Patents by Inventor Eugene Armstead Post

Eugene Armstead Post 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).

  • METHOD OF STARTUP CONTROL FOR A GAS TURBINE SYSTEM OPERATING IN A FIRED DECELERATION SHUTDOWN PROCESS MODE
    Publication number: 20130247579
    Abstract: A method of startup control for a gas turbine system that is operating in a fired deceleration shutdown process mode is provided. The method includes determining whether the combustor flame is in a lit state. Also included is increasing a fuel flow to the gas turbine system if the combustor is determined to be in the lit state. Further included is initiating a starter system to the gas turbine system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Christopher John Morawski, David August Snider, Eugene Armstead Post
  • METHOD FOR SHUTTING DOWN A GENERATOR TO PREPARE THE GENERATOR FOR RESTART
    Publication number: 20120240591
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for shutting down a generator to prepare the generator for restart is disclosed. A power down sequence of a gas turbine of the generator is initiated from an operating state. A purge gas is forced into the gas turbine to extinguish a combustion flame in the gas turbine. The purge gas is swept through the gas turbine to displace the fuel from the gas turbine using a coast down airflow through the gas turbine during the power down sequence to prepare the generator for restart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: David August Snider, Michael Joseph Alexander, Robert Lester Brooks, Elsie Angelly Carantini, Michael James Dutka, Christopher John Morawski, Eugene Armstead Post