Patents by Inventor Benoit Fecamp

Benoit Fecamp 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).

  • Patent number: 8678814
    Abstract: Control and regulation system of a combustion unit (10) of the type comprising a combustion chamber (11) and a catalyst (40), the control and regulation system comprising: -an acquisition device of signals proportional to functioning parameters characteristic of the functioning state of the combustion unit (10), an electronic data processing unit (30) connected to the signal acquisition device from which it receives signals, a control and regulation program associated with said electronic data processing unit (30), a first fuel distribution valve (20), a second air distribution valve (21), a data base associated with said electronic data processing unit (30), the electronic data processing unit (30) receives signals from the signal acquisition device, processes them and regulates the opening of the first valve (20) and second valve (21) to minimize the polluting emissions of CO and Nox of the combustion unit (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Benoit Fecamp, Ever Avriel Fadlun, Stefano Groppi
  • Patent number: 7832210
    Abstract: System for controlling and optimizing the emissions of a catalytic combustor in a single-shaft gas turbine (10), comprising at least one calculation unit for implementing a mathematical model of the operation of the said gas turbine (10), on the basis of a set of predetermined parameters, by means of which the aforesaid emissions can be optimized during variations of the operating conditions of the turbine over a range of external environmental conditions from approximately ?29° C. to +49° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Nuovo Pignone Holdings S.p.A.
    Inventors: Benoit Fecamp, Ever Avriel Fadlun, Stefano Groppi
  • Publication number: 20070028591
    Abstract: Control and regulation system of a combustion unit (10) of the type comprising a combustion chamber (11) and a catalyst (40), the control and regulation system comprising: - an acquisition device of signals proportional to functioning parameters characteristic of the functioning state of the combustion unit (10), an electronic data processing unit (30) connected to the signal acquisition device from which it receives signals, a control and regulation program associated with said electronic data processing unit (30), a first fuel distribution valve (20), a second air distribution valve (21), a data base associated with said electronic data processing unit (30), the electronic data processing unit (30) receives signals from the signal acquisition device, processes them and regulates the opening of the first valve (20) and second valve (21) to minimize the polluting emissions of CO and Nox of the combustion unit (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Benoit Fecamp, Ever Fadlun, Stefano Groppi
  • Publication number: 20060220472
    Abstract: System for controlling and optimizing the emissions of a catalytic combustor in a single-shaft gas turbine (10), comprising at least one calculation unit for implementing a mathematical model of the operation of the said gas turbine (10), on the basis of a set of predetermined parameters, by means of which the aforesaid emissions can be optimized during variations of the operating conditions of the turbine over a range of external environmental conditions from approximately ?29° C. to +49° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Benoit Fecamp, Ever Fadlun, Stefano Groppi