Method and device for optimizing a light-up procedure of a gas turbine engine
US7878004B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02C7/262
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An aspect of the invention is directed towards a method and device for optimizing a light-up procedure of a gas turbine engine. An aspect of the method comprises repeating an engine start attempt with amended light-up parameter values or range of light-up parameter values, where the values are amended by a predefined scheme including recording the light-up parameter value or the range of light-up parameter values of each start attempt together with the light-up success rate achieved in the respective start attempts, and optimizing the light-up parameter value or range of parameter values by analyzing the recorded data after the start attempts have been finished. An aspect of the device is to provide a control unit that implements the inventive method.
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