Patents by Inventor Norbert Eich

Norbert Eich 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: 11828266
    Abstract: A method for determining an efficiency and/or calibrating a torque of a drivetrain comprises two tests. The drivetrain has a motor-side end at a main shaft connectable to a motor and a generator-side end, with a generator arranged between the ends. In a first test, the motor-side end of the drivetrain is driven. A variable dependent on the main shaft torque is determined at the motor-side end of the drivetrain and an electrical power Pelec is determined at the generator-side end of the drivetrain. In a second test, the generator-side end of the drivetrain is driven and the variable dependent on the main shaft torque is determined at the motor-side end and the electrical power is determined at the generator-side end. An efficiency and/or calibration parameters is/are determined from the electrical power values and the variables dependent on the main shaft torque determined in the first test and second tests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e. V.
    Inventors: Hongkun Zhang, Norbert Eich, Martin Pilas, Jan Wenske
  • Publication number: 20210156361
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method for determining an efficiency and/or for calibrating a torque of a drivetrain (1), in particular a drivetrain (1) of a wind turbine. The method for determining an efficiency and/or for calibrating a torque of a drivetrain (1), in particular of a drivetrain of a wind turbine, is particularly suited for carrying out on a test rig and comprises two tests. The drivetrain has a motor-side end at a main shaft connectable to a motor and a generator-side end, between which ends a generator is arranged. In a first test, the motor-side end of the drivetrain (1) is driven. A variable dependent on the main shaft torque is thereby determined at the motor-side end of the drivetrain (1) and an electrical power Pelec is determined at the generator-side end of the drivetrain (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Hongkun Zhang, Norbert Eich, Martin Pilas, Jan Wenske
  • Patent number: 9327286
    Abstract: A mill for grinding rubbish. The mill comprises at least one grinding chamber defined by a side wall and a floor. The mill also comprises at least two rotors and rotatable about respective substantially vertical axes and. Each of the rotors comprises a hub and a plurality of chains connected to the hub and designed to sweep over part of the grinding chamber during rotation of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: CHRYSOPOEIA SRL
    Inventors: Piervittorio Trebucchi, Norbert Eich, Lorenzo Zubani
  • Publication number: 20130305969
    Abstract: A mill for grinding rubbish. The mill comprises at least one grinding chamber defined by a side wall and a floor. The mill also comprises at least two rotors and rotatable about respective substantially vertical axes and. Each of the rotors comprises a hub and a plurality of chains connected to the hub and designed to sweep over part of the grinding chamber during rotation of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: CHRYSOPOEIA SRL
    Inventors: Piervittorio Trebucchi, Norbert Eich, Lorenzo Zubani