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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2003
Gerald Wilson Grove, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Mark David D'ambruoso, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Michael John Barno, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
William Andrew Parker, Greenville, SC (US);
David Martin Johnson, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Gregory Allan Crum, Mauldin, SC (US);
Stephen Chiaco, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Gerald Wilson Grove, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Mark David D'Ambruoso, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Michael John Barno, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
William Andrew Parker, Greenville, SC (US);
David Martin Johnson, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Gregory Allan Crum, Mauldin, SC (US);
Stephen Chiaco, Simpsonville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method to ventilate a rotary machine housed in a compartment having a ventilation air inlet and air exhaust, a variable speed ventilation fan and a temperature sensor, wherein the method includes: sensing a temperature level of the rotary machine; applying the sensed machine temperature level to a controller for the fan; drawing ventilation flow through the compartment and over the machine; determining whether the sensed machine temperature level is above a desired temperature level of the rotary machine, wherein the desired temperature level is determined by the controller, and the controller setting an operational condition of the fan to increase the ventilation flow through the compartment if the sensed machine temperature level is above the desired temperature level.