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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2010
Kamlesh Mundra, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Nestor Hernandez Sanchez, Schenectady, NY (US);
Kamlesh Mundra, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Nestor Hernandez Sanchez, Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A steam turbine flow adjustment system. In one embodiment, the system includes a steam turbine having a first inlet port and a second inlet port for receiving inlet steam; a first conduit and a second conduit operably connected to a first valve and a second valve, respectively, the first conduit and the second conduit for providing the inlet steam to the first inlet port and the second inlet port, respectively; and a control system operably connected to the first valve and the second valve for controlling an amount of inlet steam flow admitted and pressure to each of the first inlet port and the second inlet port based upon a load demand on the steam turbine and an admission pressure of the inlet steam.