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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2002
Richard Lee Nichols, Greenville, SC (US);
Bruce G. Norman, Charlton, NY (US);
Kevin Michael Elward, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Roointon Erach Pavri, Waleska, GA (US);
Benjamin Rush, Schenectady, NY (US);
Robert Edward Boettner, Glenville, NY (US);
John P. VanDevelde, Greenville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of operating a combustor in a gas turbine that receives combustion air from a compressor includes a) controlling combustion temperature as a function of compressor discharge air bled from the compressor by determining a minimum amount of compressor discharge air required for maintaining a predetermined minimum combustion temperature; and b) bleeding compressor discharge air in excess of the minimum amount from the compressor via a control valve.