Patents by Inventor Robert Joseph Reed
Robert Joseph Reed 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: 10215070Abstract: An airflow control system for a gas turbine system according to an embodiment includes: an airflow generation system for attachment to a rotatable shaft of a gas turbine system for drawing in an excess flow of air through an air intake section; a mixing area for receiving an exhaust gas stream produced by the gas turbine system; an air extraction system for extracting at least a portion of the excess flow of air generated by the airflow generation system to provide bypass air; an enclosure surrounding the gas turbine system and forming an air passage, the bypass air flowing through the air passage and around the gas turbine system into the mixing area to reduce a temperature of the exhaust gas stream; and an exhaust processing system for processing the reduced temperature exhaust gas stream.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Parag Prakash Kulkarni, Lewis Berkley Davis, Jr., Robert Joseph Reed
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Patent number: 10087801Abstract: An airflow control system for a gas turbine system according to an embodiment includes: an airflow generation system for attachment to a rotatable expander shaft of a gas turbine system, downstream of the gas turbine system, for drawing in a flow of ambient air through an air intake section into a mixing area; and an eductor nozzle for attachment to a downstream end of the turbine component for receiving an exhaust gas stream produced by the gas turbine system and for drawing in a flow of ambient air through the air intake section into the mixing area, the exhaust gas stream passing through the eductor nozzle into the mixing area; wherein, in the mixing area, the exhaust gas stream mixes with the flow of ambient air drawn in by the airflow generation system and the flow of ambient air drawn in by the eductor nozzle to reduce a temperature of the exhaust gas stream.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Parag Prakash Kulkarni, Lewis Berkley Davis, Jr., Robert Joseph Reed, Raub Warfield Smith
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Patent number: 10077694Abstract: An airflow control system for a combined cycle turbomachine system according to an embodiment includes: an airflow generation system for attachment to a rotatable shaft of a gas turbine system, the airflow generation system drawing in an excess flow of air through an air intake section; a mixing area for receiving an exhaust gas stream produced by the gas turbine system; an air extraction system for extracting a first portion of the excess flow of air to provide bypass air, and for diverting the bypass air into the mixing area to reduce a temperature of the exhaust gas stream; diverting a second portion of the excess flow of air into the compressor component; and in response to an increase in a temperature of the air, increasing the second portion of the excess flow of air diverted into the compressor component.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Lewis Berkley Davis, Jr., Parag Prakash Kulkarni, Robert Joseph Reed
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Patent number: 10060316Abstract: An airflow control system for a combined cycle turbomachine system in accordance with an embodiment includes: an airflow generation system for attachment to a rotatable shaft of a gas turbine system, the airflow generation system drawing in an excess flow of air through an air intake section; a mixing area for receiving an exhaust gas stream produced by the gas turbine system; an air extraction system for extracting a first portion of the excess flow of air to provide bypass air, and for diverting the bypass air into the mixing area to reduce a temperature of the exhaust gas stream; and an airflow regulation system for diverting a second portion of the excess flow of air into the compressor component and, in response to an under-frequency grid event, for increasing the second portion of the excess flow of air diverted into the compressor component.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Robert Joseph Reed, Lewis Berkley Davis, Jr., Parag Prakash Kulkarni
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Patent number: 10030558Abstract: An airflow system for a gas turbine system according to an embodiment includes: a compressor component of a gas turbine system; an airflow generation system for attachment to a rotatable shaft of the gas turbine system, the airflow generation system and the compressor component drawing in an excess flow of air through an air intake section; a mixing area for receiving an exhaust gas stream produced by the gas turbine system; an air extraction system for: extracting at least a portion of the excess flow of air generated by the airflow generation system and the compressor component to provide bypass air; and diverting the bypass air into the mixing area to reduce a temperature of the exhaust gas stream; and an exhaust processing system for processing the reduced temperature exhaust gas stream.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Robert Joseph Reed, Lewis Berkley Davis, Jr., Parag Prakash Kulkarni
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Patent number: 9938874Abstract: An airflow control system for a combined cycle power generation system according to an embodiment includes: a compressor component of a gas turbine system for generating an excess flow of air; a mixing area for receiving an exhaust gas stream produced by the gas turbine system; and an air extraction system for extracting at least a portion of the excess flow of air generated by the compressor component of the gas turbine system to provide bypass air, and for diverting the bypass air into the mixing area to reduce a temperature of the exhaust gas stream; wherein the reduced temperature exhaust gas stream is provided to a heat recovery steam generator.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Lewis Berkley Davis, Jr., Parag Prakash Kulkarni, Robert Joseph Reed
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Patent number: 9850818Abstract: An airflow control system for a gas turbine system according to an embodiment includes: a compressor component of a gas turbine system; a mixing area for receiving an exhaust gas stream produced by the gas turbine system; an air extraction system for extracting a supply of bypass air from an excess flow of air generated by the compressor component of the gas turbine system; an enclosure surrounding the gas turbine system and forming an air passage, the bypass air flowing through the air passage and around the gas turbine system into the mixing area to reduce a temperature of the exhaust gas stream; and an exhaust processing system for processing the reduced temperature exhaust gas stream.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Parag Prakash Kulkarni, Lewis Berkley Davis, Jr., Robert Joseph Reed
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Patent number: 9850794Abstract: A power generation system according to an embodiment includes: a gas turbine system including a compressor component, a combustor component, and a turbine component; an airflow generation system coupled to an expander shaft downstream of the gas turbine system for drawing in a flow of ambient air through an air intake section; a mixing area for receiving an exhaust gas stream produced by the gas turbine system; a flow directing system for directing the flow of ambient air generated by the airflow generation system to the mixing area to reduce a temperature of the exhaust gas stream; and an exhaust processing system for processing the reduced temperature exhaust gas stream.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Parag Prakash Kulkarni, Lewis Berkley Davis, Jr., Robert Joseph Reed
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Patent number: 9840953Abstract: A system for reducing a temperature of an exhaust gas stream of a gas turbine system according to an embodiment includes: a compressor component of a gas turbine system; an airflow generation system for attachment to a rotatable shaft of the gas turbine system, the airflow generation system and the compressor component drawing in an excess flow of air through an air intake section; a mixing area for receiving an exhaust gas stream produced by the gas turbine system; an air extraction system for: extracting at least a portion of the excess flow of air generated by the airflow generation system and the compressor component to provide bypass air; and diverting the bypass air into the mixing area to reduce a temperature of the exhaust gas stream; and a fluid injection system for injecting an atomized fluid into the mixing area to reduce a temperature of the exhaust gas stream.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Parag Prakash Kulkarni, Lewis Berkley Davis, Jr., Robert Joseph Reed
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Patent number: 9765701Abstract: An automated industrial system is provided that includes a sensor system configured to monitor multiple parameters. The automated industrial system also includes a controller. The controller is configured to determine if any of the multiple parameters has surpassed a respective constraint threshold of multiple constraint thresholds. If any of the parameters has surpassed a respective constraint threshold, the controller is configured to classify a parameter of the multiple parameters which has surpassed the respective constraint threshold by the highest degree as the most constrained parameter. The controller is also configured to calculate a minimum temperature load path based on the most constrained parameter, with the minimum temperature load path configured to transition the automated industrial system from a base load to a part load via a minimum temperature load path.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Robert Joseph Reed
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Patent number: 9752503Abstract: An airflow control system for a gas turbine system according to an embodiment includes: a compressor component of a gas turbine system for generating an excess flow of air; a mixing area for receiving an exhaust gas stream produced by the gas turbine system; an air extraction system for extracting at least a portion of the excess flow of air generated by the compressor component of the gas turbine system to provide bypass air; and diverting the bypass air into the mixing area to reduce a temperature of the exhaust gas stream; and an exhaust processing system for processing the reduced temperature exhaust gas stream.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Lewis Berkley Davis, Jr., Parag Prakash Kulkarni, Robert Joseph Reed
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Patent number: 9752502Abstract: An airflow control system for a gas turbine according to an embodiment includes: an airflow generation system for attachment to a rotatable shaft of a gas turbine system, the airflow generation system drawing in an excess flow of air through an air intake section; a mixing area for receiving an exhaust gas stream of the gas turbine system; an air extraction system for: extracting at least a portion of the excess flow of air generated by the airflow generation system to provide bypass air; and diverting the bypass air into the mixing area to reduce a temperature of the exhaust gas stream; and an exhaust processing system for processing the reduced temperature exhaust gas stream.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Lewis Berkley Davis, Jr., Parag Prakash Kulkarni, Robert Joseph Reed
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Patent number: 9541008Abstract: A method of controlling the part-load performance of a turbine includes generating a bypass flow in the turbine by removing a portion of a compressed fluid from a compressor of the turbine, determining an operating load of the turbine, transmitting the bypass flow to a turbine section of the turbine; and selectively heating the bypass flow according to the determined operating load of the turbine.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2012Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventor: Robert Joseph Reed
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Publication number: 20160376992Abstract: An airflow control system for a gas turbine system according to an embodiment includes: a compressor component of a gas turbine system for generating an excess flow of air; a mixing area for receiving an exhaust gas stream produced by the gas turbine system; an air extraction system for extracting at least a portion of the excess flow of air generated by the compressor component of the gas turbine system to provide bypass air; and diverting the bypass air into the mixing area to reduce a temperature of the exhaust gas stream; and an exhaust processing system for processing the reduced temperature exhaust gas stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Lewis Berkley Davis, Jr., Parag Prakash Kulkarni, Robert Joseph Reed
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Publication number: 20160376959Abstract: An airflow control system for a combined cycle turbomachine system according to an embodiment includes: an airflow generation system for attachment to a rotatable shaft of a gas turbine system, the airflow generation system drawing in an excess flow of air through an air intake section; a mixing area for receiving an exhaust gas stream produced by the gas turbine system; an air extraction system for extracting a first portion of the excess flow of air to provide bypass air, and for diverting the bypass air into the mixing area to reduce a temperature of the exhaust gas stream; diverting a second portion of the excess flow of air into the compressor component; and in response to an increase in a temperature of the air, increasing the second portion of the excess flow of air diverted into the compressor component.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Lewis Berkley Davis, JR., Parag Prakash Kulkarni, Robert Joseph Reed
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Publication number: 20160376994Abstract: An airflow control system for a gas turbine system according to an embodiment includes: a compressor component of a gas turbine system; a mixing area for receiving an exhaust gas stream produced by the gas turbine system; an air extraction system for extracting a supply of bypass air from an excess flow of air generated by the compressor component of the gas turbine system; an enclosure surrounding the gas turbine system and forming an air passage, the bypass air flowing through the air passage and around the gas turbine system into the mixing area to reduce a temperature of the exhaust gas stream; and an exhaust processing system for processing the reduced temperature exhaust gas stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Parag Prakash Kulkarni, Lewis Berkley Davis, JR., Robert Joseph Reed
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Publication number: 20160376960Abstract: An airflow control system for a combined cycle turbomachine system in accordance with an embodiment includes: an airflow generation system for attachment to a rotatable shaft of a gas turbine system, the airflow generation system drawing in an excess flow of air through an air intake section; a mixing area for receiving an exhaust gas stream produced by the gas turbine system; an air extraction system for extracting a first portion of the excess flow of air to provide bypass air, and for diverting the bypass air into the mixing area to reduce a temperature of the exhaust gas stream; and an airflow regulation system for diverting a second portion of the excess flow of air into the compressor component and, in response to an under-frequency grid event, for increasing the second portion of the excess flow of air diverted into the compressor component.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Robert Joseph Reed, Lewis Berkley Davis, JR., Parag Prakash Kulkarni
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Publication number: 20160376957Abstract: A power generation system according to an embodiment includes: a gas turbine system including a compressor component, a combustor component, and a turbine component; an airflow generation system coupled to an expander shaft downstream of the gas turbine system for drawing in a flow of ambient air through an air intake section; a mixing area for receiving an exhaust gas stream produced by the gas turbine system; a flow directing system for directing the flow of ambient air generated by the airflow generation system to the mixing area to reduce a temperature of the exhaust gas stream; and an exhaust processing system for processing the reduced temperature exhaust gas stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Parag Prakash Kulkarni, Lewis Berkley Davis, JR., Robert Joseph Reed
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Publication number: 20160376958Abstract: An airflow control system for a combined cycle power generation system according to an embodiment includes: a compressor component of a gas turbine system for generating an excess flow of air; a mixing area for receiving an exhaust gas stream produced by the gas turbine system; and an air extraction system for extracting at least a portion of the excess flow of air generated by the compressor component of the gas turbine system to provide bypass air, and for diverting the bypass air into the mixing area to reduce a temperature of the exhaust gas stream; wherein the reduced temperature exhaust gas stream is provided to a heat recovery steam generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Lewis Berkley Davis, JR., Parag Prakash Kulkarni, Robert Joseph Reed
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Publication number: 20160376991Abstract: An airflow control system for a gas turbine according to an embodiment includes: an airflow generation system for attachment to a rotatable shaft of a gas turbine system, the airflow generation system drawing in an excess flow of air through an air intake section; a mixing area for receiving an exhaust gas stream of the gas turbine system; an air extraction system for: extracting at least a portion of the excess flow of air generated by the airflow generation system to provide bypass air; and diverting the bypass air into the mixing area to reduce a temperature of the exhaust gas stream; and an exhaust processing system for processing the reduced temperature exhaust gas stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Lewis Berkley Davis, JR., Parag Prakash Kulkarni, Robert Joseph Reed