Patents by Inventor Hans-Erik Hansson

Hans-Erik Hansson 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).

  • Publication number: 20180080374
    Abstract: A gas turbine power generation plant including: a solid fuel gasifier for the production of a fuel gas stream, an arrangement for fuel gas treatment, a combustor for receiving the fuel gas stream and for the production of a flue gas stream, a gas turbine unit having an inlet for said flue gas stream and being mechanically coupled to an electric generator for the extraction of useful work; a compressor unit for the supply of compressed oxygen to the combustor. A steam generator is arranged for heat recovery in the flue gas stream downstream of the turbine unit, a condenser is positioned for water recovery in the flue gas stream, said condenser having a connection for water supply to the steam generator, and the steam generator is connected for supply of steam to the combustor for contributing as process gas. The invention also concerns a method for operating a power plant and an arrangement and a method for fuel gas treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventor: Hans-Erik Hansson
  • Patent number: 9890706
    Abstract: A method for producing energy including: producing fuel gases from biomass raw material in a main receptacle unit (8), feeding produced fuel gas to a consumer unit (2,3), transferring energy from the consumer unit to at least one energy user (7). The method includes recovering heat and producing pressurized superheated steam, intermittently loading biomass raw material into at least one vessel (8?), being included in the main receptacle unit (8), pressurizing the loaded at least one vessel (8?) with pressurized superheated steam, passing pressurized superheated steam through the loaded and pressurized at least one vessel (8?), thereby contacting and heat treating said biomass raw material with the pressurized superheated steam for the production of said fuel gases, supplying produced fuel gases together with still superheated steam to the consumer unit (2,3). The invention also concerns a plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Phoenix BioPower AB
    Inventors: Hans-Erik Hansson, Hans Levander
  • Patent number: 9581051
    Abstract: A power generation plant including a solar radiation receiver for heating a medium stream and a turbine assembly being arranged to receive the heated medium stream from the solar radiation receiver, said turbine assembly being coupled to an electric power generator, wherein a combustor is positioned downstream of the solar radiation receiver and upstream of the turbine assembly, an air compressor unit having a compressed air outlet is arranged to supply compressed combustion air to the combustor, and a steam generator is arranged to extract heat from an outlet flow from the turbine assembly, and to produce steam to be transmitted to a medium stream inlet of the solar radiation receiver and subsequently to combustor. The invention also related to a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Euroturbine AB
    Inventors: Hans-Erik Hansson, Leif Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20150240718
    Abstract: A method for producing energy including: producing fuel gases from biomass raw material in a main receptacle unit (8), feeding produced fuel gas to a consumer unit (2,3), transferring energy from the consumer unit to at least one energy user (7). The method includes recovering heat and producing pressurized superheated steam, intermittently loading biomass raw material into at least one vessel (8?), being included in the main receptacle unit (8), pressurizing the loaded at least one vessel (8?) with pressurized superheated steam, passing pressurized superheated steam through the loaded and pressurized at least one vessel (8?), thereby contacting and heat treating said biomass raw material with the pressurized superheated steam for the production of said fuel gases, supplying produced fuel gases together with still superheated steam to the consumer unit (2,3). The invention also concerns a plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Hans-Erik Hansson, Hans Levander
  • Patent number: 9062607
    Abstract: A method of operating a gas turbine power plant with a first gas turbine group, including a first turbine assembly, and a second gas turbine group, including a compressor assembly and a second turbine assembly which are mechanically coupled to one another, and useful work is extracted by a device being included in the plant, where a flue gas stream is produced by a combustion device, which is placed in a gas flow stream upstream of the second turbine assembly, where the second turbine assembly and compressor assembly are balanced to each other such that work produced by the second turbine assembly is consumed by the compressor assembly, and where the first turbine assembly is balanced to the device for the extraction of useful work such that work produced by the first turbine assembly is consumed by the device for the extraction of useful work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: EURO-TURBINE AB
    Inventor: Hans-Erik Hansson
  • Publication number: 20140102099
    Abstract: A power generation plant including a solar radiation receiver for heating a medium stream and a turbine assembly being arranged to receive the heated medium stream from the solar radiation receiver, said turbine assembly being coupled to an electric power generator, wherein a combustor is positioned downstream of the solar radiation receiver and upstream of the turbine assembly, an air compressor unit having a compressed air outlet is arranged to supply compressed combustion air to the combustor, and a steam generator is arranged to extract heat from an outlet flow from the turbine assembly, and to produce steam to be transmitted to a medium stream inlet of the solar radiation receiver and subsequently to combustor. The invention also related to a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: EUROTURBINE AB
    Inventors: Hans-Erik Hansson, Leif Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20130081403
    Abstract: A gas turbine power generation plant including: a solid fuel gasifier for the production of a fuel gas stream, an arrangement for fuel gas treatment, a combustor for receiving the fuel gas stream and for the production of a flue gas stream, a gas turbine unit having an inlet for said flue gas stream and being mechanically coupled to an electric generator for the extraction of useful work; a compressor unit for the supply of compressed oxygen to the combustor. A steam generator is arranged for heat recovery in the flue gas stream downstream of the turbine unit positioned for water recovery in the flue gas stream, said condenser having a connection for water supply to the steam generator, and the steam generator is connected for supply of steam to the combustor for contributing as process gas. The invention also concerns a method for operating a power plant and an arrangement and a method for fuel gas treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: EUROTURBINE AB
    Inventor: Hans-Erik Hansson
  • Publication number: 20110302926
    Abstract: A method of operating a gas turbine power plant with a first gas turbine group, including a first turbine assembly, and a second gas turbine group, including a compressor assembly and a second turbine assembly which are mechanically coupled to one another, and useful work is extracted by a device being included in the plant, where a flue gas stream is produced by a combustion device, which is placed in a gas flow stream upstream of the second turbine assembly, where the second turbine assembly and compressor assembly are balanced to each other such that work produced by the second turbine assembly is consumed by the compressor assembly, and where the first turbine assembly is balanced to the device for the extraction of useful work such that work produced by the first turbine assembly is consumed by the device for the extraction of useful work.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: EUROTURBINE AB
    Inventor: Hans-Erik Hansson
  • Patent number: 7721552
    Abstract: A method of operating a gas turbine power plant comprising of a first gas turbine group, consisting of a compressor and a turbine which are connected mechanically with one another, and a second gas turbine group, including a combustion device, which is placed in the gas flow stream between the first group's compressor and turbine, whereby the second gas turbine group consists of a compressor, a fuel injection device, a combustion chamber and a turbine, whereby the second gas turbine group's compressor and turbine are mechanically coupled to one another and at least one of the gas turbine groups having a device for the extraction of work, whereby the fact that a first flow of water and/or steam is heated with heat from the flue gas from the first group's turbine, that further amounts of water and/or steam are heated with heat from a gas stream that is compressed by the first group's compressor, and the produced water and/or steam is injected into the gas stream in such amounts that at least 60% of the oxygen c
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Euroturbine AB
    Inventors: Hans-Erik Hansson, Mats Westermark
  • Patent number: 7383793
    Abstract: A device and a method to extract mechanical energy in combination with heat and/or coiling from a combustion engine, to which fuel and air is fed, whereby water is added to the combustion engine's inlet air prior to combustion. The combustion engine's flue gas is fed at above-atmospheric pressure to the fist stage of a flue gas condenser, from which heat is extracted and utilized by a heat consumer and/or a sorption cycle. After condensation, the water-lean flue gas is reheated in order to avoid ice formation during the final expansion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: HyHeat AB
    Inventors: Hans-Erik Hansson, Mats Westermark
  • Publication number: 20060248896
    Abstract: A method of operating a gas turbine power plant comprising of a first gas turbine group, consisting of a compressor and a turbine which are connected mechanically with one another, and a second gas turbine group, including a combustion device, which is placed in the gas flow stream between the first group's compressor and turbine, whereby the second gas turbine group consists of a compressor, a fuel injection device, a combustion chamber and a turbine, whereby the second gas turbine group's compressor and turbine are mechanically coupled to one another and at least one of the gas turbine groups having a device for the extraction of work, whereby the fact that a first flow of water and/or steam is heated with heat from the flue gas from the first group's turbine, that further amounts of water and/or steam are heated with heat from a gas stream that is compressed by the first group's compressor, and the produced water and/or steam is injected into the gas stream in such amounts that at least 60% of the oxygen c
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Applicant: EUROTURINE AB
    Inventor: Hans-Erik Hansson
  • Publication number: 20060054111
    Abstract: A device and a method to extract mechanical energy in combination with heat and/or coiling from a combustion engine, to which fuel and air is fed, whereby water is added to the combustion engine's inlet air prior to combustion. The combustion engine's flue gas is fed at above-atmospheric pressure to the fist stage of a flue gas condenser, from which heat is extracted and utilized by a heat consumer and/or a sorption cycle. After condensation, the water-lean flue gas is reheated in order to avoid ice formation during the final expansion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Hans-Erik Hansson, Mats Westermark
  • Patent number: 6708497
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of operating a gas turbine installation (1), compressed fresh air (6, 19, 38) is branched off after a compressor (2) and supplied to an evaporator device (14), in the evaporator device (14) feed water (17, 26, 28) is evaporated, while heat is supplied, and is mixed with the fresh air (6, 19, 38) in order to generate a steam/air mixture (22, 37), the steam/air mixture (22, 37) is fed back upstream of a gas turbine (10), the heat required for the evaporation of the feed water (17, 26, 28) is at least partially extracted from an exhaust gas (12) of the gas turbine (10). In order to improve the efficiency of the gas turbine installation (1), the feed water (17, 26, 28) runs down along a wall arrangement (39) heated by the exhaust gas (12) and is subjected to the fresh air (6, 19, 38). The feed water (17, 26, 28) evaporates and mixes with the fresh air (6, 19, 38), by which means the steam/air mixture (22, 37) forms for the recirculation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Klaus Doebbeling, Hans-Erik Hansson, Dieter Winkler
  • Publication number: 20030014977
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of operating a gas turbine installation (1),
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Klaus Doebbeling, Hans-Erik Hansson, Dieter Winkler
  • Patent number: 5353853
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic supporting wheel includes a central part and a wheel-rim which is supported by the central part. The wheel-rim has an outer wheel-rim part which is intended to roll against an underlying surface, and an inner wheel-rim part which is located radially inwards of the outer wheel-rim part. At least the inner of the two wheel-rim parts is constructed from a plurality of curved, elongated elements which consist of a resilient material and which are spaced in the circumferential direction of the wheel. When seen in a section taken diametrically through the wheel, each of these elements presents parts which are curved in opposite directions. For the purpose of taking-up forces which act substantially radially between the wheel center and the region of the wheel in contact with the underlying surface when the wheel is subjected to load, the elements are elastically yielding in the radial direction of the wheel during increased bending of the elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: HE Hansson Aktiebolag
    Inventor: Hans-Erik Hansson
  • Patent number: 4360349
    Abstract: A marine transmission comprising a gear box (7), a coupling (7) for connection of the gear box (2) to a propulsion machinery (2) and a propeller shaft (3) for transmitting drive force to a propeller (3). The propeller shaft is journalled in two radial bearings. The gearing is supported on a free end portion of propeller shaft via two radial bearings. These bearings may also constitute the front bearing of the propeller shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1982
    Assignee: Stal-Laval Turbin AB
    Inventor: Hans-Erik Hansson
  • Patent number: 4104932
    Abstract: An epicyclic gear train comprises support spindles for the planet or star wheels cantilevered from a single support flange. The cross sections of the spindles vary with distance from the support plate so that under tangential loading the bearing surfaces of the spindles will assume a position essentially parallel to the axis of the gear train.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1978
    Assignee: Stal-Laval Turbin AB
    Inventor: Hans-Erik Hansson
  • Patent number: 4074583
    Abstract: An improved gear ring for epicyclic gear trains is formed from a plurality of concentric ring elements shrink fitted to each other, whereby increased flexibility is achieved without increasing stress levels in the ring. The ring elements may be separated by a layer of elastomeric material having a low modulus of elasticity. A method of making such a gear ring is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1978
    Assignee: Stal-Laval Turbin AB
    Inventor: Hans-Erik Hansson