Patents by Inventor Florian Wagner
Florian Wagner 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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Publication number: 20260201877Abstract: The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for open-loop and/or closed-loop control of a single-compressor station having a compressor (Cl), wherein the single-compressor station is intended to keep a detected actual pressure in a pressurised fluid system in a pressure interval between an upper pressure limit and a lower pressure limit. A tree structure having nodes (5 to lü) in the form of simulated system states is generated from simulated load commands, wherein, for immediately subsequent time points ti+l (i=l . . .Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2023Publication date: July 16, 2026Inventors: Florian Wagner, Tobias Sprügel
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Publication number: 20260143830Abstract: In an embodiment a semiconductor detector includes a radiation entry side, a semiconductor body having an implantation region at a main surface facing the radiation entry side, the implantation region being configured to be contacted by a first electrical potential, and an insulator arranged between the radiation entry side and the semiconductor body, the insulator being configured to be contacted by a second electrical potential such that an inversion region is formed in the semiconductor body, wherein the inversion region is arranged in a recess formed in the implantation region and confined by the implantation region, and wherein an area fraction of the recess on a total area of the implantation region is between 0.01% and 4%, inclusive.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2024Publication date: May 21, 2026Inventors: Lothar Höllt, Sabrina Löbner, Florian Dams, Florian Wagner
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Patent number: 12480968Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the determination, in particular for contactless determination, of an operating state of a compressor (1) and/or a rotational speed of a compressor drive (2), in particular of a variable-speed or fixed-speed compressor drive (2), having the following method steps: detecting a magnetic field over a time range by means of a detection element (3), wherein the magnetic field is generated by a current of at least one phase (L1, L2, L3) of a power supply cable (4); determining the frequency spectrum of the magnetic field over the time range; analyzing the frequency spectrum of the magnetic field in order to determine an operating state of the compressor (1) and/or in order to determine a rotational speed of the compressor drive (2).Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: November 25, 2025Assignee: KAESER KOMPRESSOREN SEInventors: Florian Wagner, Tobias Sprügel, Patrick Jahn
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Patent number: 12410795Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling and/or monitoring a compressor system comprising several components, namely one or more compressors (11, 12, 13) and one or more peripheral devices (14 to 21), and also a control/monitoring unit (22), wherein the compressors (11, 12, 13) and peripheral devices (14 to 21) are arranged or connected in a certain configuration. The method distinguishes itself in that in a measured-value-capture step, measured values are captured within the compressor system or the components, in an allocation step, context information is allocated to the measured value or measured values in advance, simultaneously, or after the measured-value capture, in order to standardize the measured values, and in an evaluation step, the measured value or measured values standardized by the context information is used in a control, monitoring, diagnostics, or evaluation routine.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: September 9, 2025Assignee: KAESER KOMPRESSOREN SEInventors: Florian Wagner, Andreas Birkenfeld, Anika Hartwich
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Patent number: 12313058Abstract: A method for controlling and/or monitoring a compressor system is provided. The compressor system includes one or more compressors and one or more peripheral devices. The compressors and peripheral devices are arranged or connected in a predetermined configuration. The compressor system is controlled and/or monitored by a control/monitoring unit. The method involves creating one or more derived models on the basis of one or more initial models of the compressor system that are based on a P&I diagram. The derived models take into account the operative interrelationships among the individual compressors and peripheral devices, and optionally also dynamic processes. The one or more derived models form the basis for subsequent control, monitoring, diagnosis or evaluation routines.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: May 27, 2025Assignee: KAESER KOMPRESSOREN SEInventors: Florian Wagner, Andreas Birkenfeld, Anika Hartwich
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Publication number: 20250027977Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for determination of an operating state of a compressor and/or a rotational speed of a compressor drive of the compressor comprising; measuring, over a time range, a magnetic field associated with one or more phases of an electrical power supply conductor supplying the compressor with electrical power; wherein the magnetic field is measured by a detection element to provide a representation of the magnetic field; determining a frequency spectrum of the representation of the magnetic field over the time range; and analyzing the frequency spectrum of the representation of the magnetic field over the time range to determine an operating state of the compressor and/or to determine a rotational speed of the compressor drive. The disclosure further relates to a device for carrying out the method, a compressor measuring system, and a computer-readable storage medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2024Publication date: January 23, 2025Inventors: Florian WAGNER, Tobias SPRÜGEL, Patrick JAHN
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Publication number: 20250020117Abstract: An electronic control device for a component of compressed-air generation, compressed-air processing, compressed-air storage, and/or compressed-air distribution falls back upon one or more models, which, as component-related models, contain information relevant to the structure, or the behavior of the component, to determine, simulate, or evaluate operation-relevant data and performs, as an evaluation purpose, either—open-loop control, closed-loop control, diagnosis, and/or monitoring of the component or—a determination, provision, prediction, or optimization of operating data, operating states, operating modes, operating behaviors, and/or operating effects on the basis of the models in a concrete evaluation routine. Current or historical structure information operating data, operating states, and/or measurements/sensor values of the component at least partially available in the electronic control device are used as initial values.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2024Publication date: January 16, 2025Inventor: Florian WAGNER
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Publication number: 20250005225Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing at least one design configuration of a compressed air system (1) comprising at least two compressors (11,12) connected in parallel, wherein the method comprises the following steps. Receiving component data (Dk) by a computer, wherein the component data (Dk) comprises a compressor list (Lv) containing a plurality of compressors (V1, V2, . . . , Vn) of different types. Generating a branched data structure (B) by the computer. Generating compressed air system configuration data (DKonf1, DKonf2) by a computer indicating compressed air system configurations (Konf1, Konf2) in which two of the compressors from the compressor list (V1, V2, . . . , Vn) are connected in parallel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2022Publication date: January 2, 2025Inventor: Florian WAGNER
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Publication number: 20240426290Abstract: A method for controlling and/or monitoring a compressor system is provided. The compressor system includes one or more compressors and one or more peripheral devices. The compressors and the peripheral devices are arranged or connected in a predetermined configuration. The compressor system is controlled and/or monitored by a control/monitoring unit. After creation of the compressor system, the concretely existing configuration is input in the form of a P&I diagram by an editor and forms the basis for subsequent control, monitoring, diagnosis or evaluation routines.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Inventors: Florian WAGNER, Andreas BIRKENFELD, Anika HARTWICH
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Patent number: 12060876Abstract: A method for controlling and/or monitoring a compressor system is provided. The compressor system includes one or more compressors and one or more peripheral devices. The compressors and the peripheral devices are arranged or connected in a predetermined configuration. The compressor system is controlled and/or monitored by a control/monitoring unit. After creation of the compressor system, the concretely existing configuration is input in the form of a P&I diagram by an editor and forms the basis for subsequent control, monitoring, diagnosis or evaluation routines.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: KAESER KOMPRESSOREN SEInventors: Florian Wagner, Andreas Birkenfeld, Anika Hartwich
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Patent number: 12061220Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for determination of an operating state of a compressor and/or a rotational speed of a compressor drive of the compressor comprising; measuring, over a time range, a magnetic field associated with one or more phases of an electrical power supply conductor supplying the compressor with electrical power; wherein the magnetic field is measured by a detection element to provide a representation of the magnetic field; determining a frequency spectrum of the representation of the magnetic field over the time range; and analyzing the frequency spectrum of the representation of the magnetic field over the time range to determine an operating state of the compressor and/or to determine a rotational speed of the compressor drive. The disclosure further relates to a device for carrying out the method, a compressor measuring system, and a computer-readable storage medium.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2021Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: KAESER KOMPRESSOREN SEInventors: Florian Wagner, Tobias Sprügel, Patrick Jahn
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Publication number: 20240142488Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the determination, in particular for contactless determination, of an operating state of a compressor (1) and/or a rotational speed of a compressor drive (2), in particular of a variable-speed or fixed-speed compressor drive (2), having the following method steps: detecting a magnetic field over a time range by means of a detection element (3), wherein the magnetic field is generated by a current of at least one phase (L1, L2, L3) of a power supply cable (4); determining the frequency spectrum of the magnetic field over the time range; analyzing the frequency spectrum of the magnetic field in order to determine an operating state of the compressor (1) and/or in order to determine a rotational speed of the compressor drive (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2021Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Florian WAGNER, Tobias SPRÜGEL, Patrick JAHN
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Patent number: 11780363Abstract: A motor vehicle (10), which can be operated in a self-driving mode, wherein the motor vehicle includes an illumination system (50) for generating light signal messages to individual road users, which includes a lighting device (100) and a control device, wherein the lighting device (100) includes at least one light source (110), includes an optical diffuser (120), which is equipped to diffuse by diffraction the light that can be emitted from the light source (110) in order to make possible a diffuse light impression of the optical diffuser (120), a carrier element (130), on which the light source (110) is arranged, wherein the carrier element (130) includes a cable conduit (140) for conducting an electrical line and a first fastening means (150) for fastening the carrier element (130) to the motor vehicle, includes a cover (160), which by means of a second fastening means (170) can be fastened to the carrier element (130), wherein the cover (160) combined with the carrier element (130) is equipped to hold thType: GrantFiled: February 10, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Florian Wagner, Stefan Mitterlehner, Michael Brunner, Michael Salzer
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Patent number: 11745640Abstract: A self-absorbent vehicle headlamp system including (i) a vehicle frame element that can be firmly connected to a vehicle; (ii) a vehicle headlamp housing displaceably held on the vehicle frame element, having at least one pin that is firmly connected to the vehicle headlamp housing, wherein the vehicle frame element includes at least one guide for receiving and linearly guiding the pin, wherein the pin is in engagement with the guide, so that the vehicle headlamp housing is guided by the pin being displaced along the guide and is thereby displaceable with respect to the vehicle frame element; (iii) at least one triggering element that can be mechanically connected to a bumper of a vehicle, and (iv) at least one triggering mechanism that is firmly connected to the vehicle frame element and is configured to receive the triggering element and the pin and to change at least as a function of the position of the triggering element, between a state (S1) blocking the pin and a state (S2) releasing the pin, wherein inType: GrantFiled: December 14, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Markus Zeuner, Florian Wagner, Markus Bemmerl
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Publication number: 20230191983Abstract: A self-absorbent vehicle headlamp system including (i) a vehicle frame element that can be firmly connected to a vehicle; (ii) a vehicle headlamp housing displaceably held on the vehicle frame element, having at least one pin that is firmly connected to the vehicle headlamp housing, wherein the vehicle frame element includes at least one guide for receiving and linearly guiding the pin, wherein the pin is in engagement with the guide, so that the vehicle headlamp housing is guided by the pin being displaced along the guide and is thereby displaceable with respect to the vehicle frame element; (iii) at least one triggering element that can be mechanically connected to a bumper of a vehicle, and (iv) at least one triggering mechanism that is firmly connected to the vehicle frame element and is configured to receive the triggering element and the pin and to change at least as a function of the position of the triggering element, between a state (S1) blocking the pin and a state (S2) releasing the pin, wherein inType: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Markus ZEUNER, Florian Wagner, Markus BEMMERL
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Publication number: 20230150425Abstract: A motor vehicle (10), which can be operated in a self-driving mode, wherein the motor vehicle includes an illumination system (50) for generating light signal messages to individual road users, which includes a lighting device (100) and a control device, wherein the lighting device (100) includes at least one light source (110), includes an optical diffuser (120), which is equipped to diffuse by diffraction the light that can be emitted from the light source (110) in order to make possible a diffuse light impression of the optical diffuser (120), a carrier element (130), on which the light source (110) is arranged, wherein the carrier element (130) includes a cable conduit (140) for conducting an electrical line and a first fastening means (150) for fastening the carrier element (130) to the motor vehicle, includes a cover (160), which by means of a second fastening means (170) can be fastened to the carrier element (130), wherein the cover (160) combined with the carrier element (130) is equipped to hold thType: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Florian Wagner, Stefan Mitterlehner, Michael Brunner, Michael Salzer
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Publication number: 20220341977Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for determination of an operating state of a compressor and/or a rotational speed of a compressor drive of the compressor comprising; measuring, over a time range, a magnetic field associated with one or more phases of an electrical power supply conductor supplying the compressor with electrical power; wherein the magnetic field is measured by a detection element to provide a representation of the magnetic field; determining a frequency spectrum of the representation of the magnetic field over the time range; and analyzing the frequency spectrum of the representation of the magnetic field over the time range to determine an operating state of the compressor and/or to determine a rotational speed of the compressor drive. The disclosure further relates to a device for carrying out the method, a compressor measuring system, and a computer-readable storage medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2021Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Florian WAGNER, Tobias SPRÜGEL, Patrick JAHN
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Publication number: 20220333599Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling and/or monitoring a compressor system comprising several components, namely one or more compressors (11, 12, 13) and one or more peripheral devices (14 to 21), and also a control/monitoring unit (22), wherein the compressors (11, 12, 13) and peripheral devices (14 to 21) are arranged or connected in a certain configuration. The method distinguishes itself in that in a measured-value-capture step, measured values are captured within the compressor system or the components, in an allocation step, context information is allocated to the measured value or measured values in advance, simultaneously, or after the measured-value capture, in order to standardize the measured values, and in an evaluation step, the measured value or measured values standardized by the context information is used in a control, monitoring, diagnostics, or evaluation routine.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Florian WAGNER, Andreas BIRKENFELD, Anika HARTWICH
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Patent number: 11274992Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the analysis of the compressed-air supply security of a compressed-air system which comprises one or more compressed-air generators (C1, C2) and supplies one or more compressed-air consumers via a compressed-air network (9), characterized in that a time course of the maximum delivery volumetric flow rate MDVF(t) is recorded, estimated or calculated, that a time course of the consumption volumetric flow rate CVF(t) is recorded, estimated or calculated, and that for the analysis of the compressed-air supply security the time course of the maximum delivery volumetric flow rate MDVF(t) and the time course of the consumption volumetric flow rate CVF(t) are automatically offset against each other over an analysis period.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2017Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Kaeser Kompressoren SEInventors: Andreas Foerster, Florian Wagner
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Publication number: 20220025881Abstract: A method for controlling and/or monitoring a compressor system is provided. The compressor system includes one or more compressors and one or more peripheral devices. The compressors and peripheral devices are arranged or connected in a predetermined configuration. The compressor system is controlled and/or monitored by a control/monitoring unit. The method involves creating one or more derived models on the basis of one or more initial models of the compressor system that are based on a P&I diagram. The derived models take into account the operative interrelationships among the individual compressors and peripheral devices, and optionally also dynamic processes. The one or more derived models form the basis for subsequent control, monitoring, diagnosis or evaluation routines.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Florian WAGNER, Andreas BIRKENFELD, Anika HARTWICH