Patents by Inventor Luls M. Flamand

Luls M. Flamand 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).

  • Operating a turbine at baseload on cold fuel with hot fuel combustion hardware
    Patent number: 8145403
    Abstract: A method and algorithm are provided to operate a gas turbine at baseload in an emission compliant capable mode to avoid combustion dynamics while operating with cold fuel and hot fuel combustion hardware. The method includes performing a gas turbine operational sequence such as a startup to an emission compliant capable mode. A gas fuel temperature is measured. The gas turbine is operated in the emissions compliant capable mode according to a designated fuel split for avoiding combustion dynamics when a temperature for a gas fuel is below a designated value. A determination is made whether a modified wobbe index for the gas fuel is below an emissions compliant value. An alarm is activated if the modified wobbe index is below the emissions compliant value to notify the operator of a potential emissions shift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jason D. Fuller, Garth C. Frederick, John C. Maters, Douglas C. Morgan, Luls M. Flamand
  • OPERATING A TURBINE AT BASELOAD ON COLD FUEL WITH HOT FUEL COMBUSTION HARDWARE
    Publication number: 20100168980
    Abstract: A method and algorithm are provided to operate a gas turbine at baseload in an emission compliant capable mode to avoid combustion dynamics while operating with cold fuel and hot fuel combustion hardware. The method includes performing a gas turbine operational sequence such as a startup to an emission compliant capable mode. A gas fuel temperature is measured. The gas turbine is operated in the emissions compliant capable mode according to a designated fuel split for avoiding combustion dynamics when a temperature for a gas fuel is below a designated value. A determination is made whether a modified wobbe index for the gas fuel is below an emissions compliant value. An alarm is activated if the modified wobbe index is below the emissions compliant value to notify the operator of a potential emissions shift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Jason D. Fuller, Garth C. Frederick, John C. Maters, Douglas C. Morgan, Luls M. Flamand