Patents by Inventor Garth Frederick

Garth Frederick 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).

  • System and method for adjusting engine parameters based on flame visualization
    Patent number: 8432440
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes an engine that includes a combustion chamber and a viewing port into the combustion chamber. The engine also includes a camera configured to obtain an image of a flame in the combustion chamber through the viewing port and a controller configured to adjust a parameter of the engine based on the image of the flame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Anthony Krull, David Leach, Gilbert Kraemer, Geoffrey Myers, Alexey Vert, Garth Frederick, Samer Aljabari
  • COUNTER ROTATED GAS TURBINE FUEL NOZZLES
    Publication number: 20110107765
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a system includes a gas turbine controller. The gas turbine controller includes a first operational mode enabling fuel flow only through a first plurality of fuel nozzles having a first swirl direction. The gas turbine controller also includes a second operational mode enabling fuel flow only through a second plurality of fuel nozzles having a second swirl direction opposite from the first swirl direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Almaz Valeev, Sergey Meshkov, Garth Frederick, Valery Mitrofanov, Dmitry Lysenko
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING ENGINE PARAMETERS BASED ON FLAME VISUALIZATION
    Publication number: 20100220182
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes an engine that includes a combustion chamber and a viewing port into the combustion chamber. The engine also includes a camera configured to obtain an image of a flame in the combustion chamber through the viewing port and a controller configured to adjust a parameter of the engine based on the image of the flame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Anthony Krull, David Leach, Gilbert Kraemer, Geoffrey Myers, Alexey Vert, Garth Frederick, Samer Aljabari
  • Systems and Methods for Using a Combustion Dynamics Tuning Algorithm with a Multi-Can Combustor
    Publication number: 20090005951
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention can provide systems and methods for using a combustion dynamics tuning algorithm with a multi-can combustor. According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for controlling a gas turbine engine with an engine model can be implemented for an engine comprising multiple cans. The method can include obtaining operating frequency information associated with multiple cans of the engine. In addition, the method can include determining variation between operating frequency information of at least two cans. Furthermore, the method can include determining a median value based at least in part on the variation. Moreover, the method can include inputting the median value to an engine model, wherein based at least in part on the median value, the engine model determines an engine control action. In addition, the method can include outputting a control command to implement the engine control action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Garth Frederick, Thomas Raymond Farrell, Timothy Andrew Healy, John Carver Maters, Jonathan Carl Thatcher