Patents by Inventor Udo Sommer

Udo Sommer 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).

  • Method for operating a power plant
    Patent number: 8820081
    Abstract: A method for operating a hybrid power plant comprising fuel-operated heating and solar energy heating of carrier fluids, wherein a first portion of total power provided by the power plant is based on fuel-operated heating of carrier fluids and a second portion of the total power is based on solar energy heating of carrier fluids, the heat absorbed by a solar energy heated carrier fluid is transferred to a carrier fluid circuit of a fuel-operated part of the power plant. When a sudden increase or reduction of the total power provided by the power plant is required as compared to a basic state, the second portion is first increased or reduced over a short time period in order to provide a positive or negative reserve power. Subsequently, the first portion is slowly increased or reduced and the second portion based on solar energy heating is correspondingly reduced or increased again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: STEAG Energy Services GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Neumann, Marcus Kurth, Udo Sommer
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING A POWER PLANT
    Publication number: 20120117969
    Abstract: A method for operating a hybrid power plant comprising fuel-operated heating and solar energy heating of carrier fluids, wherein a first portion of total power provided by the power plant is based on fuel-operated heating of carrier fluids and a second portion of the total power is based on solar energy heating of carrier fluids, the heat absorbed by a solar energy heated carrier fluid is transferred to a carrier fluid circuit of a fuel-operated part of the power plant. When a sudden increase or reduction of the total power provided by the power plant is required as compared to a basic state, the second portion is first increased or reduced over a short time period in order to provide a positive or negative reserve power. Subsequently, the first portion is slowly increased or reduced and the second portion based on solar energy heating is correspondingly reduced or increased again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: STEAG Energy Services GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Neumann, Marcus Kurth, Udo Sommer
  • Process for the production of protein-containing food additives
    Patent number: 3974294
    Abstract: Easily wettable, water-soluble protein products having a flocculation temperature of above 80.degree.C and having no bitter taste can be prepared from natural protein sources by a hydrolytic, enzymatic treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1976
    Assignee: AGFA-Gevaert, A.G.
    Inventors: Dieter Schwille, Hermann Seiz, Ewald Sorg, Udo Sommer