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6976351 Methods and apparatus for monitoring gas turbine combustion dynamics  
A method for monitoring and diagnosing the combustion dynamics of a gas turbine engine system includes mounting at least one sensor on an external surface of at least one combustor can, receiving a...
6973791 Method and apparatus for reduction of combustor dynamic pressure during operation of gas turbine engines  
Methods and apparatus for operating a gas turbine engine without sustained detrimental levels of dynamic pressure are provided. The engine includes a combustor. The method includes determining the...
6959536 Fuel pump metering system  
The present invention provides a widely variable and yet precisely controlled system for metering the flow of fuel to an engine component. The present invention utilizes a plurality of solenoid...
6955040 Controlled pressure fuel nozzle injector  
A multi-staged gas turbine engine fuel supply fuel injector includes at least first and second staged fuel injection circuits having first and second fuel injection points. At least first and...
6945030 Gas turbine control system  
A gas turbine control system is disclosed which operates to stabilize the system frequency in a case of transitional variations of the system frequency without making the strength of hot gas path...
6938404 Supercharged open cycle gas turbine engine  
The present invention provides a supercharged open cycle gas turbine engine comprising a core engine for generating shaft power output, a supercharger for increasing the pressure of intake air of...
6931835 Multivariant set point using N1 and N2 for engine control  
A method for selecting a setpoint for a turbofan engine having a fan speed and a core idle speed scheduling includes determining a weighting factor based upon a throttle lever position, the...
6931857 Rotor inlet temperature control for turbo machine  
A method of synthesizing rotor inlet temperature in a turbine comprising the steps of determining a burner fuel flow (WFGG), a burner inlet pressure (PS32), and a compressor discharge temperature...
6925809 Gas turbine engine fuel/air premixers with variable geometry exit and method for controlling exit velocities  
Apparatus for premixing fuel and air to provide a fuel/air mixture includes a mixing tube configured for receiving fuel and air, a mixing tube axis, and a mixing tube exit for discharging a...
6915639 Method and apparatus for gas turbine over-speed protection  
A fuel system interface for a gas turbine engine prevents a rotor from over-speeding and receives either an electrically-originated or a mechanically-originated over-speed signal. In the exemplary...
6912837 Fail fixed fuel metering device and method for providing bumpless transfer to backup  
A fuel metering device ( 101 ) and method for metering fuel to an engine ( 129 ) provides bumpless transfer to a backup mode. A common cavity ( 125 ) provides pressure relief, fuel metering and...
6912856 Method and system for controlling gas turbine by adjusting target exhaust temperature  
A method for determining a target exhaust temperature for a gas turbine including: determining a target exhaust temperature based on a compressor pressure condition; determining a temperature...
6907722 Gas compressor control device and gas turbine plant control mechanism  
A gas compressor control device and a gas turbine plant control mechanism are disclosed. A fuel gas pressurized by a gas compressor is supplied to a gas turbine via fuel gas piping. A gas turbine...
6898939 Methods for rotor overspeed and overboost protection  
A rotor overspeed protection system for a gas turbine engine controls engine fuel flow to prevent an engine rotor from over-speeding. The engine fuel metering system includes a fuel metering valve...
6895758 Fluidic control of fuel flow  
A fluidic apparatus for modulating the rate of fuel flow into the combustor of a gas turbine engine. The apparatus includes a fluidic oscillator device (preferably an astable fluidic oscillator, or...
6883301 Apparatus for reducing gas turbine engines emissions  
A combustion control system controls a turbine engine that includes a fuel manifold and a plurality of fuel injectors. The control system includes a fuel pulsator and a controller. The fuel...
6880324 1-axis type combined cycle plant  
A combined cycle plant includes a gas turbine fuel control valve which controls supply of first fuel; a duct burner fuel control valve which controls supply of second fuel; a generator; a gas...
6877307 Automatic combustion control for a gas turbine  
A method of controlling a gas turbine engine to provide protection against damaging pressure transients in the combustion process and to ensure compliance with emission requirements. Pressure...
6854257 System for injecting fuel into a turbomachine  
A system for injecting fuel into a turbomachine comprising N fuel injectors placed in a combustion chamber of the turbomachine and fed from a fuel tank, the injection system further comprising,...
6854274 System and method for efficient load following control logic for a turbogenerator operating in stand-alone mode  
Systems and methods are provided for controlling the rotational speed of a turbogenerator in stand-alone mode to account for a present operating load and a transient reserve capability. A base...
6848250 Fuel injection system for a combustion engine  
According to the present invention there is provided a fuel injection system for a combustion engine, comprising: a fuel metering unit for providing a metered supply of pressurized fuel, at...
6839613 Remote tuning for gas turbines  
A system and method for tuning a turbine comprises a turbine controller coupled to the turbine, a first computer system coupled to the turbine controller and located locally to the turbine, and a...
6837055 Gas turbine engine control system  
An apparatus and method for controlling a gas turbine engine involves calculating a simple corrected speed value for the engine using values of compressor speed and inlet stagnation temperature of...
6813876 Fuel system  
A fuel system for a gas turbine engine having a main burner fuel supply line and a pilot burner fuel supply line, a high pressure pump supplying fuel to the main and pilot burner supply lines in...
6813875 Control system for gas-turbine engine  
A system for controlling a gas-turbine engine having a combustor which generates a combustion such that resulting combustion gas rotates a turbine that is connected to the compressor and a load...
6810674 Fuel delivery system  
A fuel delivery system provides for closed loop mass flow control of fuel between a metering valve and a pump, such as a variable delivery pump. Changes in pressure across the metering valve are...
6807801 Rapid shutdown and ecology system  
A dual function rapid shutdown and ecology system for fuel delivery systems for engines, specially aircraft gas turbine engines, is disclosed. The dual function is accomplished in a single module...
6789390 Methods and apparatus for estimating gas turbine engine governor dynamics  
An apparatus estimates governor dynamics for a gas turbine engine used in a system. The apparatus is programmed to obtain a first set of parameters from a governing sub-system coupled to the...
6786049 Fuel supply control for a gas turbine including multiple solenoid valves  
A fuel supply control system for a gas turbine includes a plurality of solenoid valves. The solenoid valves are energized in a timing sequence with a phase relationship designed to achieve a...
6786033 Methods and apparatus for operating gas turbine engines  
A fuel control system for a gas turbine engine includes logic that is used to facilitate enhanced compressor stall margin when the engine is operating in potential icing conditions is described....
6782692 Fuel metering unit with two integrated outlet ports  
In a turbomachine, there is provided a fuel metering unit having a cylindrical outer sleeve containing a distributor cylinder in which a metering piston can be moved linearly under the action of a...
6775986 Gas turbine and method for suppressing azimuthal fluctuation modes in a gas turbine  
In a gas turbine having a combustion chamber ( 6 ) and a first row of guide vanes ( 3 ) arranged on the outflow side of the combustion chamber ( 6 ), a plurality of temperature sensors ( 8 ) for...
6766637 Battle override valve  
A fuel control system, battle override valve and a method of controlling bypass fuel in a fuel system are disclosed. A battle override valve 30 for an engine fuel system 10 includes a metering...
6763664 Fuel ratio control method and device in a gas turbine combustor  
A fuel ratio control method and a device therefor in a gas turbine combustor are provided in which supply ratio of pilot fuel to main fuel is appropriately maintained to thereby avoid unstable...
6751942 System for controlling fuel flow to gas turbine engine  
A system for controlling the flow of fuel to a gas turbine engine is operable in at least two modes. In a first mode, the flow rate of fuel supplied from a fuel source to the combustors of the...
6751941 Foil bearing rotary flow compressor with control valve  
A fuel delivery system supplies fuel to a turbogenerator or to another heat engine. A fuel delivery system according to the present disclosure may include a fuel compressor, a fuel control valve,...
6748744 Method and apparatus for the engine control of output shaft speed  
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, in a control system for controlling a gas turbine engine, there is provided a system and a method for determining an optimized output shaft...
6745556 Fuel system  
The present invention relates to a fuel control system for use in conjunction with a gas turbine engine.
6745557 Hydraulic valve arrangement  
An hydraulic valve arrangement including a fluid pressure actuable valve which is actuable between a first position in which fluid flow through the fluid pressure actuable valve is prevented and a...
6745558 Gas-turbine engine control system  
In a gas-turbine engine control system, a temperature of the air supplied to mixers and a pressure of the fuel supplied to the mixers are detected and based on the detected fuel pressure, a flow...
6742340 Fuel injection control system for a turbine engine  
This invention is a fuel injection control system for a turbine engine. The invention uses at least one fuel injector, having means for injecting fuel in pulses to the combustion chamber of a...
6729138 Device and method for adjusting the power of a power pack driving a helicopter rotor  
A device for adjusting the power of a power pack driving a helicopter rotor, including a device for dosing the fuel feed rate. An electronic control device is further provided that acquires an...
6722135 Performance enhanced control of DLN gas turbines  
A control system and methodology for a gas turbine having multiple fuel valves for multiple combustion chambers involves tuning the fuel valves to associated combustion chambers to optimize nitrous...
6725167 Flow measurement module and method  
A flow measurement module is adapted to operate in conjunction with a control valve assembly to measure a flow rate of a fluid though a flow passage regulated by the control valve assembly. The...
6718749 Combined cycle power generation plant operating more stably on load change  
A combined cycle power generation plant includes a gas turbine operating in response to a turbine control signal and a speed control apparatus which outputs the turbine control signal to the gas...
6715277 Fuel control system for gas turbine engines  
Fuel control systems for use with a gas turbine engines which accounts for real-time thermodynamic engine effects when attempting to match or track the NDOT Actual rate to the NDOT Demand rate....
6708496 Humidity compensation for combustion control in a gas turbine engine  
A gas turbine engine ( 12 ) wherein combustion conditions are controlled as a function of the humidity of the ambient air ( 36 ) in order to ensure stable, emission-compliant performance over a...
6698181 System for regulating the output of an engine of a helicopter  
The regulating system ( 1 ) comprises in particular a metering valve ( 4 ) for metering the fuel fed to the engine ( 2 ), as a function of control commands, a device ( 8 ) for determining a pre-set...
6694742 Gas turbine system operation based on estimated stress  
Critical stress in a gas turbine can be estimated using one or more readily measurable temperatures in the gas turbine. First and second critical temperatures can be estimated based on the at least...
6675570 Low-cost general aviation fuel control system  
A fuel system for providing a desired fuel flow to an engine comprises a metering assembly for providing a variable portion of metered fuel flow to an associated nozzle system. The variable portion...