Patents by Inventor Thomas Manthe

Thomas Manthe 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: 11495968
    Abstract: A device for reactive power compensation in a high-voltage network contains a phase conductor. A high-voltage connection is provided for each phase of the high-voltage network. Each high-voltage connection is connected to a first high-voltage winding which surrounds a first core portion and to a second high-voltage winding which surrounds the second core portion. The core portions are part of a closed magnetic circuit. The low-voltage ends of each high-voltage winding can be connected to at least one saturation switching branch configured to saturate the core portions and has actuatable power semiconductor switches controlled by a control unit. To manufacture the device inexpensively, each saturation switching branch has a two-pole submodule having a bridge circuit and a DC voltage source so that, depending on the actuation of the power semiconductor switches, the DC voltage source can either be connected in series to the high-voltage winding or can be bridged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Anatoliy Bunin, Matthias Kuestermann, Martin Schwendner, Thomas Manthe
  • Patent number: 11489340
    Abstract: In order to create a full variable shunt reactor having two magnetically controllable high-voltage throttles which is compact and at the same time can also provide capacitive reactive power, auxiliary windings are used which are inductively coupled to the high-voltage throttles. The auxiliary windings are connected to at least one capacitively acting component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Oliver Bitter, Ronny Fritsche, Thomas Hammer, Matthias Kuestermann, Thomas Manthe, Ralph Morgenstern, Georg Pilz
  • Patent number: 11289911
    Abstract: A device is for reactive power compensation in a high-voltage network having a phase conductor. The device has a first high-voltage terminal, which is configured to be connected to the phase conductor. For each first high-voltage terminal, a first and a second core section, which are part of a magnetic circuit, a first high-voltage winding, which encloses the first core section, and a second high-voltage winding are provided. Moreover, the device has a saturation switching branch, which saturates the core sections and has controllable power semiconductor switches. A control unit is used to control the power semiconductor switches. The first and the second high-voltage windings are connected by the high-voltage end to the associated first high-voltage terminal and on the low-voltage side can be connected to one or the saturation switching branch. To be able to be connected in series into the high-voltage network, a second high-voltage terminal is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthias Kuestermann, Thomas Manthe, Ronny Fritsche
  • Publication number: 20220085732
    Abstract: An apparatus for dynamic load flow control in high-voltage networks has at least one phase conductor and first high-voltage connection for connection to each phase conductor. Each first high-voltage connection has first and second core sections of a closed magnetic circuit and first and second high-voltage windings surrounding respective core portions and connected in parallel. The core portions and windings are in a tank filled with ester fluids. At least one saturation switching branch outside the tank saturates the core sections and has controllable power semiconductor switches. A control unit controls the power semiconductor switches. The first and second high-voltage windings are connected at high-voltage ends to associated first high-voltage connections and at low-voltage ends to respective saturation switching branches. The device is connectable in series into the high-voltage network, with the saturation switching branches electrically insulated from ground potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Matthias Kuestermann, Ronny Fritsche, Thomas Manthe, Thomas Hammer
  • Publication number: 20210407731
    Abstract: A device for reactive power compensation in a high voltage network having at least one phase conductor, includes a high voltage connection for each phase conductor, first and second core sections of a closed magnet circuit, a first high voltage winding enclosing the first core section, a second high voltage winding enclosing the second core section and being connected parallel to the first high voltage winding, at least one saturation switching branch being configured to saturate at least one core section has controllable power semiconductor switches, and a control unit controls the power semiconductor switches for each high voltage connection. In order to avoid leakage field losses, at least one high voltage winding has a central connection and is connected at its winding ends to the saturation switching branch. The central connection is connected to the high voltage connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Anatoliy Bunin, Carsten Koczula, Matthias Kuestermann, Thomas Manthe
  • Publication number: 20210408792
    Abstract: A device is for reactive power compensation in a high-voltage network having a phase conductor. The device has a first high-voltage terminal, which is configured to be connected to the phase conductor. For each first high-voltage terminal, a first and a second core section, which are part of a magnetic circuit, a first high-voltage winding, which encloses the first core section, and a second high-voltage winding are provided. Moreover, the device has a saturation switching branch, which saturates the core sections and has controllable power semiconductor switches. A control unit is used to control the power semiconductor switches. The first and the second high-voltage windings are connected by the high-voltage end to the associated first high-voltage terminal and on the low-voltage side can be connected to one or the saturation switching branch. To be able to be connected in series into the high-voltage network, a second high-voltage terminal is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: MATTHIAS KUESTERMANN, THOMAS MANTHE, RONNY FRITSCHE
  • Publication number: 20210218246
    Abstract: In order to create a full variable shunt reactor having two magnetically controllable high-voltage throttles which is compact and at the same time can also provide capacitive reactive power, auxiliary windings are used which are inductively coupled to the high-voltage throttles. The auxiliary windings are connected to at least one capacitively acting component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Oliver Bitter, Ronny Fritsche, Thomas Hammer, Matthias Kuestermann, Thomas Manthe, Ralph Morgenstern, Georg Pilz
  • Publication number: 20210119451
    Abstract: A device for reactive power compensation in a high-voltage network contains a phase conductor. A high-voltage connection is provided for each phase of the high-voltage network. Each high-voltage connection is connected to a first high-voltage winding which surrounds a first core portion and to a second high-voltage winding which surrounds the second core portion. The core portions are part of a closed magnetic circuit. The low-voltage ends of each high-voltage winding can be connected to at least one saturation switching branch configured to saturate the core portions and has actuatable power semiconductor switches controlled by a control unit. To manufacture the device inexpensively, each saturation switching branch has a two-pole submodule having a bridge circuit and a DC voltage source so that, depending on the actuation of the power semiconductor switches, the DC voltage source can either be connected in series to the high-voltage winding or can be bridged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Anatoliy Bunin, Matthias Kuestermann, Martin Schwendner, Thomas Manthe