Patents by Inventor Quoc Hoai Nguyen

Quoc Hoai Nguyen 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).

  • Patent number: 11815018
    Abstract: A box-shaped air intake silencer with vertical baffles for a gas turbine system. The box-shaped silencer has a silencer housing having opposing ends with a first end closed and a second end opened to permit passage of air. Opposing sidewalls extend between the first end and the second end with each of the sidewalls operative to receive a perpendicular flow of intake air. A silencer having vertically, spaced baffles are disposed within the housing. A first end of the baffles face the first end of the housing and a second end of the baffles faces the second end of the housing. Each of the baffles extend horizontally between the first end and the second end of the housing. The baffles receive the perpendicular flow of intake air proximate the first end of the housing and direct the intake air towards the second end of the housing for passage therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Ravinder Yerram, Quoc Hoai Nguyen, Balakrishnan Ponnuraj
  • Publication number: 20230184164
    Abstract: A box-shaped air intake silencer with vertical baffles for a gas turbine system. The box-shaped silencer has a silencer housing having opposing ends with a first end closed and a second end opened to permit passage of air. Opposing sidewalls extend between the first end and the second end with each of the sidewalls operative to receive a perpendicular flow of intake air. A silencer having vertically, spaced baffles are disposed within the housing. A first end of the baffles face the first end of the housing and a second end of the baffles faces the second end of the housing. Each of the baffles extend horizontally between the first end and the second end of the housing. The baffles receive the perpendicular flow of intake air proximate the first end of the housing and direct the intake air towards the second end of the housing for passage therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: RAVINDER YERRAM, QUOC HOAI NGUYEN, BALAKRISHNAN PONNURAJ
  • Patent number: 11572829
    Abstract: A flow combiner is provided for a gas turbine engine. The flow combiner includes an outlet duct, a compressor bleed inlet duct coupled to the outlet duct, and a ventilation inlet duct coupled to the outlet duct. The compressor bleed inlet duct is configured to receive a bleed flow from a compressor of the gas turbine engine. The ventilation inlet duct is configured to receive a ventilation flow from an enclosure surrounding the gas turbine engine. The bleed flow and the ventilation flow are combined as an outlet flow through the outlet duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ravinder Yerram, Quoc Hoai Nguyen, Mohammad Mahabub, Tho V. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20220068057
    Abstract: A system includes an acoustic monitoring, analysis, and diagnostic system having a processor. The processor is configured to receive NF noise signals from a near field (NF) microphone array, the NF microphone array measures noises from a power generation system in a NF. The processor is configured to receive FF noise signals from a far field (FF) microphone array, the FF microphone array measures noises from a power generation system in a FF. The processor is configured to derive NF and FF noise measurements based on the signals and to synchronize the NF and FF noise measurements to create synchronized NF and FF noise data. The processor is configured to analyze the synchronized NF and FF noise data to create a NF and an FF noise signature. The processor is configured to diagnose root causes of noises generated from the power generation system and to report the root causes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Quoc Hoai Nguyen, Arkadiusz Bartlomiej Nagorski, Dinesh Venugopal setty, Richard Lynn Loud, Luong Tran Mortellaro
  • Publication number: 20210355868
    Abstract: A flow combiner is provided for a gas turbine engine. The flow combiner includes an outlet duct, a compressor bleed inlet duct coupled to the outlet duct, and a ventilation inlet duct coupled to the outlet duct. The compressor bleed inlet duct is configured to receive a bleed flow from a compressor of the gas turbine engine. The ventilation inlet duct is configured to receive a ventilation flow from an enclosure surrounding the gas turbine engine. The bleed flow and the ventilation flow are combined as an outlet flow through the outlet duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Ravinder Yerram, Quoc Hoai Nguyen, Mohammad Mahabub, Tho V. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10494969
    Abstract: A device includes a housing and a core configured to be secured within the housing. The core includes a microphone configured to detect a sound signal. The core also includes a control board configured to generate a noise-canceling sound signal based on the sound signal and a set of transfer functions. The core further includes a speaker configured to deliver the noise-canceling sound signal. The device also includes a fastener configured to connect the housing to an air filter of an intake vent of an enclosure of a power generation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Quoc Hoai Nguyen, Arkadiusz Bartlomiej Nagorski, Eric YuHang Fung, Eric Tracy Watson
  • Patent number: 10475433
    Abstract: A method to suppress noise emanating from an electrical power generator including the steps of: receiving sound emanating from the electrical power generator, wherein the sound is received in a duct for cooling air having passed through the generator; analyzing the received sound and, based on the analysis, generating a sound signal which represents a destructive sound to the received sound, and broadcasting a destructive sound into the duct, wherein the destructive sound corresponds to the sound signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Quoc Hoai Nguyen, Arkadiusz Bartlomiej Nagorski
  • Patent number: 10436072
    Abstract: This application provides elastomeric shock absorbers for turbine transportation. Example engine mounts may include a first plate, a second plate, and an elastomeric bearing positioned between the first plate and the second plate. The engine mount may be configured to absorb or dampen vibration along an X-axis, a Y-axis, and a Z-axis of a turbine during transportation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Quoc Hoai Nguyen, Ashish Agrawal, Horacio Solis, Yunyi Zou, Tho V. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10323542
    Abstract: An alignment system includes a first visual indicia and a second visual indicia disposed on a first mobile unit, and a third visual indicia and a fourth visual indicia disposed on a second mobile unit. The alignment system also includes a visual inspection area configured to enable collective viewing of the first visual indicia, the second visual indicia, the third visual indicia, and the fourth visual indicia along a single direction. The alignment system is configured to align the first mobile unit with the second mobile unit along a vertical axis, a horizontal axis, and a rotational axis to help align a rotational coupling between the first mobile unit and the second mobile unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Richard Garland Dornier, Quoc Hoai Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20190136729
    Abstract: A device includes a housing and a core configured to be secured within the housing. The core includes a microphone configured to detect a sound signal. The core also includes a control board configured to generate a noise-canceling sound signal based on the sound signal and a set of transfer functions. The core further includes a speaker configured to deliver the noise-canceling sound signal. The device also includes a fastener configured to connect the housing to an air filter of an intake vent of an enclosure of a power generation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Quoc Hoai Nguyen, Arkadiusz Bartlomiej Nagorski, Eric YuHang Fung, Eric Tracy Watson
  • Patent number: 10184371
    Abstract: A device includes a housing and a core configured to be secured within the housing. The core includes a microphone configured to detect a sound signal. The core also includes a control board configured to generate a noise-canceling sound signal based on the sound signal and a set of transfer functions. The core further includes a speaker configured to deliver the noise-canceling sound signal. The device also includes a fastener configured to connect the housing to an air filter of an intake vent of an enclosure of a power generation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Quoc Hoai Nguyen, Arkadiusz Bartlomiej Nagorski, Eric YuHang Fung, Eric Tracy Watson
  • Publication number: 20180301136
    Abstract: A method to suppress noise emanating from an electrical power generator including the steps of: receiving sound emanating from the electrical power generator, wherein the sound is received in a duct for cooling air having passed through the generator; analyzing the received sound and, based on the analysis, generating a sound signal which represents a destructive sound to the received sound, and broadcasting a destructive sound into the duct, wherein the destructive sound corresponds to the sound signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Quoc Hoai Nguyen, Arkadiusz Bartlomiej Nagorski
  • Patent number: 10088165
    Abstract: A system includes a combustor having a combustion chamber and a combustor supply passage configured to supply a fluid flow into the combustion chamber. The system also includes a resonator configured to receive at least a portion of the fluid flow. The resonator comprises a frequency adjuster configured to change an attenuation frequency of the resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Quoc Hoai Nguyen, Kwanwoo Kim, Whitney Epperson, Patrick Edward Pastecki, Mark Anthony Mueller
  • Patent number: 10076055
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the system includes one or more electrical components associated with turbomachinery, and the one or more electrical components are disposed within two or more interior compartments of an electrical enclosure. The system also includes a cooling system coupled to the electrical enclosure. The cooling system includes one or more air ducts configured to direct a cooling air to each interior compartment of the two or more interior compartments. The cooling system also includes a controller configured to route cooling air to each interior compartment via the one or more air ducts. The controller is configured to independently regulate a thermal environment for each interior compartment of the two or more interior compartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Quoc Hoai Nguyen, Nam Tran, Justin Benden
  • Publication number: 20180238195
    Abstract: This application provides elastomeric shock absorbers for turbine transportation. Example engine mounts may include a first plate, a second plate, and an elastomeric bearing positioned between the first plate and the second plate. The engine mount may be configured to absorb or dampen vibration along an X-axis, a Y-axis, and a Z-axis of a turbine during transportation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Quoc Hoai Nguyen, Ashish Agrawal, Horacio Solis, Yunyi Zou, Tho V. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20180094555
    Abstract: A device includes a housing and a core configured to be secured within the housing. The core includes a microphone configured to detect a sound signal. The core also includes a control board configured to generate a noise-canceling sound signal based on the sound signal and a set of transfer functions. The core further includes a speaker configured to deliver the noise-canceling sound signal. The device also includes a fastener configured to connect the housing to an air filter of an intake vent of an enclosure of a power generation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Quoc Hoai Nguyen, Arkadiusz Bartlomiej Nagorski, Eric YuHang Fung, Eric Tracy Watson
  • Patent number: 9852725
    Abstract: A system configured to thermally regulate heat dissipation of a power plant system (e.g. steam turbine, gas turbine compressor, intercooler or other fluidic thermal source, etc.) and acoustically attenuate operation of an air cooled heat exchanger via sound reflection, sound absorption, sound diffraction, and/or active noise cancellation is disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes: a set of inner barriers; a base barrier disposed beneath the set of inner barriers; a set of outer barriers disposed about the base barrier and the set of inner barriers, the set of outer barriers including a top surface located above a bottom surface of the set of inner barriers; a heat exchanger fluidly connected to a power generation system and disposed within the set of inner barriers; and a set of fans disposed within the set of inner barriers and configured to form a flow of air through the set of inner barriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Quoc Hoai Nguyen, Arkadiusz Bartlomiej Nagorski, Eric Tracy Watson
  • Publication number: 20170354059
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the system includes one or more electrical components associated with turbomachinery, and the one or more electrical components are disposed within two or more interior compartments of an electrical enclosure. The system also includes a cooling system coupled to the electrical enclosure. The cooling system includes one or more air ducts configured to direct a cooling air to each interior compartment of the two or more interior compartments. The cooling system also includes a controller configured to route cooling air to each interior compartment via the one or more air ducts. The controller is configured to independently regulate a thermal environment for each interior compartment of the two or more interior compartments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Quoc Hoai Nguyen, Nam Tran, Justin Benden
  • Publication number: 20170260878
    Abstract: An alignment system includes a first visual indicia and a second visual indicia disposed on a first mobile unit, and a third visual indicia and a fourth visual indicia disposed on a second mobile unit. The alignment system also includes a visual inspection area configured to enable collective viewing of the first visual indicia, the second visual indicia, the third visual indicia, and the fourth visual indicia along a single direction. The alignment system is configured to align the first mobile unit with the second mobile unit along a vertical axis, a horizontal axis, and a rotational axis to help align a rotational coupling between the first mobile unit and the second mobile unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Richard Garland Dornier, Quoc Hoai Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20170008739
    Abstract: A system includes a spreader bar comprising a structural support, a first load coupling, and a second load coupling, and a lift coupling and a drive system coupled to the lift coupling. The system also includes at least one load sensor configured to sense a load coupled to the first load coupling, the second load coupling, or a combination thereof. A controller may be coupled to the drive system and the at least one load sensor, such that the controller is configured to obtain an indication of a center of gravity of the load based on the at least one load sensor, and the controller is configured to operate the drive system to move the lift coupling based on the center of gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Quoc Hoai Nguyen, Michael Anthony Acosta, Jordan Scott Warton