Method and apparatus for controlling the supply of fuel to a gas turbine during load rejection
US5272637A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 1991 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2270/05
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fuel supply amount is controlled while the load of a gas turbine is changed so that the fuel supply amount is shifted to a fuel supply amount in accordance with the changed load. A fuel supply control valve is operated at high speed during an initial stage and operated at a lower speed as the fuel supply amount necessary for the changed load is reached. Therefore flameout of a combustor is prevented without increasing the number of revolutions of the gas turbine over a certain upper limit.
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