Patents by Inventor Stefan Dieter Heimfarth

Stefan Dieter Heimfarth 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).

  • Power control device for a power grid, comprising a control unit for controlling an energy flow between the power generation unit, the energy storage unit, the consumer unit and/or the power grid
    Patent number: 9099893
    Abstract: The invention relates to a power control device for a power grid and to a method for controlling the operation of a power control device. To allow a consumer unit connected to the power control device to be supplied with energy in an optimized manner in accordance with its requirements, a power control device according to the invention is proposed, said device comprising 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 power control device to a consumer unit for consuming energy, a grid unit, in particular an inverter unit, for connecting the power control device to a power grid, for drawing energy from the power grid and for feeding energy into the power grid, and a control unit for controlling a flow of energy between the power generation unit, the energy storage unit, the consumer unit and/or the power grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: voltwerk electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Armin Uwe Schmiegel, Ralf Bueppelmann, Stefan Dieter Heimfarth
  • Power control device for a power grid, comprising a control unit for controlling an energy flow between the power generation unit, the energy storage unit, the consumer unit and/or the power grid
    Publication number: 20110060474
    Abstract: The invention relates to a power control device for a power grid and to a method for controlling the operation of a power control device. To allow a consumer unit connected to the power control device to be supplied with energy in an optimized manner in accordance with its requirements, a power control device according to the invention is proposed, said device comprising 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 power control device to a consumer unit for consuming energy, a grid unit, in particular an inverter unit, for connecting the power control device to a power grid, for drawing energy from the power grid and for feeding energy into the power grid, and a control unit for controlling a flow of energy between the power generation unit, the energy storage unit, the consumer unit and/or the power grid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: voltwerk electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Armin Uwe Schmiegel, Ralf Bueppelmann, Stefan Dieter Heimfarth