Patents by Inventor Franz Farkas

Franz Farkas 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: 5661967
    Abstract: In a method for operating a sequentially fired gas-turbine group, during starting the inlet guide row in the compressor (12) is opened up to a maximum up to the pumping limit of the same. The ignition (2) of the first combustion chamber (13) takes place below the rated speed during idling of this gas-turbine group with the opening of the inlet guide row remaining constant, then the inlet guide row is opened further until the rated speed is reached during idling. The ignition of the second combustion chamber (15) takes place during operation at this rated speed and with the opening of the inlet guide row remaining constant. The inlet guide row is then accordingly opened further at constant rated speed until full load (6) is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1997
    Assignee: Asea Brown Boveri AG
    Inventors: Franz Farkas, Peter Rufli
  • Patent number: 5577378
    Abstract: In a gas turbine group which consists essentially of a compressor (2), a first combustion chamber (3), a first turbine (4), a second combustion chamber (5) and a second turbine (6), the first combustion chamber (3) is configured as an annular combustion chamber. This annular combustion chamber (3) is operated by a number of premixing burners (11) which are distributed at the periphery. The first turbine (4) is designed in such a way that its exhaust gases have a temperature level which is above the self-ignition temperature of the fuel (13) used in the second combustion chamber (5). This second combustion chamber (5) consists of a burnerless, annular combustion space in which a number of vortex-generating elements (14) are integrated. The turbomachines, namely compressor (2), first turbine (4) and second turbine (6) are disposed on a rotor shaft (1), this rotor shaft (1) being supported in two bearings (9, 15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: ABB Management AG
    Inventors: Rolf Althaus, Franz Farkas, Peter Graf, Fredy Hausermann, Erhard Kreis
  • Patent number: 5454220
    Abstract: In a gas turbine group which consists essentially of a compressor (2), a first combustion chamber (3), a first turbine (4), a second combustion chamber (5) and a second turbine (6), the first combustion chamber (3) is configured as an annular combustion chamber. This annular combustion chamber (3) is operated by a number of premixing burners (11) which are distributed at the periphery. The first turbine (4) is designed in such a way that its exhaust gases have a temperature level which is above the self-ignition temperature of the fuel (13) used in the second combustion chamber (5). This second combustion chamber (5) consists of a burnerless, annular combustion space in which a number of vortex-generating elements (14) are integrated. The turbomachines, namely compressor (2), first turbine (4) and second turbine (6) are disposed on a rotor shaft (1), this rotor shaft (1) being supported in two bearings (9, 15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Assignee: ABB Management AG
    Inventors: Rolf Althaus, Franz Farkas, Peter Graf, Fredy Hausermann, Erhard Kreis