Patents by Inventor Stefan HECKER

Stefan HECKER 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).

  • Publication number: 20240159195
    Abstract: A method for operating a generator set includes: operating the generator set in synchronized manner to a power grid, which includes: synchronizing a generator voltage with a grid voltage; matching a generator voltage frequency and/or a generator voltage phase with a grid frequency and/or a grid voltage phase; operating generator set in synchronization mode to synchronize the generator voltage phase with the grid voltage phase; operating an engine in a phase control mode with adjustment of an engine phase to change the generator voltage phase; transmitting the grid voltage phase to a phase regulator; regulating, by the phase regulator, the engine phase to a phase difference, which is created by a difference between the generator voltage phase and the grid voltage phase; and setting a phase parameter formed as the combustion control variable for torque-forming combustion setting of the engine, to adjust the engine phase subject to the phase difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Rolls-Royce Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: Jörg Remele, Andreas Krammer, Andreas Flohr, Hendrik Weiss, Stefan Hecker, Jan Henker
  • Patent number: 11187165
    Abstract: A method for the open-loop and closed-loop control of an internal combustion engine, in particular a diesel engine or gas engine, with a generator and asynchronous machine, including the following steps: detecting at least one electrical characteristic variable of the generator, wherein the electrical characteristic variable is selected from current, voltage or frequency; determining a characteristic variable change in the electrical characteristic variable of the generator in a predetermined time interval; comparing the change in characteristic variable with a first threshold value; and in the event that the change in characteristic variable is greater than the first threshold value, changing from a standard speed control of the internal combustion engine to a feed-forward control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: MTU FRIEDRICHSHAFEN GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Hecker, Hendrik Weiss
  • Publication number: 20200362777
    Abstract: A method for the open-loop and closed-loop control of an internal combustion engine, in particular a diesel engine or gas engine, with a generator and asynchronous machine, including the following steps: detecting at least one electrical characteristic variable of the generator, wherein the electrical characteristic variable is selected from current, voltage or frequency; determining a characteristic variable change in the electrical characteristic variable of the generator in a predetermined time interval; comparing the change in characteristic variable with a first threshold value; and in the event that the change in characteristic variable is greater than the first threshold value, changing from a standard speed control of the internal combustion engine to a feed-forward control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Stefan HECKER, Hendrik WEISS