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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2006
Robert J. Bland, Oviedo, FL (US);
William R. Ryan, Oviedo, FL (US);
Robert J. Bland, Oviedo, FL (US);
William R. Ryan, Oviedo, FL (US);
Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
A method and system for controlling combustion in a gas turbine combustor () includes adjusting an amount of a premix fuel portion () of a pilot fuel () provided to a premix burner stage () of a pilot () of the gas turbine combustor. The amount of the premix fuel portion is adjusted from a preset premix fuel portion amount to an adjusted premix fuel portion amount to achieve a desired first operating condition of the combustor. An amount of a diffusion fuel portion () of the pilot fuel provided to a diffusion burner stage () of the pilot is then adjusted from a preset diffusion fuel portion amount to an adjusted diffusion fuel portion amount to achieve a desired second operating condition of the combustor.