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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
May. 04, 2009
Kapil Kumar Singh, Rexford, NY (US);
Balachandar Varatharajan, Loveland, OH (US);
Gilbert Otto Kraemer, Greer, SC (US);
Ertan Yilmaz, Glenville, NY (US);
Benjamin Paul Lacy, Greer, SC (US);
Kapil Kumar Singh, Rexford, NY (US);
Balachandar Varatharajan, Loveland, OH (US);
Gilbert Otto Kraemer, Greer, SC (US);
Ertan Yilmaz, Glenville, NY (US);
Benjamin Paul Lacy, Greer, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for monitoring and controlling a gas turbine, comprises predicting frequencies of combustion dynamics in a combustor using operating conditions of a gas turbine, receiving a signal from a sensor that is indicative of combustion dynamics in the combustor, and detecting a flashback if a frequency of the received signal does not correspond to the predicted frequencies.