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).
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Patent number: 11867092Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Alexander Broy, Gerald Franz Giering, Alexander Rentschler
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Patent number: 11856343Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Johann Holzapfel, Alexander Rentschler, Christian Wallner, Uwe Weigt, Florian Schirrmacher
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Publication number: 20230294868Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Trevor Raymond Lowe, Joshua Merilos, Scott J. Gerondale, Lrr Thompson, Harrison North, Jeffrey Burmeister, Alexander Rentschler, Brian McGonigle
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Publication number: 20230112330Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2020Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Alexander Broy, Gerald Franz Giering, Alexander Rentschler
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Patent number: 11482956Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Friedemann Augsburger, Rainer Gruber, German Kuhn, Alexander Rentschler, Kunal Sharma
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Patent number: 11456674Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 21, 2017Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KGInventors: David Doering, Gerald Franz Giering, Alexander Rentschler, Klaus Wuerflinger
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Publication number: 20220271536Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2019Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Holger Mueller, Gerd Griepentrog, Alexander Rentschler
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Patent number: 11301942Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 5, 2017Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Alexander Rentschler, Walter Filipp Rosinski, Christian Pfeifer
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Patent number: 11233460Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 1, 2018Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Kunal Sharma, German Kuhn, Alexander Rentschler, Martin Pieschel
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Patent number: 11201474Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 2, 2020Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Johann Holzapfel, Alexander Rentschler, Christian Wallner
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Patent number: 11101755Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Friedemann Augsburger, Rainer Gruber, German Kuhn, Alexander Rentschler, Kunal Sharma
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Publication number: 20210167705Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2017Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: FRIEDEMANN AUGSBURGER, RAINER GRUBER, GERMAN KUHN, ALEXANDER RENTSCHLER, KUNAL SHARMA
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Publication number: 20210135457Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Johann Holzapfel, Alexander Rentschler, Christian Wallner
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Publication number: 20210067049Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2018Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: KUNAL SHARMA, GERMAN KUHN, ALEXANDER RENTSCHLER, MARTIN PIESCHEL
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Publication number: 20210036516Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: CHRISTIAN BLUG, GERMAN KUHN, ALEXANDER RENTSCHLER, KUNAL SHARMA, MAXIME DELZENNE
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Publication number: 20210003634Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2018Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: JOHANN HOLZAPFEL, ALEXANDER RENTSCHLER, CHRISTIAN WALLNER, UWE WEIGT, FLORIAN SCHIRRMACHER
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Publication number: 20200336079Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2017Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: DAVID DOERING, GERALD FRANZ GIERING, ALEXANDER RENTSCHLER, KLAUS WUERFLINGER
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Publication number: 20200313438Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2017Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: CHRISTIAN PFEIFER, ALEXANDER RENTSCHLER, WALTER FILIPP ROSINSKI, MARKUS DISTLER
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Publication number: 20200204097Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2017Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: FRIEDEMANN AUGSBURGER, RAINER GRUBER, GERMAN KUHN, ALEXANDER RENTSCHLER, KUNAL SHARMA
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Publication number: 20200134743Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2017Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: ALEXANDER RENTSCHLER, WALTER FILIPP ROSINSKI, CHRISTIAN PFEIFER