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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Wolfgang Franz Dietrich Mohr, Niederweningen, CH;
Kurt Rechsteiner, Buchs, CH;
David Martin Johnson, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Kenneth Damon Black, Travelers Rest, SC (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 13/02 (2006.01); F02C 9/20 (2006.01); F01K 23/06 (2006.01); F01K 13/00 (2006.01); F02C 9/16 (2006.01); F02C 9/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 13/02 (2013.01); F01K 13/003 (2013.01); F01K 23/06 (2013.01); F02C 9/16 (2013.01); F02C 9/18 (2013.01); F02C 9/20 (2013.01); Y02E 20/14 (2013.01); Y02E 20/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for active draft control through a combined cycle power plant (CCPP) can initiate a CCPP shutdown, activate the recirculated exhaust gas (REG) system for the turbomachine; measure a HRSG airflow through the HRSG; communicate the HRSG airflow to a controller configured to condition a control signal; and adjust a recirculated exhaust gas volume in accordance with the control signal.