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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2011
Gordon Raymond Smith, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Kelvin Rafael Estrada, Norcross, GA (US);
Gordon Raymond Smith, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Kelvin Rafael Estrada, Norcross, GA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system configured to decrease the emissions of a power plant system during transient state operation is disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes: at least one computing device adapted to adjust a temperature of an operational steam in a power generation system by performing actions comprising: obtaining operational data about components of a steam turbine in the power generation system, the operational data including at least one of: a temperature of the components and a set of current ambient conditions at the power generation system; determining an allowable operational steam temperature range for the steam turbine based upon the operational data; generating emissions predictions for a set of temperatures within the allowable steam temperature range; and adjusting the temperature of the operational steam based upon the emissions predictions.