Patents by Inventor Ruth Donan

Ruth Donan 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).

  • Emissions modeling for gas turbine engines for selecting an actual fuel split
    Patent number: 10227932
    Abstract: Systems and methods for regulating fuel at a power plant are provided. One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method for regulating fuel at a power plant. The method includes receiving data from an engine. The engine includes an A-ring, a B-ring, and a C-ring. The method includes updating a plurality of models based on the received data. The method includes predicting a plurality of outputs using the plurality of models for a plurality of fuel splits. Each fuel split includes a fuel amount associated with the A-ring. Each fuel split includes a fuel amount associated with the C-ring. The method includes selecting an actual fuel split based on the plurality of outputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Randall Boehm, Ruth Donan, Stephen Bartlett, Donald Bleasdale
  • EMISSIONS MODELING FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINES
    Publication number: 20180149094
    Abstract: Systems and methods for regulating fuel at a power plant are provided. One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method for regulating fuel at a power plant. The method includes receiving data from an engine. The engine includes an A-ring, a B-ring, and a C-ring. The method includes updating a plurality of models based on the received data. The method includes predicting a plurality of outputs using the plurality of models for a plurality of fuel splits. Each fuel split includes a fuel amount associated with the A-ring. Each fuel split includes a fuel amount associated with the C-ring. The method includes selecting an actual fuel split based on the plurality of outputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Randall Boehm, Ruth Donan, Stephen Bartlett, Donald Bleasdale