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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2001
Gilbert Braun, Herzogenrath, DE;
Eberhard Deuker, Mülheim an der Ruhr, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method of operating a burner, in particular, a burner of a gas turbine, and a burner configuration include supplying an adjustable burner with fuel through a supply line. The fuel quantity is set by an opening of a control element as a function of a selected output of the burner. A calorific value of the fuel is determined, and the degree of opening is calculated and directly set using the output and the calorific value, resulting in a variable output control that is operationally reliable with respect to perturbations. A controller is connected to the control element having a selectable opening for setting the fuel quantity. In the controller, the degree of opening can be determined as a function of the output, the type of the fuel, and a pressure loss in the fuel supply line, and a corresponding signal can be transmitted to the control element such that the degree of opening is set.