Patents by Inventor James Brian Dickey

James Brian Dickey 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).

  • Publication number: 20020148229
    Abstract: A system and method for modular control of a multi-fuel turbogenerator include separate controllers for controlling fuel supplied to the combustor and power output from the generator. The power controller generates a fuel command based on the required turbine exhaust temperature, where the fuel command is independent of the particular fuel being used. Fuels may include natural gas, diesel, propane, waste gas, or gasoline, for example. The power controller communicates the fuel command and the airflow or calculated air/fuel ratio to the fuel controller which selects an appropriate mode of operation for the injectors. Injector operating modes include one or more pilot modes where fuel is not mixed with air prior to combustion, and one or more premix modes where fuel is highly mixed with air prior to combustion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Applicant: Capstone Turbine Corporation
    Inventors: Guillermo Pont, James Brian Dickey, Ed Edelman, Mark G. Gilbreth, Jeffrey W. Willis
  • Publication number: 20020129609
    Abstract: A system and method for modular control of a multi-fuel turbogenerator include separate controllers for controlling fuel supplied to the combustor and power output from the generator. The power controller generates a fuel command based on the required turbine exhaust temperature, where the fuel command is independent of the particular fuel being used. Fuels may include natural gas, diesel, propane, waste gas, or gasoline, for example. The power controller communicates the fuel command and the airflow or calculated air/fuel ratio to the fuel controller which selects an appropriate mode of operation for the injectors. Injector operating modes include one or more pilot modes where fuel is not mixed with air prior to combustion, and one or more premix modes where fuel is highly mixed with air prior to combustion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Applicant: Capstone Turbine Corporation
    Inventors: Guillermo Pont, James Brian Dickey, Ed Edelman, Mark G. Gilbreth, Jeffrey W. Willis
  • Patent number: 6438937
    Abstract: A system and method for modular control of a multi-fuel turbogenerator include separate controllers for controlling fuel supplied to the combustor and power output from the generator. The power controller generates a fuel command based on the required turbine exhaust temperature, where the fuel command is independent of the particular fuel being used. Fuels may include natural gas, diesel, propane, waste gas, or gasoline, for example. The power controller communicates the fuel command and the airflow or calculated air/fuel ratio to the fuel controller which selects an appropriate mode of operation for the injectors. Injector operating modes include one or more pilot modes where fuel is not mixed with air prior to combustion, and one or more premix modes where fuel is highly mixed with air prior to combustion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Capstone Turbine Corporation
    Inventors: Guillermo Pont, James Brian Dickey, Ed Edelman, Mark G. Gilbreth, Jeffrey W. Willis
  • Patent number: 6405522
    Abstract: A system and method for modular control of a multi-fuel turbogenerator include separate controllers for controlling fuel supplied to the combustor and power output from the generator. The power controller generates a fuel command based on the required turbine exhaust temperature, where the fuel command is independent of the particular fuel being used. Fuels may include natural gas, diesel, propane, waste gas, or gasoline, for example. The power controller communicates the fuel command and the airflow or calculated air/fuel ratio to the fuel controller which selects an appropriate mode of operation for the injectors. Injector operating modes include one or more pilot modes where fuel is not mixed with air prior to combustion, and one or more premix modes where fuel is highly mixed with air prior to combustion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Capstone Turbine Corporation
    Inventors: Guillermo Pont, James Brian Dickey, Ed Edelman, Mark G. Gilbreth, Jeffrey W. Willis
  • Patent number: 6023135
    Abstract: A turbogenerator/motor control system having a plurality of proportional integral control loops including a fuel command control loop and a current command control loop. The exhaust gas temperature of the gas turbine of the turbogenerator/motor is maintained at a constant value with stability is achieved by varying the sampling times of the different proportional integral controls within the control loops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: Capstone Turbine Corporation
    Inventors: Mark G. Gilbreth, James Brian Dickey, Charles R. Gilbreth, Jr., Edward C. Edelman