Patents by Inventor William McEntagart

William McEntagart 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 AND SYSTEM FOR AUGMENTING THE DETECTION RELIABILITY OF SECONDARY FLAME DETECTORS IN A GAS TURBINE
    Publication number: 20150075170
    Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a gas turbine combustion system by generating a flame detection signal are provided. A set of modeled parameters expected when there is a flame in a secondary combustion zone is calculated. A set of measured gas turbine parameters is measured. A flame validation signal based on the set of measured parameters and the set of modeled parameters is generated. The systems include a subsystem that calculates a set of modeled parameters expected when there is a flame in the secondary combustion zone and a subsystem that measures a set of measured parameters. A subsystem generates a flame validation signal based on the set of measured parameters and the set of modeled parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Alston Ilford Scipio, Sanji Ekanayake, Dale J. Davis, Jean-Marc Carré, William McEntagart