Patents by Inventor Sebastian Schreck

Sebastian Schreck 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: 12348037
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a control apparatus for controlling a power consumption and/or a power output of an energy system via a network connection point of a low-voltage network, wherein a line voltage can be detected at the network connection point by the control apparatus. The control apparatus comprises a processor programmed to reduce the power consumption and/or to increase the power output if the line voltage is below a first threshold value and/or to increase the power consumption and/or to reduce the power output if the line voltage is above a second threshold value greater than the first threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Arvid Amthor, Michael Metzger, Stefan Niessen, Sebastian Schreck, Sebastian Thiem
  • Publication number: 20250210988
    Abstract: A method for checking the plausibility of a prediction regarding an amount of providable energy in a local energy market having a processor, includes transmitting, to the processor, a first dataset having information about a prediction from a first energy producer regarding the amount of energy that a first energy generating installation of the first energy producer will provide in a defined period of time, transmitting, to the processor, one or more further datasets having information concerning influencing variables which could influence the amount of providable energy, calculating, using the processor, a probability that the forecast can be adhered to, based on the provided information regarding the influencing variables, and comparing, using the processor, the calculated probability with a predefined limit value. If the probability falls below the limit value, at the instigation of the processor, a corresponding indication is transmitted to the first energy producer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Sebastian Schreck, Arvid Amthor, Thomas Schütz, Oliver Dölle
  • Patent number: 12322968
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a method for certifying at least one installation-specific amount of energy, wherein the installation-specific amount of energy has been generated or consumed by an energy installation of an energy system. The method may include: capturing a temporal measured signal accumulated in relation to the energy system of a measured variable associated with the amount of energy; transmitting the captured signal to a test unit external to the energy system; disaggregating the transmitted signal using the test unit, and ascertaining the installation-specific amount of energy by way of the disaggregation; issuing a certificate regarding the ascertained installation-specific amount of energy; and receiving the issued certificate at the energy system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Oliver Dölle, Sebastian Schreck, Sebastian Thiem
  • Publication number: 20250149899
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a method for classifying decentralized energy resources within a power grid for control of the power grid. An example includes: determining an affiliation of a respective decentralized energy resource to one of a plurality of classes using an artificial neural network; and carrying out the affiliation by determining an affiliation of the respective energy resource to one of the classes. The artificial neural network is trained to use a load series as input data and determine the assignment of the respective load series to one of the plurality of classes as output data. Multiple specified classes are associated with a technical type of the respective decentralized energy resource. Each of the energy resources is provided with a load series associated with the respective energy resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Robin Derzbach, Robin Sudhoff, Sebastian Schreck, Sebastian Thiem, Mathias Duckheim
  • Publication number: 20250111297
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for route planning of electric vehicles (EVs) is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of parameters associated with an EV fleet. The method includes determining a dttr for each route of a plurality of routes based on the route information associated with each EV of the EV fleet. Further, the method includes determining a set of EVs from the EV fleet based on a validity of each EV of the EV fleet and mapping the set of EVs to a set of the routes of the plurality of routes based on the dttr for each route of the plurality of routes. The method also includes scheduling the set of EVs to the set of the routes based on the mapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Abhay Kumar, Deepak Nagar, Vinay Ramanath, Sebastian Schreck, Sebastian Thiem
  • Publication number: 20240313548
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure include a method for controlling one or more exchanges of energy between a plurality of installations using a control unit, wherein each installation is connected to one or more phases A,B,C of a three-phase power grid. An example method includes using the control unit to determine, within a time range T for each of the phases A,B,C and for each of the installations, associated time-dependent powers to be exchanged by means of an optimization method by extremalizing a target function. The target function includes a phase difference: ? t ? T g ? ( ? "\[LeftBracketingBar]" P t A - P t B ? "\[RightBracketingBar]" + ? "\[LeftBracketingBar]" P t B - P t C ? "\[RightBracketingBar]" + ? "\[LeftBracketingBar]" P t C - P t A ? "\[RightBracketingBar]" ) as a term, where PtA,B,C is in each case the sum of all powers to be exchanged via the respective phase A,B,C at the time t, and g?0 is a weighting factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Sebastian Schreck, Ileskhan Kalysh
  • Patent number: 12051908
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a device for controlling energy flows between components of an energy system with an energy accumulator comprising a controller for adjusting the energy flows. The controller computes the energy flows beforehand for a time domain using an optimization method, the time domain having a beginning and an end. A charge level of the energy accumulator at the end of the time domain is essentially equal to a charge level of the energy accumulator at the beginning of the time domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Stefan Niessen, Sebastian Schreck, Sebastian Thiem
  • Patent number: 12003101
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a method for controlling an exchange of energy in an energy system with multiple energy subsystems connected to one another for exchanging energy comprising: receiving first supply data at a control center from a first subsystem, wherein the first supply data represent respective remuneration conditions of the first subsystem for receiving and/or providing energy; transmitting the first supply data to a second subsystem; receiving second supply data at the control center, the second supply data responsive to the first supply data, from the second subsystem, wherein the second supply data represent respective remuneration conditions of the second subsystem for receiving and/or providing energy, and controlling an energy exchange between the first subsystem and the second subsystem based on both the first supply data and the second supply data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Arvid Amthor, Thomas Baumgärtner, Sebastian Schreck, Sebastian Thiem, Lisa Wagner
  • Publication number: 20240162717
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a method for controlling load flows between multiple energy systems via an electrical grid using a control apparatus common to the energy systems. Each of the energy systems can provide a power associated with a load flow at a grid node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Sebastian Schreck, Sebastian Thiem, Arvid Amthor, Stefan Jessenberger
  • Publication number: 20230377064
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a method for controlling electricity exchanges and heat exchanges among a plurality of energy systems using a central control platform, wherein electricity exchange takes place via an electricity network and heat exchange via a heat network. The method may include: calculating a mathematical optimization at the control platform of power corresponding to the electricity exchanges and the heat exchanges; calculating the powers corresponding to the electricity exchanges and heat exchanges satisfies network boundary conditions of the electricity network; and implementing the electricity exchanges and heat exchanges between the energy systems based on the calculated powers. The optimization is based on an objective function including a coupling between electricity exchanges and heat exchanges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Niessen, Sebastian Schreck, Sebastian Thiem
  • Publication number: 20230178987
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a device for controlling energy flows between participants in an energy network which are connected to one another via lines, the device comprising a processor configured to calculate the energy flows in advance for a period of time using an optimization process and to control the energy flows in the period of time on the basis of the result of the calculation. The processor is further configured to include losses that occur in the energy flows in the lines in the calculation using the optimization process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Niessen, Sebastian Schreck, Jochen Schäfer, Sebastian Thiem
  • Publication number: 20230119377
    Abstract: Various embodiments include methods for controlling energy conversion, energy storage, energy transportation, and/or energy consumption of multiple energy installations of an energy system and/or of multiple consumers flexible with regard to their load. The method may include: optimizing values of variables for control by calculation based on a first and a second optimization variable; calculating multiple solutions of the values optimum with regard to the first optimization variable, using a first optimization; ascertaining one of the calculated solutions as optimum with regard to the second optimization variable using a second optimization; and using the optimum calculated solution for controlling the energy system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Sebastian Schreck, Sebastian Thiem
  • Publication number: 20230093272
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a method for operating a control platform for energy exchanges between a plurality of energy systems. The method may include: receiving information related to an intended energy exchange from the energy systems; calculating optimum energy exchanges between the energy systems; receiving a plurality of possible energy exchanges s from at least one of the energy systems; for each of the received possible energy exchanges s, performing an optimization method, and therefore calculating an associated partial solution Z(?s); calculating the total solution from the plurality of partial solutions Z(?s) depending on their probability values ?z; and controlling energy exchanges between the plurality of energy systems by the control platform on the basis of the determined total solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Oliver Dölle, Stefan Niessen, Sebastian Schreck, Sebastian Thiem
  • Publication number: 20230040893
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a method for certifying at least one installation-specific amount of energy, wherein the installation-specific amount of energy has been generated or consumed by an energy installation of an energy system. The method may include: capturing a temporal measured signal accumulated in relation to the energy system of a measured variable associated with the amount of energy; transmitting the captured signal to a test unit external to the energy system; disaggregating the transmitted signal using the test unit, and ascertaining the installation-specific amount of energy by way of the disaggregation; issuing a certificate regarding the ascertained installation-specific amount of energy; and receiving the issued certificate at the energy system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Oliver Dölle, Sebastian Schreck, Sebastian Thiem
  • Publication number: 20220344938
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a method for operating a network management system for a local energy network. The method may include determining a first operating strategy for an energy store of an electrical device of the local energy network based on a decision criterion using an electronic computing device of the network management system. The first operating strategy comprises a flexible storage strategy for storing energy in the energy store, the flexible storage strategy including a predefined flexibility criterion of the electrical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Kautz, Sebastian Schreck, Sebastian Thiem
  • Publication number: 20220337059
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a method for controlling an energy exchange among a plurality of energy systems using a control center, wherein a component of one of the plurality of energy systems is coupled to the control center via an interface module for data exchange. The method includes: transmitting a first data set to the interface module with a prediction profile regarding an energy exchange of the component; transmitting a second data set to the control center using the interface module including the first data set and component-specific data of the component; determining control data using the control center using the prediction profile and the component-specific data and data communicated to the control center by further energy systems to determine the control data; transmitting the determined control data to the interface module; and operating the component based on the control data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Oliver Dölle, Sebastian Schreck, Sebastian Thiem
  • Publication number: 20220224111
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a control apparatus for controlling a power consumption and/or a power output of an energy system via a network connection point of a low-voltage network, wherein a line voltage can be detected at the network connection point by the control apparatus. The control apparatus comprises a processor programmed to reduce the power consumption and/or to increase the power output if the line voltage is below a first threshold value and/or to increase the power consumption and/or to reduce the power output if the line voltage is above a second threshold value greater than the first threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Arvid Amthor, Michael Metzger, Stefan Niessen, Sebastian Schreck, Sebastian Thiem
  • Publication number: 20220108409
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include an energy system comprising: a central control unit; and an energy subsystem including an energy storage unit having a total storage capacity. The central control unit is programmed to control the energy storage unit based on an optimization. The total storage capacity of the energy storage unit is divided into a first partial storage capacity and a second partial storage capacity by the control unit for the optimization. The first partial storage capacity is designated for internal use with respect to the energy subsystem. The second partial storage capacity is designated for external use with respect to the energy subsystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Sebastian Schreck, Sebastian Thiem
  • Publication number: 20220021219
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a device for controlling energy flows between components of an energy system with an energy accumulator comprising a controller for adjusting the energy flows. The controller computes the energy flows beforehand for a time domain using an optimization method, the time domain having a beginning and an end. A charge level of the energy accumulator at the end of the time domain is essentially equal to a charge level of the energy accumulator at the beginning of the time domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Niessen, Sebastian Schreck, Sebastian Thiem
  • Publication number: 20210344224
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a method for controlling an exchange of energy in an energy system with multiple energy subsystems connected to one another for exchanging energy comprising: receiving first supply data at a control center from a first subsystem, wherein the first supply data represent respective remuneration conditions of the first subsystem for receiving and/or providing energy; transmitting the first supply data to a second subsystem; receiving second supply data at the control center, the second supply data responsive to the first supply data, from the second subsystem, wherein the second supply data represent respective remuneration conditions of the second subsystem for receiving and/or providing energy, and controlling an energy exchange between the first subsystem and the second subsystem based on both the first supply data and the second supply data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Arvid Amthor, Thomas Baumgärtner, Sebastian Schreck, Sebastian Thiem, Lisa Wagner