Patents by Inventor ALEXANDER RENTSCHLER

ALEXANDER RENTSCHLER 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).

  • Patent number: 11867092
    Abstract: A system includes a combustion power plant for generating power and an electrolysis unit for producing hydrogen. The combustion power plant has a combustion chamber for combustion of a fuel and an offgas conduit for leading off hot offgases formed in the combustion of the fuel. The offgas conduit is thermally coupled to the electrolysis unit. A method for operating the system includes burning the fuel in the combustion power plant, forming the hot offgases in the combustion of the fuel, removing the hot offgases through the offgas conduit, feeding the thermal energy of the hot offgases from the offgas conduit to the electrolysis unit, and producing hydrogen in the electrolysis unit by using the thermal energy from the hot offgases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Broy, Gerald Franz Giering, Alexander Rentschler
  • Patent number: 11856343
    Abstract: A device for high-voltage or medium-voltage technology includes at least one connection configured for connection to a high-voltage or medium-voltage conductor; a sensor system configured to determine a plurality of different physical and/or chemical measurement values relating to the device and/or the conductor and/or the surroundings; and a communication system, in particular a wireless system, configured to receive the measurement values from the sensor system and to transmit them to an entity in a network. A method for high-voltage or medium-voltage technology is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Johann Holzapfel, Alexander Rentschler, Christian Wallner, Uwe Weigt, Florian Schirrmacher
  • Publication number: 20230294868
    Abstract: A carton for medicament storage includes a bottom box and a lid. The bottom box includes a bottom wall, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a back wall, and a front wall. The carton also includes a lid coupled to the bottom box and movable between an open position and a closed position. The bottom box is closed by the lid when the lid is in the closed position. Additionally, the carton includes a release tab comprising a portion of the one of the lid and the second front wall and being defined by a perforated line in the one of the lid and the bottom box. The carton also may include an adhesive positioned on at least a part of the release tab and selectively coupling the lid and the bottom box. When the carton is in the closed position, the release tab is secured to the one of the lid and the bottom box via the perforation and is secured to the other of the lid and the bottom box via the adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Trevor Raymond Lowe, Joshua Merilos, Scott J. Gerondale, Lrr Thompson, Harrison North, Jeffrey Burmeister, Alexander Rentschler, Brian McGonigle
  • Publication number: 20230112330
    Abstract: A system includes a combustion power plant for generating power and an electrolysis unit for producing hydrogen. The combustion power plant has a combustion chamber for combustion of a fuel and an offgas conduit for leading off hot offgases formed in the combustion of the fuel. The offgas conduit is thermally coupled to the electrolysis unit. A method for operating the system includes burning the fuel in the combustion power plant, forming the hot offgases in the combustion of the fuel, removing the hot offgases through the offgas conduit, feeding the thermal energy of the hot offgases from the offgas conduit to the electrolysis unit, and producing hydrogen in the electrolysis unit by using the thermal energy from the hot offgases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander Broy, Gerald Franz Giering, Alexander Rentschler
  • Patent number: 11482956
    Abstract: An arrangement contains an asynchronous machine having a rotor and a stator. The arrangement is set up in a generator mode for feeding electrical energy into an AC voltage network. The arrangement is characterized in that the asynchronous machine can be doubly fed. The asynchronous machine can be connected in a matrix configuration to the AC voltage network by a modular multi-level converter, and the modular multi-level converter is set up in a motor mode of the arrangement for starting up the asynchronous machine while short-circuiting the rotor or the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Friedemann Augsburger, Rainer Gruber, German Kuhn, Alexander Rentschler, Kunal Sharma
  • Patent number: 11456674
    Abstract: A converter assembly includes a converter with converter valves, each having power semiconductor switches. At least one fluid-tight encapsulation housing, in which at least some of the power semiconductor switches are disposed, forms a modular converter unit. The encapsulation housing is at least partially filled with an electrically insulating insulation fluid in order to electrically insulate the power semiconductor switches disposed in the encapsulation housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: David Doering, Gerald Franz Giering, Alexander Rentschler, Klaus Wuerflinger
  • Publication number: 20220271536
    Abstract: A connecting device for connecting two n-phase alternating voltage grids of the same frequency includes n susceptance elements each having continuously variable susceptance values. Through the use of each susceptance element, two connecting conductors, which are associated with one another, of the alternating voltage grids can be connected to one another and the active power exchange between the AC voltage grids can be controlled by varying the susceptance values in a targeted manner. A method for operating the connection device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Holger Mueller, Gerd Griepentrog, Alexander Rentschler
  • Patent number: 11301942
    Abstract: A device for controlling the feeding and discharging of electrical energy in or from a small producer network having at least one energy producer and at least one energy consumer. The device includes a transaction unit for communicating with at least one electronic energy trade prospect in order to negotiate and/or to define a transaction of a predefined quantity of energy; a measuring system for measuring a quantity of fed or discharged energy; a control system, which is in communication with the measuring system, designed to feed or to discharge the predefined quantity of energy via an electrical cable and controlled via a logic unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Rentschler, Walter Filipp Rosinski, Christian Pfeifer
  • Patent number: 11233460
    Abstract: A converter arrangement converts an alternating input voltage having an input frequency into an alternating output voltage having an output frequency. The converter arrangement includes a direct converter on an input side having a plurality of input terminals and input-side converter units, transformers, the number of which matches the number of input terminals, and a direct converter on an output side having output-side converter units, and a number of output terminals, which number matches the number of input terminals. Each transformer is connected on the primary side to each input terminal via one each input-side converter unit, and is connected on the secondary side to each output terminal via one each output-side converter unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Kunal Sharma, German Kuhn, Alexander Rentschler, Martin Pieschel
  • Patent number: 11201474
    Abstract: An arrangement for feeding electrical power into an AC grid includes a multiplicity of feed modules. Each feed module includes a converter module for converting a direct voltage into an alternating voltage, as well as a storage module for storing electrical energy. The storage module is connected to a direct voltage side of the converter module and an alternating voltage side of the converter module is configured for connection to the AC grid and/or to at least a further one of the feed modules, so that on the alternating voltage side the feed modules form a series circuit that can be connected to the AC grid. At least one of the storage modules is configured for connection to an energy generation plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johann Holzapfel, Alexander Rentschler, Christian Wallner
  • Patent number: 11101755
    Abstract: An arrangement contains an asynchronous machine, which, in generator operation, is configured to feed electric power into an AC network. Accordingly, the asynchronous machine can be dual-fed by a modular multi-stage converter in a matrix configuration. The asynchronous machine has a rotor and the modular multi-stage converter is connected to the rotor of the asynchronous machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Friedemann Augsburger, Rainer Gruber, German Kuhn, Alexander Rentschler, Kunal Sharma
  • Publication number: 20210167705
    Abstract: An arrangement contains an asynchronous machine having a rotor and a stator. The arrangement is set up in a generator mode for feeding electrical energy into an AC voltage network. The arrangement is characterized in that the asynchronous machine can be doubly fed. The asynchronous machine can be connected in a matrix configuration to the AC voltage network by a modular multi-level converter, and the modular multi-level converter is set up in a motor mode of the arrangement for starting up the asynchronous machine while short-circuiting the rotor or the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: FRIEDEMANN AUGSBURGER, RAINER GRUBER, GERMAN KUHN, ALEXANDER RENTSCHLER, KUNAL SHARMA
  • Publication number: 20210135457
    Abstract: An arrangement for feeding electrical power into an AC grid includes a multiplicity of feed modules. Each feed module includes a converter module for converting a direct voltage into an alternating voltage, as well as a storage module for storing electrical energy. The storage module is connected to a direct voltage side of the converter module and an alternating voltage side of the converter module is configured for connection to the AC grid and/or to at least a further one of the feed modules, so that on the alternating voltage side the feed modules form a series circuit that can be connected to the AC grid. At least one of the storage modules is configured for connection to an energy generation plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Johann Holzapfel, Alexander Rentschler, Christian Wallner
  • Publication number: 20210067049
    Abstract: A converter arrangement converts an alternating input voltage having an input frequency into an alternating output voltage having an output frequency. The converter arrangement includes a direct converter on an input side having a plurality of input terminals and input-side converter units, transformers, the number of which matches the number of input terminals, and a direct converter on an output side having output-side converter units, and a number of output terminals, which number matches the number of input terminals. Each transformer is connected on the primary side to each input terminal via one each input-side converter unit, and is connected on the secondary side to each output terminal via one each output-side converter unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: KUNAL SHARMA, GERMAN KUHN, ALEXANDER RENTSCHLER, MARTIN PIESCHEL
  • Publication number: 20210036516
    Abstract: A method controls power flow in an electrical supply network. The method includes: providing at least one power flow control device, providing a model of the electrical supply network for estimating the distribution of the power flow in the electrical supply network in accordance with predefined network parameters, and simulating the power flow in the network using the model such that a potential congestion path in the electrical supply network is identified. As a result of the simulation, a positioning scheme for the at least one power flow control device is provided, such that congestion in the identified potential congestion path can be avoided. The at least one power flow device is configured in accordance with the positioning scheme. The power flow in the supply network is controlled by means of the at least one power flow control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: CHRISTIAN BLUG, GERMAN KUHN, ALEXANDER RENTSCHLER, KUNAL SHARMA, MAXIME DELZENNE
  • Publication number: 20210003634
    Abstract: A device for high-voltage or medium-voltage technology includes at least one connection configured for connection to a high-voltage or medium-voltage conductor; a sensor system configured to determine a plurality of different physical and/or chemical measurement values relating to the device and/or the conductor and/or the surroundings; and a communication system, in particular a wireless system, configured to receive the measurement values from the sensor system and to transmit them to an entity in a network. A method for high-voltage or medium-voltage technology is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: JOHANN HOLZAPFEL, ALEXANDER RENTSCHLER, CHRISTIAN WALLNER, UWE WEIGT, FLORIAN SCHIRRMACHER
  • Publication number: 20200336079
    Abstract: A converter assembly includes a converter with converter valves, each having power semiconductor switches. At least one fluid-tight encapsulation housing, in which at least some of the power semiconductor switches are disposed, forms a modular converter unit. The encapsulation housing is at least partially filled with an electrically insulating insulation fluid in order to electrically insulate the power semiconductor switches disposed in the encapsulation housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: DAVID DOERING, GERALD FRANZ GIERING, ALEXANDER RENTSCHLER, KLAUS WUERFLINGER
  • Publication number: 20200313438
    Abstract: An arrangement for connecting first and second electrical supply systems includes a medium-voltage DC line, a first converter connected on the AC-voltage side to the first supply system and on the DC-voltage side to the DC line, a second converter connected on the AC-voltage side to the second supply system and on the DC-voltage side to the DC line, and a control device controlling electrical power transmission in the DC line by using at least one converter for transmitting a temporary excess of energy in the first supply system to the second supply system. A method for operating an electrical supply system includes making a temporary excess of energy in the supply system available to a further supply system connected to a medium-voltage DC line by using the line to which the supply system is connected by a converter, for stabilizing the supply system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: CHRISTIAN PFEIFER, ALEXANDER RENTSCHLER, WALTER FILIPP ROSINSKI, MARKUS DISTLER
  • Publication number: 20200204097
    Abstract: An arrangement contains an asynchronous machine, which, in generator operation, is configured to feed electric power into an AC network. Accordingly, the asynchronous machine can be dual-fed by a modular multi-stage converter in a matrix configuration. The asynchronous machine has a rotor and the modular multi-stage converter is connected to the rotor of the asynchronous machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: FRIEDEMANN AUGSBURGER, RAINER GRUBER, GERMAN KUHN, ALEXANDER RENTSCHLER, KUNAL SHARMA
  • Publication number: 20200134743
    Abstract: A device for controlling the feeding and discharging of electrical energy in or from a small producer network having at least one energy producer and at least one energy consumer. The device includes a transaction unit for communicating with at least one electronic energy trade prospect in order to negotiate and/or to define a transaction of a predefined quantity of energy; a measuring system for measuring a quantity of fed or discharged energy; a control system, which is in communication with the measuring system, designed to feed or to discharge the predefined quantity of energy via an electrical cable and controlled via a logic unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: ALEXANDER RENTSCHLER, WALTER FILIPP ROSINSKI, CHRISTIAN PFEIFER