Patents by Inventor Christian Siuts

Christian Siuts 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).

  • Method and system for utilizing rotorspeed acceleration to detect asymmetric icing
    Patent number: 8662842
    Abstract: A method and system for detecting asymmetric utilizing longitudinal tower acceleration data may include: providing a rotorspeed acceleration monitoring system; determining from the rotorspeed acceleration monitoring system whether a rotorspeed acceleration is above a rotorspeed acceleration limit; determining whether a rotor-mass imbalance condition exists; and determining whether a longitudinal tower acceleration coincides with icing on a rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Hubert Oing, Bastian Sundermann, Christian Siuts
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING ROTORSPEED ACCELERATION TO DETECT ASYMMETRIC ICING
    Publication number: 20110318165
    Abstract: A method and system for detecting asymmetric utilizing longitudinal tower acceleration data may include: providing a rotorspeed acceleration monitoring system; determining from the rotorspeed acceleration monitoring system whether a rotorspeed acceleration is above a rotorspeed acceleration limit; determining whether a rotor-mass imbalance condition exists; and determining whether a longitudinal tower acceleration coincides with icing on a rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Hubert Oing, Bastian Sundermann, Christian Siuts
  • Method and system for utilizing lateral tower acceleration to detect asymmetric icing
    Patent number: 7708524
    Abstract: A method and system for detecting asymmetric utilizing lateral tower acceleration data may include: providing a lateral tower acceleration monitoring system; determining from the lateral tower acceleration monitoring system whether a lateral tower acceleration is above an acceleration limit; determining whether a rotor-mass imbalance condition exists; and determining whether the lateral tower acceleration coincides with icing on a rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bastian Sundermann, Christian Siuts, Hubert Oing
  • Method and system for utilizing lateral tower acceleration to detect asymmetric icing
    Publication number: 20080152493
    Abstract: A method and system for detecting asymmetric utilizing lateral tower acceleration data may include: providing a lateral tower acceleration monitoring system; determining from the lateral tower acceleration monitoring system whether a lateral tower acceleration is above an acceleration limit; determining whether a rotor-mass imbalance condition exists; and determining whether the lateral tower acceleration coincides with icing on a rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Bastian Sundermann, Christian Siuts, Hubert Oing