Patents by Inventor Thomas HILBER

Thomas HILBER 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: 10948182
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and a method for combustion of solid fuels. The combustion system includes burners which supply a mixed flow of fuel and air through a fuel nozzle to the combustion chamber for example of a boiler. The mixed flow of fuel and primary air is supplied to the burner through a duct from a pulverizer where the fuel is grinded to the required finesse. The duct further bends in such a way that one portion is vertical with respect parallel to axis of the boiler 1 A-A is vertical duct and other portion is horizontal duct which is parallel to axis B-B of the fuel nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Hilber, Thomas Wild, Dragisa Ristic, Noel Francon
  • Patent number: 10760789
    Abstract: A boiler includes an enclosure having at least a supply for fuel and oxidizer and at least a supply for a SNCR reagent. The supply for the SNCR reagent includes at least a regulation valve for the SNCR reagent. The boiler includes at least a sensor for measuring information indicative of the NOx concentration over at least one given enclosure cross section. The boiler includes a controller connected to the at least a sensor and to the at least a regulation valve. The controller regulates the SNCR reagent supply according to the measured information indicative of the NOx concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Hilber, Klaus Schnieder
  • Patent number: 10012382
    Abstract: A combustion system having a furnace defining a combustion chamber includes a first burner disposed at an upper elevation of the combustion chamber and a second burner and a third burner disposed at a lower elevation of the combustion chamber. A first duct extends vertically to convey therein a fuel flow of gas and pulverized fuel. A second duct branches from the first duct to the first burner to convey a first portion of the fuel flow, which is fuel lean, to define a fuel lean flow, wherein a second portion of the fuel flow passes through the first duct as a fuel rich flow. A third duct includes one end disposed longitudinally within the first duct. An impeller is disposed within the first duct upstream of the branching of the second duct and downstream of the one end of the third duct disposed in the first duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Hilber, Bernd Greiner, Hans-Peter Schommer, Noel Francon, Helmut Jaiser
  • Publication number: 20160153657
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and a method for combustion of solid fuels. The combustion system includes burners which supply a mixed flow of fuel and air through a fuel nozzle to the combustion chamber for example of a boiler. The mixed flow of fuel and primary air is supplied to the burner through a duct from a pulverizer where the fuel is grinded to the required finesse. The duct further bends in such a way that one portion is vertical with respect parallel to axis of the boiler 1 A-A is vertical duct and other portion is horizontal duct which is parallel to axis B-B of the fuel nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas HILBER, Thomas WILD, Dragisa RISTIC, Noel FRANCON
  • Publication number: 20160061446
    Abstract: A combustion system having a furnace defining a combustion chamber includes a first burner disposed at an upper elevation of the combustion chamber and a second burner and a third burner disposed at a lower elevation of the combustion chamber. A first duct extends vertically to convey therein a fuel flow of gas and pulverized fuel. A second duct branches from the first duct to the first burner to convey a first portion of the fuel flow, which is fuel lean, to define a fuel lean flow, wherein a second portion of the fuel flow passes through the first duct as a fuel rich flow. A third duct includes one end disposed longitudinally within the first duct. An impeller is disposed within the first duct upstream of the branching of the second duct and downstream of the one end of the third duct disposed in the first duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas HILBER, Bernd Greiner, Hans-Peter Schommer, Noel Francon, Helmut Jaiser
  • Publication number: 20160003473
    Abstract: A boiler includes an enclosure having at least a supply for fuel and oxidizer and at least a supply for a SNCR reagent. The supply for the SNCR reagent includes at least a regulation valve for the SNCR reagent. The boiler includes at least a sensor for measuring information indicative of the NOx concentration over at least one given enclosure cross section. The boiler includes a controller connected to the at least a sensor and to the at least a regulation valve. The controller regulates the SNCR reagent supply according to the measured information indicative of the NOx concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Hilber, Klaus SCHNIEDER
  • Publication number: 20150226431
    Abstract: The igniter lance include a lance fuel duct for pulverised fuel and an electric igniter for ignition of the pulverized fuel passing through the lance fuel duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Dragisa RISTIC, Thomas HILBER, Patrick MOENCKERT, Frank Michael KLUGER