which is composed of a plurality of partial conductors (4), one or more main insulators (5), each arranged between the associated conductor (3) and the associated groove (2), and partial-conductor insulators (6), each surrounding the associated partial conductor (4). The invention further relates to an electric machine (38), having such a fluid-cooled active part (1) designed as a stator (39) and/or such a fluid-cooled active part (1) designed as a rotatably mounted rotor (40), wherein the electric machine (38) can be operated with a voltage in the range of at least a few kilovolts, preferably a few tens of kilovolts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas Bethge, Matthias Johannes Burghard, Matthias Centner, Marco Festa, Ilja Sabelfeld
  • Patent number: 10236748
    Abstract: An active part of an electric machine includes at least two teeth, each having a magnetically permeable material and protruding from a lateral surface of the active part in a radial direction. Each tooth has an open recess in a plane spanned by a substantially radial direction and a direction substantially along an axis of rotation. A winding groove is arranged between the two teeth substantially along an axis of rotation of the active part for receiving an electrical winding. Arranged at least partially in the open recess is a thermally conductive element having a thermally conductive material with a thermal conductivity which is greater than a thermal conductivity of the magnetically permeable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Marco Festa, Matthias Centner, Ilja Sabelfeld
  • Publication number: 20180175705
    Abstract: An active part of an electric machine includes at least two teeth, each having a magnetically permeable material and protruding from a lateral surface of the active part in a radial direction. Each tooth has an open recess in a plane spanned by a substantially radial direction and a direction substantially along an axis of rotation. A winding groove is arranged between the two teeth substantially along an axis of rotation of the active part for receiving an electrical winding. Arranged at least partially in the open recess is a thermally conductive element having a thermally conductive material with a thermal conductivity which is greater than a thermal conductivity of the magnetically permeable material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Marco FESTA, Matthias CENTNER, Ilja SABELFELD
  • Publication number: 20180041083
    Abstract: A stator constructed for an electrical machine and operable at an electrical power of at least 1 MW includes a hollow-cylinder-shaped stator yoke defining an axis and having a radially inner side formed with an open groove which extends in an axial direction. Disposed in surrounding relation to the stator yoke is a toroidal coil which includes a groove segment arranged in the open groove, a back segment arranged on a radially outer face of the stator yoke, and axial end faces, with each axial end face having a radial segment to connect the groove segment to the back segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: MATTHIAS CENTNER, MARCO FESTA, ELIAS KAUFHOLD, ILJA SABELFELD
  • Publication number: 20170077770
    Abstract: An electric machine includes a rotor and a stator which is disposed in surrounding relation to the rotor and includes a plurality of laminated sub-cores arranged behind one another in an axial direction which is parallel to an axis of rotation of the rotor. Adjacent ones of the laminated sub-cores are separated from one another by a flow channel which is open in a direction of the rotor to allow supply of cooling gas to the rotor for cooling the rotor. A channel plate is placed to delimit a laminated sub-core from the flow channel. The channel plate has a rotor-side end section to deflect a cooling gas flow along the flow channel from a radial direction that points toward the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: MARCO FESTA, MATTHIAS CENTNER, ILJA SABELFELD
  • Patent number: 9419492
    Abstract: An interface for transmitting electrical power to a motor of a motor-compressor is provided. The interface may include a receptacle having a first end portion coupled with a stator of the motor and a second end portion defining a hole at least partially extending therethrough. The interface may also include a plug configured to be detachably coupled with the receptacle. The plug may include a rigid, conductive rod having a first end portion configured to be coupled with a penetrator of the motor-compressor, and a second end portion configured to be at least partially disposed in the hole of the receptacle and detachably coupled therewith. The rigid, conductive rod may be configured to electrically couple the penetrator with the receptacle, and the receptacle may be configured to transmit the electrical power to the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Dresser-Rand Company
    Inventors: Jose L. Gilarranz, William C. Maier, William C. Egan, Axel Moehle, Patrick Gels, Marco Festa, Andreas Bethge, Pal Benestad, Jonas Nelson
  • Publication number: 20150061432
    Abstract: An interface for transmitting electrical power to a motor of a motor-compressor is provided. The interface may include a receptacle having a first end portion coupled with a stator of the motor and a second end portion defining a hole at least partially extending therethrough. The interface may also include a plug configured to be detachably coupled with the receptacle. The plug may include a rigid, conductive rod having a first end portion configured to be coupled with a penetrator of the motor-compressor, and a second end portion configured to be at least partially disposed in the hole of the receptacle and detachably coupled therewith. The rigid, conductive rod may be configured to electrically couple the penetrator with the receptacle, and the receptacle may be configured to transmit the electrical power to the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicants: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, DRESSER-RAND COMPANY
    Inventors: Jose L. Gilarranz, William C. Maier, William C. Egan, Axel Moehle, Patrick Gels, Marco Festa, Andreas Bethge, Pal Benestad, Jonas Nelson