Patents by Inventor Rainer Quinkertz

Rainer Quinkertz 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: 9222370
    Abstract: A turbomachine including a rotor and an inner interior housing an outer interior housing and an exterior housing, wherein the turbomachine has a first flow and a second flow arranged opposite the first flow for a high-pressure blading or medium-pressure blading, wherein the inner interior housing is made of a higher quality material tan the outer interior housing and solely accommodates the high-pressure and medium-pressure inflow regions including the balance piston is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Christian Cukjati, Heinz Dallinger, Thomas Müller, Rainer Quinkertz, Norbert Thamm, Andreas Ulma, Michael Wechsung, Uwe Zander
  • Publication number: 20120257959
    Abstract: A turbomachine including a rotor and an inner interior housing an outer interior housing and an exterior housing, wherein the turbomachine has a first flow and a second flow arranged opposite the first flow for a high-pressure blading or medium-pressure blading, wherein the inner interior housing is made of a higher quality material tan the outer interior housing and solely accommodates the high-pressure and medium-pressure inflow regions including the balance piston is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Christian Cukjati, Heinz Dallinger, Thomas Müller, Rainer Quinkertz, Norbert Thamm, Andreas Ulma, Michael Wechsung, Uwe Zander
  • Patent number: 7805941
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for starting a steam turbine installation which comprises at least one steam turbine and at least one steam-generating installation for generating steam for driving the steam turbines, the steam turbine installation having at least one casing component, which has an initial starting temperature of more than 250° C., the temperature of the steam and of the casing component being continually measured, and the casing component of the steam turbine installation being supplied with steam from the starting time point onwards. The starting temperature of the steam is lower than the temperature of the casing component and the temperature of the steam is increased with a start transient and the staring temperature is chosen such that the change in temperature per unit of time of the casing component lies below a predefined limit. The temperature of the casing component initially decreases, until a minimum is reached and then increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Edwin Gobrecht, Rainer Quinkertz
  • Patent number: 7765807
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for heating a steam turbine comprising a high-pressure turbine section and a medium-pressure turbine section and/or a low-pressure turbine section. Said method is characterized by the essential aspect that the high-pressure turbine section is impinged upon by steam having relatively great conductivity while the medium-pressure turbine section or the low-pressure turbine section remains closed during said impingement following a cold start. As soon as the conductivity drops below a certain value, the medium-pressure turbine section or the low-pressure turbine section is also impinged upon by steam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Henri Diesterbeck, Edwin Gobrecht, Karsten Peters, Rainer Quinkertz
  • Publication number: 20090249788
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for heating a steam turbine comprising a high-pressure turbine section and a medium-pressure turbine section and/or a low-pressure turbine section. Said method is characterized by the essential aspect that the high-pressure turbine section is impinged upon by steam having relatively great conductivity while the medium-pressure turbine section or the low-pressure turbine section remains closed during said impingement following a cold start. As soon as the conductivity drops below a certain value, the medium-pressure turbine section or the low-pressure turbine section is also impinged upon by steam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Henri Diesterbeck, Edwin Gobrecht, Karsten Peters, Rainer Quinkertz
  • Publication number: 20090126365
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for starting a steam turbine installation which comprises at least one steam turbine and at least one steam-generating installation for generating steam for driving the steam turbines, the steam turbine installation having at least one casing component, which has an initial starting temperature of more than 250° C., the temperature of the steam and of the casing component being continually measured, and the casing component of the steam turbine installation being supplied with steam from the starting time point onwards. The starting temperature of the steam is lower than the temperature of the casing component and the temperature of the steam is increased with a start transient and the staring temperature is chosen such that the change in temperature per unit of time of the casing component lies below a predefined limit. The temperature of the casing component initially decreases, until a minimum is reached and then increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Edwin Gobrecht, Rainer Quinkertz