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).
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Publication number: 20180080374Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventor: Hans-Erik Hansson
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Patent number: 9890706Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Phoenix BioPower ABInventors: Hans-Erik Hansson, Hans Levander
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Patent number: 9581051Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 13, 2012Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Euroturbine ABInventors: Hans-Erik Hansson, Leif Nilsson
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Publication number: 20150240718Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2013Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventors: Hans-Erik Hansson, Hans Levander
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Patent number: 9062607Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 24, 2010Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: EURO-TURBINE ABInventor: Hans-Erik Hansson
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Publication number: 20140102099Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2012Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: EUROTURBINE ABInventors: Hans-Erik Hansson, Leif Nilsson
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Publication number: 20130081403Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: EUROTURBINE ABInventor: Hans-Erik Hansson
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Publication number: 20110302926Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2010Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: EUROTURBINE ABInventor: Hans-Erik Hansson
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Patent number: 7721552Abstract: 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 cType: GrantFiled: November 30, 2005Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: Euroturbine ABInventors: Hans-Erik Hansson, Mats Westermark
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Patent number: 7383793Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 4, 2003Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: HyHeat ABInventors: Hans-Erik Hansson, Mats Westermark
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Publication number: 20060248896Abstract: 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 cType: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2004Publication date: November 9, 2006Applicant: EUROTURINE ABInventor: Hans-Erik Hansson
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Publication number: 20060054111Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2003Publication date: March 16, 2006Inventors: Hans-Erik Hansson, Mats Westermark
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Patent number: 6708497Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 28, 2002Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Assignee: Alstom Technology LtdInventors: Klaus Doebbeling, Hans-Erik Hansson, Dieter Winkler
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Publication number: 20030014977Abstract: The invention relates to a method of operating a gas turbine installation (1),Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2002Publication date: January 23, 2003Inventors: Klaus Doebbeling, Hans-Erik Hansson, Dieter Winkler
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Patent number: 5353853Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 5, 1993Date of Patent: October 11, 1994Assignee: HE Hansson AktiebolagInventor: Hans-Erik Hansson
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Patent number: 4360349Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 17, 1979Date of Patent: November 23, 1982Assignee: Stal-Laval Turbin ABInventor: Hans-Erik Hansson
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Patent number: 4104932Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 10, 1976Date of Patent: August 8, 1978Assignee: Stal-Laval Turbin ABInventor: Hans-Erik Hansson
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Patent number: 4074583Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 7, 1976Date of Patent: February 21, 1978Assignee: Stal-Laval Turbin ABInventor: Hans-Erik Hansson