Patents by Inventor Silvia Velm

Silvia Velm 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).

  • STEAM TURBINE SYSTEM WITH IMPULSE STAGE HAVING PLURALITY OF NOZZLE GROUPS
    Publication number: 20180195392
    Abstract: A steam turbine system, including a plurality of blade stages arranged axially along a first shaft, an impulse stage configured upstream of the plurality of blade stages, the impulse stage having an impulse wheel and a casing, the casing including a plurality of inlet sections with each of the plurality of inlet sections having a corresponding nozzle group and operatively connected to a corresponding control valve controlling a first steam flow through the corresponding nozzle group, a first inlet configured to provide the first steam flow through the impulse stage and the plurality of blade stages, and, a second inlet configured to provide a second steam flow to the plurality of blade stages and bypassing the impulse stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Silvia Velm, Felix Rene Boehm, Christoph Skomudek
  • Steam power plant with an additional flexible solar system for the flexible integration of solar energy
    Patent number: 10006310
    Abstract: A thermal power plant is described comprising a solar collector field and a heat storage to allow the use of the thermal energy collected by the solar field with a time delay for the production of electricity in the steam power plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Olivier Clement, Silvia Velm, Volker Schüle
  • Steam power plant with a ground heat exchanger
    Patent number: 9771926
    Abstract: A Steam power plant comprising a steam turbine (3) and a condenser (5), wherein the condenser (5) is disclosed, comprising a first heat sink being a ground heat exchanger (29) is connected to the condenser during times when ground temperature is lower than air temperature; and a second heat sink being an above-ground heat exchanger is connected to the condenser during times when ground temperature is not lower than air temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Volker Schüle, Silvia Velm
  • STEAM POWER PLANT WITH AN ADDITIONAL FLEXIBLE SOLAR SYSTEM FOR THE FLEXIBLE INTEGRATION OF SOLAR ENERGY
    Publication number: 20140202156
    Abstract: A thermal power plant is described comprising a solar collector field and a heat storage to allow the use of the thermal energy collected by the solar field with a time delay for the production of electricity in the steam power plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Olivier CLEMENT, Silvia VELM, Volker SCHÜLE
  • STEAM POWER PLANT WITH A GROUND HEAT EXCHANGER
    Publication number: 20130219891
    Abstract: A Steam power plant comprising a steam turbine (3) and a condenser (5), wherein the condenser (5) is disclosed, comprising a first heat sink being a ground heat exchanger (29) is connected to the condenser during times when ground temperature is lower than air temperature; and a second heat sink being an above-ground heat exchanger is connected to the condenser during times when ground temperature is not lower than air temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD.
    Inventors: Volker Schüle, Silvia Velm