Patents by Inventor Harald Kunte

Harald Kunte 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 for upgrading a gas turbine and gas turbine
    Patent number: 11879346
    Abstract: A method for upgrading a gas turbine, the method includes: a) removing all guide vanes of the first guide vane stage; b) replacing the removed guide vanes of the first guide vane stage with new or reconditioned guide vanes, wherein blade platforms of the new or reconditioned guide vanes are provided with cooling air bores which fluidically connect a cooling air supply duct to the annular gap and open into the annular gap, and wherein the cooling air bores are arranged in such a manner that more cooling air bores open into regions of an annular gap that are arranged radially inwards from leading edges of the guide vanes than in other regions of the annular gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Harald Kunte, Robert Kunte, Karen Lee, Michael Wagner
  • METHOD FOR UPGRADING A GAS TURBINE AND GAS TURBINE
    Publication number: 20220268172
    Abstract: A method for upgrading a gas turbine, the method includes: a) removing all guide vanes of the first guide vane stage; b) replacing the removed guide vanes of the first guide vane stage with new or reconditioned guide vanes, wherein blade platforms of the new or reconditioned guide vanes are provided with cooling air bores which fluidically connect a cooling air supply duct to the annular gap and open into the annular gap, and wherein the cooling air bores are arranged in such a manner that more cooling air bores open into regions of an annular gap that are arranged radially inwards from leading edges of the guide vanes than in other regions of the annular gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Harald Kunte, Robert Kunte, Karen Lee, Michael Wagner