Patents Assigned to INNOGY SE
  • Patent number: 11734776
    Abstract: A method performed in which a forecast, a generation information, and a regulation information are obtained. A control information is determined in the event that the regulation information is indicative of over- or underproduction. The control information is indicative of a control of the amount of electrical energy generated by power generating plants. The control information is determined based on the obtained regulation and generation information. Based on the time at which the regulation information is obtained, the remaining time of a predetermined interval is determined. Operating points for the plants are determined such that, for the remaining time, the amount of energy generated by the plants for the predetermined interval saves or generates at least one determined difference between the amount of energy generated according to the forecast and generation information. The operating points are based on the control information. The determined control information is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: innogy SE
    Inventor: Thomas Marx
  • Patent number: 11621561
    Abstract: A method for designing a battery storage at a connection point of a load to an energy supply network. In the method, at least two different load types are determined. A load profile of the load before a connection and an operation of the battery storage is recorded. The load profile is evaluated and the load is assigned to one of the load types depending on the evaluation. The battery storage is designed so that the load is assigned to a different load type after the battery storage has been connected and operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: innogy SE
    Inventor: Stephan Spiecker
  • Patent number: 11555481
    Abstract: An inspection device control device for an inspection device of a wind turbine having a device interface arranged for communication with a wind turbine control of the wind turbine, and a device interface arranged for communication with the inspection device. Automated resource planning is possible if a processor produces control information for the inspection device depending on turbine parameters of the wind turbine received via the device interface and outputs the control information via the device interface. Further improved resource planning and control is made possible if a processor generates control information for the wind turbine and outputs the control information via the turbine interface, depending on the device parameters of the inspection device received via the device interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: innogy SE
    Inventor: Johannes Rosen
  • Patent number: 11441288
    Abstract: A method for installing a pile, in particular a monopile for a wind turbine, in a soil, comprising the method steps: —driving the pile into the soil using a vibration device; and—compacting soil material surrounding a lateral surface of the pile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: INNOGY SE
    Inventors: Volker Herwig, Benjamin Matlock
  • Patent number: 11374408
    Abstract: A method performed by one or more devices is disclosed in which network topology information indicative of a function of a power network is gathered at a predetermined nominal frequency. The nominal frequency is influenced by a power input, a power output, a rotational speed, a torque, a modulation angle, and/or a phase angle of components included in the power network. Harmonic information indicative of one or more harmonic levels is determined from the components of the power network or from one or more network nodes. The harmonic information is determined based on the network topology information. Evaluation information indicative of an occurrence of one or more resonances and/or harmonic level increases in the power network is determined. The evaluation information is determined based on the determined harmonic information. The determined evaluation information is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: innogy SE
    Inventor: Jörn Runge
  • Patent number: 11286636
    Abstract: A foundation for an offshore structure is disclosed. The foundation includes a tower having an anchoring portion anchored in the seabed and a connecting portion arranged at the opposite end. The foundation also includes a power generation system arranged above the water surface connected to the connecting portion of the tower. A natural frequency of the offshore structure lies below an excitation component one times the rotational frequency 1P of at least one exciting component. The foundation also includes at least one restoring element connected to the tower via one or more transition pieces. The restoring element is designed such that, in a skewed position of the tower, tensile and/or compressive forces can be transferred to the tower by means of the restoring element such that the tower can be straightened up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: innogy SE
    Inventors: Daniel Bartminn, Bernadette Zipfel
  • Patent number: 11225159
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a charging station for electric vehicles with a ground foundation and a column arranged above the ground foundation and accommodating charging electronics. The ground foundation and the column are formed in one piece. The column includes an opening which runs transversely to the longitudinal axis of the column and extends into the interior of the column. The opening is arranged for accommodating a charging electronics, in particular the opening is arranged as receptacle for the charging electronics and comprises locking means for the charging electronics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: innogy SE
    Inventors: Jürgen Waffner, Jörg Meier
  • Patent number: 11207998
    Abstract: Method for operating a charging station for electric vehicles wherein a switching state of at least one fuse arranged between a grid connection and a charging cable connection is monitored and with the aid of a contact state a connection to and a separation from the charging cable connection by a charging cable is monitored. The charging station can continue to be kept in operation in the case of a fault at the vehicle side when an opening of the fuse occurring during a connection of the charging cable to the charging cable connection is detected with the aid of the monitored switching state and in the case of an opening detected in this manner following a detected separation of the charging cable from the charging cable connection, the fuse is autonomously closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: innogy SE
    Inventors: Srdan Skrbic, Jürgen Waffner
  • Patent number: 11192462
    Abstract: The application relates to a charging station for electric vehicles, comprising a cable holding device with a cable guided over a first deflection unit and a second deflection unit having two ends for holding two charging cables. The first end of the rope is connected to a first charging cable of the charging station and the further end of the rope is connected to a further charging cable of the charging station. At least one weight element is operatively connected to the rope in such a way that the charging cables in an unused condition of the charging cables are held so that there is a distance between a ground surface and each part of the charging cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: innogy SE
    Inventors: Thorbjörn Siaenen, Christian Müller-Winterberg, Jürgen Waffner
  • Patent number: 11156243
    Abstract: A bolted joint of an offshore structure comprises first and second connecting elements, wherein the first connecting element forms part of an offshore tower or an offshore platform and the second connecting element forms part of a foundation structure. The first connecting element comprises a first flange and the second connecting element comprises a second flange, wherein the first and second flanges abut each other with through holes in alignment. One of the first and second connecting elements comprises an outer peripheral skirt covering a butt joint between the first and second flanges and defining an outer annular space surrounding the butt joint, One of the first and second connecting elements comprises a peripheral collar, the skirt and the collar confining the annular space, the sealing element being a compressible sealing element sandwiched between the skirt and the collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: INNOGY SE
    Inventor: Christopher Mark Thomas
  • Publication number: 20210300200
    Abstract: Charging system for electric vehicles including a backend system and a charging station. The charging station includes a charging control module to control a charging process between a charging point of the charging station and an electric vehicle connectable to the charging point at least based on a configuration data set comprising a charging configuration parameter. The backend system includes a multiplex module connectable to a configuration memory module. The configuration memory module stores a plurality of time dependent configuration data sets. The multiplex module determines a time dependent configuration data set upon receipt of a configuration request message emitted by the charging station based on a time specification of the configuration request message. The multiplexing module is configured to cause a transmitting of the determined configuration data set to the charging station. The charging control module configured to control the charging process based on the received configuration data set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: innogy SE
    Inventors: Michael Kunz, Holger Riemenschneider, Srdan Skrbic, Christian Lewandowski
  • Patent number: 11133624
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of an electrical plug, in particular a medium voltage plug or a high voltage plug, for a power cable including at least one housing configured to receive at least one electrical plug module. The plug includes at least one fiber optic cable arranged in the housing as a temperature sensor of a temperature measuring arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: innogy SE
    Inventors: Christian Jahn, Sebastian Obermeyer
  • Publication number: 20210268929
    Abstract: A charging system for electric vehicles that includes a plurality of charging stations each adapted to exchange electrical power with at least one electric vehicle. At least one charging profile determination module adapted to: obtain a charging station identifier associated with a first charging station of the plurality of charging stations and a user identifier associated with a user of an electric vehicle to be charged at the first charging station during a charging process. Determining based on the obtained user identifier and the obtained charging station identifier, at least one historical charging process data set relating to the user identifier and the charging station identifier. Estimating at least one charging parameter for the charging process based on the at least one historical charging process data set, and determining the charging curve profile for the charging process based on at least the at least one estimated charging parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: innogy SE
    Inventor: Stephan Cater
  • Publication number: 20210261016
    Abstract: A charging system for electric vehicles, comprising a plurality of charging stations, at least one memory module at least arranged for storing charging curve characteristics dependent on charging station position, and at least one charging curve determination module adapted to determine a charging curve for charging an electric vehicle connected to a first charging station of the plurality of charging stations based on position information of the first charging station and the stored charging station position-dependent charging curve characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: innogy SE
    Inventor: Ingo Kledewski
  • Publication number: 20210237599
    Abstract: The application relates to a charging station for electric vehicles, comprising at least one charging column with a charging column housing, wherein at least one is arranged in the charging column housing, set up to receive a charging device corresponding to the receptacle with a charging device housing, wherein at least one charging technology module is integrated in the charging device housing, and wherein of the charging device housing and the charging column housing only the charging device housing is completely sealed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: innogy SE
    Inventors: Christian Müller-Winterberg, Stefan Helnerus
  • Publication number: 20210237598
    Abstract: A charging device for electric vehicles, comprising at least one docking station, at least one charging unit attachable to the docking station. The docking station has plurality of recesses. The charging unit has a plurality of bars insertable into the docking station recesses, each of which comprises at least one first locking element, at least one locking module movable between a locking position and an open position which has a plurality of second locking elements corresponding to the first locking elements. In the open position of the locking module, the bars are insertable into the recesses in such a way that the bars are movable into a snapping position, In the snapping position, the locking module is movable from the open position into the closed position such that the bars are positively fixable to the docking station by an interaction of the second locking elements with the first locking elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: innogy SE
    Inventors: Stefan Helnerus, Christian Müller-Winterberg
  • Patent number: 11066800
    Abstract: The invention relates to an offshore installation, comprising an underwater foundation structure, a construction placed onto the foundation structure, a docking device for a boat, and a device for cathodic corrosion protection for the underwater foundation structure, said device having at least two anodes (2), which are arranged at a distance from each other and are each fastened to a beam (4) or a support of the foundation structure, the extension arms or the supports being connected directly to the foundation structure below the waterline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: INNOGY SE
    Inventors: Benjamin Matlock, Bernadette Zipfel
  • Publication number: 20210208867
    Abstract: A charging station for charging electrically operated vehicles in particular a charging pole has a central control module and at least one secondary module. The secondary module has its own firmware memory and is connected to the central control module via a communication link. The central control module is configured to obtain a firmware update for the at least one secondary module and to cause installation of the obtained firmware update in the firmware memory of the secondary module. The invention further relates to a method for controlling a charging station carried out on a central control module of a charging station, in which a firmware update for an secondary module of the charging station is obtained, in particular received via communication link to an external server, and in which the installation of the obtained firmware update in the firmware memory of the secondary module is caused.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: innogy SE
    Inventors: Edgar Brodde, Stephan Cater
  • Publication number: 20210206284
    Abstract: A charging station for providing electrical power to charge an electrically operable vehicle, comprising a grid-side multi-wire power connection for connecting the charging station to a distribution grid and comprising a control device for controlling the charging station, wherein the control device is configured to identify, by means of a grid analysis, a distribution grid connected to the grid-side multi-wire power connection. The invention also relates to a method for controlling the charging station, in which a grid analysis of a distribution grid connected to the grid-side multi-wire power connection of the charging station is carried out and in which the connected distribution grid is identified on the basis of the grid analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: innogy SE
    Inventors: Srdan Skrbic, Christian Lewandowski
  • Patent number: 11053703
    Abstract: The invention relates to a support structure, in particular for a wind turbine, having at least two segments, which are joined to one another such that their longitudinal axes extend substantially collinearly to one another. At least one of the segments is a pipe section, which has at least two mutually facing abutment surfaces that are joined to one another, at least in parts. A support structure is provided that is producible in less time and is more cost-effective because the join between the abutment surfaces involves at least one welded join, the thickness of the welding join being less than the wall thickness of the pipe section, and/or the join between the abutment surfaces involves at least one retaining clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: INNOGY SE
    Inventors: Daniel Bartminn, Artur Czarnecki, Benjamin Matlock