Patents by Inventor Balamurugan Sridharan

Balamurugan Sridharan 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 APPARATUS FOR COOLING A ROTOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190190336
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for cooling a rotor assembly includes a rotor core having a rotatable shaft and defining at least one rotor post, and a set of windings wound around the post and including a coolant conduit relative to the set of windings and wherein the coolant conduit is in a thermally conductive relationship with a portion of the windings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Balamurugan Sridharan, Prateek Jalan, Anirban Chatterjee, David Raju Yamarthi, Mohammad Khaja Mohiddin Shaik
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING AN ROTOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190103786
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for cooling a rotor assembly includes a rotor core having a rotatable shaft and defining at least one rotor post, a winding wound around the post, and at least one coolant conduit supported by the rotor core and in a thermally conductive relationship with a portion of the winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Mohammad Khaja Mohiddin Shaik, David Raju Yamarthi, Balamurugan Sridharan, Anirban Chatterjee, Prateek Jalan
  • ENHANCED GENERATOR CAPABILITY IN HOT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES
    Publication number: 20150315927
    Abstract: A gas turbine includes a compressor, a combustor, a turbine, and a generator disposed upstream of the compressor. The gas turbine also includes a heat exchange circuit with a generator cooler circuit cooperable with the generator and circulating a coolant in the generator. The heat exchange circuit also includes a water circuit circulating water in a heat exchange relationship with the generator cooler circuit. The coolant in the generator cooler circuit is cooled by the water in the water circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Joseph John, Bhaskar Pemmi, Balamurugan Sridharan
  • System and method for controlling a temperature of a generator
    Patent number: 8760127
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, a system for controlling a temperature of a generator is provided, wherein the system includes a fluid supply in fluid communication with the generator and a heat exchange apparatus in fluid communication with the fluid supply, the generator and a cooling fluid source. The system also includes a first sensor configured to determine a first temperature of a fluid flowing from the heat exchange apparatus to the generator, a second sensor configured to determine a second temperature of the fluid flowing from the generator to the fluid supply and a controller configured to determine an operating limit temperature for the fluid based on the determined first and second temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Balamurugan Sridharan, James Daniel Antalek, Steven Craig Kluge, Rebinth Jose Robin, John Russell Yagielski
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TEMPERATURE OF A GENERATOR
    Publication number: 20120249090
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, a system for controlling a temperature of a generator is provided, wherein the system includes a fluid supply in fluid communication with the generator and a heat exchange apparatus in fluid communication with the fluid supply, the generator and a cooling fluid source. The system also includes a first sensor configured to determine a first temperature of a fluid flowing from the heat exchange apparatus to the generator, a second sensor configured to determine a second temperature of the fluid flowing from the generator to the fluid supply and a controller configured to determine an operating limit temperature for the fluid based on the determined first and second temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Balamurugan Sridharan, James Daniel Antalek, Steven Craig Kluge, Rebinth Jose Robin, John Russell Yagielski