SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MITIGATING PARTICULATE INTRUSION TO AN AIR INTAKE SYSTEM OF A GAS TURBINE SYSTEM WITH INTRUSION PROTECTIVE COATINGS TAILORED TO LOCALE OF OPERATION
Granted: April 6, 2023
Application Number:
20230108653
Mitigating particulate intrusion to an air intake system of a gas turbine system with intrusion protective coatings tailored to locale of operation. A particulate intrusion protective coating is applied to a surface of a component of the air intake system to mitigate ingress of particulates within the air intake system and the gas turbine system. The particulate intrusion protective coating includes one or more particulate ingress influencing properties tailored to the common attributes…
POWDER REMOVAL ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF REMOVING UNBOUND PARTICLES USING POWDER REMOVAL ASSEMBLIES
Granted: April 6, 2023
Application Number:
20230103709
A powder removal assembly for removing powder from a part produced by additive manufacturing, including a process chamber including an outlet, a powder removal device coupled to the process chamber and configured to remove particles from the process chamber, a particle sensor coupled to the outlet, the particle sensor being configured to monitor an amount of particles passing through the outlet as a function of time, and a control system communicatively coupled to the particle sensor and…
Systems and Methods for Node Selection and Ranking in Cyber-Physical Systems
Granted: March 23, 2023
Application Number:
20230093713
The present application describes techniques for node selection and ranking for, e.g., attack detection and localization in cyber-physical systems, without relying on digital twins, computer models of assets, or operational domain expertise. The described techniques include obtaining an input dataset of values for a plurality of nodes (e.g., sensors, actuators, controllers, software nodes) of industrial assets, computing a plurality of principal components (PCs) for the input dataset…
ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM
Granted: March 23, 2023
Application Number:
20230086430
A system includes a starter generator configured to provide power to a first bus and a first inverter, a second inverter coupled to the first inverter, a first switch configured to selectively couple the second inverter to the first bus and to a second bus, a second switch configured to selectively couple a first motor to the first bus and to the second bus, and a controller. The controller sets the first switch to a second position and the second switch to a second position, causes the…
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH-SPEED FALLING CONDUCTOR PROTECTION IN ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
Granted: March 16, 2023
Application Number:
20230080160
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for high-speed falling conductor protection in electric distribution systems. An example method may include calculating, by a processor, at a first time, and for each phase, one or more first impedance values associated with one or more terminals of a transmission line. The example method may also include calculating, by the processor, at a second time, and for each phase, one or more second impedance values associated with the…
VARIABLE PITCH FAN ASSEMBLY WITH REMOTE COUNTERWEIGHTS
Granted: March 16, 2023
Application Number:
20230085208
A variable pitch fan assembly includes a plurality of rotating trunnion assemblies, a plurality of counterweight assemblies, a first unison ring gear engaged with the trunnion assemblies, and a second unison ring member that restricts out of synch movement of the counterweights relative to each other.
ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY
Granted: March 16, 2023
Application Number:
20230084187
An electrical assembly includes a number of modules, each module including at least one module switching element and at least one energy storage device, each module switching element and each energy storage device in each module arranged to be combinable to provide a voltage source, each module including a discharge circuit with a discharge switching element and a discharge resistor, each discharge switching element switchable to switch the corresponding discharge resistor into and out…
SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING A COMPONENT WITH LASER ARRAY
Granted: March 16, 2023
Application Number:
20230083950
An additive manufacturing system includes a laser array including a plurality of laser devices. Each laser device of the plurality of laser devices generates an energy beam for forming a melt pool in a powder bed. The additive manufacturing system further includes at least one optical element. The optical element receives at least one of the energy beams and induces a predetermined power diffusion in the at least one energy beam.
RELATING TO BIPOLE POWER TRANSMISSION SCHEMES
Granted: March 16, 2023
Application Number:
20230082909
A bipole power transmission scheme includes a first converter station that is positioned, in-use, remote from a second converter station. First and second transmission conduits and a return conduit interconnect, in-use, the first converter station with the second converter station and thereby permit the transfer of power between the first and second converter stations. The first converter station includes a first power converter, a second power converter, and a converter station…
BINDERS COMPRISING A MONOMER AND AN INITIATOR FOR USE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Granted: March 16, 2023
Application Number:
20230082562
A binder comprises a monomer and an initiator. The monomer comprises at least one of a difunctional monomer and a monofunctional monomer. A method of manufacturing a part includes depositing a layer of particulate material on a working surface; selectively applying a binder in at least one of an edge of the layer of particulate material and an infill pattern representative of a stress of the object; repeating the steps of depositing and selectively applying to form a plurality of layers…
Systems and Methods for Self-Adapting Neutralization Against Cyber-Faults
Granted: March 9, 2023
Application Number:
20230075736
The present disclosure provides techniques for implementing self-adapting neutralization against cyber-faults within industrial assets. The disclosed neutralization techniques may include obtaining an input dataset from a plurality of nodes of industrial assets and reconstructing compromised nodes in the plurality of nodes to neutralize cyber-faults detected based on the input dataset. A confidence metric may be computed for the reconstruction of the compromised nodes, e.g., using…
CIRCUIT INTERRUPTION DEVICE
Granted: March 9, 2023
Application Number:
20230075016
A circuit interruption device including first and second terminals for connection, to a respective electrical circuit or network, a current-conductive branch including first, second, and third current-conductive branch portions successively connected in series between the first and second terminals, the first current-conductive branch portion including a first switching element, the second current-conductive branch portion including a second switching element, the third…
METHOD OF EDGE PRINTING FOR USE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
Granted: March 9, 2023
Application Number:
20230073194
Various embodiments provide a method of additively manufacturing a part including depositing a layer of a powder on a working surface, depositing a binder solution on the layer of the powder at first locations, and depositing a sintering aid solution on the layer of the powder at second locations. The sintering aid solution comprises a sintering aid in a solvent. In various embodiments, the sintering aid enables an increased brown strength as compared to parts containing unbound powder.…
Systems and Methods for Cyber-Fault Detection
Granted: March 9, 2023
Application Number:
20230071394
The present disclosure relates to techniques for detecting cyber-faults in industrial assets. Such techniques may include obtaining an input dataset from a plurality of nodes of industrial assets and predicting fault nodes in the plurality of nodes by inputting the input dataset to a one-class classifier. The one-class classifier may be trained on normal operation data obtained during normal operations of the industrial assets. Further, the cyber-fault detection techniques may include…
SWITCHING VALVE
Granted: March 2, 2023
Application Number:
20230062409
There is provided a switching valve for a voltage source converter, the switching valve including a number of modules, each module including at least one switching element and at least one energy storage device, the or each switching element and the or each energy storage device in each module arranged to be combinable to selectively provide a voltage source, the switching valve including a controller programmed to selectively control the switching of the switching elements to select one…
IMPROVED ANOMALY DETECTION FOR ROTATING MACHINES
Granted: February 23, 2023
Application Number:
20230057924
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for improved anomaly detection for rotating machines. An example method may include determining a rotational speed of a rotating machine; determining, using a frequency domain transform of a signal, a frequency domain signal; determining, based on the rotational speed, a first frequency band within the frequency domain signal for identifying a fault frequency; determining a fault frequency within the first frequency band; determining,…
ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY
Granted: February 23, 2023
Application Number:
20230054979
Embodiments of the disclosure include an electrical assembly. The electrical assembly can include a converter including a DC side and an AC side, the DC side configured for connection to a DC network, the AC side configured for connection to an AC network, the converter including at least one switching element; a circuit interruption device operably connected to the AC side of the converter; a DC voltage modification device operably connected to the DC side of the converter, the DC…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LOW PRESSURE RECOUP AIR IN GAS TURBINE ENGINE
Granted: February 16, 2023
Application Number:
20230046896
Control of low pressure recoup air in a gas turbine engine disposed in a gas turbine enclosure with low pressure recoup air piping coupled to a gas turbine combustion exhaust and gas turbine engine enclosure is disclosed. A first valve of the piping controls a flow of the recoup air to the gas turbine combustion exhaust. A second valve of the piping diverts the recoup air to the enclosure for eventual flow to the air intake. A controller controls the flow of the recoup air from the…
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RAPID CHARGING USING SHARED POWER ELECTRONICS
Granted: February 16, 2023
Application Number:
20230049722
An apparatus comprises a power electronic energy conversion system comprising a first energy storage device configured to store DC energy and a first voltage converter configured to convert a second voltage from a remote power supply into a first charging voltage configured to charge the first energy storage device. The apparatus also includes a first controller configured to control the first voltage converter to convert the second voltage into the first charging voltage and to provide…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LOW PRESSURE RECOUP AIR IN GAS TURBINE ENGINE
Granted: February 16, 2023
Application Number:
20230046896
Control of low pressure recoup air in a gas turbine engine disposed in a gas turbine enclosure with low pressure recoup air piping coupled to a gas turbine combustion exhaust and gas turbine engine enclosure is disclosed. A first valve of the piping controls a flow of the recoup air to the gas turbine combustion exhaust. A second valve of the piping diverts the recoup air to the enclosure for eventual flow to the air intake. A controller controls the flow of the recoup air from the…
