Patents by Inventor Jörn Runge
Jörn Runge 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: 20240425149Abstract: A floatable offshore structure includes at least one submarine power cable connector configured to connect a submarine power cable. At least one anchor connector is configured to connect at least one anchor connection for anchoring the floatable offshore structure to an underwater bottom, at least one detection arrangement configured to detect an anchor connection breakage indication, and at least one switching equipment configured to at least electrically disconnect the electrical connection to the submarine power cable connected to the submarine power cable connector upon or after the detection of an anchor connection breakage indication.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Applicant: RWE Offshore Wind GmbHInventors: Jörn Runge, Aron von Schéele, Pascal Deus
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Patent number: 12168974Abstract: Provided are embodiments of a wind energy system. The system includes a plurality of wind turbines connected to at least one cable network. The cable network is configured to transmit the electrical power fed-in by the connected wind turbines. The system also includes at least one control apparatus configured to control the power fed into the cable network by at least one of the wind turbine by providing at least one power set point. At least one temperature detecting device is configured to detect the temperature of the cable network. At least one condition detecting device is configured to detect the condition of the wind energy system, and the control apparatus includes at least one control device configured to determine the power set point based on the detected temperature and the detected condition.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2019Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: innogy SEInventors: Christian Feltes, Christian Jahn, Nils Thomsen, Jörn Runge
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Patent number: 11772755Abstract: The application relates to a floatable offshore wind turbine with at least one floatable foundation. The floatable foundation includes at least one floating body. The floatable offshore wind turbine includes at least one anchoring arrangement configured to fix the offshore wind turbine to an underwater ground while the offshore wind turbine is in its anchoring state. Further, the floatable offshore wind turbine includes at least one height adjustment device configured to change the vertical distance of the floatable foundation to an underwater ground surface of the underwater ground and/or to a water surface during the anchoring state based on at least one specific meteorological environmental parameter of the offshore wind turbine.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2023Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: RWE Renewables GmbHInventor: Jörn Runge
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Publication number: 20230219661Abstract: The application relates to a floatable offshore wind turbine with at least one floatable foundation. The floatable foundation includes at least one floating body. The floatable offshore wind turbine includes at least one anchoring arrangement configured to fix the offshore wind turbine to an underwater ground while the offshore wind turbine is in its anchoring state. Further, the floatable offshore wind turbine includes at least one height adjustment device configured to change the vertical distance of the floatable foundation to an underwater ground surface of the underwater ground and/or to a water surface during the anchoring state based on at least one specific meteorological environmental parameter of the offshore wind turbine.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: RWE Renewables GmbHInventor: Jörn Runge
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Publication number: 20230192241Abstract: A floatable offshore structure, in particular a floatable offshore wind turbine, includes at least one floatable foundation with at least one floating body. The offshore structure further includes at least one anchoring arrangement configured to fix the offshore structure to an underwater ground in an anchoring state of the offshore structure. The anchoring arrangement includes at least one anchor connection between an anchor and the floatable foundation and at least one position stabilization device configured to change the length of the anchor connection between the anchor and the floatable foundation in the anchoring state based on at least one attitude parameter of the offshore structure and at least one attitude set point parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: RWE Renewables GmbHInventor: Jörn Runge
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Patent number: 11679953Abstract: A power cable arrangement, in particular marine power cable, for offshore wind farms, including at least one cable drum device with a cable drum. The power cable arrangement includes at least one power cable wound on the cable drum with at least one cable end configured to pre-installing at a cable connection of a wind energy device. The power cable is wound on the cable drum such that a first section of the power cable is wound inversely to a further section of the power cable.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: RWE Renewables GmbHInventors: Jörn Runge, Daniel Bartminn
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Patent number: 11585095Abstract: A hollow structural element of a wind energy plant, in particular an offshore wind energy plant which includes a hollow structural element, and a cable arrangement extending along the hollow structural element. A shading element is arranged on the hollow structural element at a distance from the cable arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: RWE Renewables GmbHInventor: Jörn Runge
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Publication number: 20220294229Abstract: Disclosed is a method for operating a stand-alone grid, in which at least one participant of the stand-alone grid is coupled to a stabilization controller and an impedance between an output of the stabilization controller and a grid node of the stand-alone grid is determined. Further, a nominal voltage at the grid node is regulated by means of the stabilization controller depending on the determined impedance.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: RWE Renewables GmbHInventors: Jörn Runge, Christian Feltes
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Patent number: 11374408Abstract: A method performed by one or more devices is disclosed in which network topology information indicative of a function of a power network is gathered at a predetermined nominal frequency. The nominal frequency is influenced by a power input, a power output, a rotational speed, a torque, a modulation angle, and/or a phase angle of components included in the power network. Harmonic information indicative of one or more harmonic levels is determined from the components of the power network or from one or more network nodes. The harmonic information is determined based on the network topology information. Evaluation information indicative of an occurrence of one or more resonances and/or harmonic level increases in the power network is determined. The evaluation information is determined based on the determined harmonic information. The determined evaluation information is output.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: innogy SEInventor: Jörn Runge
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Patent number: 11326581Abstract: A wind turbine, in particular an offshore wind turbine includes at least one hollow structural element, at least one cable inlet arranged in a bottom region of the hollow structural element. A first platform is arranged inside the hollow structural element, above the bottom region. At least one flow opening is arranged in the shell surface of the hollow structural element and penetrating the shell surface. At least one active control element is flow-connected to the flow opening to affect a media exchange between the interior of the hollow structural element and the exterior of the hollow structural element.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: RWE Renewables GmbHInventors: Sebastian Obermeyer, Jürgen Klugkist, Thorsten Schlüter, Jörn Runge
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Publication number: 20220135363Abstract: A power cable arrangement, in particular marine power cable, for offshore wind farms, including at least one cable drum device with a cable drum. The power cable arrangement includes at least one power cable wound on the cable drum with at least one cable end configured to pre-installing at a cable connection of a wind energy device. The power cable is wound on the cable drum such that a first section of the power cable is wound inversely to a further section of the power cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: RWE Renewables GmbHInventors: Jörn Runge, Daniel Bartminn
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Publication number: 20220081911Abstract: A hollow structural element of a wind energy plant, in particular an offshore wind energy plant which includes a hollow structural element, and a cable arrangement extending along the hollow structural element. A shading element is arranged on the hollow structural element at a distance from the cable arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: RWE Renewables GmbHInventor: Jörn Runge
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Publication number: 20210222679Abstract: A wind turbine, in particular an offshore wind turbine includes at least one hollow structural element, at least one cable inlet arranged in a bottom region of the hollow structural element. A first platform is arranged inside the hollow structural element, above the bottom region. At least one flow opening is arranged in the shell surface of the hollow structural element and penetrating the shell surface. At least one active control element is flow-connected to the flow opening to affect a media exchange between the interior of the hollow structural element and the exterior of the hollow structural element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: RWE Renewables GmbHInventors: Sebastian Obermeyer, Jürgen Klugkist, Thorsten Schlüter, Jörn Runge
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Publication number: 20210011061Abstract: The subject-matter relates to a method, performed by at least one apparatus, including: determining of a correction factor for at least one first voltage transformer arranged in a power grid, the correction factor being indicative of a correction for obtaining correct measured values measured by the at least one first voltage transformer, wherein the determining of the correction factor of the at least one first voltage transformer being performed at least partially based on a first measured voltage of the at least one first voltage transformer and a second measured voltage of the at least one first voltage transformer, wherein the second voltage of the at least one first voltage transformer is determined at least partially based on a known transfer function of at least one second voltage transformer and the first voltage of the at least one first voltage transformer is determined without taking into account the known transfer function of the at least one second voltage transformer; determining a calibrationType: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventor: Jörn Runge
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Publication number: 20200381920Abstract: A method performed by one or more devices is disclosed in which network topology information indicative of a function of a power network is gathered at a predetermined nominal frequency. The nominal frequency is influenced by a power input, a power output, a rotational speed, a torque, a modulation angle, and/or a phase angle of components included in the power network. Harmonic information indicative of one or more harmonic levels is determined from the components of the power network or from one or more network nodes. The harmonic information is determined based on the network topology information. Evaluation information indicative of an occurrence of one or more resonances and/or harmonic level increases in the power network is determined. The evaluation information is determined based on the determined harmonic information. The determined evaluation information is output.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: innogy SEInventor: Jörn Runge
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Patent number: 10854369Abstract: A transformer station, in particular, an offshore transformer station including at least one transformer and at least one transformer cooling unit arranged on at least one side wall of the transformer station or a roof of the transformer station and configured to cool the at least one transformer. The transformer station also includes at least one air deflecting unit arranged on at least one roof edge of the transformer station and/or at least one air deflecting unit arranged on at least one side edge of the transformer station. The air deflecting unit is arranged such that an air movement is deflectable in the direction of the transformer cooling unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: innogy SEInventor: Jörn Runge
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Patent number: 10801472Abstract: A method of controlling a power value of an offshore wind energy system in which a power set point is provided. The power set point is a power factor set point and/or a reactive power set point. At least one instantaneous reactive power state factor of the offshore wind energy system is provided, and an active power correction value is determined as a function of the provided power set point and the provided instantaneous reactive power state factor. The active power of the offshore wind energy system is controlled as a function of the determined active power correction value in such a way that the provided power set point is at least complied with.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: innogy SEInventors: Christian Feltes, Jörn Runge
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Publication number: 20200132049Abstract: Provided are embodiments of a wind energy system. The system includes a plurality of wind turbines connected to at least one cable network. The cable network is configured to transmit the electrical power fed-in by the connected wind turbines. The system also includes at least one control apparatus configured to control the power fed into the cable network by at least one of the wind turbine by providing at least one power set point. At least one temperature detecting device is configured to detect the temperature of the cable network. At least one condition detecting device is configured to detect the condition of the wind energy system, and the control apparatus includes at least one control device configured to determine the power set point based on the detected temperature and the detected condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Applicant: innogy SEInventors: Christian Feltes, Christian Jahn, Nils Thomsen, Jörn Runge
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Patent number: 10622798Abstract: The invention relates to a method for subsequently expanding the electrical transmission capacity of an overhead-line pylon system as part of an electrical high-voltage network, which comprises at least two overhead-line pylons, wherein the line cables stretched between the overhead-line pylons have a total transmission capacity and a total line cross-section, wherein the method provides for an increase in the total transmission capacity between the overhead-line pylons by recabling and/or an increase in the load-bearing capacity of the overhead-line pylons.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: INNOGY SEInventors: Daniel Bartminn, Friedrich Koch, Jorn Runge
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Publication number: 20190311834Abstract: A transformer station, in particular, an offshore transformer station including at least one transformer and at least one transformer cooling unit arranged on at least one side wall of the transformer station or a roof of the transformer station and configured to cool the at least one transformer. The transformer station also includes at least one air deflecting unit arranged on at least one roof edge of the transformer station and/or at least one air deflecting unit arranged on at least one side edge of the transformer station. The air deflecting unit is arranged such that an air movement is deflectable in the direction of the transformer cooling unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: innogy SEInventor: Jörn Runge