System and method for power generation control

    公开(公告)号:US11119454B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-14

    申请号:US15941067

    申请日:2018-03-30

    摘要: A method for controlling operation of an electric power generation system includes receiving power generator data corresponding to the electric power generation system. The method further includes receiving, using a digital prime mover unit, a set-point parameter corresponding to a prime mover unit and generating one or more prime mover parameter estimates corresponding to the plurality of prime mover parameters. Further, the method includes receiving, using a digital generator unit, one or more prime mover parameter estimates and generating one or more generator parameter estimates corresponding to the plurality of generator parameters. The digital prime mover unit and the digital generator unit are real-time operational models of the prime mover unit and the generator unit. The method also includes controlling the operation of the electric power generation system based on at least one or more of the power generator data, the prime mover parameter estimates, and the generator parameter estimates.

    Electrical waveform for gas turbine igniter

    公开(公告)号:US10995672B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-04

    申请号:US16033942

    申请日:2018-07-12

    IPC分类号: F02C7/266 H01T15/00

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to gas turbine engine operation in which an igniter assembly is provided with an electrical energy input (e.g., an electrical waveform) that is configured to increase a likelihood of igniting a fuel-air mixture surrounding the igniter assembly. In certain embodiments, the igniter assembly is supplied with an augmented electrical waveform that may reduce a quantity of sparks generated by the igniter assembly before successful light-off (e.g., ignition) of the fuel-air mixture is achieved (e.g., as compared to a quantity of sparks generated to achieve ignition by an igniter assembly that receives an electrical energy input in the form of a conventional electrical waveform). Accordingly, the augmented electrical waveform may reduce wear (e.g., via oxidation) on electrodes of the igniter assembly, such as a primary electrode (e.g., a center electrode) and a secondary electrode (e.g., an outer shell electrode) disposed about the primary electrode.

    On-Line Monitoring of Stator Insulation in Motors and Generators
    3.
    发明申请
    On-Line Monitoring of Stator Insulation in Motors and Generators 有权
    在线监测电机和发电机定子绝缘

    公开(公告)号:US20140084937A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-27

    申请号:US13629206

    申请日:2012-09-27

    IPC分类号: G01R31/34

    摘要: Systems and methods are disclosed for on-line monitoring of the condition of the stator insulation of an AC motor or an electric generator. In certain embodiments, the system includes a transformer surrounding each pair of input and output cables associated with a given phase of power provided to the AC motor or generated by the electric generator. In another embodiment, a transformer surrounds the three input cables (for an AC motor) or the three output cables (for an electric generator) that correspond to phases of the AC motor or electric generator. In both embodiments, the transformers generate voltages that may be used to monitor leakage currents associated with the cables. A microcontroller monitors the voltages generated by the transformers and determines the condition of the stator insulation of the AC motor or the electric generator based on the voltages.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于在线监测交流电动机或发电机的定子绝缘的状态的系统和方法。 在某些实施例中,系统包括围绕与提供给AC电动机或由发电机产生的给定相电源相关联的每对输入和输出电缆的变压器。 在另一个实施例中,变压器围绕对应于AC电动机或发电机的相位的三个输入电缆(用于AC电动机)或三个输出电缆(用于发电机)。 在两个实施例中,变压器产生可用于监测与电缆相关联的泄漏电流的电压。 微控制器监视变压器产生的电压,并基于电压确定交流电动机或发电机的定子绝缘的状况。

    IGNITER ASSEMBLY FOR A GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR

    公开(公告)号:US20210040890A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-11

    申请号:US17078212

    申请日:2020-10-23

    摘要: A combustor for a gas turbine system includes a combustor casing having an interior-establishing wall, and a chamber extending to the interior-establishing wall. In addition, the combustor includes an igniter assembly disposed within the chamber such that a tip of the igniter assembly is positioned radially outwardly from the interior-establishing wall. The igniter assembly includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an insulator. In addition, the first electrode, the second electrode, and the insulator form a cavity, the second electrode forms an outlet passage extending from the cavity, a maximum cross-sectional area of the cavity is greater than a minimum cross-sectional area of the outlet passage, and the first electrode and the second electrode are configured to ionize gas within the cavity in response to an electrical current applied to the first electrode or to the second electrode.