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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1999
Mark G. Gilbreth, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Simon R. Wall, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Joel B. Wacknov, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Capstone Turbine Corporation, Chatsworth, CA (US);
Abstract
A multi-injector combustion system in which a brake resistor is utilized to provide a minimum load for the combustor system during idle or low power operation of the permanent magnet turbogenerator/motor and also to absorb power during transients to prevent flame out of the combustor. In addition, during single injector operation, a relighting method and system are provided to relight the combustor and prevent the necessity of a complete shutdown of the system. The method and system includes switching between the multiple injectors to find the most stable injector in single injector operation.