Patents by Inventor Anthony Joseph Antonucci

Anthony Joseph Antonucci 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).

  • NOx adjustment method for gas turbine combustors
    Patent number: 8033117
    Abstract: A method for controlling NOx emissions from a gas turbine having a fuel adjustment system may include setting an outer nozzle fuel flow to achieve a desired level of combustion dynamics for at least one of a plurality of combustion chambers, determining a delta adjustment value for a center nozzle fuel flow that will result in a desired level of NOx emissions from the gas turbine, and adjusting the center nozzle fuel flow according to the determined delta adjustment value to obtain the desired level of NOx emissions from the gas turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Willy Steve Ziminsky, Scott Kopcho, Mark P. Bombard, Anthony Joseph Antonucci
  • NOx ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR GAS TURBINE COMBUSTORS
    Publication number: 20090007566
    Abstract: A method for controlling NOx emissions from a gas turbine having a fuel adjustment system may include setting an outer nozzle fuel flow to achieve a desired level of combustion dynamics for at least one of a plurality of combustion chambers, determining a delta adjustment value for a center nozzle fuel flow that will result in a desired level of NOx emissions from the gas turbine, and adjusting the center nozzle fuel flow according to the determined delta adjustment value to obtain the desired level of NOx emissions from the gas turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Willy Steve Ziminsky, Scott Kopcho, Mark P. Bombard, Anthony Joseph Antonucci
  • NOx adjustment system for gas turbine combustors
    Patent number: 7441398
    Abstract: An embodiment may comprise a system for controlling NOx emissions from a turbine having combustion chambers. The system may comprise a center fuel flow and a plurality of outer fuel flows for each of a plurality of combustion chambers. An outer fuel flow is set to achieve a desired level of combustion dynamics for at least one of the plurality of combustion chambers. A delta adjustment value is determined for the center fuel flow that will result in a desired level of NOx emissions from the turbine, and for adjusting the center fuel flow according to the determined delta adjustment value to obtain the desired level of NOx emissions from the turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Willy Steve Ziminsky, Scott Kopcho, Mark P. Bombard, Anthony Joseph Antonucci