Patents by Inventor Martin Stapper

Martin Stapper 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).

  • Publication number: 20240318818
    Abstract: A combustion chamber (“steam booster”) system for burning hydrogen with the aim of heating a flow of steam and/or of increasing the steam states of the hydrogen, and a method and a plant. In the combustion chamber system, hydrogen and preferably oxygen can be burned in the presence of water and/or water vapor in a combustion chamber, steam can flow around the combustion chamber on the outside in an intermediate space, in particular can flow over the entire length of the combustion chamber in the intermediate space of a flame tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marc Tertilt, Friederike Lange, Martin Stapper, Marcus Gwenner, Christoph Kortschik, Norbert Sürken, Leonard Muke
  • Patent number: 10077718
    Abstract: A method for operating a gas turbine plant having a gas turbine and an electric generator driven by the gas turbine. The method includes detecting an instantaneous power of the gas turbine plant; comparing the detected instantaneous power with a power limit value; and limiting the instantaneous power when the result of the comparison is that the detected instantaneous power is equal to or greater than the power limit value. A step of detecting at least one operating parameter of the gas turbine plant and a step of determining the power limit value as a function of the at least one detected operating parameter are then implemented, wherein the at least one operating parameter of the gas turbine plant includes an ambient pressure and the power limit value is increased when the ambient pressure increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jan-Dirk Beiler, Hans-Georg Gamm, Thomas Kerstiens, Marco Larson, Rosa-Eos Mühlhölzer, Florian Purps, Oliver Schneider, Marc Schäfer, Philipp Kreutzer, Marc Reinberg, Martin Stapper
  • Patent number: 10036275
    Abstract: A method for testing an overspeed protection apparatus of a single-shaft system that includes: a) operating the system at nominal speed and under electrical load, wherein the load is selected to be low enough that, after dropping the load, the speed of the system rises such that the speed remains below steam turbine threshold speed lower than gas turbine threshold speed, such that first overspeed protection is triggered when the speed of the steam turbine reaches the steam turbine threshold speed, and second overspeed protection is triggered when the speed of the gas turbine reaches the gas turbine threshold speed; b) dropping the load; c) increasing the mass flow of the steam introduced into the steam turbine and/or of the fuel introduced into the gas turbine such that the speed of the steam turbine reaches the steam turbine threshold speed; d) testing whether the first overspeed protection is triggered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Ophey, Martin Bennauer, Thorsten Engler, Susanne Haas, Andreas Pahl, Marian-Peter Pieczyk, Martin Stapper, David Veltmann
  • Patent number: 9702561
    Abstract: A machine component including a base body produced from a base material is provided. The base body is equipped in a partial region of the surface thereof with a plating made of an application material having a greater hardness and/or viscosity as compared to the base material. The plating is foamed by a number of plating elements that are applied to the base body in the longitudinal direction thereof in a tilted manner relative to the main flow direction of a hot gas flowing through the base body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Birgit Grüger, Elke Henschel, Joachim Skoczowski, Martin Stapper
  • Publication number: 20170107912
    Abstract: A method for operating a gas turbine plant having a gas turbine and an electric generator driven by the gas turbine. The method includes detecting an instantaneous power of the gas turbine plant; comparing the detected instantaneous power with a power limit value; and limiting the instantaneous power when the result of the comparison is that the detected instantaneous power is equal to or greater than the power limit value. A step of detecting at least one operating parameter of the gas turbine plant and a step of determining the power limit value as a function of the at least one detected operating parameter are then implemented, wherein the at least one operating parameter of the gas turbine plant includes an ambient pressure and the power limit value is increased when the ambient pressure increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jan-Dirk Beiler, Hans-Georg Gamm, Thomas Kerstiens, Marco Larson, Rosa-Eos Mühlhölzer, Florian Purps, Oliver Schneider, Marc Schäfer, Philipp Kreutzer, Marc Reinberg, Martin Stapper
  • Publication number: 20160201501
    Abstract: A method for testing an overspeed protection apparatus of a single-shaft system that includes: a) operating the system at nominal speed and under electrical load, wherein the load is selected to be low enough that, after dropping the load, the speed of the system rises such that the speed remains below steam turbine threshold speed lower than gas turbine threshold speed, such that first overspeed protection is triggered when the speed of the steam turbine reaches the steam turbine threshold speed, and second overspeed protection is triggered when the speed of the gas turbine reaches the gas turbine threshold speed; b) dropping the load; c) increasing the mass flow of the steam introduced into the steam turbine and/or of the fuel introduced into the gas turbine such that the speed of the steam turbine reaches the steam turbine threshold speed; d) testing whether the first overspeed protection is triggered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Ophey, Martin Bennauer, Thorsten Engler, Susanne Haas, Andreas Pahl, Marian-Peter Pieczyk, Martin Stapper, David Veltmann
  • Patent number: 8091366
    Abstract: A machine component with a base body made of a base material, a part of the surface of which has been equipped with cladding material having a hardness greater in comparison to the base material. The cladding material is segmented and made up of a number of cladding segments that are spaced apart on the machine component. Each cladding segment may be disposed within a respective recess on the surface of the base body forming strips of the base body and material, and each such strip is disposed between consecutive segments forming a continuous surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Birgit Grüger, Martin Stapper
  • Publication number: 20100323309
    Abstract: A method for reducing self-induced flame oscillations is provided. In a first fluid mass flow flowing through a jet nozzle from a fluid inlet opening to a fluid outlet opening, a second fluid mass flow is injected on an axial position of the jet nozzle positioned downstream from the fluid inlet opening. One fluid mass flow includes air, and the other fluid mass flow includes a fuel. A second method for reducing self-induced flame oscillations is also provided. In a first fluid mass flow flowing through a jet nozzle from a fluid inlet opening to a fluid outlet opening, a second fluid mass flow is injected on a radial position of the jet nozzle in relation to the circumference of the jet nozzle. One mass flow includes air and the other fluid mass flow includes a fuel. Burners which ensure the execution of the method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: David Barkowski, Matthias Hase, Werner Krebs, Berthold Köstlin, Martin Lenze, Martin Stapper, Jaap Van Kampen
  • Publication number: 20100269510
    Abstract: A machine component including a base body produced from a base material is provided. The base body is equipped in a partial region of the surface thereof with a plating made of an application material having a greater hardness and/or viscosity as compared to the base material. The plating is foamed by a number of plating elements that are applied to the base body in the longitudinal direction thereof in a tilted manner relative to the main flow direction of a hot gas flowing through the base body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Birgit Grüger, Elke Henschel, Joachim Skoczowski, Martin Stapper
  • Publication number: 20090180873
    Abstract: The invention relates to a machine component with a base made of a base material, a part of the surface of which has been equipped with armor-plating, made of a plating material with greater hardness in comparison to the base material, with the armor-plating being segmented and made up of a number of armor-plating segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: Birgit Grüger, Martin Stapper