Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Huub De Bruyn

Hans-Gerd Brummel

Uwe Pfeifer

Dirk Grieshaber

Carl Udo Maier

A turbo-machine is provided having at least one turbo-machine stage, wherein overload protection of the rotating shaft is provided by the method and, to protect the rotating shaft against overload, a measurement of a torsional stress of the rotating shaft is carried out during operation of the rotating shaft. The torsional stress is measured via a measurement of the torque of the rotating shaft. The torque is preferably measured magneto-elastically. By using the measured torque of the rotating shaft, the development of the torque is forecast. On the basis of the forecast produced, the turbo-machine stage or operating parameters of the turbo-machine is/are regulated. Further a turbo-machine is provided comprising at least one turbo-machine stage which has at least one rotating shaft, wherein the turbo-machine has a device for carrying out the method.

Method for operating a turbo-machine having overload protection and turbo-machine comprising a device for carrying out said method

A turbo-machine, which can be operated in an optimized driving range is provided. To this end, a method for operating a turbo-machine having at least one turbo-machine stage, which has at least one rotary shaft is disclosed. According to the method, the following method steps are carried out: a) determining a desired efficiency characteristic value &#x3b7;of the turbomachine stage; b) determining an actual efficiency characteristic value &#x3b7;of the turbo-machine-stage; c) determining a comparison efficiency characteristic value of the turbo-machine stage by comparing the actual efficiency characteristic value &#x3b7;and the desired efficiency characteristic value &#x3b7;to one another; and d) changing at least one operating parameter of the turbo-machine stage subject to the comparison efficiency characteristic value &#x3b7;, wherein in order to determine the actual efficiency characteristic value &#x3b7;, a measuring of a torque of the rotary shaft of the turbo-machine-stage is carried out.

Method for operating a turbomachine, wherein an efficiency characteristic value of a stage is determined, and turbomachine having a device for carrying out the method

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