Systems and Methods for Managing Turbine Intake Filters

• US 20150135947A1
• Filed: 11/18/2013
• Published: 05/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BHA Altair LLC (Parker-Hannifin Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BHA Altair LLC (Parker-Hannifin Corporation)
• Inventors: Bryant, Paul Sherwood, Simpson, Michelle Fullerton
• Application Number:
  US14/082,926
• Publication Number:
  US 20150135947A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 95/1
• CPC Class Codes: F02C 7/05 having provisions for obviating the penetration of damaging objects or particles
• CPC Class Codes: F02C 7/052 with dust-separation devices
• CPC Class Codes: F02C 7/057 Control or regulation conjointly with fuel supply control F02C9/50, with nozzle area control F02K1/16
• CPC Class Codes: F05D 2260/607 Preventing clogging or obstruction of flow paths by dirt, dust, or foreign particles

Abstract

Certain embodiments herein relate to systems and methods for managing turbine intake filters. In one embodiment, a system can include at least one memory configured to store computer-executable instructions and at least one control device configured to access the at least one memory and execute the computer-executable instructions. The instructions may be configured to receive information associated with a filter and identify the filter based at least in part on the information received. The instructions may be further configured to pulse the filter based at least in part on the information received.

Claims

1. A gas turbine intake filter system comprising:

at least one filter;

a communication device associated with the at least one filter, the communication device operable to communicate information associated with the at least one filter; and

a control device associated with the at least one filter, the control device operable to receive information from the communication device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication device further comprises a radio frequency identification device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the control device is further operable to facilitate execution of at least one management task, based at least in part on the received information associated with the at least one filter.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the control device is further operable to manipulate a plurality of pulse valves, wherein pulse air is directed to a plurality of filters based on at least one of (i) received information associated with an individual filter or (ii) received information associated with a group of filters.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication device is embedded in the at least one filter.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the received information associated with the at least one filter comprises at least one of:

filter type, filter size, filter age, number of pulses, strength of pulses, filtration performance, and type of pulses.

7. A method comprising:

filtering at least one turbine intake using at least one filter;

communicating, by a communication device associated with the at least one filter, information associated with the at least one filter; and

receiving, by a control device associated with at least one turbine intake, the information associated with the at least one filter.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising executing, based at least in part on the received information, at least one management task.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising filtering a plurality of turbine intakes based at least in part on a plurality of filters.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising pulsing a plurality of filters, wherein the pulsing is based on at least one of (i) received information associated with an individual filter or (ii) received information associated with a group of filters.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the communication device is embedded in the at least one filter.

12. The method of claim 7, further comprising communicating at least one of:

filter type, filter size, filter age, number of pulses, strength of pulses, filtration performance information, and type of pulses.

13. A system of managing gas turbine intake filters, the system comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions, wherein the at least one processor is operable to access the at least one memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to;

receive information associated with at least one filter, wherein the information is communicated from a device associated with the at least one filter; and

identify the at least one filter based at least in part on the received information.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the at least one memory further comprises a history of received information and pulses associated with the at least one filter.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the computer-executable instructions are further operable to facilitate execution of at least one management task, based at least in part on the received information associated with the at least one filter.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the computer-executable instructions are further operable to receive information from a device embedded in the at least one filter.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the computer-executable instructions are further operable to write information to the communication device.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the computer-executable instructions are further operable to receive at least one of:

filter type, filter size, filter age, number of pulses, strength of pulses, filtration performance, and type of pulses.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein the computer-executable instructions are further operable to manipulate a plurality of pulse valves based on at least one of (i) received information associated with an individual filter or (ii) received information associated with a group of filters.

20. The system of claim 13, wherein the computer-executable instructions are further operable to facilitate execution of a turbine management task based at least in part on whether information associated with the at least one filter is received.