Patents by Inventor Andreas Litzinger

Andreas Litzinger 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: 11927643
    Abstract: A method for recognizing an electrical oscillation in an electrical power supply system, in which an electrical oscillation variable is determined for at least one measuring point in the power supply system. Parameters of an electrical oscillation are calculated on the basis of a time curve of the oscillation variable for the at least one measuring point, and the presence and type of an electrical oscillation is deduced using the parameters. To be able to provide correct parameters for assessing the oscillation in a timely fashion after the start of the oscillation, it is proposed that the number of those successive values of the oscillation variable from which the parameters of the electrical oscillation are calculated is adapted dynamically to the sequence of values of the oscillation variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Litzinger, Stefan Piel, Reinhold Voigt
  • Publication number: 20230099081
    Abstract: A method for controlling a power grid includes using a communication device to receive first data messages with first phasor measurement data from a first phasor measurement unit. A reference device is used to determine a deviation between the first phasor measurement data and reference data. The first phasor measurement data are recognized as plausible when the deviation lies below a previously defined upper threshold value and/or above a previously defined lower threshold value. A corresponding grid control arrangement is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Volker Henn, Andreas Litzinger, Christian Romeis
  • Patent number: 11487266
    Abstract: A monitoring system for recognizing a contingency in a power supply network including in-field measurement devices adapted to generate measurement data of the power supply network and a processing unit adapted to process the measurement data generated by the in-field measurement devices of the power supply network by using a local network state estimation model to calculate local network state profiles used to generate a global network state profile, wherein the processing unit is further adapted to process the measurement data generated by the in-field measurement devices of the power supply network to provide a relevance profile including for the in-field measurement devices a relevance distribution indicating a probability where the origin of a contingency within the power supply network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Silvio Becher, Denis Krompaß, Andreas Litzinger
  • Publication number: 20220113358
    Abstract: A method for recognizing an electrical oscillation in an electrical power supply system, in which an electrical oscillation variable is determined for at least one measuring point in the power supply system. Parameters of an electrical oscillation are calculated on the basis of a time curve of the oscillation variable for the at least one measuring point, and the presence and type of an electrical oscillation is deduced using the parameters. To be able to provide correct parameters for assessing the oscillation in a timely fashion after the start of the oscillation, it is proposed that the number of those successive values of the oscillation variable from which the parameters of the electrical oscillation are calculated is adapted dynamically to the sequence of values of the oscillation variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas Litzinger, Stefan Piel, Reinhold Voigt
  • Patent number: 11002775
    Abstract: A method monitors an electrical energy supply network or a subnetwork of the energy supply network. Measurement values detected at at least two measurement points of the energy supply network or subnetwork are evaluated. More specifically, phase angle values are evaluated as the measurement values or phase angle values determined using the measurement values are evaluated. A check is carried out based on the phase angle values to determine whether the energy supply network or the subnetwork is operating synchronously, and, in the event of an asynchronism identified based on the phase angle values, an island identification signal to be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Litzinger, Stefan Piel
  • Publication number: 20190302158
    Abstract: A method monitors an electrical energy supply network or a subnetwork of the energy supply network. Measurement values detected at at least two measurement points of the energy supply network or subnetwork are evaluated. More specifically, phase angle values are evaluated as the measurement values or phase angle values determined using the measurement values are evaluated. A check is carried out based on the phase angle values to determine whether the energy supply network or the subnetwork is operating synchronously, and, in the event of an asynchronism identified based on the phase angle values, an island identification signal to be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: ANDREAS LITZINGER, STEFAN PIEL
  • Patent number: 10401818
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatic recognition of similarities between perturbations in a network, the apparatus includes a memory unit for storing a first data array of multiple perturbation data snapshots each recorded in response to a perturbation observed in the network; a generation unit adapted to generate by machine learning a data model of perturbations trained on the first data array, wherein the trained data model provides a latent vector representation for each of the perturbations; a recording unit adapted to record a perturbation data snapshot if a perturbation is observed during operation of said network and adapted to provide a corresponding second data array for the recorded perturbation data snapshot; and a processing unit adapted to derive a latent vector representation for the observed perturbation from the second data array using the trained data model of perturbations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Denis Krompaß, Andreas Litzinger, Sebnem Rusitschka, Volker Tresp
  • Publication number: 20190004490
    Abstract: A monitoring system for recognizing a contingency in a power supply network including in-field measurement devices adapted to generate measurement data of the power supply network and a processing unit adapted to process the measurement data generated by the in-field measurement devices of the power supply network by using a local network state estimation model to calculate local network state profiles used to generate a global network state profile, wherein the processing unit is further adapted to process the measurement data generated by the in-field measurement devices of the power supply network to provide a relevance profile including for the in-field measurement devices a relevance distribution indicating a probability where the origin of a contingency within the power supply network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Silvio Becher, Denis Krompaß, Andreas Litzinger
  • Patent number: 10054620
    Abstract: A method for determining a frequency, an amplitude and an attenuation of at least one output oscillation in an electrical energy supply network. A time window of predefined duration is used and momentary values for the output determined within the time window are used to determine the frequency, the amplitude and the attenuation of the at least one output oscillation. At least one further time window is used, wherein all the time windows are each of different duration. That time window, within the duration of which a predefined number of oscillation processes of the output oscillation under consideration falls, is used for determining frequency, amplitude and attenuation. The invention also describes a data processing arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Litzinger, Stefan Piel
  • Patent number: 9804209
    Abstract: A method and a device are provided for monitoring an electrical power supply network. A temporal frequency change value is determined for at least two sections or for at least two points of the power supply network. The frequency change value indicates the respective temporal frequency change of the network frequency. A conclusion is drawn regarding a possible islanding within the power supply network, and a warning signal which indicates the possible islanding within the power supply network is generated when the difference between the frequency change values, exceeds a predetermined frequency change threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Andreas Litzinger, Stefan Piel
  • Publication number: 20170153615
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatic recognition of similarities between perturbations in a network, the apparatus includes a memory unit for storing a first data array of multiple perturbation data snapshots each recorded in response to a perturbation observed in the network; a generation unit adapted to generate by machine learning a data model of perturbations trained on the first data array, wherein the trained data model provides a latent vector representation for each of the perturbations; a recording unit adapted to record a perturbation data snapshot if a perturbation is observed during operation of said network and adapted to provide a corresponding second data array for the recorded perturbation data snapshot; and a processing unit adapted to derive a latent vector representation for the observed perturbation from the second data array using the trained data model of perturbations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Denis Krompaß, Andreas Litzinger, Sebnem Rusitschka, Volker Tresp
  • Publication number: 20150285847
    Abstract: A method for determining a frequency, an amplitude and an attenuation of at least one output oscillation in an electrical energy supply network. A time window of predefined duration is used and momentary values for the output determined within the time window are used to determine the frequency, the amplitude and the attenuation of the at least one output oscillation. At least one further time window is used, wherein all the time windows are each of different duration. That time window, within the duration of which a predefined number of oscillation processes of the output oscillation under consideration falls, is used for determining frequency, amplitude and attenuation. The invention also describes a data processing arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Andreas Litzinger, Stefan Piel
  • Publication number: 20150008898
    Abstract: A method and a device are provided for monitoring an electrical power supply network. A temporal frequency change value is determined for at least two sections or for at least two points of the power supply network. The frequency change value indicates the respective temporal frequency change of the network frequency. A conclusion is drawn regarding a possible islanding within the power supply network, and a warning signal which indicates the possible islanding within the power supply network is generated when the difference between the frequency change values, exceeds a predetermined frequency change threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Andreas Litzinger, Stefan Piel
  • Publication number: 20140350873
    Abstract: A method provides the operating personnel of a control center of an electrical energy supply with information about any oscillations that have occurred in an energy supply network. A signal indicating an oscillation of an electrical variable in an electrical energy supply network is generated. A state variable characterizing an oscillation state of the electrical variable is calculated from measured values of current and/or voltage indicators. If an oscillation exists, an amplitude characteristic value indicating the amplitude of the state variable and a damping characteristic value indicating a damping of an oscillation of the state variable are determined. The position of a particular value pair containing an amplitude characteristic value and an associated damping characteristic value is compared with hazard ranges, which are present in a value range and indicate a particular hazard level of the oscillation in the energy supply network. The signal indicating the oscillation is output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Andreas Litzinger, Stefan Piel