Patents by Inventor Oliver Tobias Walk

Oliver Tobias Walk 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: 11591933
    Abstract: A method for installing a gas turbine assembly of a first type at a position of an existing power plant where previously a gas turbine assembly of a second type was installed on a foundation specially designed for said second type. The gas turbine assembly includes at least one housing, a compressor, a combustion chamber, a gas turbine, and a plurality of venting and removal lines guided along the exterior of the housing. Modifications to the venting and/or removal lines of the gas turbine assembly of the first type are carried out in a first step, and the modified gas turbine assembly is installed on the existing foundation in a second step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Oliver Tobias Walk, Frank Weidner
  • Publication number: 20230058708
    Abstract: A method for modifying an existing single shaft combined cycle power plant having a steam turbine part and a gas turbine part which are connected to each other rigidly by an intermediate shaft. The gas turbine part is supported by two pin-ended supports allowing a certain axial displacement of the casing by rotating about corresponding axes. The old gas turbine part is replaced by a new gas turbine part having a different structure, namely a rigid support and a flexible support. Relative thermal expansion or displacement of the intermediate shaft is compensated by a hydraulic unit comprising a double-acting piston for displacing the gas turbine rotor with respect to the gas turbine stator. The hydraulic unit is controlled based on a displacement measurement in the steam turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Janssen, Michael Kursch, Till Spielmann, Johann Stach, Oliver Tobias Walk, Kai Wöstmann
  • Patent number: 11549439
    Abstract: A method for installing a compressor and a gas turbine of a first type at a position of an existing power plant where previously a compressor and a gas turbine of a second type were installed on a foundation specially designed for the second type. The two types differ from each other at least with respect to the position and/or the number of anchoring points at which the compressor and the gas turbine are connected to the foundation via support structures. The installation of the new compressor and the new gas turbine is carried out using an adapter structure on the existing foundation. A corresponding adapter structure is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Abele, Kai Stockhausen, Oliver Tobias Walk
  • Publication number: 20210404384
    Abstract: A method for installing a compressor and a gas turbine of a first type at a position of an existing power plant where previously a compressor and a gas turbine of a second type were installed on a foundation specially designed for the second type. The two types differ from each other at least with respect to the position and/or the number of anchoring points at which the compressor and the gas turbine are connected to the foundation via support structures. The installation of the new compressor and the new gas turbine is carried out using an adapter structure on the existing foundation. A corresponding adapter structure is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Abele, Kai Stockhausen, Oliver Tobias Walk
  • Publication number: 20210381398
    Abstract: A method for installing a gas turbine assembly of a first type at a position of an existing power plant where previously a gas turbine assembly of a second type was installed on a foundation specially designed for said second type. The gas turbine assembly includes at least one housing, a compressor, a combustion chamber, a gas turbine, and a plurality of venting and removal lines guided along the exterior of the housing. Modifications to the venting and/or removal lines of the gas turbine assembly of the first type are carried out in a first step, and the modified gas turbine assembly is installed on the existing foundation in a second step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Oliver Tobias Walk, Frank Weidner