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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019

Filed:

Dec. 15, 2015
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

George Vargese Mathai, Atlanta, GA (US);

Alston Ilford Scipio, Mableton, GA (US);

Harold Lamar Jordan, Jr., Greenville, SC (US);

Sanji Ekanayake, Mableton, GA (US);

Joseph Philip Klosinski, Kennesaw, GA (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/30 (2006.01); F02C 9/20 (2006.01); F01K 23/10 (2006.01); F02C 6/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/30 (2013.01); F01K 23/101 (2013.01); F02C 6/18 (2013.01); F02C 9/20 (2013.01); F05D 2270/05 (2013.01); F05D 2270/053 (2013.01); Y02E 20/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for controlling gas turbine output for a gas turbine power plant is disclosed herein. The power plant includes a gas turbine including a combustor downstream from a compressor, a turbine downstream from the combustor and an exhaust duct downstream from the outlet of the turbine. The exhaust duct receives exhaust gas from the turbine outlet. The system further includes an exhaust damper operably connected to a downstream end of the exhaust duct. The exhaust damper increases backpressure at the turbine outlet and restricts axial exit velocity of the exhaust gas exiting the turbine outlet when the exhaust damper is partially closed. A method for controlling gas turbine output is also provided herein.


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