Patents by Inventor Jörg Gonder

Jörg Gonder 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 and measurement device for determining a condition of an electric igniter of a gas turbine burner and an ignition device for a gas turbine burner
    Patent number: 8564276
    Abstract: A method for determining a condition of an electric igniter of a gas turbine burner and a measurement device for a gas turbine burner are provided. By means of the method and the measurement device it is possible to prevent false starts of gas turbines as a result of a nonfunctional igniter. The method provides for a time-dependent signal characterizing the ignition current of an igniter to be compared to an upper threshold value and a lower threshold value and at the same time to compare the characterizing signal to a mean target current value, by which the ignition current should fluctuate randomly when the igniter is functioning properly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Jörg Gonder
  • Method and measurement device for determining a condition of an electric igniter of a gas turbine burner and an ignition device for a gas turbine burner
    Publication number: 20110221422
    Abstract: A method for determining a condition of an electric igniter of a gas turbine burner and a measurement device for a gas turbine burner are provided. By means of the method and the measurement device it is possible to prevent false starts of gas turbines as a result of a nonfunctional igniter. The method provides for a time-dependent signal characterizing the ignition current of an igniter to be compared to an upper threshold value and a lower threshold value and at the same time to compare the characterizing signal to a mean target current value, by which the ignition current should fluctuate randomly when the igniter is functioning properly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventor: Jörg Gonder