Patents by Inventor Ravi Praveen S Eluripati

Ravi Praveen S Eluripati 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: 8286414
    Abstract: A system and method to reduce the gas fuel supply pressure requirements of a gas turbine, which results in an increased operability range and a reduction in gas turbine trips. According to the method, the gas turbine is allowed to start and operate at supply pressures determined as a function of ambient conditions and gas turbine compressor pressure ratio. This increases the operability window, and reduces or eliminates the need for gas fuel compressors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Brian Gallagher, Ravi Praveen S. Eluripati, Jonathan Carl Thatcher, Priscilla Childers, Bryan Edward Sweet
  • Patent number: 7823390
    Abstract: A system is provided for directing air from plural compressor ports to provide cooling and/or sealing air to an associated turbine site. A first flow from a pressure stage of the compressor has a first pressure and temperature. A second flow from another pressure stage of the compressor has a second pressure and temperature. The first and second pressures/temperatures are different. An ejector has two inlets for receiving the first and second flows, and output for combining the first and second flows into a third flow. The pressure and temperature of the third flow are different from the first and second pressures and temperatures. A bypass line is connected between the first flow and the third flow, and provides a bypass flow. A mixer combines the bypass flow and the third flow into a fourth flow. The fourth flow has a pressure and temperature intermediate the pressure and temperature of the bypass flow and the third flow. The mixer comprises inner and outer sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ravi Praveen S. Eluripati, David Wesley Ball, Jr., Kenneth Neil Whaling, Hua Zhang
  • Patent number: 7698898
    Abstract: A system for mixing flows from a compressor is provided. The system comprises an ejector that combines a first flow and a second flow, from the compressor, into a third flow. A bypass flow is connected between the first flow and the third flow. A mixer combines the bypass flow and the third flow into a fourth flow. The fourth flow has a pressure and temperature intermediate the respective pressures and temperatures of the bypass flow and the third flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ravi Praveen S. Eluripati, David W. Ball, Jr., Kenneth N. Whaling, James L. Davis, Nattamai V. Saravanan, Ajit S. Sengar
  • Publication number: 20090241510
    Abstract: A system and method to reduce the gas fuel supply pressure requirements of a gas turbine, which results in an increased operability range and a reduction in gas turbine trips. According to the method, the gas turbine is allowed to start and operate at supply pressures determined as a function of ambient conditions and gas turbine compressor pressure ratio. This increases the operability window, and reduces or eliminates the need for gas fuel compressors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Brian Gallagher, Ravi Praveen S. Eluripati, Jonathan Carl Thatcher, Priscilla Childers, Bryan Edward Sweet
  • Patent number: 7549293
    Abstract: A system and method to reduce the gas fuel supply pressure requirements of a gas turbine, which results in an increased operability range and a reduction in gas turbine trips. According to the method, the gas turbine is allowed to start and operate at supply pressures determined as a function of ambient conditions and gas turbine compressor pressure ratio. This increases the operability window, and reduces or eliminates the need for gas fuel compressors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Brian Gallagher, Ravi Praveen S Eluripati, Jonathan Carl Thatcher, Priscilla Childers, Bryan Edward Sweet
  • Publication number: 20090067988
    Abstract: A system for mixing flows from a compressor is provided. The system comprises an ejector that combines a first flow and a second flow, from the compressor, into a third flow. A bypass flow is connected between the first flow and the third flow. A mixer combines the bypass flow and the third flow into a fourth flow. The fourth flow has a pressure and temperature intermediate the respective pressures and temperatures of the bypass flow and the third flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Ravi Praveen S. Eluripati, David W. Ball, JR., Kenneth N. Whaling, James L. Davis, Nattamai V. Saravanan, Ajit S. Sengar
  • Publication number: 20080202092
    Abstract: A system is provided for directing air from plural compressor ports to provide cooling and/or sealing air to an associated turbine site. A first flow from a pressure stage of the compressor has a first pressure and temperature. A second flow from another pressure stage of the compressor has a second pressure and temperature. The first and second pressures/temperatures are different. An ejector has two inlets for receiving the first and second flows, and output for combining the first and second flows into a third flow. The pressure and temperature of the third flow are different from the first and second pressures and temperatures. A bypass line is connected between the first flow and the third flow, and provides a bypass flow. A mixer combines the bypass flow and the third flow into a fourth flow. The fourth flow has a pressure and temperature intermediate the pressure and temperature of the bypass flow and the third flow. The mixer comprises inner and outer sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Ravi Praveen S. Eluripati, David Wesley Ball, Kenneth Neil Whaling, Hua Zhang