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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2020
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Veerappan Muthaiah, Bangalore, IN;
Ajay Keshava Rao, Bangalore, IN;
Timothy Andrew Healy, Simpsonville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems, program products, and methods for adjusting operating limit (OL) thresholds for compressors of gas turbine systems based on mass flow loss are disclosed herein. The systems may include at least one computing device in communication with the gas turbine system, sensor(s) measuring operational characteristic(s) of the gas turbine system, and a pressure sensor measuring an ambient fluid pressure surrounding the gas turbine system. The computing device(s) may be configured to adjust operational parameters of the gas turbine system by performing processes including determining a mass flow loss between an estimated, first mass flow rate and a calculated, second mass flow rate for the compressor of the gas turbine system, and adjusting an OL threshold for the compressor of the gas turbine system based on the mass flow loss. The OL threshold for the compressor may be below a predetermined surge threshold for the compressor.