Patents by Inventor Timo Eramaa
Timo Eramaa 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: 11448141Abstract: The method and system are for implementing the method so as to alleviate the disadvantages of a reciprocating combustion engine and gas turbine when generating power. A combustion chamber is arranged outside a turbine and provides compressed air from a turbocharger powered with a heat source in order to carry out a combustion process supplemented with high pressure steam pulses.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Finno Exergy OyInventors: Timo Eramaa, Heikki Salminen
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Publication number: 20220252005Abstract: The method is for controlling a deflagration combustion process in a pistonless combustor. The method includes scavenging combustion products of the previous cycle, introducing air into the combustor thereby initiating a flow pattern having a first flow component within the combustor. Air is introduced into the pistonless combustor in a nonparallel angle in relation to the previous air input and thereby creating a second flow component to the flow pattern for increasing speed of combustion propagation. Fuel mixed into the air is introduced for creating a fuel-air mixture flowing within the flow pattern, and igniting the fuelair mixture within the pistonless combustor thereby increasing pressure within the pistonless combustor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Timo Eramaa, Heikki Salminen
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Patent number: 11286866Abstract: The gas turbine comprises a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine. The method comprises: compressing air with the compressor and feeding compressed air continuously to the combustor, feeding fuel to the combustor, continuously firing the mixture of fuel and gas in the combustor, feeding combustion gases from the combustor to the turbine, and supplying at least a portion of the total amount of fuel that is supplied to the combustor intermittently.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2017Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Finno Energy OyInventors: Timo Erämaa, Heikki J. Salminen
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Patent number: 10920677Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method and a system for implementing the method so as to alleviate the disadvantages of a reciprocating combustion engine and gas turbine when generating power. The invention is based on the idea of arranging a combustion chamber (10) outside a turbine (22) and providing compressed air from serially connected compressors to an air chamber in which the air is heated and then exhausted to the combustion chamber in order to carry out a combustion process supplemented with high pressure steam pulses.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2016Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Finno Energy OyInventors: Timo Erämaa, Heikki J. Salminen
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Publication number: 20200392911Abstract: The method and system are for implementing the method so as to alleviate the disadvantages of a reciprocating combustion engine and gas turbine when generating power. A combustion chamber is arranged outside a turbine and provides compressed air from a turbocharger powered with a heat source in order to carry out a combustion process supplemented with high pressure steam pulses.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2018Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Timo Eramaa, Heikki Salminen
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Patent number: 10634046Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method and a system for implementing the method so as to alleviate the disadvantages of a reciprocating combustion engine and gas turbine when generating power. The invention is based on the idea of arranging a multifunction valve inside a combustion chamber to create more favorable conditions for combustion process. The multifunction valve may act as an output valve, but it can also provide additional final compression to contents of the compression chamber and it may even capture part of energy released in a combustion process.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Finno Energy OyInventor: Timo Erämaa
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Patent number: 10378437Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method and a system for implementing the method so as to alleviate the disadvantages of a reciprocating combustion engine and gas turbine in electric energy production. The invention is based on the idea of arranging a combustion chamber (10) outside a turbine (22) and providing compressed air from serially connected compressors to the combustion chamber in order to carry out a combustion process supplemented with high pressure steam pulses. The combustion chamber (10) is arranged to receive compressed air from each compressing stage of the serially connected compressors (24) for gradually increasing the amount of compressed air in the combustion chamber (10).Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2015Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Finno Energy OyInventors: Timo Erämaa, Heikki J. Salminen
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Publication number: 20190218943Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method and a system for implementing the method so as to alleviate the disadvantages of a reciprocating combustion engine and gas turbine in electric energy production. The invention is based on the idea of arranging a combustion chamber outside a gas turbine and providing compressed air to the combustion chamber in order to carry out a combustion process supplemented with high pressure steam pulses.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Applicant: Finno Energy OyInventors: Timo Erämaa, Heikki J. Salminen
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Publication number: 20190203642Abstract: The gas turbine comprises a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine. The method comprises: compressing air with the compressor and feeding compressed air continuously to the combustor, feeding fuel to the combustor, continuously firing the mixture of fuel and gas in the combustor, feeding combustion gases from the combustor to the turbine, and supplying at least a portion of the total amount of fuel that is supplied to the combustor intermittently.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2017Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: Finno Energy OyInventors: Timo ERÄMAA, Heikki J. SALMINEN
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Publication number: 20190040792Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method and a system for implementing the method so as to alleviate the disadvantages of a reciprocating combustion engine and gas turbine when generating power. The invention is based on the idea of arranging a multifunction valve inside a combustion chamber to create more favourable favorable conditions for combustion process. The multifunction valve may act as an output valve, but it can also provide additional final compression to contents of the compression chamber and it may even capture part of energy released in a combustion process.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2017Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicant: Finno Energy OyInventor: Timo ERÄMAA
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Publication number: 20180328291Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method and a system for implementing the method so as to alleviate the disadvantages of a reciprocating combustion engine and gas turbine when generating power. The invention is based on the idea of arranging a combustion chamber (10) outside a turbine (22) and providing compressed air from serially connected compressors to an air chamber in which the air is heated and then exhausted to the combustion chamber in order to carry out a combustion process supplemented with high pressure steam pulses.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2016Publication date: November 15, 2018Applicant: Finno Energy OyInventors: Timo Erämaa, Heikki J. Salminen
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Publication number: 20180045079Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method and a system for implementing the method so as to alleviate the disadvantages of a reciprocating combustion engine and gas turbine in electric energy production. The invention is based on the idea of arranging a combustion chamber outside a gas turbine and providing compressed air to the combustion chamber in order to carry out a combustion process supplemented with high pressure steam pulses.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: Finno Energy OyInventors: Timo Erämaa, Heikki J. Salminen
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Patent number: 9885248Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method and a system for implementing the method so as to alleviate the disadvantages of a reciprocating combustion engine and gas turbine in electric energy production. The invention is based on the idea of arranging a combustion chamber (10) outside a gas turbine (22) and providing compressed air to the combustion chamber (10) in order to carry out a combustion process in controlled and optimal conditions.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2013Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Finno Energy OyInventor: Timo Erämaa
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Patent number: 9810102Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method and a system for implementing the method so as to alleviate the disadvantages of a reciprocating combustion engine and gas turbine in electric energy production. The invention is based on the idea of arranging a combustion chamber outside a gas turbine and providing compressed air to the combustion chamber in order to carry out a combustion process supplemented with high pressure steam pulses.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2015Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Finno Energy OyInventors: Timo Erämaa, Heikki J. Salminen
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Publication number: 20170138257Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method and a system for implementing the method so as to alleviate the disadvantages of a reciprocating combustion engine and gas turbine in electric energy production. The invention is based on the idea of arranging a combustion chamber (10) outside a turbine (22) and providing compressed air from serially connected compressors to the combustion chamber in order to carry out a combustion process supplemented with high pressure steam pulses. The combustion chamber (10) is arranged to receive compressed air from each compressing stage of the serially connected compressors (24) for gradually increasing the amount of compressed air in the combustion chamber (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2015Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: Finno Energy OyInventors: Timo Erämaa, Heikki J. Salminen
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Publication number: 20160326913Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method and a system for implementing the method so as to alleviate the disadvantages of a reciprocating combustion engine and gas turbine in electric energy production. The invention is based on the idea of arranging a combustion chamber outside a gas turbine and providing compressed air to the combustion chamber in order to carry out a combustion process supplemented with high pressure steam pulses.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2015Publication date: November 10, 2016Applicant: Finno Energy OyInventors: Timo Erämaa, Heikki J. Salminen
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Publication number: 20150260053Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method and a system for implementing the method so as to alleviate the disadvantages of a reciprocating combustion engine and gas turbine in electric energy production. The invention is based on the idea of arranging a combustion chamber (10) outside a gas turbine (22) and providing compressed air to the combustion chamber (10) in order to carry out a combustion process in controlled and optimal conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2013Publication date: September 17, 2015Applicant: FINNO ENERGY OYInventor: Timo Erämaa