Systems and methods for controlling an industrial asset in the presence of a cyber-attack
Granted: October 17, 2023
Patent Number:
11790081
Systems and methods are provided for the control of an industrial asset, such as a power generating asset. Accordingly, a cyber-attack model predicts a plurality of operational impacts on the industrial asset resulting from a plurality of potential cyber-attacks. The cyber-attack model also predicts a corresponding plurality of potential mitigation responses. In operation, a cyber-attack impacting at least one component of the industrial asset is detected via the cyber-attack…
System and method for class specific deep learning
Granted: October 17, 2023
Patent Number:
11790279
A method for controlling a physical process includes receiving an input dataset corresponding to the physical process. The method further includes determining a data model based on the input dataset. The data model includes a plurality of latent space variables of a machine learning model. The method also includes receiving a plurality of reference models corresponding to a plurality of classes. Each of the plurality of reference models includes a corresponding plurality of latent space…
Systems and methods for monitoring component failure in a gear train based system
Granted: October 17, 2023
Patent Number:
11790701
Pursuant to various embodiments, systems, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to monitoring one or more components coupled to shaft-driven gearbox of an engine or motor. In some approaches, the systems include a sensor, such as a vibration sensor, mechanically linked or mounted to the shaft-driven gearbox. The vibration sensor may be used to monitor a vibration response of one or more components coupled to the shaft-driven gearbox. It is contemplated, by monitoring a…
Systems and methods for creating surrogate models
Granted: October 17, 2023
Patent Number:
11789770
A system for creating surrogate models is provided. The system includes a user computing device including a user interface, a database, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive, from the user computing device, a workflow request, determine at least one application in the database required to complete the workflow request, retrieve, from the database, the at least one application and meta-data associated with the at least one application, and determine that a user has…
Systems and methods for a soft switching DC-DC converter
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11784600
Systems and methods are provided for a soft switching topology for a direct current (DC)-DC converter. The systems and methods determine an operational status of an electric motor, and activate at least one of an upper or lower first or second semiconductor switches based on an operation of the electric motor. The first and second switching circuits are conductively coupled to a power inverter circuit. The systems and methods include deliver an adjusted voltage to one of the power…
Blockchain enabled collaborative transaction information processing for a supply chain
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11783346
According to some embodiments, a system may facilitate collaborative transaction processing associated with a supply chain having a first entity and a second entity. In particular, a first entity database may store electronic records including information associated with at least a portion of the supply chain, and a first entity communication port may exchange information via a distributed computer system. A first entity computer processor may retrieve from the first entity database the…
Autonomous surrogate model creation platform
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11783099
According to some embodiments, a surrogate model creation computer system includes a user interface to interact with a subject matter expert to create a scripted physics-based model workflow associated with an industrial asset. The surrogate model creation computer system further includes a surrogate model creation engine to automatically execute the scripted physics-based model workflow, in connection with a physics-based model of the industrial asset, to generate at least one response…
Systems and methods for handling invalid floating-point operations without exceptions
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11782786
A method to be performed by a processor includes determining whether an application software has called an application programming interface, upon determination that the application software has called the application programming interface, determining whether one or more floating-point errors are recorded in a floating-point status register, and upon determination that one or more floating-point errors are recorded in the floating-point status register, performing a predefined action…
Compensation for additive manufacturing
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11782416
A method of using additive manufacturing to form or print a component based on an original model of a component, where the geometry of the original model is compensated to form a compensated model. The compensated model can be used to form or print the component. The printed component as a final model can then be compared to the original model.
Combustor dome-deflector and liner having flexible connections
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11781753
A combustor for a gas turbine includes a dome, and a deflector connected to the dome to define a baffle cavity therebetween, the deflector having a deflector cold side adjacent to the baffle cavity and a deflector hot side adjacent to a combustion chamber. At least one dome-deflector connecting member connects the dome and the deflector to each other. The dome-deflector connecting member forms a flexible joint between the dome and the deflector.
System and method for servicing a jointed rotor blade of a wind turbine
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11781528
A method is provided for servicing a jointed rotor blade of a wind turbine. The jointed rotor blade is positioned in a six o'clock position and a blade tip support element is secured to a tip section of the jointed rotor blade. A lift-support element is secured at a mounting location above the blade tip support element. A lifting line is coupled between the lift-support element and the blade tip support element. The tip section is separated from the root section of the jointed rotor…
Wind turbine rotor blade assembly for reduced noise
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11781522
A rotor blade assembly of a wind turbine includes a rotor blade having an aerodynamic body with an inboard region and an outboard region. The inboard and outboard regions define a pressure side, a suction side, a leading edge, and a trailing edge. The inboard region includes a blade root, whereas the outboard region includes a blade tip. The rotor blade also defines a chord and a span. Further, the inboard region includes a transitional region of the rotor blade that includes a maximum…
Shroud pin for gas turbine engine shroud
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11781448
A shroud assembly is provided for a gas turbine engine defining an axial direction, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction. The shroud assembly includes: a shroud segment extending substantially along the circumferential direction and including a shroud wall, the shroud wall defining a shroud attachment opening; a hanger assembly including a hanger wall defining a hanger attachment opening; and an attachment pin assembly including a first member defining an interference fit…
Adaptive orifice assembly for controlling airflow in a gas turbine engine
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11781444
An orifice assembly includes a first member defining an orifice having a first dimension in a compressed state and a thermally-sensitive material arranged adjacent to the first member. The thermally-sensitive material has a rigid, first state that applies force to the first member so as to maintain the first dimension of the orifice in the compressed state and a flexible, second state configured to release the force applied to the first member. As such, when subjected to temperatures…
Cold spray duct for a gas turbine engine
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11781437
A component for a turbine engine may be formed by spraying particulate with a nozzle toward a substrate. The particulate may be deposited to form one or more annular layers and a reinforcing structure. The component may be a closed loop annular component having a reinforcing structure of specific dimensions enabled by the methods described.
Ink compositions with narrow band emission phosphor materials
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11781028
An ink composition is provided. The composition includes a binder material and at least one narrow band emission phosphor being uniformly dispersed throughout the composition, wherein the narrow band emission phosphor has a D50 particle size from about 0.1 ?m to about 15 ?m and is selected from the group consisting of a green-emitting U6+-containing phosphor, a green-emitting Mn2+-containing phosphor, a red-emitting phosphor based on complex fluoride materials activated by Mn4+, and a…
Methods and apparatus for securing an autoclave bag to a composite fixture
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11780184
Methods and apparatus for securing an autoclave bag to a composite fixture are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a flange sealing device including a forward flange at a first end and an aft flange at a second end, and a composite fixture including a forward groove to locate and seal with the forward flange of the flange sealing device to affix an autoclave bag, an aft groove to locate and seal with the aft flange of the flange sealing device to affix the autoclave bag, and an aft…
Airflow control for additive manufacturing
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11780164
A method, apparatus, and program for additive manufacturing. The additive manufacturing device includes a positioning mechanism configured to provide independent movement of at least one build unit in at least two dimensions. The build unit may further include a gasflow device for providing a flow zone along a first direction with relation to the build unit. The build unit may further include a powder delivery mechanism and an irradiation beam directing unit. The irradiation bean unit…
Exothermic braze precursor material
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11780020
A method of furnace-less brazing of a substrate is provided. The method includes providing a substrate having a brazing region thereon; disposing braze precursor material containing a nickel powder, an aluminum powder, and a platinum group metal powder on the brazing region; and initiating an exothermic reaction of the braze precursor material such that the exothermic reaction produces a braze material that reaches a braze temperature above the liquidus temperature for the braze…
Methods, systems, and apparatus for determining radiation doses
Granted: October 10, 2023
Patent Number:
11779288
Methods and apparatus for determining radiation doses based on phantom matching are disclosed. An example apparatus includes memory to store computer readable instructions; and processor circuitry to execute the computer readable instructions to prompt a capture of a second scout image when at least one of: (A) a first anatomical landmark in a first scout image of a first scout image file does not include an organ, (B) a first set of dimensions of the first anatomic landmark in the first…
