Patents by Inventor Horst Kümmlee
Horst Kümmlee 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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Patent number: 11901783Abstract: In a method for producing a winding overhang assembly for an electrical rotating machine, an insulating main body is produced at least partly from a dielectric material. Each of a plurality of conductors of a metal material is connected to the insulating main body via an intermediate layer, which is produced from a material which is different from the dielectric material of the insulating main body and from the metal material of the conductors and which is produced from silver, aluminum, antimony, magnesium, tin, zinc, lead, tantalum or from a mixture and/or from at least one alloy thereof. The conductors are hereby sprayed onto the intermediate layer by a thermal spraying method.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2019Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Innomotics GmbHInventors: Karsten Brach, Jens Dahl Jensen, Horst Kümmlee, Hartmut Rauch, Olaf Rehme, Jakob Schneck, Frank Seibicke, Oliver Stier, Mark Tobias Zegenhagen
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Patent number: 11496025Abstract: The invention relates to a stator (8) for an electric rotating machine (2), which stator has a laminated stator core (16) having coil bars (20) and has at least one stator winding head board (24) having an insulating main body (28). In order to reduce the axial length of the stator (8), according to the invention, conducting tracks (26) are integrated into the insulating main body (28), wherein the at least one stator winding head board (24) lies on an end face (23) of the laminated stator core (16) and wherein the conducting tracks (26) are integrally bonded to the coil bars (20).Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2017Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventor: Horst Kuemmlee
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Patent number: 11411475Abstract: A method for producing a rotor for an electric rotating machine includes spraying in a rolling manner a first metallic material and a second metallic material, which is different from the first metallic material, onto at least part of a substantially cylindrical outer surface of a shaft body by a thermal spraying method to form on the shaft body a coating which forms at least part of a squirrel cage.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Horst Kümmlee, Frank Seibicke
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Publication number: 20220045581Abstract: A method for producing a rotor for an electric rotating machine includes spraying in a rolling manner a first metallic material and a second metallic material, which is different from the first metallic material, onto at least part of a substantially cylindrical outer surface of a shaft body by a thermal spraying method to form on the shaft body a coating which forms at least part of a squirrel cage.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2019Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: HORST KÜMMLEE, FRANK SEIBICKE
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Publication number: 20210376679Abstract: In a method for producing a winding overhang assembly for an electrical rotating machine, an insulating main body is produced at least partly from a dielectric material. Each of a plurality of conductors of a metal material is connected to the insulating main body via an intermediate layer, which is produced from a material which is different from the dielectric material of the insulating main body and from the metal material of the conductors and which is produced from silver, aluminum, antimony, magnesium, tin, zinc, lead, tantalum or from a mixture and/or from at least one alloy thereof. The conductors are hereby sprayed onto the intermediate layer by a thermal spraying method.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2019Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: KARSTEN BRACH, JENS DAHL JENSEN, HORST KÜMMLEE, HARTMUT RAUCH, OLAF REHME, JAKOB SCHNECK, FRANK SEIBICKE, OLIVER STIER, MARK TOBIAS ZEGENHAGEN
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Patent number: 11031836Abstract: A stator for an electrical rotating machine, in particular for use in a pod drive, includes a laminated stator core having coils. Each coil has a groove portion, a winding overhang portion and a connecting portion. The winding overhang portion is configured as a stator winding overhang board arranged at an end face of the laminated stator core and having an insulating main body and conducting tracks integrated into the insulating main body. Each conducting track is formed by a number of partial conducting tracks that are electrically insulated from each other. Conductors extend in the groove portion, with each conductor formed by a number of partial conductors that are electrically insulated from each other, wherein each of the conductors and an associated one of the conducting tracks of the winding overhang portion are electrically conductively connected in the connecting portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLDCHAFTInventor: Horst Kümmlee
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Publication number: 20200235626Abstract: A stator for an electrical rotating machine, in particular for use in a pod drive, includes a laminated stator core having coils. Each coil has a groove portion, a winding overhang portion and a connecting portion. The winding overhang portion is configured as a stator winding overhang board arranged at an end face of the laminated stator core and having an insulating main body and conducting tracks integrated into the insulating main body. Each conducting track is formed by a number of partial conducting tracks that are electrically insulated from each other. Conductors extend in the groove portion, with each conductor formed by a number of partial conductors that are electrically insulated from each other, wherein each of the conductors and an associated one of the conducting tracks of the winding overhang portion are electrically conductively connected in the connecting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2018Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventor: Horst KÜMMLEE
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Patent number: 10574101Abstract: A rotor for an electric rotating machine, in particular a synchronous machine, includes a shaft and at least one pole shoe. The shaft has a first contact surface and the at least one pole shoe has a second contact surface. The first contact surface has a first profile and the second contact surface has a second profile corresponding to the first profile, with the first profile of the first contact surface lying on the corresponding second profile of the second contact surface in an interlocking manner.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Horst Kümmlee, Stefan Schmidt
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Publication number: 20190363593Abstract: A rotor for an electric rotating machine, in particular a synchronous machine, includes a shaft and at least one pole shoe. The shaft has a first contact surface and the at least one pole shoe has a second contact surface. The first contact surface has a first profile and the second contact surface has a second profile corresponding to the first profile, with the first profile of the first contact surface lying on the corresponding second profile of the second contact surface in an interlocking manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2017Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Horst Kümmlee, STEFAN SCHMIDT
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Publication number: 20190229594Abstract: The invention relates to a stator (8) for an electric rotating machine (2), which stator has a laminated stator core (16) having coil bars (20) and has at least one stator winding head board (24) having an insulating main body (28). In order to reduce the axial length of the stator (8), according to the invention, conducting tracks (26) are integrated into the insulating main body (28), wherein the at least one stator winding head board (24) lies on an end face (23) of the laminated stator core (16) and wherein the conducting tracks (26) are integrally bonded to the coil bars (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2017Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Horst KUEMMLEE
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Patent number: 10355539Abstract: A method for producing an annular active part of an electric machine, where the active part has ring segment-shaped sections with grooves for receiving electric conductors, an electric machine with the ring segment-shaped section, a mill with the electric machine, and a service method for such an electric machine or such a mill, and where the goal is to assembly the electric machine inexpensively.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2015Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Ulrich Hartmann, Horst Kuemmlee, Axel Moehle, Peter Petereit, Marian Rakowicz, Kurt Tischler
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Publication number: 20180102697Abstract: In a method for producing a rotor for a synchronous machine suitable for a rotational speed of more than 1000 r.p.m, a plurality of electrically conductive rectangular sub-conductors are loosely joined in parallel to one another lengthwise to form a conductor. The conductor is wound so as to form a winding and thereby form an exciter coil. Directly after winding, the sub-conductors of the conductor are continuously soldered together while the sub-conductors are positioned and/or held together by a forming facility, so that the exciter coil is solid and the conductor rigid.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2016Publication date: April 12, 2018Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventor: Horst Kümmlee
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Patent number: 9935511Abstract: A component designed to form a rotor for an electric machine includes a shaft, and an active part which is disposed in concentric circumferentially surrounding relation to the shaft. The active part has a radially inwardly open slot. A leg is connected to the shaft and has a tip which points radially outward from the shaft and is received in the slot of the active part. Further received in the slot of the active part is a first end of a connecting element. A fastening element secures the connecting element in a region of a second end to the leg to thereby establish a form-fit connection of the leg and the connecting element to the active part.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2015Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventor: Horst Kümmlee
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Publication number: 20170366057Abstract: A component designed to form a rotor for an electric machine includes a shaft, and an active part which is disposed in concentric circumferentially surrounding relation to the shaft. The active part has a radially inwardly open slot. A leg is connected to the shaft and has a tip which points radially outward from the shaft and is received in the slot of the active part. Further received in the slot of the active part is a first end of a connecting element. A fastening element secures the connecting element in a region of a second end to the leg to thereby establish a form-fit connection of the leg and the connecting element to the active part.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2015Publication date: December 21, 2017Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventor: HORST KÜMMLEE
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Publication number: 20170179776Abstract: A method for producing an annular active part of an electric machine, where the active part has ring segment-shaped sections with grooves for receiving electric conductors, an electric machine with the ring segment-shaped section, a mill with the electric machine, and a service method for such an electric machine or such a mill, and where the goal is to assembly the electric machine inexpensively.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: Siemens AktiengesselschaftInventors: Ulrich HARTMANN, Horst KUEMMLEE, Axel MOEHLE, Peter PETEREIT, Marian RAKOWICZ, Kurt TISCHLER
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Publication number: 20170067670Abstract: The invention relates to an electric machine, comprising a first cooling section (1), in which a first cooling medium for cooling the electric machine is provided, and a second cooling section (2), in which a second cooling medium is provided. In order to provide an alternative to known cooling systems for electric machines, the electric machine according to the invention has at least one active part (3) and at least one heat transport element (4) comprising a magnetocaloric material, wherein a magnetic field (5) can be applied to the at least one heat transport element (4) at least partially and/or at least temporarily by means of the at feast one active part (3), wherein the at least one active part (3) and the at least one heat transport element (4); are designed in such a way that waste heat can be transferred from the first cooling medium to the second cooling medium by using the magnetocaloric effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2015Publication date: March 9, 2017Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: HORST KÜMMLEE, FRANK SEIBICKE
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Patent number: 9287749Abstract: A machine having a stator and a rotor having a rotor shaft supported in bearings, such that the rotor is rotatable about a rotation axis. The bearings are designed as active magnetic bearings in which the rotor is supported without contact. A respective back-up bearing is associated with each active magnetic bearing to catch the rotor when the respective active magnetic bearing fails. The respective back-up bearing has a bushing arranged on the rotor shaft and a sliding device arranged on the stator. The respective bushing has an inner ring arranged radially inside to fasten the bushing on the rotor shaft, and an outer ring that surrounds the inner ring radially outside and slides in the sliding device of the respective back-up bearing when the respective active magnetic bearing fails. The inner and outer rings are made of different materials and are connected to each other in a bonded manner.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventor: Horst Kümmlee
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Patent number: 9233373Abstract: A tube mill has a body arranged for rotation about an axis of rotation. Material to be ground can be introduced into the body for comminution. The tube mill has an electric motor for rotationally driving the body. The electric motor has a rotor arranged around the body and connected to the body for rotation therewith and has a stator arranged stationarily around the rotor. The tube mill has a concrete element running around at least half the circumference of the stator yoke which is connected to the concrete element in such a way that forces acting on the stator yoke are transferred to the concrete element.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2011Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Horst Kümmlee, Peter Petereit, Frank Seibicke
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Publication number: 20150097457Abstract: A machine having a stator and a rotor having a rotor shaft supported in bearings, such that the rotor is rotatable about a rotation axis. The bearings are designed as active magnetic bearings in which the rotor is supported without contact. A respective back-up bearing is associated with each active magnetic bearing to catch the rotor when the respective active magnetic bearing fails. The respective back-up bearing has a bushing arranged on the rotor shaft and a sliding device arranged on the stator. The respective bushing has an inner ring arranged radially inside to fasten the bushing on the rotor shaft, and an outer ring that surrounds the inner ring radially outside and slides in the sliding device of the respective back-up bearing when the respective active magnetic bearing fails. The inner and outer rings are made of different materials and are connected to each other in a bonded manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2013Publication date: April 9, 2015Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Horst Kümmlee
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Publication number: 20130306773Abstract: A tube mill has a body arranged for rotation about an axis of rotation. Material to be ground can be introduced into the body for comminution. The tube mill has an electric motor for rotationally driving the body. The electric motor has a rotor arranged around the body and connected to the body for rotation therewith and has a stator arranged stationarily around the rotor. The tube mill has a concrete element running around at least half the circumference of the stator yoke which is connected to the concrete element in such a way that forces acting on the stator yoke are transferred to the concrete element.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2011Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Horst Kümmlee, Peter Petereit, Frank Seibicke