Patents by Inventor Tomas A. Velez

Tomas A. Velez 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).

  • Model based control with engine perturbation feedback
    Patent number: 9423781
    Abstract: A method to control an power generation plant including: applying control settings to operate the plant; collecting plant data indicative of the performance of the plant; applying the control settings to a model of the plant; collecting prediction data from the model; comparing the plant data to the predicted data and adjusting the control settings applied to the plant and model; perturbing the control settings and applying the perturbed control settings to operate the plant and the model; collecting perturbed plant data and perturbed prediction data, and modifying the model if the perturbed plant data represents an improvement as compared to the perturbed prediction data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Victor John Morgan, Tomas A. Velez
  • MODEL BASED CONTROL WITH ENGINE PERTURBATION FEEDBACK
    Publication number: 20140297053
    Abstract: A method to control an power generation plant including: applying control settings to operate the plant; collecting plant data indicative of the performance of the plant; applying the control settings to a model of the plant; collecting prediction data from the model; comparing the plant data to the predicted data and adjusting the control settings applied to the plant and model; perturbing the control settings and applying the perturbed control settings to operate the plant and the model; collecting perturbed plant data and perturbed prediction data, and modifying the model if the perturbed plant data represents an improvement as compared to the perturbed prediction data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Victor John MORGAN, Tomas A. Velez