Patents by Inventor Minesh Ashok Shah
Minesh Ashok Shah 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).
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Patent number: 10180128Abstract: The present subject matter is directed to a method for managing and/or categorizing trip faults of an electrical component, such as power converter, of a wind turbine. The method includes receiving, via a local controller of the wind turbine, an indication of at least one trip fault in the electrical component of the wind turbine. The method also includes determining, via the local controller, a unique identifier for the trip fault. More specifically, the unique identifier contains information regarding a type of the trip fault and at least one of an origin or a cause, of the trip fault. Further, the method includes sending, via the local controller, the unique identifier to a supervisory controller of the wind turbine. Thus, the method also includes implementing, via the supervisory controller, a control action based on the unique identifier.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2016Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Sidney Allen Barker, James Thomas Bailey, Bruce Allen Gerritsen, Minesh Ashok Shah, Ramy Michael Souri, Raju Singamsetti, Achchugatla Vikramaditya
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Patent number: 10018185Abstract: A system for commissioning a wind turbine is provided. The system includes a test wind turbine, one or more additional wind turbines coupled to the test wind turbine, and a control system. The control system includes a first control module for controlling the one or more additional wind turbines to act as a power source and provide power to the test wind turbine. The control system also includes a second control module for controlling the one or more additional wind turbines to act as a load for dissipating test power generated by the test wind turbine.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2014Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Sumitha Mohan, Minesh Ashok Shah, Rajni Kant Burra, Govardhan Ganireddy, Akshay Krishnamurty Ambekar, Murali Mohan Baggu Data Venkata Satya, Allen Michael Ritter
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Publication number: 20180067738Abstract: A system and approaches for automatically deploying control code are provided where a notification of an update to an industrial asset is received and permission to update the asset is granted. A measure of a sensed environmental condition from the asset is received, and a determination is made whether to apply the update to the asset based on the measure of the sensed environmental condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2015Publication date: March 8, 2018Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: William Borea NOTO, Paul O. CAFFREY, David Charles KORIM, Minesh Ashok SHAH
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Publication number: 20170122291Abstract: The present subject matter is directed to a method for managing and/or categorizing trip faults of an electrical component, such as power converter, of a wind turbine. The method includes receiving, via a local controller of the wind turbine, an indication of at least one trip fault in the electrical component of the wind turbine. The method also includes determining, via the local controller, a unique identifier for the trip fault. More specifically, the unique identifier contains information regarding a type of the trip fault and at least one of an origin or a cause, of the trip fault. Further, the method includes sending, via the local controller, the unique identifier to a supervisory controller of the wind turbine. Thus, the method also includes implementing, via the supervisory controller, a control action based on the unique identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Sidney Allen Barker, James Thomas Bailey, Bruce Allen Gerritsen, Minesh Ashok Shah, Ramy Michael Souri, Raju Singamsetti, Achchugatla Vikramaditya
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Patent number: 9473057Abstract: A system for wind power dispatch that includes a wind farm controller for controlling operation of wind turbines in a wind farm and regulating real time power output of the wind farm. The system also includes a wind power dispatch management system for computing a difference between a predefined power output and the real time power output and dispatching a transient wind farm reserve to reduce the difference or, if the transient wind farm reserve is insufficient to reduce the difference, additionally or alternatively dispatching a storage reserve to reduce the difference.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2013Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Ranji Kant Burra, Minesh Ashok Shah, Govardhan Ganireddy, Victor Robert Abate, Venkatarao Ryali, Akshay Ambekar
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Publication number: 20150184642Abstract: A system for commissioning a wind turbine is provided. The system includes a test wind turbine, one or more additional wind turbines coupled to the test wind turbine, and a control system. The control system includes a first control module for controlling the one or more additional wind turbines to act as a power source and provide power to the test wind turbine. The control system also includes a second control module for controlling the one or more additional wind turbines to act as a load for dissipating test power generated by the test wind turbine.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventors: Sumitha MOHAN, Minesh Ashok SHAH, Rajni Kant BURRA, Govardhan GANIREDDY, Akshay Krishnamurty AMBEKAR, Murali Mohan BAGGU DATA VENKATA SATYA, Allen Michael RITTER
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Patent number: 8916988Abstract: A control system is provided. The control system includes a turbine controller that is configured to generate at least a first signal that is representative of pitch control commands for a plurality of turbine blades and a second signal that is representative of the pitch control commands for the turbine blades. A first pitch controller is coupled to the turbine controller, wherein the first pitch controller is configured to receive the first signal and to implement the pitch control commands for each of the turbine blades in response to receiving the first signal. A second pitch controller is coupled to the turbine controller and to the first pitch controller, wherein the second pitch controller is configured to receive the second signal and to implement the pitch control commands to each of the turbine blades when the first pitch controller is unable to implement the pitch control commands.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2012Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Robert William Ridgway, Minesh Ashok Shah
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Publication number: 20140110940Abstract: A control system is provided. The control system includes a turbine controller that is configured to generate at least a first signal that is representative of pitch control commands for a plurality of turbine blades and a second signal that is representative of the pitch control commands for the turbine blades. A first pitch controller is coupled to the turbine controller, wherein the first pitch controller is configured to receive the first signal and to implement the pitch control commands for each of the turbine blades in response to receiving the first signal. A second pitch controller is coupled to the turbine controller and to the first pitch controller, wherein the second pitch controller is configured to receive the second signal and to implement the pitch control commands to each of the turbine blades when the first pitch controller is unable to implement the pitch control commands.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2012Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Robert William Ridgway, Minesh Ashok Shah
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Publication number: 20140103655Abstract: A system for wind power dispatch that includes a wind farm controller for controlling operation of wind turbines in a wind farm and regulating real time power output of the wind farm. The system also includes a wind power dispatch management system for computing a difference between a predefined power output and the real time power output and dispatching a transient wind farm reserve to reduce the difference or, if the transient wind farm reserve is insufficient to reduce the difference, additionally or alternatively dispatching a storage reserve to reduce the difference.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Ranji Kant Burra, Minesh Ashok Shah, Govardhan Ganireddy, Victor Robert Abate, Venkatarao Ryali, Akshay Ambekar
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Patent number: 8591188Abstract: A clearance sensing system for a rotating machine includes a plurality of sensor probes disposed within a stationary shroud of the rotating machine. Each of the plurality of sensor probes is adapted to measure a parameter indicative of an axial and a radial displacement of a rotating component within the shroud and to produce a signal that corresponds to the parameter. In certain embodiments, this parameter may include a capacitance between the rotating component and the sensor probe. The clearance sensing system further includes a circuit that receives the signal from each of the plurality of sensor probes and determines (a) the axial displacement of the rotating component within the shroud and (b) a radial displacement of the rotating component relative to the shroud.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2005Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Minesh Ashok Shah, Mahadevan Balasubramaniam, Philip Paul Beauchamp, Todd Alan Anderson, Samhita Dasgupta, David Mulford Shaddock, Emad Andarawis Andarawis
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Patent number: 8095244Abstract: A method and system for intelligently directing output boost capabilities of wind turbine generators operating together in a wind plant has been provided. Selected ones of the wind turbine generators have their own individual boost modes of operation that can provide a limited time increase in power output. This boost capability of the selected individual generators is conveyed to the wind plant control upon request and is used to direct individual boot operations of the generators. In some embodiments, weather forecast information including wind forecast information is used to calculate the generators present and future forecasted boost capabilities.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2010Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Mahesh Amritlal Morjaria, Minesh Ashok Shah
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Publication number: 20110144816Abstract: A method and system for intelligently directing output boost capabilities of wind turbine generators operating together in a wind plant has been provided. Selected ones of the wind turbine generators have their own individual boost modes of operation that can provide a limited time increase in power output. This boost capability of the selected individual generators is conveyed to the wind plant control upon request and is used to direct individual boot operations of the generators. In some embodiments, weather forecast information including wind forecast information is used to calculate the generators present and future forecasted boost capabilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2010Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Mahesh Amritlal Morjaria, Minesh Ashok Shah
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Patent number: 7743599Abstract: A method of monitoring and controlling the combustion dynamics of a gas turbine engine system is provided. The system includes at least one gas turbine that includes at least one combustor can. The method includes receiving a signal from a gas turbine engine sensor that is indicative of combustion dynamics in at least one of the combustor cans, processing the received signal to determine a probability of lean blowout for at least one combustor can, and controlling the gas turbine engine system to facilitate reducing a probability of a lean blowout (LBO) event using the determined probability of lean blowout.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2007Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Avinash Vipayak Taware, Minesh Ashok Shah, Ajai Singh, Willy Steve Ziminsky, Pingchuan Wu
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Patent number: 7722310Abstract: A system for measuring clearance between a first object and a second object is provided. The system includes a sensor configuration to generate a first signal representative of a first sensed parameter and a second signal representative of a second sensed parameter. The system also includes a clearance measurement unit configured to process the first and second signals based upon a ratiometric technique to calculate clearance between the first and second objects.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2004Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Mahadevan Balasubramaniam, Emad Andarawis Andarawis, James Anthony Ruud, Samhita Dasgupta, Minesh Ashok Shah
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Patent number: 7652489Abstract: A system for measuring clearance between a stationary object and a movable object is provided. The system includes at least one sensor configured to be disposed on the stationary object and configured to measure an operating parameter corresponding to the movable object and a controller coupled to the at least one sensor, wherein the controller is configured to control an operating mode of the sensor based upon the measured operating parameter.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2005Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Samhita Dasgupta, Minesh Ashok Shah, Kiyoung Chung, Emad Andarawis Andarawis, William Lee Herron, Hans Max Ortlepp
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Patent number: 7404331Abstract: A sensor assembly is provided. The sensor assembly includes a sensor configured to measure an impedance value representative of a sensed parameter and a transformer coupled to the sensor. The transformer includes at least one ceramic substrate and at least one electrically conductive line disposed on the ceramic substrate to form at least one winding. The electrically conductive line includes an electrically conductive material.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2006Date of Patent: July 29, 2008Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: James Anthony Ruud, Emad Andarawis Andarawis, Samhita Dasgupta, Minesh Ashok Shah, Mahadevan Balasubramaniam
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Publication number: 20080072681Abstract: A sensor assembly is provided. The sensor assembly includes a sensor configured to measure an impedance value representative of a sensed parameter and a transformer coupled to the sensor. The transformer includes at least one ceramic substrate and at least one electrically conductive line disposed on the ceramic substrate to form at least one winding. The electrically conductive line includes an electrically conductive material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2006Publication date: March 27, 2008Inventors: James Anthony Ruud, Emad Andarawis Andarawis, Samhita Dasgupta, Minesh Ashok Shah, Mahadevan Balasubramaniam
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Patent number: 7337057Abstract: A method for predicting lean blow-outs (LBOs) in a gas turbine engine includes extracting a plurality of tones in pressure signals representative of pressure within monitored combustor cans, tracking a frequency of a hot tone in each monitored can, and utilizing the extracted tones and the tracked frequency to determine a probability of an LBO.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2004Date of Patent: February 26, 2008Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Bruce Gordon Norman, Avinash Vinayak Taware, Minesh Ashok Shah, Ajai Singh, Willy Steve Ziminsky, Pingchuan Wu
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Patent number: 7320213Abstract: A system for ranking combustion chambers in a gas turbine in order of chamber combustion temperature including: at least one fuel nozzle supplying fuel to the combustion chambers at a predetermined fuel rate abnormally near a lean blow out (LBO) condition of the chambers; at least one dynamic pressure sensor in each chamber sensing combustion dynamic pressures in said combustion chambers and generating dynamic pressure signals representative of the dynamic pressure in each of said combustion chambers, wherein the dynamic pressure signals provide information regarding the dynamic pressure at a plurality of frequencies; a signal band pass filter segmenting the signals into a plurality of predefined frequency bands comprising a lean blow out (LBO) precursor frequency band, a cold tone frequency band and a hot tone frequency band; a processor determining a value for each chamber representative of amplitudes of the signals in each of LBO precursor frequency band, the cold tone frequency band and the hot tone frequType: GrantFiled: April 30, 2007Date of Patent: January 22, 2008Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Minesh Ashok Shah, Ajai Singh, Willy Steve Ziminsky, Derrick Simons
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Patent number: 7278266Abstract: A method of monitoring and controlling the combustion dynamics of a gas turbine engine system is provided. The system includes at least one gas turbine that includes at least one combustor can. The method includes receiving a signal from a gas turbine engine sensor that is indicative of combustion dynamics in at least one of the combustor cans, processing the received signal to determine a probability of lean blowout for at least one combustor can, and controlling the gas turbine engine system to facilitate reducing a probability of a lean blowout (LBO) event using the determined probability of lean blowout.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2004Date of Patent: October 9, 2007Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Avinash Vinayak Taware, Minesh Ashok Shah, Ajai Singh, Willy Steve Ziminsky, Pingchuan Wu