Patents by Inventor John P. VanDevelde

John P. VanDevelde 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).

  • Control of gas turbine combustion temperature by compressor bleed air
    Patent number: 6779346
    Abstract: A method of operating a combustor in a gas turbine that receives combustion air from a compressor includes a) controlling combustion temperature as a function of compressor discharge air bled from the compressor by determining a minimum amount of compressor discharge air required for maintaining a predetermined minimum combustion temperature; and b) bleeding compressor discharge air in excess of the minimum amount from the compressor via a control valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Richard Lee Nichols, Bruce G. Norman, Kevin Michael Elward, Roointon Erach Pavri, Benjamin Rush, Robert Edward Boettner, John P. VanDevelde
  • Control of gas turbine combustion temperature by compressor bleed air
    Publication number: 20040107702
    Abstract: A method of operating a combustor in a gas turbine that receives combustion air from a compressor includes a) controlling combustion temperature as a function of compressor discharge air bled from the compressor by determining a minimum amount of compressor discharge air required for maintaining a predetermined minimum combustion temperature; and b) bleeding compressor discharge air in excess of the minimum amount from the compressor via a control valve
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Richard Lee Nichols, Bruce G. Norman, Kevin Michael Elward, Roointon Erach Pavri, Benjamin Rush, Robert Edward Boettner, John P. VanDevelde