Turbo-machine temperature control

Abstract

A method, system, and computer program for turbo-machine temperature control is presented. The method includes: receiving an exhaust temperature (T exh ) parameter, a firing temperature (T fire ) parameter, and a combustor temperature rise (T rise ) parameter of the turbo-machine during operation using a computing device; comparing the T exh parameter, the T fire parameter, and the T rise parameter to corresponding T exh , T fire , and T rise operational boundaries of the turbo-machine using the computing device; and creating an action in response to at least one of: the T exh parameter exceeding the T exh operational boundary, the T fire parameter exceeding the T fire operational boundary, and the T rise parameter exceeding the T rise operational boundary for a user.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for controlling the temperature of a turbo-machine, the method comprising:
 receiving an exhaust temperature (T exh ) parameter, a firing temperature (T fire ) parameter, and a combustor temperature rise (T rise ) parameter of the turbo-machine during operation using a computing device;   comparing the T exh  parameter, the T fire  parameter, and the T rise  parameter to corresponding T exh , T fire , and T rise  operational boundaries of the turbo-machine using the computing device; and   creating an action in response to at least one of: the T exh  parameter exceeding the T exh  operational boundary, the T fire  parameter exceeding the T fire  operational boundary, and the T rise  parameter exceeding the T rise  operational boundary for a user.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the receiving includes receiving the T exh , T fire , and T rise  parameters from an external computer system in communication with the computing device. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising: receiving the T exh , T fire , and T rise  operational boundaries using the computing device. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein the receiving includes receiving the T exh , T fire , and T rise  operational boundaries from an external computer system in communication with the computing device. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the action creating includes creating an alarm or trip of the turbo-machine in response to at least one of: the T exh  parameter exceeding the T exh  operational boundary, the T fire  parameter exceeding the T fire  operational boundary, and the T rise  parameter exceeding the T rise  operational boundary. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 5 , wherein the alarm or trip creating includes creating the alarm or trip in response to at least one of: the T exh  parameter exceeding the T exh  operational boundary, the T fire  parameter exceeding the T fire  operational boundary, and the T rise  parameter exceeding the T rise  operational boundary for a period of time. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising: receiving one or more additional temperature parameters of the turbo-machine during operation; comparing the one or more additional temperature parameters to corresponding one or more additional operational boundaries; and creating an action in response to at least one of: a) the T exh  parameter exceeding the T exh  operational boundary, the T fire  parameter exceeding the T fire  operational boundary, and the T rise  parameter exceeding the T rise  operational boundary and b) the one or more additional temperature parameters exceeding the corresponding one or more additional operational boundaries using the computing device. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the T fire  parameter represents the firing plane temperature of a combustor of the turbo-machine. 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the T rise  parameter represents the temperature rise across a combustor of the turbo-machine. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the T exh , T fire , and T rise  parameters are independently measured or estimated by a computer modeling system. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the exceeding includes the temperature parameters exceeding the corresponding operational boundaries by a predetermined temperature value. 
     
     
         12 . A temperature control system for a turbo-machine, the system comprising:
 at least one device including:
 a receiver for receiving an exhaust temperature (T exh ) parameter, a firing temperature (T fire ) parameter, and a combustor temperature rise (T rise ) parameter of the turbo-machine during operation; 
 a comparator for comparing the T exh  parameter, the T fire  parameter, and the T rise  parameter to corresponding T exh , T fire , and T rise  operational boundaries of the turbo-machine; and 
 an action creator for creating an action in response to at least one of: the T exh  parameter exceeding the T exh  operational boundary, the T fire  parameter exceeding the T fire  operational boundary, and the T rise  parameter exceeding the T rise  operational boundary. 
   
     
     
         13 . The temperature control system according to  claim 12 , wherein the receiver further receives the T exh , T fire , and T rise  operational boundaries from an external computer system in communication with the computing device. 
     
     
         14 . The temperature control system according to  claim 12 , wherein the comparator comprises a determinator for determining whether the T exh  parameter, the T fire  parameter, and the T rise  parameter exceeds the corresponding T exh , T fire , and T rise  operational boundaries. 
     
     
         15 . The temperature control system according to  claim 14 , wherein the determinator determines whether the T exh , T fire , and T rise  parameters exceeds the corresponding T exh , T fire , and T rise  operational boundaries by a predetermined temperature value. 
     
     
         16 . The temperature control system according to  claim 12 , wherein the action creator creates an alarm or trip of the turbo-machine in response to at least one of: the T exh  parameter exceeding the T exh  operational boundary, the T fire  parameter exceeding the T fire  operational boundary, and the T rise  parameter exceeding the T rise  operational boundary. 
     
     
         17 . The temperature control system according to  claim 16 , wherein the action creator creates an alarm or trip of the turbo-machine in response to at least one of: the T exh  parameter exceeding the T exh  operational boundary, the T fire  parameter exceeding the T fire  operational boundary, and the T rise  parameter exceeding the T rise  operational boundary for a period of time. 
     
     
         18 . A computer program comprising program code embodied in at least one computer-readable medium, which when executed, enables a computer system to implement a method for controlling the temperature of a turbo-machine, the method comprising:
 receiving an exhaust temperature (T exh ) parameter, a firing temperature (T fire ) parameter, and a combustor temperature rise (T rise ) parameter of the turbo-machine during operation using a computing device;   comparing the T exh  parameter, the T fire  parameter, and the T rise  parameter to corresponding T exh , T fire , and T rise  operational boundaries of the turbo-machine using the computing device; and   creating an action in response to at least one of: the T exh  parameter exceeding the T exh  operational boundary, the T fire  parameter exceeding the T fire  operational boundary, and the T rise  parameter exceeding the T rise  operational boundary for a user.   
     
     
         19 . The computer program according to  claim 18 , wherein the creating an action includes creating an alarm or trip of the turbo-machine in response to at least one of: the T exh  parameter exceeding the T exh  operational boundary, the T fire  parameter exceeding the T fire  operational boundary, and the T rise  parameter exceeding the T rise  operational boundary using the computing device. 
     
     
         20 . The computer program according to  claim 18 , further comprising: receiving one or more additional temperature parameters of the turbo-machine during operation; comparing the one or more additional temperature parameters to corresponding one or more additional operational boundaries; and creating an action in response to at least one of: a) the T exh  parameter exceeding the T exh  operational boundary, the T fire  parameter exceeding the T fire  operational boundary, and the T rise  parameter exceeding the T rise  operational boundary and b) the one or more additional temperature parameters exceeding the corresponding one or more additional operational boundaries using the computing device.