Patents by Inventor Andreas Biebighaeuser

Andreas Biebighaeuser 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).

  • Power generation system, wind turbine, and a method of controlling the wind turbine for supplying power to an electrical grid
    Patent number: 8008795
    Abstract: A power generation system is disclosed for supplying power to an electrical grid. The system comprises a synchronous machine and coupling means for coupling the synchronous machine to a prime mover. Control means are provided to control the system such that the system is selectively operable in two modes. In the first mode, the synchronous machine is coupled to the prime mover and acts as a synchronous generator to supply power to the grid. In the second mode the synchronous machine is decoupled from the prime mover and acts as a synchronous condenser. This can allow parameters of the grid, such as power factor and voltage, to be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Cummins Generator Technologies Limited
    Inventors: William Brian Turner, Neil Brown, Richard Meadows, Andreas Biebighaeuser
  • POWER GENERATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090096212
    Abstract: A power generation system is disclosed for supplying power to an electrical grid. The system comprises a synchronous machine and coupling means for coupling the synchronous machine to a prime mover. Control means are provided to control the system such that the system is selectively operable in two modes. In the first mode, the synchronous machine is coupled to the prime mover and acts as a synchronous generator to supply power to the grid. In the second mode the synchronous machine is decoupled from the prime mover and acts as a synchronous condenser. This can allow parameters of the grid, such as power factor and voltage, to be adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: CUMMINS GENERATOR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: William Brian Turner, Neil Brown, Richard Meadows, Andreas Biebighaeuser