Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Menapace

Wolfgang Menapace 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: 10084160
    Abstract: An electrochemical storage device is provided including an anode chamber filled with anode material, and a cathode chamber filled with cathode material. The anode chamber is separated from the cathode chamber by ion-conducting solid body electrolyte, and is limited on one side at least partially by the solid body electrolyte, and to the other side at least partially by a wall surrounding at least partially the solid body electrolytes. The electrochemical storage device has a head part where electric energy is guided to and/or taken away from, a base part arranged opposite the head part, and at least one lateral part including at least one wall arranged between the head and base part. At least one first area and second area are formed between the wall and the solid body electrolyte, both areas being different with respect to the respective distance between the wall and solid body electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Kuhne, Wolfgang Menapace
  • Publication number: 20160248132
    Abstract: A heat storage system has a high-temperature battery having a plurality of storage cells, which have an operating temperature of at least 100° C., and which are in contact with a heat exchanger liquid for supplying and dissipating heat, wherein a first heat store having a heat store fluid is furthermore included, the heat store being thermally connected to the high-temperature battery in such a way that heat can be transferred from the high-temperature battery to the heat store fluid. The heat store itself is thermally connected to a low-temperature heat store for heat transfer, the low-temperature heat store being provided for storing low-temperature heat at a temperature level of at least 40° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Kühne, Wolfgang Menapace, Nicolas Vortmeyer
  • Patent number: 9341114
    Abstract: A method for operating a gas power plant is provided, having a gas turbine which has a compressor stage and a turbine stage, and is connected to a generator via an axle, wherein the generator is designed to also be operated as a motor, wherein the method involves the operation of the generator as a motor for the rotatory operation of the axle, as well as a simultaneous discharge of the heated gas flow exiting from the turbine stage and routing of said gas flow to a first heat exchanger for the transfer of thermal energy from the gas flow to a heat exchanger fluid, wherein the heat exchanger fluid is provided to either discharge thermal energy to a heat accumulating medium or it can be used an accumulating medium itself for temporary storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Brunhuber, Oliver Hirschfelder, Uwe Lenk, Wolfgang Menapace, Nicolas Vortmeyer
  • Publication number: 20150349300
    Abstract: An electrochemical storage device is provided including an anode chamber filled with anode material, and a cathode chamber filled with cathode material. The anode chamber is separated from the cathode chamber by ion-conducting solid body electrolyte, and is limited on one side at least partially by the solid body electrolyte, and to the other side at least partially by a wall surrounding at least partially the solid body electrolytes. The electrochemical storage device has a head part where electric energy is guided to and/or taken away from, a base part arranged opposite the head part, and at least one lateral part including at least one wall arranged between the head and base part. At least one first area and second area are formed between the wall and the solid body electrolyte, both areas being different with respect to the respective distance between the wall and solid body electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Kuhne, Wolfgang Menapace
  • Publication number: 20150252726
    Abstract: A method for operation of a gas power plant, and to a gas power plant of this type, comprising a gas turbine, which is connected to a generator that can also be operated as a motor and which is thermally coupled to a water vapour circuit by way of a first heat exchanger are provided. The method includes: operating the generator as a motor in such a way that a heated gas flow is discharged from the gas turbine; thermally treating of water in the water vapour circuit via the first heat exchanger by the heated gas flow; storing of the water thermally treated in this way in a vapour accumulator; operating a steam turbine with water vapour taken from the vapour accumulator; diverting of the water vapour after interaction with the steam turbine into a vapour chamber for condensation; and collecting of the condensed water in a condensate reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Christian Brunhuber, Katja Knobloch, Wolfgang Menapace, Frank Strobelt, Nicolas Vortmeyer, Gerhard Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 9054366
    Abstract: An electrical energy storage device is provided which comprises at least one module with a negative electrode, a positive electrode made from an anion generating material or material combination and conducting anions, and an anion conducting solid electrolyte located between the negative electrode and the positive electrode. The negative electrode of each module comprises a porous structure that conducts anions and the pore space of which is at least partially filled by a first redox mass which comprises a metal/metal oxide pair. The positive electrode of each module comprises a porous structure that conducts anions and the pore space of which is at least partially filled by a second redox mass which comprises a metal/metal oxide pair with an increased oxidation potential compared to the first redox mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Wolfgang Drenckhahn, Harald Landes, Wolfgang Menapace, Shailesh D. Vora, Nicolas Vortmeyer
  • Publication number: 20150035277
    Abstract: A method for operating a gas power plant is provided, having a gas turbine which has a compressor stage and a turbine stage, and is connected to a generator via an axle, wherein the generator is designed to also be operated as a motor, wherein the method involves the operation of the generator as a motor for the rotatory operation of the axle, as well as a simultaneous discharge of the heated gas flow exiting from the turbine stage and routing of said gas flow to a first heat exchanger for the transfer of thermal energy from the gas flow to a heat exchanger fluid, wherein the heat exchanger fluid is provided to either discharge thermal energy to a heat accumulating medium or it can be used an accumulating medium itself for temporary storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Brunhuber, Oliver Hirschfelder, Uwe Lenk, Wolfgang Menapace, Nicolas Vortmeyer
  • Publication number: 20130300372
    Abstract: An energy store includes a rechargeable primary energy store having a first electrode which generates anions and which conducts anions, a second electrode which accepts anions and/or which conducts anions, an electrolyte which is arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode and which conducts anions and is embodied as a solid, and a first redox pair which forms the second electrode or is in contact with same and which includes an oxidation reactant and an oxidation product. The store includes at least one storable second oxidation reactant that belongs to a second redox pair and a secondary energy store which is designed as a store for the second oxidation reactant. A connecting line is provided between the primary energy store and the secondary energy store, the connecting line allowing the second oxidation reactant to be conducted from the primary energy store to the secondary energy store and back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Christian Brunhuber, Wolfgang Menapace, Nicolas Vortmeyer
  • Publication number: 20120129058
    Abstract: An electrical energy storage device is provided which comprises at least one module with an anode, a cathode made from an anion generating material or material combination and conducting anions, and an anion conducting solid electrolyte located between the anode and the cathode. The anode of each module comprises a porous structure that conducts anions and is infiltrated by a liquid infiltration mass which comprises a metal in a non-oxidised and/or in an oxidised state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Kevin P. Litzinger, Wolfgang Drenckhahn, Nicolas Vortmeyer, Shailesh D. Vora, Wolfgang Menapace
  • Publication number: 20120129039
    Abstract: An electrical energy storage device is provided which comprises at least one module with a negative electrode, a positive electrode made from an anion generating material or material combination and conducting anions, and an anion conducting solid electrolyte located between the negative electrode and the positive electrode. The negative electrode of each module comprises a porous structure that conducts anions and the pore space of which is at least partially filled by a first redox mass which comprises a metal/metal oxide pair. The positive electrode of each module comprises a porous structure that conducts anions and the pore space of which is at least partially filled by a second redox mass which comprises a metal/metal oxide pair with an increased oxidation potential compared to the first redox mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Wolfgang Drenckhahn, Harald Landes, Wolfgang Menapace, Nicolas Vortmeyer, Shailesh D. Vora
  • Patent number: 7698081
    Abstract: A Component of a technical installation comprises a memory unit for storing identification data related to the component and/or technical date related to the component and/or a user manual and/or transportation information related to the component and/or links directed to further information related to the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jürgen Bredthauer, Mark Halpin, Annette Irl, Michael Lohe, Wolfgang Menapace, Eckhard Nees
  • Publication number: 20070129821
    Abstract: A Component of a technical installation comprises a memory unit for storing identification data related to the component and/or technical date related to the component and/or a user manual and/or transportation information related to the component and/or links directed to further information related to the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: Jürgen Bredthauer, Mark Halpin, Annette Irl, Michael Lohe, Wolfgang Menapace, Eckhard Nees