Patents Assigned to Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
  • CONTROL METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATOR
    Publication number: 20170307207
    Abstract: A control method for operating a heat recovery steam generator having a flue gas channel in which an evaporator, having at least two evaporator heating surfaces arranged successively in the flue gas channel and at least one intermediate heating surface arranged between the evaporator heating surfaces, is provided, the method including determining a characteristic value characteristic of the heat absorption in the evaporator for the evaporator heating surfaces, additionally determining for the at least one intermediate heating surface, an additional characteristic value for the heat absorption of the intermediate heating surface, and subtracting this additional characteristic value from the characteristic value characteristic of the heat absorption in the evaporator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jan Brückner, Frank Thomas
  • METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A TUNNEL CONNECTION FOR AN AUTOMATION NETWORK
    Publication number: 20170310639
    Abstract: In a method for configuring a communication between a first computer with an automation engineering software and a second computer which is connected in a proprietary automation network, the first computer is run in a cloud environment. The communication between the first computer and the second computer is carried out by a tunnel protocol for establishing a tunnel connection, and a configuration of the tunnel connection is automatically configured by determining information heuristically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: IGOR MILOVANOVIC, WOLFGANG RIEDL
  • Method And Arrangement For Operating A Steam Turbine Plant In Combination With Thermal Water Treatment
    Publication number: 20170306799
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for operating a steam turbine plant in combination with a thermal water treatment plant having a first condenser for condensing raw water from exhaust gas of a steam turbine, an evaporator for operation with raw water and air, wherein transfers of material and heat occur in the evaporator, a tank for receiving the raw water with increased concentrations of impurities, a second condenser for condensing the pure water from the air downstream of the evaporator, and at least one steam turbine for operation with the purified water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alexander Tremel, Markus Ziegmann
  • COUPLING A GAS TURBINE AND A STEAM TURBINE WITH A TARGET COUPLING ANGLE BY ADJUSTING THE POLAR WHEEL ANGLE
    Publication number: 20170306800
    Abstract: A method for coupling a gas turbine connected to a generator and a steam turbine, wherein the generator has an excitation winding, the excitation of which can be changed by changing an excitation current flowing through the excitation winding, the method having the following steps: a) accelerating and/or decelerating the steam turbine in such a way that the coupling takes place with a target coupling angle; b) if necessary, changing the excitation current such that the excitation of the excitation winding changed in this way leads to a changed polar wheel angle, wherein the polar wheel angle is changed in such a way that the achieving of the target coupling angle is supported. In an analogous method, the polar wheel angle is changed for the purposes of improved decoupling. A corresponding control device is for coupling a gas turbine connected to a generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Berning, Marcel Langer, Martin Ophey, Dennis Schlüter, Michael Winkel
  • ENCODER FASTENING FOR FASTENING AN ENCODER SHAFT TO A DRIVE SHAFT, AND CORRESPONDING METHOD
    Publication number: 20170307024
    Abstract: An encoder fastening for fastening an encoder shaft of an encoder system to a drive shaft includes a spring washer configured for placement in a slot of the drive shaft, and a radially elastic element which is arranged on the spring washer to maintain a connection between the drive shaft and the encoder shaft under radial tension, when the encoder shaft is inserted into the slot of the drive shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: AXEL KNAUFF
  • PILOT LIQUID FUEL LANCE, PILOT LIQUID FUEL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20170307220
    Abstract: A liquid fuel lance for a burner of a combustor of a gas turbine combustor, a liquid fuel system incorporating the liquid fuel lance and a method of operating the liquid fuel system. The liquid fuel lance has an elongate liquid fuel lance body and a liquid fuel tip. The elongate liquid fuel lance body includes a fuel flow passage and at least a first air passage and a second air passage. A liquid fuel tip defines a fuel outlet and arranged about the fuel outlet at least a first outlet and a second outlet to which air is independently supplied by the first air passage and the second air passage respectively, and wherein the amount of air supplied to the first air passage is variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Timothy Dolmansley, Ulf Nilsson
  • METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN EMISSION BEHAVIOUR
    Publication number: 20170308632
    Abstract: A method for determining an emission behaviour of a gas turbine engine. In order to provide a reliable operation of the gas turbine engine the method includes: parameterising the emission behaviour of the gas turbine engine for at least one selected first state variable of the gas turbine engine by using a model, which reflects a state behaviour of the gas turbine engine, and determining the emission behaviour of the gas turbine engine by using the parameterisation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Richard Hackney
  • ROTOR COMPRISING PROTRUDING WEBS
    Publication number: 20170310172
    Abstract: A rotor for an electrical machine includes a laminated core with stack of sheets extending in an axial direction from a first axial end to a second axial end. The stack of sheets has layered layers in the axial direction. Each layer has a plurality of sheet areas with flow conduction blocks situated between adjacent sheet areas. At least one flow conduction block is cast with a non-ferromagnetic potting compound. The potting compound extends in the at least one flow conduction block from the first axial end to the second axial end. Fastened sheet areas, respectively, having at least one web protrudes into the potting compound. The protruding web, at least in part, extends in a direction, having a component in the axial direction. In each layer, at least one sheet area is a fastened sheet area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: KLAUS BÜTTNER, KLAUS KIRCHNER, MATTHIAS WARMUTH
  • ROTOR BODY FOR A ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE
    Publication number: 20170310178
    Abstract: A rotor body for a rotor of a rotating electrical machine, having a plurality of rotor teeth which are arranged in a manner distributed over the circumference and run in an axial manner, axially running receiving slots for receiving in each case one conductor section of a rotor winding of the rotor being arranged between the rotor teeth. At least one slot is arranged on at least one radial side wall of at least one rotor tooth, the slot having at least one axial slot section, which extends from an end side of the rotor body at least partially axially over a prespecified subsection of the rotor body, and at least one radial slot section, which is connected to the axial slot section so as to communicate with it and extends from the axial slot section at least partially radially to an outer casing surface of the rotor body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian JÄKEL, Matthias KOWALSKI, Omer MRKULIC
  • TURBINE BLADE HAVING AN INNER MODULE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TURBINE BLADE
    Publication number: 20170306766
    Abstract: A turbine blade having a casing and having an inner module, wherein a cooling medium can flow through the inner module both in a longitudinal direction and in a radial direction, and the inner module is attached to the casing by fixed bearings and floating bearings. A method for producing a turbine blade having an inner module and having a casing is produced by selective laser melting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Jan Münzer
  • Energy Generation By Igniting Flames Of An Electropositive Metal By Plasmatizing The Reaction Gas
    Publication number: 20170311432
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to generating energy. The teachings thereof may be embodied in methods for burning a reaction gas with an electropositive metal. An method for generating energy may include: supplying a reaction gas and an electropositive metal separately to at least one nozzle; wherein the electropositive metal is selected from alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, aluminum, zinc, mixtures, and/or alloys thereof; burning the reaction gas with the electropositive metal; and coverting the reaction gas before or during burning at least temporarily into a plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helmut Eckert, Renate Elena Kellermann, Marek Maleika, Manfred Ruehrig, Guenter Schmid, Dan Taroata
  • Insulation System For Electrical Machines
    Publication number: 20170310184
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to electrical machines. The teachings thereof may be embodied in insulation systems for electrical machines, more particularly in the high-voltage range, for example, in an insulation system for electrical machines including: an insulator comprising a porous insulating material; an impregnator comprising a catalytically or thermally curable resin material having oxirane functionalities, or a mixture of different reactive resin materials having oxirane functionalities; and at least one thermally activatable or encapsulated hardener material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Juergen Huber, Bernhard Klaussner, Dieter Schirm, Matthias Uebler
  • DIAGNOSIS METHOD AND DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE FOR A NETWORK
    Publication number: 20170310535
    Abstract: A diagnosis method and a diagnostic device for a network are disclosed. The network includes at least one network device. The network device is connected to the network. The network device has an operating hours counter, which outputs a time information relating to an operating time. The network device is re-connected to the network following a connection failure with the network at a connection failure instant. The method includes determining an operating time of an operating hours counter configured in a network device of the network to output a time information relating to the operating time, determining a connection failure time of the network device to the network at a connection failure instant until connection to the network is established and determining a reason for the connection failure using a comparison between the operating time and the connection failure time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Tobias Siegel
  • ACTIVE PART OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE
    Publication number: 20170310185
    Abstract: An active part of an electric machine includes a plurality of coils, each having a sub-conductor. The coils are formed by windings of the sub-conductors thereof. The windings of a coil each have a predetermined winding length. In addition, the active part has a carrier part, in the grooves of which, the coils are arranged. The coils have a winding head region which projects from an end surface of the carrier part. The coils are also arranged in the form of a tiered winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Zolt BOGDAN, Janos ILES, Andreas LINDMEIER, Norbert SCHÖNBAUER, Mirjana VUKOVIC, Robin BRENNER, Dominik RATZISBERGER, Claus TERINGL
  • CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR
    Publication number: 20170306972
    Abstract: A centrifugal compressor having a stator which is designed as an inlet stator, in particular for a compressor, with at least one vane having a vane airfoil around which a fluid can flow, with a plurality of vanes arranged in the form of a ring, with an adjustment device for adjusting the vane, wherein a curvature of a profile center line of the vane airfoil has at least one inflection point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Viktor Hermes
  • DIAGNOSTIC TOOL AND DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN INTERRUPTION IN A PLANT
    Publication number: 20170308073
    Abstract: A diagnostic tool, a computer software program, and a method for determining an interruption in a plant with at least one device includes determining a plant status at a recording time by recording at least one plant status value and transmitting the plant status to the diagnostic tool, determining a device status at a recording time by recording at least one device status value and transmitting the device status to the diagnostic tool, assigning a shared time base to the transmitted device status and the transmitted plant status, and correlating the transmitted device status and the transmitted plant status by coordinating the device status and the plant status on the shared time base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: TOBIAS SIEGEL
  • LOW LOAD TURNDOWN FOR COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS
    Publication number: 20170306805
    Abstract: A combined cycle power unit (10) including a gas turbine (16), a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) (34) to generate steam from an exhaust flow (24) of the gas turbine (16), and a steam turbine (64) driven by the steam generated from the HRSG (34). Steam generated in an evaporator (50) in the HRSG (34) is conveyed through an upstream superheater stage (46a) and a downstream superheater stage (46b) in the HRSG (34). The steam is then conveyed from the downstream superheater stage (46b) to the steam turbine (64). Between the upstream and downstream superheater stages (46a, 46b), the steam flow from the upstream superheater stage (46a) is throttled to a lower pressure to form a reduced pressure steam flow prior to entering the downstream superheater stage (46b) where the steam is reheated to an elevated temperature at the reduced pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Michael S. Briesch, James Cooney, Keith B. McLaurin, Ray L. Johnson
  • METHOD FOR DETERMINING ANGULAR POSITIONS OF MULTIPLE COMPRESSOR GUIDE VANES
    Publication number: 20170306789
    Abstract: A method is for determining the angular positions of multiple compressor guide vanes. The method includes measuring the positions of at least two points on the circumference of the actuating ring, via at least two linear position sensors fixed on the compressor casing, and pointing at the actuating ring vertically at a time when the actuating ring deviates from its original position where the ring center coincides with the casing center; calculating the ring center offset based on the measured positions of the at least two points and the radius of the actuating ring; measuring the angle of one of the multiple guide vanes at the same time when measuring the positions of the at least two points; and calculating the angles of the multiple guide vanes based on the ring center offset and the angle of the guide vane. An actuation apparatus for multiple compressor guide vanes is included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ow LAU, Chao REN, Thomas WALLSTAB
  • ELECTRIC HEATING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170307257
    Abstract: An electric heating device for emitting a heated air flow, in particular for a sanitary room or washroom in a rail-borne vehicle, includes an air duct, a fan generating the air flow, a heating element heating the air flow and a first over-temperature switch. The first over-temperature switch can reversibly switch off the heating element when a first over-temperature is exceeded. A second over-temperature switch can irreversibly switch off the heating element when a second over-temperature is exceeded. The second over-temperature switch is disposed in a recess, depression or opening formed in the air duct. The second over-temperature switch has a disconnect or isolating switch to be thermally triggered for switching off the heating element. The thermally triggered disconnect or isolating switch can be triggered by a glass sphere or bead that breaks when the second over-temperature is exceeded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: MICHAEL BRAUN, TURGAY CINARCI, RALPH GAERTNER, RAINER WIEGNER
  • Segmented rotor blade with a bolt connection
    Patent number: 9797369
    Abstract: A rotor blade of a wind turbine with a first rotor blade segment and a second rotor blade segment is provided. The rotor blade has a hollow space surrounded by a shell. The first rotor blade segment is connected with the second rotor blade segment by a bolt connection. The bolt connection has a first connection of the first rotor blade segment, a second connection of the second rotor blade segment, and a bolt establishing a bolted joint between the first connection and the second connection. At least the bolt is situated in the hollow space of the rotor blade. Furthermore, a method of connecting a first rotor blade segment of a rotor blade of a wind turbine and a second rotor blade segment of the rotor blade is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Kasper Koops Kratmann, Karsten Schibsbye