Patents by Inventor Peter Kummeth

Peter Kummeth 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: 20160064128
    Abstract: A coil device with at least one electrical coil winding with superconducting conductor material and a vacuum container is described in which the vacuum container surrounds the coil winding. The coil winding is part of a self-contained circuit for the formation of a continuous current. The closed circuit has a switchable conductor section, the conductor of which can be switched between a superconducting state and a normally conducting state by a magnetic device. The magnetic device has an internal part arranged inside the vacuum container and an external part arranged outside the vacuum container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Peter KUMMETH
  • Patent number: 9257877
    Abstract: A superconducting machine is disclosed, in particular for use as a generator in a stand-alone power system. In at least one embodiment, the superconducting machine includes a stator and a rotor capable of rotating with respect to the stator. At least one superconducting coil for generating at least two magnetic poles is provided on at least one component part, in particular the rotor, which superconducting coil is cooled via a cooling device; and at least two parallel winding elements are provided on the respective other component part, in particular the stator, in the armature winding for each phase, which winding elements can be connected either in series or in parallel via at least one switching device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Joachim Frauenhofer, Jörn Grundmann, Rainer Hartig, Peter Kummeth, Peter Van Hasselt
  • Patent number: 9252635
    Abstract: A rotor for an electric machine includes a pole core having a coolable magnetisable rotor section which is made of a super-conducting material. The rotor section has a rotationally symmetric geometry. The pole core is formed as a cylinder and the rotor section is arranged on an outer surface of the cylinder so as to be encircling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Peter Kummeth, Heinz Schmidt
  • Patent number: 9219391
    Abstract: A rotor for an electric machine includes a pole core having a coolable magnetisable rotor section which is made of a super-conducting material. The rotor section has a rotationally symmetric geometry. The pole core is formed as a cylinder and the rotor section is arranged on an outer surface of the cylinder so as to be encircling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Peter Kummeth, Heinz Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20150279558
    Abstract: A device for potting coils, in particular superconducting coils, and an operating method for said device are provided. The device comprises an outer potting container , a potting chamber for accommodating at least one coil to be potted, and a device for filling with potting mass. The outer potting container is lined with an inner potting container , the material of which has a diamond pyramid hardness number below 500 and a melting point between 45 degrees Celsius and 200 degrees Celsius. In the operating method, the shape of the inner potting container is achieved by mechanical or thermal processing, at least one coil to be potted is positioned in the potting chamber, a potting mass is filled into the remaining hollow space in the potting chamber, the potting mass is hardened, and the potted coil is removed from the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Jörn Grundmann, Peter Kummeth
  • Publication number: 20140247022
    Abstract: A superconducting machine is disclosed, in particular for use as a generator in a stand-alone power system. In at least one embodiment, the superconducting machine includes a stator and a rotor capable of rotating with respect to the stator. At least one superconducting coil for generating at least two magnetic poles is provided on at least one component part, in particular the rotor, which superconducting coil is cooled via a cooling device; and at least two parallel winding elements are provided on the respective other component part, in particular the stator, in the armature winding for each phase, which winding elements can be connected either in series or in parallel via at least one switching device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Joachim Frauenhofer, Jörn Grundmann, Rainer Hartig, Peter Kummeth, Peter Van Hasselt
  • Publication number: 20140171330
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric machine (101) comprising a stator (103), a rotatably mounted rotor (105) having a magnetizable and coolable rotor section (107) made of a super-conducting material (417), a control unit (109) designed to control a stator flow for inducing a magnetic flow through the superconducting material (417). The invention also relates to a method for operating an electric machine (101).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Kummeth, Heinz Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20140100115
    Abstract: A rotor for an electric machine includes a pole core having a coolable magnetisable rotor section which is made of a super-conducting material. The rotor section has a rotationally symmetric geometry. The pole core is formed as a cylinder and the rotor section is arranged on an outer surface of the cylinder so as to be encircling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Kummeth, Heinz Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20130296171
    Abstract: A super conductor is disclosed, in particular a high temperature super conductor of a synchronous machine, including a cooling circuit for a coolant. The liquefied coolant in the cold head provided with a condenser is guided to the super conductor which is to be cooled, in particular in the rotor of the synchronous machine and is returned to the condenser in a gaseous form. In order to guide the coolant from the condenser to the super conductor, pressure generated by a component of the coolant evaporated by a heat source is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Michael Frank, Peter Kummeth, Wolfgang Nick, Heinz Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20120186728
    Abstract: A connecting point between first and a second devices is sealed with respect to the passage of liquids through the connecting point by applying a soft solid onto the surface and pressing the soft solid into depressions in the surface for sealing purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventor: Peter Kummeth
  • Patent number: 7944105
    Abstract: A superconductive synchronous machine having superconductive magnetic bearings. A superconductor (6) on the stator side as a first bearing part is disposed opposite from a second bearing part (12) on the rotor side, the second being part being magnetically and mechanically connected via a flux feed section (11) to the pole core (9) of the rotor. A superconductive exciting coil (10) in the rotor pole core (9) excites both the pole core (9) and the second bearing part (12). In order to cool the superconductive exciting coil (10), coolant feeds (16, 16?, 24, 25) are provided, which are sealed in relation to the rotor shaft (8, 8?) by ferrofluid seals (26). The power for the exciting coil is fed via slip rings (21) or by being inductively connected (29) at the rotor shaft (8?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Peter Kummeth
  • Publication number: 20100201216
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bearing device (100) for the contactless bearing of a rotor in relation to a stator (101). Said bearing device (100) comprises a rotor provided with a shaft (102) and at least one rotor disk (103), and a stator (101) provided with at least two stator disks (105, 106). Said stator (101) at least partially surrounds the rotor at a certain distance and the rotor disks (103) protrude into the intermediate chamber (104) between the rotor disks thus forming a bearing gap (107). Said bearing device (100) also comprises a magnetic bearing part for bearing the rotor in a radial manner and an air bearing part for bearing the rotor in an axial manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Peter Kummeth, Martino Leghissa
  • Publication number: 20100127589
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bearing device (100) having a magnetic bearing (210) for mounting a shaft (101) and a damping device (200). The damping device (200) comprises a first disc-shaped damper part (201) that is part of the shaft (101), and a yoke-shaped second damper part (202) that comprises side parts (211) guiding the magnetic flow and means (212) for producing a magnetic field. The side parts (211) guiding the magnetic flow are disposed at a distance from one another to form an annular-cylindrical intermediate chamber in the axial direction relative to the axis (A). The first damper part (201) protrudes into said intermediate chamber in a radial fashion relative to the axis (A). The second damper part (202) completely surrounds the disc-shaped first damper part (201).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Peter Kummeth
  • Publication number: 20090280990
    Abstract: A superconductive synchronous machine having superconductive magnetic bearings. A superconductor (6) on the stator side as a first bearing part is disposed opposite from a second bearing part (12) on the rotor side, the second being part being magnetically and mechanically connected via a flux feed section (11) to the pole core (9) of the rotor. A superconductive exciting coil (10) in the rotor pole core (9) excites both the pole core (9) and the second bearing part (12). In order to cool the superconductive exciting coil (10), coolant feeds (16, 16?, 24, 25) are provided, which are sealed in relation to the rotor shaft (8, 8?) by ferrofluid seals (26). The power for the exciting coil is fed via slip rings (21) or by being inductively connected (29) at the rotor shaft (8?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: Seimens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Peter Kummeth
  • Patent number: 7567157
    Abstract: A rectangular coil has several successive windings which are made of a strip-shaped super conductor, which contains at least one core which is embedded in a normal conductive matrix material and which is made of a high-Tc-super conductor material. The coil is made of a strip-shaped superconductor and does not have additional insulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Frank, Peter Kummeth, Adolf Kühn, Peter Massek, Peter van Haβelt
  • Publication number: 20080055026
    Abstract: A rectangular coil has several successive windings which are made of a strip-shaped super conductor, which contains at least one core which is embedded in a normal conductive matrix material and which is made of a high-Tc-super conductor material. The coil is made of a strip-shaped superconductor and does not have additional insulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Frank, Peter Kummeth, Adolf Kuhn, Peter Massek, Peter van Habelt
  • Patent number: 7331192
    Abstract: The invention relates to an insulated container (11) which can be evacuated and has an application (12) to be cooled, in which insulated container (11) a vacuum can be built up by means of a vacuum pump (22). In order to allow the vacuum pump (22) to be switched off during normal operation, a getter material (26) is arranged in the insulated container and binds gas components which penetrate into the insulated container as a result of unavoidable leakages. The invention provides for the getter material to be accommodated in maintenance areas (20), which can be disconnected by means of valves (21) from the working area (18) which contains the application (12). This allows the getter materials (26) in each maintenance area to be replaced or regenerated, while the operation of the application (12) to be cooled can be maintained owing to the partitioning of the working area (18) from the maintenance area (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Kummeth, Peter Van Hasselt
  • Patent number: 7256523
    Abstract: A first bearing part is arranged fixedly in terms of rotation on a rotor shaft with permanent magnetic elements arranged next to one another and flux guide elements arranged between them. A second bearing part, separated from the first bearing part by a bearing gap, is provided on the stator and has a structure formed of superconductive high-Tc material. The bearing gap is sealed against penetration of ambient air, but allows movement of the first bearing part with respect to the second bearing part while maintaining the seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Peter Kummeth
  • Publication number: 20070180846
    Abstract: The invention relates to an insulated container (11) which can be evacuated and has an application (12) to be cooled, in which insulated container (11) a vacuum can be built up by means of a vacuum pump (22). In order to allow the vacuum pump (22) to be switched off during normal operation, a getter material (26) is arranged in the insulated container and binds gas components which penetrate into the insulated container as a result of unavoidable leakages. The invention provides for the getter material to be accommodated in maintenance areas (20), which can be disconnected by means of valves (21) from the working area (18) which contains the application (12). This allows the getter materials (26) in each maintenance area to be replaced or regenerated, while the operation of the application (12) to be cooled can be maintained owing to the partitioning of the working area (18) from the maintenance area (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2005
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Peter Kummeth, Peter Van Hasselt
  • Patent number: 6921445
    Abstract: A method involves sheathing a superconductor with a thermoplastic insulation material on all sides. The conductor exits a guide channel that extends in the propulsion direction. A melt hose is extruded from the molten insulation material in the propulsion direction and through a nozzle that has an outlet which embraces the conductor, whereby a distance is kept on all sides. The melt hose is stretched via the propulsion of the conductor. The hose is drawn to the surface of the conductor and is compacted by cooling. The method can especially be used for sheathing band-shaped high-Tc-superconductors. Materials having processing temperatures between 200° C. and 450° C., are selected as thermoplastic insulation materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Cord Albrecht, Robert Greiner, Peter Kummeth, Peter Massek, Manfred Ochsenkühn