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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2012
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
David Spencer Ewens, Greer, SC (US);
John Rogers Huey, Greenville, SC (US);
Marc Gavin Lindenmuth, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 9/00 (2006.01); F02C 9/28 (2006.01); F02C 9/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 9/00 (2013.01); F02C 9/20 (2013.01); F02C 9/28 (2013.01); F05D 2270/053 (2013.01); F05D 2270/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a controller configured to control one or more parameters of a gas turbine engine based on a feedback and a predicted lifespan of one or more components of the gas turbine engine to substantially maintain at least one of power output or heat rate above a threshold level in response to degradation or fouling of the gas turbine engine.