Patents by Inventor Phillip Waniczek

Phillip Waniczek 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 systems for controlling power systems based on fuel consumption and related program products
    Patent number: 10280844
    Abstract: Power systems are disclosed. The power system may include a turbine component of a gas turbine system, and a computing device(s) in communication with the power plant. The computing device(s) may be configured to control the power plant system by performing various processes including defining a turbine inlet temperature range for a combustion gas flowing through the turbine component of the gas turbine system. The turbine inlet temperature range may be based on a desired operational load for the power plant system. The processes performed by the computing device(s) may also include determining fuel and maintenance cost ranges based on the turbine inlet temperature range, calculating a desired turbine inlet temperature range for the combustion gas based on the determined fuel and maintenance cost range, and adjusting an actual turbine inlet temperature of the combustion gas to be within the calculated, desired turbine inlet temperature range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Phillip Waniczek, Dirk Therkorn, Alexey Mozharov, Dominic Graf
  • CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING POWER SYSTEMS BASED ON FUEL COMSUMPTION AND RELATED PROGRAM PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20180135536
    Abstract: Power systems are disclosed. The power system may include a turbine component of a gas turbine system, and a computing device(s) in communication with the power plant. The computing device(s) may be configured to control the power plant system by performing various processes including defining a turbine inlet temperature range for a combustion gas flowing through the turbine component of the gas turbine system. The turbine inlet temperature range may be based on a desired operational load for the power plant system. The processes performed by the computing device(s) may also include determining fuel and maintenance cost ranges based on the turbine inlet temperature range, calculating a desired turbine inlet temperature range for the combustion gas based on the determined fuel and maintenance cost range, and adjusting an actual turbine inlet temperature of the combustion gas to be within the calculated, desired turbine inlet temperature range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Phillip Waniczek, Dirk Therkorn, Alexey Mozharov, Dominic Graf