Abstract: A control device for controlling an engine of a turbine power system having more than one engine is disclosed. The control device includes a proportional-integral-differential (PID) controller based on power turbine speed and a signal representing the difference between the torque of the engine being controlled and the torque of another engine in the power system, if the controlled engine is generating a torque less than that of the other engine. Accordingly, the control loop used in the device inherently tends to bring the torque of the controlled engine up to the torque of the other engine while maintaining power turbine speed equal to its reference, thereby equalizing the torques without expensive electrical connections between the controls of the two engines.

Abstract: A fuel control having an electrically operated metering valve and a manually operated metering valve through which fuel is independently scheduled to an engine. During normal operation, the electrically operated metering valve controls the flow of fuel to the engine in response to an operator input signal. However, should an electrical failure occur, the manually operated metering valve is activated to schedule fuel to the engine. The manually operated metering valve has a pressure responsive member that receives an input signal representative of the discharge pressure of a compressor in the engine to prevent surging during acceleration.