Patents by Inventor Klaus Wendelberger

Klaus Wendelberger 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).

  • Patent number: 11803176
    Abstract: A method and a device for planning a specific process system, wherein during the planning of a specific process system, which consists of primary technology formed as components of the system that are interconnected with respect to process and at least one secondary technology that depends on the primary technology and enables operation of the system together with the primary technology, the primary technology is planned as a flow diagram of the system via a system planning tool, where configuration data formed as requirements, guidelines for operation of the system, system-specific basic conditions and/or specifications are added to the flow diagram, and where a data-processing device evaluates the flow diagram to which the configuration data have been added and automatically creates, optionally by accessing an archive having standard planning solutions, a specific planning solution for a secondary technology that meets the various requirements together with the planned primary technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Klaus Wendelberger, Andreas Geiger
  • Publication number: 20220138369
    Abstract: A method for automatically interpreting a piping diagram comprising objects, wherein at least two objects are each linked with operational requirements, an operational requirement is defined based on a predefined set of operating principles and based on a predefined set of boundary conditions, the operational requirements included in the piping diagram are successively evaluated during the automatic interpretation, an automation function is generated for an operational requirement and at least based on an operating principle that is included as an intended purpose in the operational requirement, and the automation function is connected to the objects linked via the underlying operational requirement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventor: Klaus WENDELBERGER
  • Publication number: 20210048800
    Abstract: A method and a device for planning a specific process system, wherein during the planning of a specific process system, which consists of primary technology formed as components of the system that are interconnected with respect to process and at least one secondary technology that depends on the primary technology and enables operation of the system together with the primary technology, the primary technology is planned as a flow diagram of the system via a system planning tool, where configuration data formed as requirements, guidelines for operation of the system, system-specific basic conditions and/or specifications are added to the flow diagram, and where a data-processing device evaluates the flow diagram to which the configuration data have been added and automatically creates, optionally by accessing an archive having standard planning solutions, a specific planning solution for a secondary technology that meets the various requirements together with the planned primary technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Klaus WENDELBERGER, Andreas GEIGER
  • Patent number: 10496053
    Abstract: Method for integrated data handling for engineering and operation of a plant having a plurality of software applications with different functionalities, wherein the plurality of software applications are interconnected via a network, a common data model including data shared between at least two of the plurality of software applications is provided, the common data model is managed by a configuration data service, data specific to a single application is managed by an application specific configuration data service that is assigned to a number of applications such that flexible, consistent, performance-optimized and efficient management of the various heterogeneous systems in the plant is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Biesdorf, Matthias Jung, Klaus-Juergen Langer, Denis Schroff, Michael Unkelbach, Johannes Weiss, Klaus Wendelberger, Egon Wuchner
  • Patent number: 10267512
    Abstract: A device for closed-loop control of a plurality of state variables of a steam generator of a thermal power plant is provided. In order to achieve stable and exact closed-loop control of the plurality of state variables, a multi-variable control/controller controls the plurality of state variables and uses a linear quadratic controller for this multi-variable control/controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Annette Barenbrügge, Fabian Bargiel, Lutz Hanel, Bernhard Meerbeck, Michael Treuer, Klaus Wendelberger
  • Patent number: 10151213
    Abstract: A state observer for a steam generator of a thermal power plant is provided. Accordingly, provision is made for the state observer to be a multi-variable state observer which has a Kalman filter designed for linear-quadratic state feedback. The state observer can be used for validating measured variables of the steam generator of the thermal power plant, wherein measured variables of the steam generator are compared with output variables of the state observer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Annette Barenbrügge, Fabian Bargiel, Lutz Hanel, Bernhard Meerbeck, Michael Treuer, Klaus Wendelberger
  • Patent number: 10012114
    Abstract: A method for controlling a temperature of steam for a steam power plant is provided. A state regulator controls the temperature of the steam at an outlet of a superheater using a feedback of multiple medium states of the steam in the superheater. An aim herein is to achieve a stable and precise control of the steam temperature. This is achieved in that the state regulator is a linear regulator, the feedback matrix of which is ascertained such that the regulator has the control quality of a linear-quadratic regulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Klaus Wendelberger
  • Publication number: 20170169290
    Abstract: A method implemented in a computer system for automatically establishing a data record from two technical drawings, where the data record characterizes the two technical drawings that include symbols and lines connecting the symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Harald HELD, Hermann Georg MAYER, Efrossini TSOUCHNIKA, Klaus WENDELBERGER
  • Publication number: 20170169291
    Abstract: A method for automatically creating a data set, which characterizes a technical drawing having symbols and lines connecting the symbols, from the technical drawing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Harald HELD, Hermann Georg MAYER, Efrossini TSOUCHNIKA, Klaus WENDELBERGER
  • Patent number: 9568898
    Abstract: An automatic adaptation of a control of a technical system, in particular of a power plant, is provided. Control circuits are created for controlling the technical system, wherein at least one control circuit and a second control circuit are coupled using a decoupling member. The decoupling member has at least one adaptable parameter. The at least one adaptable parameter of the decoupling member is automatically adapted in an online operation of the technical system to an actual, dynamic process behavior of the technical system, i.e., automatic online adaptation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Julian Groganz, Joachim Rupp, Klaus Wendelberger
  • Patent number: 9500361
    Abstract: A method for controlling the temperatures of steam for a steam power plant is provided. A state controller, in order to output a desired steam temperature as a controlled variable, feeds back several steam states in a superheater for superheating steam using a monitor, which calculates the steam states, and the desired steam temperature is forwarded to a further controller for controlling the temperature. In order to achieve a stable and accurate control of the steam temperature, it is proposed that the state controller be a linear quadratic controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Bernhard Meerbeck, Joachim Rupp, Michael Treuer, Tobias Weissbach, Klaus Wendelberger
  • Publication number: 20160313709
    Abstract: Method for integrated data handling for engineering and operation of a plant having a plurality of software applications with different functionalities, wherein the plurality of software applications are interconnected via a network, a common data model including data shared between at least two of the plurality of software applications is provided, the common data model is managed by a configuration data service, data specific to a single application is managed by an application specific configuration data service that is assigned to a number of applications such that flexible, consistent, performance-optimized and efficient management of the various heterogeneous systems in the plant is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Andreas BIESDORF, Matthias JUNG, Klaus-Juergen LANGER, Denis SCHROFF, Michael UNKELBACH, Johannes WEISS, Klaus WENDELBERGER, Egon WUCHNER
  • Patent number: 9360209
    Abstract: A method for controlling a combustion process, in particular in a firing chamber of a fossil-fired steam generator, is provided. The method includes determining spatially resolved measuring values in the firing chamber. Spatially resolved measuring values are transformed into state variables that may be used for control engineering, and they are subsequently fed as actual values to control circuits. The changes in the controlled variables determined in the control circuits are divided among a plurality of actuators in a backward transformation considering an optimization target. A corresponding combustion system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Matthias Behmann, Till Späth, Klaus Wendelberger
  • Patent number: 9206709
    Abstract: A method for the installation control in a power plant is provided. A functional value of a target function based on a physical model is generated for a plurality of sets of variables, from respectively a set of environment variable and the respective set of variables, the functional value is allocated to the respective sets. The set of variables is selected to be transmitted to a control device of the power plant, whose allocated functional value complies with a predefined optimization criterion. In addition to a starting set and a set determined on the basis of the starting set and the functional value allocated thereto using a gradient method, the number of sets of variables further includes a set selected by a random generator. In addition, a control apparatus for a power plant using the method and a power plant using the control apparatus are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Andreas Christidis, Klaus Wendelberger
  • Publication number: 20150276209
    Abstract: A device for closed-loop control of a plurality of state variables of a steam generator of a thermal power plant is provided. In order to achieve stable and exact closed-loop control of the plurality of state variables, a multi-variable control/controller controls the plurality of state variables and uses a linear quadratic controller for this multi-variable control/controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: ANNETTE BARENBRÜGGE, FABIAN BARGIEL, LUTZ HANEL, BERNHARD MEERBECK, MICHAEL TREUER, KLAUS WENDELBERGER
  • Publication number: 20150275688
    Abstract: A state observer for a steam generator of a thermal power plant is provided. Accordingly, provision is made for the state observer to be a multi-variable state observer which has a Kalman filter designed for linear-quadratic state feedback. The state observer can be used for validating measured variables of the steam generator of the thermal power plant, wherein measured variables of the steam generator are compared with output variables of the state observer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: ANNETTE BARENBRÜGGE, FABIAN BARGIEL, LUTZ HANEL, BERNHARD MEERBECK, MICHAEL TREUER, KLAUS WENDELBERGER
  • Publication number: 20150019524
    Abstract: A method and device for assigning measurement signal and device designations from a first to a second classification system within a projection of a technical system is provided. The process is implemented in an automated manner by a search engine. A measurement signal or device designation from the first classification system is entered into the search engine and converted into a search query. The text elements of the search query are processed, wherein text elements are semantically analyzed using terminology and compared with those of a list which contains all the designations from the second classification system. The text elements from the list which best match those of the search query are evaluated with respect to relevance and outputted as search results of the search engine. The search result with the maximum relevance corresponds to the designation from the second classification system and replaces designation from the first classification system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Thorsten Fuhring, Andreas Geiger, Klaus Wendelberger
  • Publication number: 20140358817
    Abstract: A method for producing a system-specific project design document for control technology to be project-designed for a technical system as well as a device designed for the implementation of the method is provided. A reference project design document for the technical system is produced. Through a comparison of a project-specific project design document for the technical system the reference project design document, performed using a comparison marking, wherein the project-specific project design document is created using standard project design objects, the system-specific project document is created.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Klaus Wendelberger
  • Publication number: 20140309798
    Abstract: A method for controlling a temperature of steam for a steam power plant is provided. A state regulator controls the temperature of the steam at an outlet of a superheater using a feedback of multiple medium states of the steam in the superheater. An aim herein is to achieve a stable and precise control of the steam temperature. This is achieved in that the state regulator is a linear regulator, the feedback matrix of which is ascertained such that the regulator has the control quality of a linear-quadratic regulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Klaus Wendelberger
  • Publication number: 20140156092
    Abstract: An automatic adaptation of a control of a technical system, in particular of a power plant, is provided. Control circuits are created for controlling the technical system, wherein at least one control circuit and a second control circuit are coupled using a decoupling member. The decoupling member has at least one adaptable parameter. The at least one adaptable parameter of the decoupling member is automatically adapted in an online operation of the technical system to an actual, dynamic process behavior of the technical system, i.e., automatic online adaptation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Julian Groganz, Joachim Rupp, Klaus Wendelberger