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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2011
Balamurugan Sridharan, Karnataka, IN;
James Daniel Antalek, Valatie, NY (US);
Steven Craig Kluge, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Rebinth Jose Robin, Karnataka, IN;
John Russell Yagielski, Scotia, NY (US);
Balamurugan Sridharan, Karnataka, IN;
James Daniel Antalek, Valatie, NY (US);
Steven Craig Kluge, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Rebinth Jose Robin, Karnataka, IN;
John Russell Yagielski, Scotia, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
According to one aspect of the invention, a system for controlling a temperature of a generator is provided, wherein the system includes a fluid supply in fluid communication with the generator and a heat exchange apparatus in fluid communication with the fluid supply, the generator and a cooling fluid source. The system also includes a first sensor configured to determine a first temperature of a fluid flowing from the heat exchange apparatus to the generator, a second sensor configured to determine a second temperature of the fluid flowing from the generator to the fluid supply and a controller configured to determine an operating limit temperature for the fluid based on the determined first and second temperatures.