Patents by Inventor Reinhard Brugger

Reinhard Brugger 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).

  • Systems and methods for controlling a ramp rate of a wind farm
    Patent number: 7613548
    Abstract: A method for controlling a ramp rate of a wind farm is described. The method includes predicting an initial predicted power to be output by a wind farm including a wind turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark Edward Cardinal, Reinhard Brügger, Andreas Kirchner
  • Methods and apparatus for controlling windfarms and windfarms controlled thereby
    Patent number: 7573160
    Abstract: A method for controlling power produced by a windfarm includes regulating active power produced by the windfarm in accordance with an apparent power setpoint, and regulating a power factor of the windfarm in accordance with a power factor setpoint. However, during periods in which the apparent power setpoint is approached or exceeded, the method includes reducing a magnitude of an angle of a power factor setpoint towards zero and regulating the power factor of the windfarm in accordance with the reduced power factor setpoint angle magnitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark Edward Cardinal, Jignesh Govindlal Gandhi, Andreas Kirchner, Reinhard Brugger
  • Systems and methods for controlling a ramp rate of a wind farm
    Publication number: 20070173982
    Abstract: A method for controlling a ramp rate of a wind farm is described. The method includes predicting an initial predicted power to be output by a wind farm including a wind turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Mark Cardinal, Reinhard Brugger, Andreas Kirchner
  • Methods and apparatus for controlling windfarms and windfarms controlled thereby
    Publication number: 20070018510
    Abstract: A method for controlling power produced by a windfarm includes regulating active power produced by the windfarm in accordance with an apparent power setpoint, and regulating a power factor of the windfarm in accordance with a power factor setpoint. However, during periods in which the apparent power setpoint is approached or exceeded, the method includes reducing a magnitude of an angle of a power factor setpoint towards zero and regulating the power factor of the windfarm in accordance with the reduced power factor setpoint angle magnitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Mark Cardinal, Jignesh Gandhi, Andreas Kirchner, Reinhard Brugger