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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127556 | Method for operating a turbomachine having a syngas fuel supply system and a non-syngas fuel supply system The present invention provides a method of controlling a turbomachine having at least one fuel supply system that uses an unchoked valve. Here, the method may determine the flow characteristics of a fuel in a fuel supply system without using a flow meter. The presen... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8100632 | Cooling system for a turbomachine An embodiment of the present invention may provide an integrated cooling system for multiple compartments of a turbomachine. The cooling system, in accordance with embodiments of the present invention, may provide the following benefits to the user. Improvement on t... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8082067 | Method and system of controlling a hydroelectric plant An embodiment of the present invention may incorporate an adaptive model based control (MBC) for determining a physical parameter including: generator output, head, generator speed, or the like. The adaptive MBC may reduce the need for pre-defined control curves. Th... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8074499 | Method and system for detecting a crack on a turbomachine blade Embodiments of the present invention may provide real-time monitoring of a compressor section to determine the possibility of a crack forming on a rotating blade. The present invention does not require the shutdown of the machine. The present invention may be config... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8069672 | Method and systems for operating a combined cycle power plant An embodiment of the present invention may provide a variable speed booster, which receives air from a compressor of a gas turbine through an intercooler, to supply air at a relatively constant pressure to an air processing unit. An embodiment of the present inventi... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8056318 | System for reducing the sulfur oxides emissions generated by a turbomachine A portion of the exhaust generated by a turbomachine is recirculated through an inlet portion by an exhaust gas recirculation system. The system reduces the level of Sulfur Oxides and other constituents within the exhaust before the exhaust is recirculated. The syst... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8050887 | Method and system for determining a potential for icing on a wind turbine blade An embodiment of the present invention may provide a method and system for detecting icing on at least one wind turbine blade. An embodiment of the present invention takes the form of a software application and process that utilizes the measured wind speed to detect... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046986 | Method and system for controlling an exhaust gas recirculation system A method and system for controlling an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system is provided. The method and system may incorporate a device or devices that continuously monitors an exhaust stream for harmful constituents. The method and system may control components o... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043413 | System and method for removing a foreign object from an airstream entering a turbomachine An embodiment of the present invention provides a system for removing foreign objects from the airstream entering an inlet system of a turbomachine. The system may include an electrostatic system that may be configured to charge conductive, or partially conductive f... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042340 | Method and system for modulating the modified wobbe index of a fuel A method and system for modulating the Modified Wobbe Index (MWI) of a fuel is provided. A variety of industrial components, which may require a gas fuel, such as but not limiting of, a heavy-duty gas turbine; an aero-derivative gas turbine; or a boiler may utilize ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8015824 | Method and system for regulating a cooling fluid within a turbomachine in real time A method and system for regulating a cooling fluid within a turbomachine in real time. The system may an external flow conditioning system for adjusting at least one property of the cooling fluid, wherein the external flow conditioning system comprises an inlet port... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015822 | Method for controlling an exhaust gas recirculation system The present invention takes the form of a method and system that may reduce the level of SOx emissions by recirculating a portion of the exhaust of at least one turbomachine; the portion of exhaust may be mixed with the inlet air prior to re-entering the turbomachin... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7996337 | Method and system for remotely determining the reliability of a DC motor system A method and system for remotely predicting the reliability and the remaining time before failure for an DC motor system is provided. The method and system may remotely determine the reliability utilizing a DC motor condition forecaster. The method and system may in... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7985284 | Inlet air conditioning system for a turbomachine An embodiment of the present invention measures a sample of the airstream, in real time, for a corrosive, before the airstream enters the compressor. An embodiment of the present invention may then initiate an on-line water wash system to reduce the level of the at ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7980146 | System for sampling the airflow entering the compressor of a turbomachine An embodiment of the present invention provides an air sampling system for measuring corrosives within an airstream flowing within an inlet system. This air sampling system may include an air sampling unit with a plurality of sampling coupons secured within. Parts o... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7980083 | Method and system for operating a combined cycle power plant An embodiment of the present invention may provide a variable speed booster, which receives air from a compressor of a gas turbine through an intercooler, to supply air at a relatively constant pressure to an air processing unit. An embodiment of the present inventi... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7966102 | Method and system for power plant block loading Block loading may occur during the process of restoring an electrical grid after a blackout. A method and system for coordinating the loading of a combined cycle power plant to support block loading is provided. The power plant may include a gas turbine and a steam ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7963095 | Inlet air conditioning system An embodiment of the present invention provides an air conditioning system located upstream of the inlet system for a gas turbine. The air conditioning system may include at least one conditioning module for adjusting the temperature of the airstream. The at least o... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7926256 | Inlet system for an EGR system An embodiment of the present invention takes the form of a system that may recirculate a portion of the exhaust of at least one turbomachine where it may be mixed with the inlet air and re-enter the turbomachine without affecting reliability and availability of the ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7915868 | Method of synchronizing a turbomachine generator to an electric grid An embodiment of the present invention may seek to match the generator and grid voltages before the powerplant machine reaches the grid matching speed during the start-up process. An embodiment of the present invention may provide a predictive algorithm, or the like... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914253 | System for regulating a cooling fluid within a turbomachine A system for regulating a cooling fluid within a turbomachine. The system may include a plurality of bypass chambers, wherein each of the plurality of bypass chambers allows for the cooling fluid to pass from the compressor section to the at least one wheelspace are... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7874141 | Auxiliary fluid source for an EGR purge system The exhaust within an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system should be purged to allow for access to the components of the EGR system. A system and method for purging the EGR system is provided. The system and method may incorporate a purge gas supply that may inclu... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7873581 | Method and system for determining the reliability of a DC motor system A method and system for determining the reliability and a remaining time before failure for a DC motor system is provided. The method and system may determine the reliability and a remaining time before failure with a statistical confidence. The method and system ma... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7870718 | Purge system for an exhaust gas recirculation system The exhaust within an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system should be purged to allow for access to the components of the EGR system. A system and method for purging the EGR system is provided. The system and method may incorporate an: EGR purge fan, an EGR purge b... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7866140 | Control system for an EGR purge system The exhaust within an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system should be purged to allow for access to the components of the EGR system. A method and system for controlling an EGR purge system is provided. The method and system may control the operation of drawing the... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7861511 | System for recirculating the exhaust of a turbomachine A portion of the exhaust generated by a turbomachine is recirculated through an inlet portion by an exhaust gas recirculation system. The system reduces the level of harmful constituents within the exhaust before the exhaust is recirculated. ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7809098 | System for exchanging a control rod drive A system for exchanging a control rod drive of a nuclear reactor is provided. The system may include an integrated drive exchange assembly system (IDEAS). The IDEAS may include a trunnion cart attached to a tower assembly. The tower assembly may include an integrate... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7716971 | Method and system for testing an overspeed protection system during a turbomachine shutdown sequence A method and system of testing an overspeed protection system of a turbomachine. The method and system may include providing an overspeed protection system on a turbomachine that may have a single or multiple shafts; determining whether the speed the shaft or shaft(... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7708524 | Method and system for utilizing lateral tower acceleration to detect asymmetric icing A method and system for detecting asymmetric utilizing lateral tower acceleration data may include: providing a lateral tower acceleration monitoring system; determining from the lateral tower acceleration monitoring system whether a lateral tower acceleration is ab... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7677089 | Method and system for testing the overspeed protection system of a turbomachine A method and system of testing an overspeed protection system of a turbomachine may include providing an overspeed protection system on a turbomachine having at least one shaft. The method may: determine whether a permissive or permissive(s) is satisfied; initiate a... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7536252 | Method and system for controlling a flowrate of a recirculated exhaust gas A method and system for controlling an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system is provided. The EGR system recirculates a portion of an exhaust through an inlet portion of the turbomachine. The EGR system reduces the level of harmful constituents within the exhaust b... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7448143 | Method and system for inserting a probe A system for inserting a probe into a turbomachine. The system may include a male measurement fixture having a shaft and a female portion a housing for receiving the male measurement fixture. The male measurement fixture may include: a leg portion having a foot port... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7296365 | Method and system for inserting a probe A system for inserting a probe into a turbomachine. The system may include a male measurement fixture having a shaft and a female portion a housing for receiving the male measurement fixture. The male measurement fixture may include: a tip portion, an indicator, and... | 11/20/2007 |
