Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie Srl

Bruno Giunta

Claudio Botarelli

Marco Palladino

Eugenio Quartieri

Nicola Vanni

Andrea Carnieri

Daniele Bruni

A two-gas shaft turbine control system () is disclosed. The gas turbine control system comprises a fuel controller (), which receives a speed error signal, indicating whether the low-pressure turbine wheel () of the gas turbine () is rotating at the desired target speed. The gas turbine control system () further comprises an NGV controller (), which receives a speed error signal, indicating whether the high-pressure turbine wheel () of the gas turbine engine () is rotating at the desired target speed. Two cross channel controllers are further provided. On the basis of a gas turbine model, a first cross channel controller () provides a fuel control modification signal, which is added to a control signal generated by the fuel controller (). A second cross channel controller () provides an NGV control modification signal. The modification signals are aimed at reducing or canceling the effect of mutual interaction between fuel control and NGV control. A two-shaft gas turbine engine system and a method of operation are further disclosed.

Two-shaft gas turbine control system and method

A method for safe gas turbine startup is disclosed. The method comprises a first step wherein a fuel metering valve () arranged along a fuel delivery line is tested for possible leakages. If the leakage test is successfully passed, a subsequent turbine startup step can be performed. Further disclosed is a gas turbine engine () comprising a fuel supply system () comprised of a fuel delivery line () and a valve arrangement () positioned along said fuel delivery line (). The valve arrangement () further comprises sequentially arranged shut off valves () and a fuel metering valve (), positioned downstream of the shut off valves (). A pressure measuring arrangement () is further provided, adapted to measure fuel pressure in at least one portion of the fuel delivery line () upstream of the fuel metering valve ().

Method and system for safe gas turbine startup

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Bruno Giunta