Control apparatus for modulating the inlet guide vanes of a gas turbine employed in a combined cycle electric power generating plant as a function of load or inlet blade path temperature
US3973391A · kind A · utility
43Cited by
7References
42Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 8, 1974 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E20/16
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A combined cycle electric power generating plant, which includes gas and steam turbines, inlet guide vane positioning means for the gas turbines, steam generators, afterburners and a digital/analog control system, is provided with inlet guide vane control apparatus adapted to modulate the position of the inlet guide vanes as a function of load or inlet blade path temperature. The inlet guide vane control apparatus is further adapted to operate in either an automatic or manual mode with additional provision for bumpless transfer therebetween incorporated in the control apparatus.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.