COMPRESSOR GUIDE VANE AND PILOT CONTROL FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE

Title:

COMPRESSOR GUIDE VANE AND PILOT CONTROL FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/147944

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A method of controlling a turbine engine (100). The method may include adjusting a position of a plurality of guide vanes (15) of a compressor (10). The adjusting the position of the plurality of guide vanes (15) may be a function of a compressor temperature signal (240). The method may further include adjusting a quantity of fuel delivered to a combustor (50) via a pilot assembly (65). The adjusting of the quantity of fuel may be a function of a temperature difference resulting from the adjusting a position of the plurality of guide vanes (15).

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Inventors:

HOLCOMB CHAD M (US)
RITCHIE JASON W (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2012/069803

Publication Date:

January 03, 2014

Filing Date:

December 14, 2012

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Assignee:

SOLAR TURBINES INC (US)

International Classes:

F02C9/20; F01D17/16; F02K3/00

Foreign References:

US20060042258A1	2006-03-02
US20100198419A1	2010-08-05
EP2386741A2	2011-11-16
US5857321A	1999-01-12
US20110016876A1	2011-01-27

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

RUPPEL, Jeffrey A. et al. (P.O. Box 2409Minneapolis, MN, US)

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