SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GAS TURBINE OPERATION
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1. A system, comprising:
- 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, wherein the controller comprises instructions disposed on a non-transitory, machine readable medium, wherein the instructions are configured to;
operate the gas turbine engine;
determine a base power output, a base heat rate, or a combination thereof based on new and clean operation of the gas turbine engine at base load;
obtain a corrective parameter;
determine a target power output, a target heat rate, or a combination thereof based at least in part on the base power output, the base heat rate, or a combination thereof and the corrective parameter;
monitor a power output, a heat rate, or a combination thereof of the gas turbine engine;
compare the power output to the target power output, compare the heat rate to the target heat rate, or a combination thereof; and
adjust the one or more parameters of the gas turbine engine such that a difference between the power output and the target power output, the heat rate and the target heat rate, or a combination thereof is less than a threshold value, wherein the difference between the power output and the target power output, the heat rate and the target heat rate, or the combination thereof is caused at least partially by degradation and/or fouling of the gas turbine engine.
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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.
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1. A system, comprising:
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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, wherein the controller comprises instructions disposed on a non-transitory, machine readable medium, wherein the instructions are configured to; operate the gas turbine engine; determine a base power output, a base heat rate, or a combination thereof based on new and clean operation of the gas turbine engine at base load; obtain a corrective parameter; determine a target power output, a target heat rate, or a combination thereof based at least in part on the base power output, the base heat rate, or a combination thereof and the corrective parameter; monitor a power output, a heat rate, or a combination thereof of the gas turbine engine; compare the power output to the target power output, compare the heat rate to the target heat rate, or a combination thereof; and adjust the one or more parameters of the gas turbine engine such that a difference between the power output and the target power output, the heat rate and the target heat rate, or a combination thereof is less than a threshold value, wherein the difference between the power output and the target power output, the heat rate and the target heat rate, or the combination thereof is caused at least partially by degradation and/or fouling of the gas turbine engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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operating a gas turbine engine; determining a base output value based on new and clean operation of the gas turbine engine at base load; obtaining a corrective parameter; determining a target output value based at least in part on the base output value and the corrective parameter; monitoring an output value of the gas turbine engine; comparing the output value to the target output value; and adjusting an operating condition of the gas turbine engine such that a difference between the output value and the target output value is less than a threshold value, wherein the difference between the output value and the target output value is caused at least partially by degradation and/or fouling of the gas turbine engine. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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operating a gas turbine engine; determining a base output value based on a base load of the gas turbine engine; determining a predicted lifespan of a first component of the gas turbine engine at the base load; determining a target lifespan of one or more components of the gas turbine engine; determining a calculated output value based at least in part on the base output value and the target lifespan; monitoring an output value of the gas turbine engine; comparing the output value to the calculated output value; and adjusting an operating condition of the gas turbine engine such that a difference between the output value and the calculated output value is less than a threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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