Patents by Inventor Martin Nicklas

Martin Nicklas 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: 9097187
    Abstract: An exemplary method is disclosed for operating a gas turbine power plant with exhaust gas recirculation, in which the exhaust gas recirculation is, for example, disengaged during starting and shutting down of the gas turbine, and in which the engaging or disengaging of the exhaust gas recirculation can be carried out in dependence upon an operating state of the gas turbine. An exemplary gas turbine power plant with exhaust gas recirculation is also disclosed which can include a control element, the closing speed of which is such that the control element can be closed within a time which is less than a time for exhaust gases to flow from the turbine through an HRSG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD.
    Inventors: Stefan Rofka, Jürgen Hoffmann, Eribert Benz, Frank Sander, Martin Nicklas
  • Patent number: 8843293
    Abstract: With a method for controlling a gas turbine in a power plant, a multiplicity of operating lines for the gas turbine for different gas turbine inlet temperatures TIT or gas turbine exhaust temperatures TAT and positions of the compressor inlet guide vane cascade VIGV are specified as a function of the load. For minimizing the electricity production costs during operation switching can be optionally carried out between different operating lines during constant or varying power output of the power plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Stefan Rofka, Andreas Rueter, Klaus Doebbeling, Martin Nicklas
  • Publication number: 20120291445
    Abstract: An exemplary method is disclosed for operating a gas turbine power plant with exhaust gas recirculation, in which the exhaust gas recirculation is, for example, disengaged during starting and shutting down of the gas turbine, and in which the engaging or disengaging of the exhaust gas recirculation can be carried out in dependence upon an operating state of the gas turbine. An exemplary gas turbine power plant with exhaust gas recirculation is also disclosed which can include a control element, the closing speed of which is such that the control element can be closed within a time which is less than a time for exhaust gases to flow from the turbine through an HRSG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: ALSTOM Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Stefan Rofka, Jürgen Hoffmann, Eribert Benz, Frank Sander, Martin Nicklas
  • Publication number: 20120186268
    Abstract: A method is provided for operating a gas turbine power plant with exhaust gas recirculation, in which, based upon the operating state of the gas turbine a setpoint concentration of at least one constituent in an exhaust gas flow and/or in the intake flow of the gas turbine after adding the recirculated exhaust gases is determined. The actual concentration of the at least one constituent in the exhaust gas flow and/or in the intake flow is measured and a control element for controlling the recirculation flow is controlled based upon the setpoint/actual deviation. Also provided is a gas turbine power plant with exhaust gas recirculation and includes a controller, in which a setpoint concentration of at least one constituent in an exhaust gas flow or in the intake flow of the gas turbine is determined, and a measuring instrument for measuring the actual concentration of the at least one constituent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Stefan ROFKA, Juergen HOFFMANN, Eribert BENZ, Frank SANDER, Martin NICKLAS
  • Publication number: 20090150040
    Abstract: With a method for controlling a gas turbine in a power plant, a multiplicity of operating lines for the gas turbine for different gas turbine inlet temperatures TIT or gas turbine exhaust temperatures TAT and positions of the compressor inlet guide vane cascade VIGV are specified as a function of the load. For minimizing the electricity production costs during operation switching can be optionally carried out between different operating lines during constant or varying power output of the power plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Stefan Rofka, Andreas Rueter, Klaus Doebbeling, Martin Nicklas