Patents by Inventor Alvaro Alexander Briceno

Alvaro Alexander Briceno 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).

  • Electrical waveform for gas turbine igniter
    Patent number: 10995672
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Badri Narayan Ramamurthi, Karim Younsi, Andrey Meshkov, Jason Fredrick Trotter, Timothy John Sommerer, Ramanujam Ramabhadran, Alvaro Alexander Briceno, Charles Cook, Mark Wayne McWaters
  • ELECTRICAL WAVEFORM FOR GAS TURBINE IGNITER
    Publication number: 20200018239
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Badri Narayan Ramamurthi, Karim Younsi, Andrey Meshkov, Jason Fredrick Trotter, Timothy John Sommerer, Ramanujam Ramabhadran, Alvaro Alexander Briceno, Charles Cook, Mark Wayne McWaters