Patents by Inventor Vitali Sakschewski

Vitali Sakschewski 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: 11808794
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and related device for approximately determining voltages at a high-voltage side of a transformer on the basis of measured voltages at a low-voltage side of the transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SMA Solar Technology AG
    Inventors: Vitali Sakschewski, Thorsten Buelo, Florian Rauscher
  • Patent number: 11557899
    Abstract: A method and associated apparatus for feeding electric power from a photovoltaic system via a grid connection point into an AC grid having a low short-circuit power is disclosed. The method includes connecting a DC voltage side of at least one first inverter of the photovoltaic system to a photovoltaic generator and an AC voltage side of the at least one first inverter to the grid connection point, wherein the at least one first inverter is operated as a current source, and connecting an AC voltage side of a second inverter of the photovoltaic system to the grid connection point, wherein the second inverter is operated as a voltage source based on measurement values of an AC voltage measured in the region of the photovoltaic system and a predefined characteristic curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: SMA Solar Technology AG
    Inventors: Daniel Premm, Vitali Sakschewski
  • Publication number: 20210396790
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and related device for approximately determining voltages at a high-voltage side of a transformer on the basis of measured voltages at a low-voltage side of the transformer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Vitali Sakschewski, Thorsten Buelo, Florian Rauscher
  • Publication number: 20200274459
    Abstract: A method and associated apparatus for feeding electric power from a photovoltaic system via a grid connection point into an AC grid having a low short-circuit power is disclosed. The method includes connecting a DC voltage side of at least one first inverter of the photovoltaic system to a photovoltaic generator and an AC voltage side of the at least one first inverter to the grid connection point, wherein the at least one first inverter is operated as a current source, and connecting an AC voltage side of a second inverter of the photovoltaic system to the grid connection point, wherein the second inverter is operated as a voltage source based on measurement values of an AC voltage measured in the region of the photovoltaic system and a predefined characteristic curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel Premm, Vitali Sakschewski
  • Patent number: 10027123
    Abstract: In order to control a plurality of inverters, which are connected on their input side to a current source each and on their output side to a common grid connection point, electrical variables are measured at the individual inverters and are used for controlling the individual inverters, currents being output by the individual inverters depending on the electrical variables measured at the location of the individual inverters Effects of the connection equipment between the individual inverters and the common grid connection point on currents are determined, electrical variables being measured at the grid connection point and are set in relation to the electrical variables measured at the same time at the individual inverters. The connection equipment between the individual inverters and the common grid connection point is taken into consideration in controlling the individual inverters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: SMA Solar Technology AG
    Inventors: Yehia Tarek Fawzy, Daniel Premm, Vitali Sakschewski, Stijn Stevens, Christian Tschendel
  • Patent number: 10024928
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a detection method for an inverter for detecting a grid fault in a power supply grid, includes determining a grid impedance (Z) and/or the rate of change thereof with respect to time (dZ/dt) and/or a rate of change of an absolute value of the grid impedance (Z) with respect to time (d|Z|/dt), comparing the absolute value and/or a real part and/or an imaginary part of the grid impedance (Z) and/or the rate of change thereof with respect to time (dZ/dt) and/or the rate of change of the absolute value of the grid impedance (Z) with respect to time (d|Z|/dt) with respective predetermined limit values. The method also includes detecting a grid fault state based on the comparison, wherein a distinction is drawn between an islanding situation (AID) and a fault ride through (FRT) situation, and signaling an existing islanding situation (AID) or a fault ride through (FRT) situation as a grid fault state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: SMA Solar Technology AG
    Inventors: Stijn Stevens, Vitali Sakschewski
  • Patent number: 9590527
    Abstract: A method for operating an inverter which is connected to an energy supply grid via a transformer for feeding in electrical energy into the energy supply grid, includes measuring output currents and output voltages of the inverter, and actuating power switches of the inverter using actuation signals that are generated as a function of the measured output currents and the measured output voltages at a fundamental frequency of the energy supply grid. The actuation signals are further generated as a function of a harmonic component of the measured output voltages of the inverter at a multiple of the fundamental frequency using a control loop with positive feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: SMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Vitali Sakschewski, Stijn Stevens, Christian Hardt
  • Publication number: 20160252588
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a detection method for an inverter for detecting a grid fault in a power supply grid, includes determining a grid impedance (Z) and/or the rate of change thereof with respect to time (dZ/dt) and/or a rate of change of an absolute value of the grid impedance (Z) with respect to time (d|Z|/dt), comparing the absolute value and/or a real part and/or an imaginary part of the grid impedance (Z) and/or the rate of change thereof with respect to time (dZ/dt) and/or the rate of change of the absolute value of the grid impedance (Z) with respect to time (d|Z|/dt) with respective predetermined limit values. The method also includes detecting a grid fault state based on the comparison, wherein a distinction is drawn between an islanding situation (AID) and a fault ride through (FRT) situation, and signaling an existing islanding situation (AID) or a fault ride through (FRT) situation as a grid fault state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Stijn Stevens, Vitali Sakschewski
  • Publication number: 20160006366
    Abstract: A method for operating an inverter which is connected to an energy supply grid via a transformer for feeding in electrical energy into the energy supply grid, includes measuring output currents and output voltages of the inverter, and actuating power switches of the inverter using actuation signals that are generated as a function of the measured output currents and the measured output voltages at a fundamental frequency of the energy supply grid. The actuation signals are further generated as a function of a harmonic component of the measured output voltages of the inverter at a multiple of the fundamental frequency using a control loop with positive feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Vitali Sakschewski, Stijn Stevens, Christian Hardt
  • Patent number: 9106152
    Abstract: A method for grid support by means of an inverter is disclosed, wherein the grid is supported by feeding in compensation currents. The method includes measuring a prevailing grid state, and breaking down voltages measured for measuring the prevailing grid state into symmetrical components of the grid state including positive sequence system components and negative sequence system components. The method further includes determining symmetrical components of a compensation current including positive sequence system components and negative sequence system components of the compensation current as functions of deviations of the positive sequence system components and negative sequence system components of the grid state from reference values, and feeding-in a compensation current as the vector sum of the determined symmetrical components of the compensation current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: SMA Solar Technology AG
    Inventors: Karel De Brabandere, Vitali Sakschewski, Lars Cramer, Yehia Tarek Fawzy, Stijn Stevens, Daniel Premm
  • Publication number: 20150115722
    Abstract: In order to control a plurality of inverters, which are connected on their input side to a current source each and on their output side to a common grid connection point, electrical variables are measured at the individual inverters and are used for controlling the individual inverters, currents being output by the individual inverters depending on the electrical variables measured at the location of the individual inverters Effects of the connection equipment between the individual inverters and the common grid connection point on currents are determined, electrical variables being measured at the grid connection point and are set in relation to the electrical variables measured at the same time at the individual inverters. The connection equipment between the individual inverters and the common grid connection point is taken into consideration in controlling the individual inverters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Yehia Tarek Fawzy, Daniel Premm, Vitali Sakschewski, Stijn Stevens, Christian Tschendel