Patents by Inventor Christian Müller-Elvers

Christian Müller-Elvers 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).

  • Solar thermal power plant and method for operating a solar thermal power plant
    Patent number: 9765759
    Abstract: To operate solar thermal technology economically, a cheap heat transfer fluid is used. To either completely spare or significantly reduce the energy-intensive auxiliary heating at night, a water tank is simply installed in the plant without a threat to the environment. With the water tank, the salt HTF is thinned by adding water when the solar heating is not in operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Peter Gröppel, Pascal Heilmann, Christian Müller-Elvers, Peter Mürau, Matthias Übler
  • SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANT
    Publication number: 20140033708
    Abstract: To operate solar thermal technology economically, a cheap heat transfer fluid is used. To either completely spare or significantly reduce the energy-intensive auxiliary heating at night, a water tank is simply installed in the plant without a threat to the environment. With the water tank, the salt HTF is thinned by adding water when the solar heating is not in operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Gröppel, Pascal Heilmann, Christian Müller-Elvers, Peter Mürau, Matthias Übler
  • HEAT TRANSFER MEDIUM FOR SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20130284970
    Abstract: A heat transfer medium for solar thermal systems, a solar salt, contains nitrate salts. By admixing Ba and/or Sr are added to Li—Na—K—NO3 to improve the properties of the solar salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: SIEMENS AG
    Inventors: Peter Gröppel, Pascal Heilmann, Christian Müller-Elvers, Peter Mürau, Matthias Übler