Patents by Inventor Yongjiang Hao

Yongjiang Hao 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: 9644498
    Abstract: In a first embodiment, a system, including an exhaust duct configured to flow an exhaust gas, and an air injection system coupled to the exhaust duct, wherein the air injection system comprises a first air injector configured to inject air into the exhaust duct to assist flow of the exhaust gas through the exhaust duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Yongjiang Hao, Wenjie Wu, Bradly Aaron Kippel, Jianmin Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170022902
    Abstract: A system including a fuel-supply system including, an auxiliary-fuel-gas compressor configured to compress a fuel for use by a gas-turbine system, an expander configured to generate power by expanding an oxidant from the gas-turbine system, and a motor/generator configured to function in a motor mode and in a generator mode, wherein the motor/generator drives fuel compression with the auxiliary fuel-gas compressor in the motor mode, and the motor/generator generates power in the generator mode as the expander uses oxidant from the gas-turbine system to drive the motor/generator
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Hua Zhang, Wenjie Wu, Yongjiang Hao
  • Patent number: 9464576
    Abstract: A system including a fuel-supply system including, an auxiliary-fuel-gas compressor configured to compress a fuel for use by a gas-turbine system, an expander configured to generate power by expanding an oxidant from the gas-turbine system, and a motor/generator configured to function in a motor mode and in a generator mode, wherein the motor/generator drives fuel compression with the auxiliary fuel-gas compressor in the motor mode, and the motor/generator generates power in the generator mode as the expander uses oxidant from the gas-turbine system to drive the motor/generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Hua Zhang, Wenjie Wu, Yongjiang Hao
  • Publication number: 20160273456
    Abstract: A fuel supply system includes a first fuel gas compressor coupled to a fuel gas compressor shaft and configured to pressurize a fuel for a gas turbine system. A clutch is coupled to the fuel gas compressor shaft and is configured to selectively engage the fuel gas compressor shaft with a turbine shaft of the gas turbine system. An electromechanical machine is configured to operator as a motor to drive the fuel gas compressor shaft or to operate as a generator driven by the turbine shaft to generator power, based on an operating condition of the gas turbine system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Hua Zhang, Wenjie Wu, Yongjiang Hao
  • Publication number: 20160237902
    Abstract: A system includes a gas turbine system, including an air intake system that includes a housing, a first plurality of air conditioning coils, a second plurality of air conditioning coils that is downstream relative to the first plurality, and a baffle extending between each of the first and second pluralities of air conditioning coils, wherein the baffle is configured to direct an air flow through the first or second pluralities of air conditioning coils in a closed position, and the baffle is configured to enable air flow to bypass the first and second pluralities of coils in an opened position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Jianmin Zhang, Brady Aaron Kippel, Yongjiang Hao, Douglas Scott Byrd, Hua Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150308338
    Abstract: An integrated coil and fin system in a gas turbine inlet. The integrated system includes at least one wavy, non-planar, fin integrated with at least one heating/cooling coil, wherein the at least one coil is configured to heat or cool air moving through the gas turbine inlet, and wherein the at least one non-planar fin is configured to remove moisture in the air moving through the gas turbine inlet. In one embodiment, at least one hook can be included at an end or along a length of at least one non-planar fin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Yongjiang Hao, Doug Scott Byrd, Brad Aaron Kippel, Jianmin Zhang
  • Patent number: 9157333
    Abstract: The present application provides an inlet bleed heat system for supplying a flow of bleed air to a flow of incoming air into a compressor of a gas turbine engine. The inlet bleed heat system may include an air knife and a silencer panel. The air knife may include a compressor bleed air port in communication with the flow of bleed air and a discharge gap to discharge the flow of bleed air into the flow of incoming air. The air knife may and the silencer panel may form an integrated air knife/silencer panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Yongjiang Hao, Douglas Scott Byrd, Hua Zhang, Bradly Aaron Kippel, Jianmin Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140238039
    Abstract: A system including a fuel-supply system including, an auxiliary-fuel-gas compressor configured to compress a fuel for use by a gas-turbine system, an expander configured to generate power by expanding an oxidant from the gas-turbine system, and a motor/generator configured to function in a motor mode and in a generator mode, wherein the motor/generator drives fuel compression with the auxiliary fuel-gas compressor in the motor mode, and the motor/generator generates power in the generator mode as the expander uses oxidant from the gas-turbine system to drive the motor/generator
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Hua Zhang, Wenjie Wu, Yongjiang Hao
  • Publication number: 20140230444
    Abstract: In a first embodiment, a system, including an exhaust duct configured to flow an exhaust gas, and an air injection system coupled to the exhaust duct, wherein the air injection system comprises a first air injector configured to inject air into the exhaust duct to assist flow of the exhaust gas through the exhaust duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Yongjiang Hao, Wenjie Wu, Bradly Aaron Kippel, Jianmin Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140123674
    Abstract: The present application provides an inlet bleed heat system for supplying a flow of bleed air to a flow of incoming air into a compressor of a gas turbine engine. The inlet bleed heat system may include an air knife and a silencer panel. The air knife may include a compressor bleed air port in communication with the flow of bleed air and a discharge gap to discharge the flow of bleed air into the flow of incoming air. The air knife may and the silencer panel may form an integrated air knife/silencer panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Yongjiang Hao, Douglas Scott Byrd, Hua Zhang, Bradly Aaron Kippel, Jianmin Zhang
  • Publication number: 20130011244
    Abstract: A reconfigurable heat transfer system for a turbine inlet for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The reconfigurable heat transfer system includes reconfigurable heat transfer components may be moved between a first position and a second position, wherein the second position allows a portion of or all of the air in the inlet to bypass the heat transfer components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Yongjiang Hao, Barry Lester Agee, Bradly Aaron Kippel, Tiecheng Wang