Abrégé

Examples described herein provide a modular input/output (I/O) node. The modular I/O node includes an encapsulated housing mechanically coupled to a piece of industrial equipment via a single mechanical connection. The modular I/O node further includes a plurality of ports for electrically connecting the modular input/output node to another device. The modular I/O node further includes a printed circuit board electrically connected to the plurality of ports. The modular I/O node further includes an accelerometer electrically connected to the printed circuit board, the accelerometer being configured to collect movement data associated with the piece of industrial equipment, the movement data being used to determine an orientation of the modular input/output node relative to the piece of industrial equipment.

Classes IPC  ?

• H05K 5/00 - Enveloppes, coffrets ou tiroirs pour appareils électriques

Abrégé

A repair system for use in repairing a component includes an elongated repair tool having a first end that supports an electrode and a second end opposite the first end. A camera has a field of view and is fixedly attached to the elongated repair tool such that the electrode is within the field of view. A power supply is coupled to the electrode and is operable to deliver an electrical current to the electrode, the electrical current sufficient to form an arc between the electrode and the component to remove material from the component, where the second end of the elongated repair tool is movable to position the electrode in a desired position.

Classes IPC  ?

• B23H 9/14 - Réalisation de trous
• B23H 9/10 - Usinage d'aubes de turbine ou de buses
• B23P 6/00 - Remise en état ou réparation des objets

Abrégé

Examples described herein provide a system that includes a controller and a plurality of nodes in communication with the controller and arranged in a node tree structure. The controller is configured to detect a miswiring condition or a node replacement based at least in part on the node tree structure and a unique identifier associated with each of the plurality of nodes. At least one of the plurality of nodes is configured to perform fault detection.

Classes IPC  ?

• G05B 19/042 - Commande à programme autre que la commande numérique, c.-à-d. dans des automatismes à séquence ou dans des automates à logique utilisant des processeurs numériques

Abrégé

A stationary turbine vane includes an outer shroud, an inner shroud, a vane extending between the outer shroud and the inner shroud, and an air tube positioned within the vane and operable to conduct a flow of cooling air through a tube passage formed as part of one of the inner shroud and the outer shroud. An insert having a first end, a second end, and a collar is fixedly attached to one of the inner shroud and the outer shroud to position the first end outside of the vane and to position one of the second end and a portion of the air tube inside the other of the second end and the portion of the air tube. The air tube is arranged to one of receive or discharge the flow of cooling air to cool the vane.

Classes IPC  ?

• F01D 5/00 - AubesOrganes de support des aubesDispositifs de chauffage, de protection contre l'échauffement, de refroidissement, ou dispositifs contre les vibrations, portés par les aubes ou les organes de support
• F01D 5/18 - Aubes creusesDispositifs de chauffage, de protection contre l'échauffement ou de refroidissement des aubes
• F01D 9/04 - InjecteursLogement des injecteursAubes de statorTuyères de guidage formant une couronne ou un secteur
• F01D 9/06 - Conduits d'admission du fluide à l'injecteur ou à l'organe analogue

Abrégé

A flexible joint includes an inner pipe defining a joint central axis and having a first member, a second member, and a bellows extending between the first member and the second member, the second member includes an inner spline, an outer sleeve having an adapter end fixedly attached to the first member and a sliding end moveably attached to the second member, the sliding end includes an outer spline that engages the inner spline to allow relative axial movement and to restrict relative rotation between the sliding end and the second member with respect to the joint central axis, an outer pipe surrounding the outer sleeve, and a locking washer positioned between the first member and the outer pipe that rotationally fixes the first member to the outer pipe and axially moveably attaches the first member to the outer pipe with respect to the joint central axis.

Classes IPC  ?

• F01D 9/06 - Conduits d'admission du fluide à l'injecteur ou à l'organe analogue
• F01D 5/02 - Organes de support des aubes, p. ex. rotors
• F02C 7/22 - Systèmes d'alimentation en combustible
• F16D 3/06 - Accouplements extensibles, c.-à-d. avec moyens permettant le mouvement entre parties accouplées durant leur entraînement adaptés à des fonctions particulières spécialement adaptés pour permettre un déplacement axial
• F16L 27/111 - Raccords réglablesRaccords permettant un déplacement des parties raccordées comportant uniquement une connexion flexible les extrémités des tuyaux étant assemblées au moyen d'un manchon flexible le manchon ayant la forme d'un soufflet avec des ondulations multiples le soufflet étant renforcé
• F16L 51/02 - Compensation de la dilatation dans les canalisations utilisant un soufflet ou un tube dilatable en accordéon ou ondulé
• F16D 1/10 - Accouplements à action rapide dans lesquels les pièces sont simplement présentées dans l'axe

Abrégé

2222.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 53/04 - Séparation de gaz ou de vapeursRécupération de vapeurs de solvants volatils dans les gazÉpuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p. ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par adsorption, p. ex. chromatographie préparatoire en phase gazeuse avec adsorbants fixes

Abrégé

A carbon capture module for direct air carbon capture includes, an array configured to include a plurality of mounting locations, a plurality of contactors configured to be installed at any one of the plurality of mounting locations, a sorbent filter within each of the plurality of contactors configured to capture carbon dioxide during an adsorption cycle, a central point within the array, an articulating robotic apparatus configured to selectively install and uninstall any one of the plurality of contactors in any one of the plurality of mounting locations within the array from the central point, at least one desorption unit configured to receive any one of the plurality of contactors to remove captured carbon dioxide from the sorbent filter during a desorption cycle, where the articulating robotic apparatus transfers any one of the contactors from any one of the plurality of mounting locations to the desorption unit.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 53/62 - Oxydes de carbone
• B01D 53/04 - Séparation de gaz ou de vapeursRécupération de vapeurs de solvants volatils dans les gazÉpuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p. ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par adsorption, p. ex. chromatographie préparatoire en phase gazeuse avec adsorbants fixes

Abrégé

A mobile apparatus for direct air carbon capture includes, a structure configured to support the internal and external systems of the mobile apparatus, an electricity source configured to power the mobile apparatus, at least one carbon capture module attached to the structure of the mobile apparatus, a carbon collection unit configured to receive the output of the at least one carbon capture module, where the mobile apparatus can be moved from one location to another location. A method of using the mobile apparatus to refuel a ship on a shipping route with an E-fuel produced by the mobile apparatus to increase the cargo capacity or the range of the ship.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 53/62 - Oxydes de carbone

Abrégé

An electric machine includes laminations stacked along a longitudinal axis to define a stator core. The laminations cooperate to define a plurality of slots that extend in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, and include a first lamination, a second lamination, and an insulation layer between the first lamination and the second lamination. A plurality of windings is disposed in the plurality of slots, the plurality of windings operable to conduct a current at a desired voltage and a desired frequency. A sensor coil surrounds a portion of the laminations and conducts a first signal. A detector is electrically connected to the sensor coil to measure the first signal and to compare the first signal to a second signal, a difference between the first signal and the second signal being indicative of a short circuit between the first lamination and the second lamination.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01R 31/34 - Tests de machines dynamoélectriques

Abrégé

A method of forming a component using electroslag additive manufacturing includes supporting a base member for rotation about a longitudinal axis defined by the base member. The method also includes positioning an electroslag welding apparatus adjacent the base member, operating the electroslag welding apparatus, and rotating the base member about the longitudinal axis while operating the electroslag welding apparatus. The method also includes translating the electroslag welding apparatus along a first length of the base member while operating the electroslag welding apparatus and depositing with the electroslag welding apparatus a layer of material at a rate between 20 kg/hour and 300 kg/hour completely around the base member along the first length. The method also includes forming a disk on one of the layer of material and the base member by performing the steps of positioning the electroslag welding apparatus at a predetermined position along the longitudinal axis, rotating the base member about the longitudinal axis while operating the electroslag welding apparatus, and depositing with the electroslag welding apparatus sequential layers of material on top of one another at a rate between 20 kg/hour and 300 kg/hour completely around the base member until an outer most layer exceeds a predetermined diameter.

Classes IPC  ?

• B23K 25/00 - Soudage par laitier, c.-à-d. en utilisant une couche ou une masse de poudre chauffée de laitier ou d'un autre produit similaire en contact avec les matériaux à assembler
• B23K 9/18 - Soudage à l'arc submergé
• B23K 101/00 - Objets fabriqués par brasage, soudage ou découpage
• B23K 103/04 - Alliages d'acier
• B23K 101/04 - Objets tubulaires ou creux

Abrégé

A power conversion system includes a Brayton cycle that uses a working fluid to generate electrical power. The Brayton cycle includes an intercooler and a secondary heat exchanger. A heat source is operable outside of the Brayton cycle to generate heat, a flow of hot fluid is operable to transfer heat from the heat source to the Brayton cycle, and a process fluid supply is operable to deliver a process fluid. A distributor is positioned to receive the process fluid and operable to deliver a first portion of the process fluid to the secondary heat exchanger to produce a first flow of hot process fluid having a first temperature, and to deliver a second portion of the process fluid to the intercooler to produce a second flow of hot process fluid having a second temperature. A controller is operable to adjust the distributor to vary the first portion and the second portion to maintain the first temperature at a first desired vale and to maintain the second temperature at a second desired value.

Classes IPC  ?

• F01K 23/04 - Ensembles fonctionnels caractérisés par plus d'une machine motrice fournissant de l'énergie à l'extérieur de l'ensemble, ces machines motrices étant entraînées par des fluides différents les cycles de ces machines motrices étant couplés thermiquement la chaleur de condensation provenant de l'un des cycles chauffant le fluide dans un autre cycle
• F01K 7/32 - Ensembles fonctionnels de machines à vapeur caractérisés par l'emploi de types particuliers de machines motricesEnsembles fonctionnels ou machines motrices caractérisés par un circuit de vapeur, un cycle de fonctionnement ou des phases particuliersDispositifs de commande spécialement adaptés à ces systèmes, cycles ou phasesUtilisation de la vapeur soutirée ou de la vapeur d'évacuation pour le réchauffage de l'eau d'alimentation les machines motrices utilisant la vapeur à la pression critique ou hypercritique
• F01K 25/10 - Ensembles fonctionnels ou machines motrices caractérisés par l'emploi de fluides énergétiques particuliers non prévus ailleursEnsembles fonctionnant selon un cycle fermé, non prévus ailleurs utilisant des vapeurs particulières ces vapeurs étant froides, p. ex. ammoniac, gaz carbonique, éther

Abrégé

A seal gas cooling circuit system (100) includes a gas seal (102) comprising: a seal gas inlet (106); and a seal gas outlet (108). The system (100) also includes a recirculation flow path (110) disposed between the seal gas inlet (106) and the seal gas outlet (108) for recirculating a seal gas through the gas seal (102); and a heat exchanger (112) disposed in the recirculation flow path (110) for cooling a temperature of the seal gas.

Classes IPC  ?

• F16J 15/34 - Joints d'étanchéité entre deux surfaces mobiles l'une par rapport à l'autre par bague glissante pressée contre la face plus ou moins radiale d'une des deux parties
• F16J 15/40 - Joints d'étanchéité entre deux surfaces mobiles l'une par rapport à l'autre par un fluide

Abrégé

A liquid sensor for use with a fluid with low electrical conductivity, includes a plurality of electrodes configured to have a first end and a second end, a spacer defining a predetermined gap between each of the plurality of electrodes, the spacer insulates between each of the plurality of electrodes, a plurality of sensor wires, one of the plurality of sensor wires attached to one of the plurality of electrodes, each of the plurality of electrodes includes at least one measurement face, where the at least one measurement face of any one of the plurality of electrodes is configured in a measurement pair with another of the at least one measurement face of any other one of the plurality of electrodes, the measurement pair configured to be separated by the predetermined gap, and a resistance value can be measured between the measurement pair.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01N 27/07 - Structure des récipients de mesureÉlectrodes pour ces récipients
• G01N 33/18 - Eau

Abrégé

A power conversion system includes a fusion reactor operable to generate a main heat and an auxiliary system operable with the fusion reactor to generate a waste heat. An evaporator operable in response to the receipt of the main heat to convert the working fluid from the liquid form to the superheated vapor form and a generator operable to generate an electrical current. A turbine is coupled to the generator and is operable in response to the receipt of the working fluid in the superheated vapor form to operate the generator and to discharge the working fluid. A condenser is operable to receive the working fluid from the turbine and to condense the working fluid to the liquid form and an auxiliary heater is operable in response to the receipt of the waste heat to preheat the working fluid before it enters the evaporator.

Classes IPC  ?

• F01K 23/16 - Ensembles fonctionnels caractérisés par plus d'une machine motrice fournissant de l'énergie à l'extérieur de l'ensemble, ces machines motrices étant entraînées par des fluides différents les machines motrices étant couplées mécaniquement toutes les machines motrices étant des turbines
• F01K 3/18 - Ensembles fonctionnels caractérisés par l'emploi d'accumulateurs de vapeur ou de chaleur ou bien de réchauffeurs intermédiaires de vapeur comportant des réchauffeurs

Abrégé

A turbine engine includes a model configured to predictively determine a behavior of emissions of the turbine engine. A controller operatively responsive to the model to influence respective emissions levels of the emissions of the turbine engine at least based on the determined behavior of the emissions. A fuel supply arrangement of the turbine engine in combination with either a bleed valve arrangement or an inlet guide vane arrangement of the compressor are concurrently adjusted by the controller so that the respective emissions levels of the emissions of the turbine engine are influenced during operation of the turbine to meet the desired emission-abatement strategy.

Classes IPC  ?

• F02C 9/18 - Commande du débit du fluide de travail par prélèvement, par bipasse ou par action sur des raccordements variables du fluide de travail entre des turbines ou des compresseurs ou entre leurs étages
• F02C 9/20 - Commande du débit du fluide de travail par étranglementCommande du débit du fluide de travail par réglage des aubes
• F02C 9/26 - Commande de l'alimentation en combustible

Abrégé

A nondestructive method for a volumetric examination of a blade root of a turbine blade while the turbine blade is installed in a turbine shaft of a steam turbine includes installing the bracket onto the outer diameter of the turbine shaft where the bracket conforms to the geometry of the turbine blade and turbine shaft, positioning an ultrasonic phased array probe on a platform face of the turbine blade and rotating the bracket around the turbine shaft for generation of a scan of a portion of the blade root, generating a scan of the desired position by directing ultrasonic waves via the ultrasonic phased array probe, and capturing reflected ultrasonic waves by a receiver to generate the scan and comparing the scan to a reference scan of the blade root to determine defects within the blade root.

Classes IPC  ?

• F01D 21/00 - Arrêt des "machines" ou machines motrices, p. ex. dispositifs d'urgenceDispositifs de régulation, de commande ou de sécurité non prévus ailleurs
• G01N 29/04 - Analyse de solides
• G01N 29/22 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'emploi d'ondes ultrasonores, sonores ou infrasonoresVisualisation de l'intérieur d'objets par transmission d'ondes ultrasonores ou sonores à travers l'objet Détails
• G01N 29/265 - Dispositions pour l'orientation ou le balayage en déplaçant le capteur par rapport à un matériau fixe

Abrégé

A filter apparatus includes a vessel, a filter media positioned in the vessel, a feed inlet positioned in the vessel above the filter media, and a knockout pot coupled to the vessel and arranged to collect a gas discharged from the vessel. The apparatus also includes a draft tube positioned in the vessel and filled with the filter media and an eductor including a fluid inlet, a fluid suction port, and a fluid outlet directed into the draft tube, a first fluid supply coupled to the fluid inlet to deliver a flow of a first fluid, and a conduit arranged to connect the knockout pot to the fluid suction port. The eductor operates to draw a portion of the gas into the eductor in response to the flow of the first fluid, the first fluid and the gas forming a backwash mixture that is discharged into the draft tube via the fluid outlet to induce a roll of the filter media during a backwash process.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 24/46 - Régénération de la substance filtrante dans le filtre
• B01D 17/02 - Séparation de liquides non miscibles
• B01D 24/12 - Filtration vers le bas, la substance filtrante étant supportée par des surfaces perméables

Abrégé

A system for condensing sub-atmospheric steam using water injection includes; a flow of sub-atmospheric steam configured to enter a plurality of cooling circuits, a flow of water configured to enter the plurality of cooling circuits, a heat exchanger configured to reduce a temperature of the flow of water, a plurality of water injectors configured to inject the flow of water into the plurality of cooling circuits, where an amount of the flow of water is injected into at least one of the plurality of cooling circuits by at least one of the plurality of water injectors to increase a pressure of the cooling circuit and condense an amount of steam.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 53/00 - Séparation de gaz ou de vapeursRécupération de vapeurs de solvants volatils dans les gazÉpuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p. ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols
• B01D 53/04 - Séparation de gaz ou de vapeursRécupération de vapeurs de solvants volatils dans les gazÉpuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p. ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par adsorption, p. ex. chromatographie préparatoire en phase gazeuse avec adsorbants fixes
• B01J 20/34 - Régénération ou réactivation
• F28B 3/04 - Condenseurs dans lesquels la vapeur d'eau ou autre vapeur vient en contact direct avec l'agent de refroidissement par injection du liquide de refroidissement dans la vapeur d'eau ou autre vapeur
• B01D 53/02 - Séparation de gaz ou de vapeursRécupération de vapeurs de solvants volatils dans les gazÉpuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p. ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par adsorption, p. ex. chromatographie préparatoire en phase gazeuse
• B01D 53/047 - Adsorption à pression alternée
• B01D 5/00 - Condensation de vapeursRécupération de solvants volatils par condensation
• B01D 53/26 - Séchage des gaz ou vapeurs
• F28B 9/04 - Systèmes auxiliaires, aménagements ou dispositifs accessoires pour amener, recueillir et emmagasiner l'eau ou autre liquide de refroidissement
• F28F 25/06 - Buses ou canalisations de pulvérisation

Abrégé

A system for capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere includes an absorption cycle, a desorption cycle, and a collection cycle, a plurality of lines arranged with a plurality of valves and a plurality of pumps to create a plurality of circulation circuits, a pressure vessel configured to receive a first flow, a second flow and discharge a combined third flow, a sorbent filter arranged to filter the first flow within the pressure vessel during the absorption cycle, a heat source configured to heat the second flow prior to entering the pressure vessel, a heat exchanger configured to cool the combined third flow after it is discharged by the pressure vessel, a containment vessel configured to receive and store a flow of carbon dioxide gas during the collection cycle, where the desorption cycle is performed at sub-atmospheric pressure.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 53/00 - Séparation de gaz ou de vapeursRécupération de vapeurs de solvants volatils dans les gazÉpuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p. ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols
• B01D 53/04 - Séparation de gaz ou de vapeursRécupération de vapeurs de solvants volatils dans les gazÉpuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p. ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par adsorption, p. ex. chromatographie préparatoire en phase gazeuse avec adsorbants fixes
• B01J 20/34 - Régénération ou réactivation
• F28B 3/04 - Condenseurs dans lesquels la vapeur d'eau ou autre vapeur vient en contact direct avec l'agent de refroidissement par injection du liquide de refroidissement dans la vapeur d'eau ou autre vapeur
• B01D 53/02 - Séparation de gaz ou de vapeursRécupération de vapeurs de solvants volatils dans les gazÉpuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p. ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par adsorption, p. ex. chromatographie préparatoire en phase gazeuse
• B01D 53/047 - Adsorption à pression alternée

Abrégé

A system for capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere includes an absorption cycle, a desorption cycle, and a collection cycle, a plurality of lines arranged with a plurality of valves and a plurality of pumps to create a plurality of circulation circuits, a pressure vessel configured to receive a first flow, a second flow and discharge a combined third flow, a sorbent filter arranged to filter the first flow within the pressure vessel during the absorption cycle, a heat source configured to heat the second flow prior to entering the pressure vessel, a heat exchanger configured to cool the combined third flow after it is discharged by the pressure vessel, a containment vessel configured to receive and store a flow of carbon dioxide gas during the collection cycle, where the desorption cycle is performed at sub-atmospheric pressure.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 53/00 - Séparation de gaz ou de vapeursRécupération de vapeurs de solvants volatils dans les gazÉpuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p. ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols
• B01D 5/00 - Condensation de vapeursRécupération de solvants volatils par condensation
• B01D 53/02 - Séparation de gaz ou de vapeursRécupération de vapeurs de solvants volatils dans les gazÉpuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p. ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par adsorption, p. ex. chromatographie préparatoire en phase gazeuse
• B01D 53/04 - Séparation de gaz ou de vapeursRécupération de vapeurs de solvants volatils dans les gazÉpuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p. ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par adsorption, p. ex. chromatographie préparatoire en phase gazeuse avec adsorbants fixes
• B01D 53/047 - Adsorption à pression alternée
• B01D 53/26 - Séchage des gaz ou vapeurs
• B01J 20/34 - Régénération ou réactivation
• F28B 9/04 - Systèmes auxiliaires, aménagements ou dispositifs accessoires pour amener, recueillir et emmagasiner l'eau ou autre liquide de refroidissement
• F28F 25/06 - Buses ou canalisations de pulvérisation
• F28B 3/04 - Condenseurs dans lesquels la vapeur d'eau ou autre vapeur vient en contact direct avec l'agent de refroidissement par injection du liquide de refroidissement dans la vapeur d'eau ou autre vapeur
• B01D 53/06 - Séparation de gaz ou de vapeursRécupération de vapeurs de solvants volatils dans les gazÉpuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p. ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par adsorption, p. ex. chromatographie préparatoire en phase gazeuse avec adsorbants mobiles
• B66F 9/00 - Dispositifs pour lever ou descendre des marchandises volumineuses ou lourdes aux fins de chargement ou de déchargement

Abrégé

A lift system for use with a direct air carbon capture unit includes, a plurality of track segments defining a segmented ring, a hoist supported by and translatable around the segmented ring, a frame of a direct air carbon capture unit attached to the plurality of track segments, where the lift system is arranged within the direct air carbon capture unit and above a plurality of contactors and the lift system can translate to any one of the plurality of contactors along the segmented ring, where the lift system can operate while at least one of the plurality of contactors is in the desorption cycle and or at least one of the plurality of contactors is in the absorption cycle.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 53/00 - Séparation de gaz ou de vapeursRécupération de vapeurs de solvants volatils dans les gazÉpuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p. ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols
• B01D 53/04 - Séparation de gaz ou de vapeursRécupération de vapeurs de solvants volatils dans les gazÉpuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p. ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par adsorption, p. ex. chromatographie préparatoire en phase gazeuse avec adsorbants fixes
• B01J 20/34 - Régénération ou réactivation
• F28B 3/04 - Condenseurs dans lesquels la vapeur d'eau ou autre vapeur vient en contact direct avec l'agent de refroidissement par injection du liquide de refroidissement dans la vapeur d'eau ou autre vapeur
• B01D 53/02 - Séparation de gaz ou de vapeursRécupération de vapeurs de solvants volatils dans les gazÉpuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p. ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par adsorption, p. ex. chromatographie préparatoire en phase gazeuse
• B01D 53/047 - Adsorption à pression alternée
• B66F 9/00 - Dispositifs pour lever ou descendre des marchandises volumineuses ou lourdes aux fins de chargement ou de déchargement
• B01D 5/00 - Condensation de vapeursRécupération de solvants volatils par condensation
• B01D 53/26 - Séchage des gaz ou vapeurs
• F28B 9/04 - Systèmes auxiliaires, aménagements ou dispositifs accessoires pour amener, recueillir et emmagasiner l'eau ou autre liquide de refroidissement
• F28F 25/06 - Buses ou canalisations de pulvérisation
• B01D 53/06 - Séparation de gaz ou de vapeursRécupération de vapeurs de solvants volatils dans les gazÉpuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p. ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par adsorption, p. ex. chromatographie préparatoire en phase gazeuse avec adsorbants mobiles

Abrégé

A method to inject resin to secure a bar into a slot of a generator and an apparatus to perform the injection are provided. According to the method, a tube between is inserted between the bar and the slot. The steps of injecting a resin, with a viscosity, between the bar and the slot via the tube, and retracting the tube by a predetermined distance are repeated until the tube has been retracted out of the generator or until the tube has been retracted by a predefined amount.

Classes IPC  ?

• H02K 15/00 - Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication, l'assemblage, l'entretien ou la réparation des machines dynamo-électriques
• H02K 15/12 - Imprégnation, chauffage ou séchage des bobinages, des stators, des rotors ou des machines

Abrégé

A method to inject resin to secure a bar into a slot of a generator and an apparatus to perform the injection are provided. According to the method, a tube between is inserted between the bar and the slot. The steps of injecting a resin, with a viscosity, between the bar and the slot via the tube, and retracting the tube by a predetermined distance are repeated until the tube has been retracted out of the generator or until the tube has been retracted by a predefined amount.

Classes IPC  ?

• H02K 15/00 - Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication, l'assemblage, l'entretien ou la réparation des machines dynamo-électriques
• H02K 15/12 - Imprégnation, chauffage ou séchage des bobinages, des stators, des rotors ou des machines

Abrégé

An electrolysis electrical circuit (14) operatively connected to an AC power source (16) and an electrolysis system (10) is provided, the circuit (14) having: an IGBT rectifier (20) configured to convert the AC power source (16) current to DC and to accommodate fast switching; a DC bus capacitor (30) configured to control the voltage of the downstream DC bus and to power the electrolysis system (10); and a polarization rectifier (40) configured to pre-charge the DC bus capacitor (30) prior to startup of the electrolysis system (10), whereby an inrush current from the AC power source (16) to the DC bus capacitor (30) is reduced.

Classes IPC  ?

• H02M 1/36 - Moyens pour mettre en marche ou arrêter les convertisseurs
• H02M 7/219 - Transformation d'une puissance d'entrée en courant alternatif en une puissance de sortie en courant continu sans possibilité de réversibilité par convertisseurs statiques utilisant des tubes à décharge avec électrode de commande ou des dispositifs à semi-conducteurs avec électrode de commande utilisant des dispositifs du type triode ou transistor exigeant l'application continue d'un signal de commande utilisant uniquement des dispositifs à semi-conducteurs dans une configuration en pont
• H02M 7/23 - Transformation d'une puissance d'entrée en courant alternatif en une puissance de sortie en courant continu sans possibilité de réversibilité par convertisseurs statiques utilisant des tubes à décharge avec électrode de commande ou des dispositifs à semi-conducteurs avec électrode de commande utilisant des dispositifs du type triode ou transistor exigeant l'application continue d'un signal de commande utilisant uniquement des dispositifs à semi-conducteurs agencés pour la marche en parallèle
• C25B 1/04 - Hydrogène ou oxygène par électrolyse de l'eau
• C25B 9/65 - Dispositifs pour l'alimentation en courantConnexions d'électrodesConnexions électriques intercellulaires
• C25B 15/02 - Commande ou régulation des opérations

Abrégé

An electric machine includes a stator having a stator bore and a stator winding. The stator winding is arranged to one of receive an electrical current and produce an electrical current having a power between 1 MW and 50 MW. The stator has a stator current density of greater than 5 A/mm2. A rotor is at least partially disposed within the stator bore and has a rotor winding. The rotor has a rotor current density of greater than 5 A/mm2. A high-pressure cooling system is operable to actively cool the stator and the rotor. The rotor winding and the stator winding interact to one of produce rotation of the rotor to drive a connected device in response to the receipt of the electrical current and produce the electrical current in response to rotation of the rotor driven by the connected device.

Classes IPC  ?

• H02K 9/18 - Dispositions de refroidissement ou de ventilation dans lesquels l'agent de refroidissement gazeux circule entre l'enveloppe de la machine et une chemise extérieure dans lesquels la partie extérieure du circuit fermé comprend un échangeur de chaleur associé structurellement à l'enveloppe de la machine
• H02K 7/08 - Association structurelle avec des paliers
• H02K 7/18 - Association structurelle de génératrices électriques à des moteurs mécaniques d'entraînement, p. ex. à des turbines

Abrégé

A method of providing a flywheel system for grid frequency stabilization is provided. The method may include removing a portion of an outer casing of a steam turbine that includes a rotor therein. The method may include replacing the rotor with a flywheel or converting the rotor into a flywheel by removing at least portions of its turbine blades to decrease the maximum outer diameter of the rotor. The method may also include installing a cooling casing around the flywheel, which includes at least one internal cavity therein to enable fluid flowing therethrough to move heat away from the flywheel. The method may also include installing a seal adjacent each of the opposed cooling casing ends and adjacent the flywheel, which seals and the cooling casing are operable to seal at least a partial vacuum around the flywheel inside the cooling casing relative to atmospheric pressure external to the flywheel system.

Classes IPC  ?

• F01D 15/10 - Adaptations pour la commande des générateurs électriques ou combinaisons avec ceux-ci
• F01K 3/00 - Ensembles fonctionnels caractérisés par l'emploi d'accumulateurs de vapeur ou de chaleur ou bien de réchauffeurs intermédiaires de vapeur
• F01D 1/02 - "Machines" ou machines motrices à déplacement non positif, p. ex. turbines à vapeur avec des moyens stationnaires de guidage de fluide de travail et un rotor à ailettes ou de structure analogue
• F01D 25/12 - Refroidissement
• F01D 25/24 - Carcasses d'enveloppeÉléments de la carcasse, p. ex. diaphragmes, fixations
• F01D 25/28 - Dispositions pour le support ou le montage, p. ex. pour les carters de turbines
• F01K 15/00 - Adaptations des ensembles fonctionnels de machines à vapeur à des usages particuliers

Abrégé

A fuel lance includes a main body including a body wall extending from a fuel lance upstream end to a fuel lance downstream end, the main body defining a lance central axis, a conical surface connected to the body wall at the fuel lance downstream end, a tip section surrounded by the conical surface, the tip section including a tip surface having a curved shape, a plurality of fuel injection nozzles, each fuel injection nozzle extending from a fuel inlet end to a fuel outlet end that is circumferentially offset to the fuel inlet end around the lance central axis, and a central fuel channel surrounded by the body wall, the central fuel channel connected to a portion of the plurality of fuel injection nozzles to provide fluid communication between the central fuel channel and each fuel injection nozzle of the portion of the plurality of fuel injection nozzles.

Classes IPC  ?

• F23R 3/28 - Chambres de combustion à combustion continue utilisant des combustibles liquides ou gazeux caractérisées par l'alimentation en combustible
• F23R 3/36 - Alimentation en combustibles différents

Abrégé

A burner (200) includes a mixing zone (206) including an inner wall (308), a mixing zone interior defined by the inner wall, and a plurality of film cooling holes (316) extending through the inner wall. Each film cooling hole has an inlet portion (402) extending from an inlet to an interface (406) and an outlet portion (404) extending from the interface (406) to an outlet. The inlet portion defines an inlet cross section area, and the outlet portion defines an outlet cross section area. The outlet cross section area is larger than the inlet cross section area.

Classes IPC  ?

• F23R 3/28 - Chambres de combustion à combustion continue utilisant des combustibles liquides ou gazeux caractérisées par l'alimentation en combustible

Abrégé

An electric heater includes a core and a primary winding positioned adjacent the core and operable at a power level greater than 1 MW to produce a flow of primary current. A first flow member extends around a first portion of the core and defines an inlet, a second flow member extends around a second portion of the core and defines an outlet. A third flow member is disposed adjacent the first surface and is connected to the first flow member and the second flow member to complete a continuous flow path between the inlet and the outlet. The first flow member, the second flow member, and the third flow member cooperate to define a portion of a secondary winding. A flow of fluid is delivered to the inlet and collected from the outlet, the flow of fluid is heated in response to a flow of secondary current in the secondary winding which is induced by the flow of primary current.

Classes IPC  ?

• H05B 6/10 - Appareils de chauffage par induction, autres que des fours, pour des applications spécifiques
• H05B 6/36 - Agencements des bobines
• H05B 6/44 - Agencements des bobines impliquant plusieurs bobines ou segments de bobine

Abrégé

A turning duct for a rotating machine includes an inlet disposed along a vertical axis of the turning duct. A flow divider is disposed within the inlet region and extends inward from a perimeter of the inlet towards the vertical axis. A bifurcation region is disposed downstream of the inlet region directing the fluid flow into a first bifurcated flow and a second bifurcated flow. A first turning region and a second turning region are downstream of the bifurcation region and receive and redirect the respective bifurcated flows from a first direction oriented along the vertical axis to a second direction oriented along a horizontal axis of the inlet duct. A convergence region is disposed downstream of the turning regions flared radially inward and directing the bifurcated flows to recombine. An annular region is disposed downstream of the convergence region and disposed about a horizontal axis of the turning duct.

Classes IPC  ?

• F04D 29/54 - Moyens de guidage du fluide, p. ex. diffuseurs
• F15D 1/04 - Agencement de déflecteurs de guidage dans les coudes des tuyaux ou les courbes des conduitsStructure des éléments de conduit pour des coudes en relation avec l'écoulement, p. ex. pour réduire les chutes de débit
• F04D 29/42 - Carters d'enveloppeTubulures pour le fluide énergétique pour pompes radiales ou hélicocentrifuges

Abrégé

Method and system for decarbonizing a process (e.g., an industrial process) involving a combustion apparatus are disclosed. The method includes fluidly coupling an electrolyzer (104) to combustion apparatus (e.g., 102, 202, 302) and supplying oxygen generated by the electrolyzer to the combustion apparatus, where the oxygen acts as an oxidizer to support combustion of a hydrocarbon-based fuel in the combustion apparatus. One basic idea in connection with our disclosed embodiments is replacing air with oxygen produced from electrolysis of water and using carbon dioxide as a diluent effective to achieve a desired target combustion temperature for the process. The result of the combustion reaction of the hydrocarbon-based fuel with oxygen and carbon dioxide is a mixture of carbon dioxide and water, which can be readily processed to separate water from the carbon dioxide and produce a flow of any remaining carbon dioxide ready for compression and sequestration.

Classes IPC  ?

• C21B 5/00 - Fabrication de la fonte brute dans les hauts fourneaux
• C21B 5/06 - Utilisation des gaz de sortie des hauts fourneaux
• C21B 7/00 - Hauts fourneaux
• C25B 1/04 - Hydrogène ou oxygène par électrolyse de l'eau

Abrégé

A ring segment is arranged to define a gap with a rotating turbine blade. The ring segment includes a substrate and a coating fixedly attached to the substrate. The coating defines a base surface. A ridge is formed as a part of the coating and extends from the base surface away from the substrate to a first surface. The ridge has a first side surface and a second side surface. The first surface extends between the first side surface and the second side surface and partially defining the gap. A first notch is formed on the first side surface at a first location and extends toward the second side surface.

Classes IPC  ?

• F01D 11/12 - Prévention ou réduction des pertes internes du fluide énergétique, p. ex. entre étages pour obturations de l'espace entre extrémités d'aubes du rotor et stator utilisant un élément de friction allongé, p. ex. un élément d'usure, déformable ou contraint de façon élastique

Abrégé

Methods and system for optimizing scheduling of servicing for a turbomachine. Ambient atmospheric conditions are monitored when the turbomachine is operating. A power factor is selected, which indicates a tolerable power factor reduction for the turbomachine. A real-time model generates at least one parameter indicative of a health condition of the turbomachine. A continuous-time model predicts a degradation effect on the parameter/ s indicative of the respective health condition of the turbomachine. A value of a parameter indicative of a remaining useful life (RUL) of the turbomachine is estimated. This estimation is configured to optimize operational availability of the turbomachine while inhibiting occurrence of the predicted degradation effect. A schedule for servicing event based on the RUL parameter is defined. Disclosed embodiments enable real-time turbine engine optimization, which offers users enhanced decision-making regarding productive utilization of their assets while considering conflicting objectives, such as appropriate performance recovery versus asset availability.

Classes IPC  ?

• F01D 21/00 - Arrêt des "machines" ou machines motrices, p. ex. dispositifs d'urgenceDispositifs de régulation, de commande ou de sécurité non prévus ailleurs
• F01D 21/10 - Arrêt des "machines" ou machines motrices, p. ex. dispositifs d'urgenceDispositifs de régulation, de commande ou de sécurité non prévus ailleurs sensibles à la présence de dépôts indésirables sur les pales, dans les tuyères du fluide énergétique ou conduits analogues
• F01D 25/00 - Parties constitutives, détails ou accessoires non couverts dans les autres groupes ou d'un intérêt non traité dans ces groupes
• F01D 5/00 - AubesOrganes de support des aubesDispositifs de chauffage, de protection contre l'échauffement, de refroidissement, ou dispositifs contre les vibrations, portés par les aubes ou les organes de support

Abrégé

A trip lever for a circuit breaker includes a hub, a cam arm extending in a first radial direction away from the hub; and a release arm extending in a second radial direction away from the hub and extending longitudinally along an axial direction of the hub. The cam arm may include comprises a hardened portion at a distal end and the release arm may include an open lattice structure.

Classes IPC  ?

• H01H 71/14 - Mécanismes électrothermiques
• H01H 71/24 - Mécanismes électromagnétiques
• H01H 71/40 - Mécanismes électrothermiques et électromagnétiques combinés

Abrégé

Methods and system for controlling a turbine engine are provided. An optimization objective (412) is selected for the engine. A power factor (410) is determined based on the optimization objective. A command sets a power level (414) based on the power factor. Virtual data, generated in real time by a dynamic model (420) of the engine, is processed. The virtual data indicates a response of the engine subject to the power level. A life factor (416) is determined for at least one component of the engine subject to the power level. Based on the determined life factor and the processed virtual data, a remaining useful life (428) is determined in real time for the component of the engine. The method allows controlling in real time operation of the engine to meet the selected optimization objective in view of varying load conditions of the engine and a desired lifing target for the component of the engine.

Classes IPC  ?

• G05B 23/02 - Test ou contrôle électrique
• F02C 9/00 - Commande des ensembles fonctionnels de turbines à gazCommande de l'alimentation en combustible dans les ensembles fonctionnels de propulsion par réaction alimentés en air ambiant

Abrégé

A turboheating machine for fluid processing includes an outer casing, a rotor, a first energy imparting stage comprising a bladed impeller disk disposed coupled to the shaft, receiving a process fluid and increasing a first amount of kinetic energy of the process fluid in a energy imparting step, a diffuser for converting the kinetic energy imparted to the process fluid in the energy imparting stage into heat energy sufficient to initiate a desired chemical reaction in the process fluid, and a reaction zone disposed downstream of the diffuser for receiving the process fluid discharged from the diffuser, where the first reaction zone is sized and configured to continue the chemical reaction in the process fluid to a predetermined extent and discharging the process fluid at the outlet.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01J 3/08 - Application d'ondes de choc à des réactions chimiques ou pour modifier la structure cristalline des substances
• B01J 19/00 - Procédés chimiques, physiques ou physico-chimiques en généralAppareils appropriés
• B01J 19/18 - Réacteurs fixes avec éléments internes mobiles
• B01J 19/20 - Réacteurs fixes avec éléments internes mobiles en forme d'hélice, p. ex. réacteurs à vis
• F24V 40/00 - Production ou utilisation de la chaleur produite par le frottement interne de fluides en mouvement ou du frottement entre des fluides et des corps en mouvement

Abrégé

A wastewater filter includes a vessel having a bottom and a side wall that cooperate to define a filter space. A first filter media is positioned within the filter space to define a first media layer, and a second filter media different from the first filter media is positioned within the filter space above the first media layer to define a second media layer, the first media layer and the second media layer cooperating to define an interface plane. A draft tube is positioned within the second media layer and has a first end positioned a first non-zero distance above the interface plane, and a second end disposed a second non-zero distance from a top surface of the second media layer. A backwash fluid line is positioned to inject a backwash fluid into the first filter media, and a backwash gas line is positioned to inject a backwash gas into the draft tube.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 24/46 - Régénération de la substance filtrante dans le filtre
• B01D 24/00 - Filtres à substance filtrante non agglomérée, c.-à-d. à substance filtrante sans aucun liant entre les particules ou les fibres individuelles qui la composent
• B01D 24/10 - Filtres à substance filtrante non agglomérée, c.-à-d. à substance filtrante sans aucun liant entre les particules ou les fibres individuelles qui la composent avec le lit filtrant stationnaire pendant la filtration la substance filtrante étant retenue dans un récipient fermé

Abrégé

A subsea switching device comprises a common load power input (22), a local power supply input (24), a plurality of load power outputs (29) and a switching unit (30). The switching unit comprises a plurality of switches (33), whereby the common load power input (22) may be switched between one or more of the plurality of load power outputs (29). The switching unit (30) further comprises voltage sensors (70) at each load power output, or current sensors (63, 67) or power sensors in each power switch (33) and a subsea control unit. The control unit (27, 60) is adapted to receive an output from one or more of the sensors, to compare the received output value from each sensor with a predetermined threshold value or range, and to switch the power switch of a load power output off, in the event that the received output value falls outside a permitted tolerance of the threshold value or range.

Classes IPC  ?

• H02J 3/14 - Circuits pour réseaux principaux ou de distribution, à courant alternatif pour règler la tension dans des réseaux à courant alternatif par changement d'une caractéristique de la charge du réseau par interruption, ou mise en circuit, des charges du réseau, p. ex. charge équilibrée progressivement
• H02J 4/00 - Circuits pour réseaux principaux ou de distribution, la nature alternative ou continue du courant n'étant pas précisée
• E21B 41/00 - Matériel ou accessoires non couverts par les groupes

Abrégé

Magneto-optical current sensor and method for arranging said magneto-optical current sensor are disclosed. An optical path is defined in the magneto-optical current sensor to pass an incoming beam of polarized light. The optical path is disposed about a conductor. Optical media is arranged in the optical path, and the optical media has regions defining at least two distinct Verdet constant values at a given reference wavelength of the light beam. The optical media may include at least two optical glass elements defining the at least two distinct Verdet constant values. The optical media may also be an optical fiber arranged with the regions that define the least two distinct Verdet constant values. Disclosed magneto-optical current sensors featuring at least two distinct Verdet constant values allow to inhibit rotation angles of the polarization plane leading to higher optical order modes and possibly increased measurement errors and further provide the ability to adjust a measuring range of the magneto-optical current sensor, a measuring sensitivity of the magneto-optical current sensor, or both.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01R 15/24 - Adaptations fournissant une isolation en tension ou en courant, p. ex. adaptations pour les réseaux à haute tension ou à courant fort utilisant des dispositifs modulateurs de lumière

Abrégé

A generator rotor including a rotor shaft having a rotor slot includes a rotor winding at least partially disposed within the rotor slot and a wedge coupled to the rotor shaft and extending axially along the rotor shaft, the wedge positioned to inhibit radial movement of the rotor winding from the rotor slot. A seal member is coupled to the wedge and extends axially along the wedge. The seal member cooperates with the wedge and the rotor shaft to define a seal therebetween. The wedge, the seal member, and the rotor shaft cooperate to at least partially define an enclosed space operable to contain a high-pressure coolant.

Classes IPC  ?

• H02K 1/26 - Noyaux rotoriques à encoches pour enroulements
• H02K 5/10 - Enveloppes ou enceintes caractérisées par leur configuration, leur forme ou leur construction avec des dispositions empêchant l'introduction de corps étrangers, p. ex. de l'eau ou des doigts
• H02K 7/00 - Dispositions pour la mise en œuvre d'énergie mécanique associées structurellement aux machines dynamo-électriques, p. ex. association structurelle avec des moteurs mécaniques d'entraînement ou des machines dynamo-électriques auxiliaires

Abrégé

A system includes an electrical component, an insulating support structure supporting the electrical component at a first electrical potential higher than an electrical ground potential, and an insulating pendulum having a proximal end attached to the electrical component and suspended away from the electrical component to at least partially span the first electrical potential, the insulating pendulum further includes a tuned mass disposed at a distal end of the pendulum at a second electrical potential less than the first electrical potential. The system may also include a damping mechanism.

Classes IPC  ?

• H01F 27/06 - Montages, supports ou suspensions de transformateurs, réactances ou bobines d'arrêt
• F16F 7/10 - Amortisseurs de vibrationsAmortisseurs de chocs utilisant un effet d'inertie

Abrégé

A reduced weight packaging system for industrial equipment is provided. The packaging system includes a first module that defines a baseplate. A second module is superimposable on the baseplate. The second module defines an interior where the industrial equipment is to be housed during operation. At least a first portion of the first module is made from a wood-based material, such as mass timber, and the second module is made from the wood-based material. The packaging system may be designed to achieve at least the same strength ratings as non-wood materials like concrete and steel while maintaining a relatively lighter weight and reducing carbon emissions based on the reduced carbon footprint of wood-based construction materials compared to such non-wood materials.

Classes IPC  ?

• F16M 5/00 - Bâtis pour machines, c.-à-d. moyens de tenir les moteurs ou machines sur leurs fondations

Abrégé

A machine includes a rotor supported for rotation about a rotational axis, an outer casing having an inner bore, and an inner casing disposed within the inner bore and surrounding a portion of the rotor, the inner casing including a first joint interface. A head member is disposed within the inner bore and includes a first joint interface that engages a second joint interface to form a joint therebetween. A compliant element is formed as part of the first joint interface and arranged to allow for movement of the second joint interface along the rotational axis in response to the thermal expansion of the inner casing.

Classes IPC  ?

• F04D 17/12 - Pompes multiétagées
• F04D 29/42 - Carters d'enveloppeTubulures pour le fluide énergétique pour pompes radiales ou hélicocentrifuges
• F04D 29/62 - MontageAssemblageDémontage des pompes radiales ou hélicocentrifuges

Abrégé

The present method refers to a significantly improved method of monitoring facilities containing complex devices utilizing an improved artificial intelligence-based system. The inventive method allows to significantly support person tasked with interacting, monitoring and controlling said complex devices not only providing an improved efficiency, but also an improved security. Furthermore, the present invention refers to a corresponding monitoring device, an upgrade kit, a computer program product and a storage device containing such computer program product.

Classes IPC  ?

• G05B 23/02 - Test ou contrôle électrique

Abrégé

A turbine assembly includes a rotating blade including a T-root. The T-root defines a first engagement surface that is cylindrical, a rotor including a blade groove arranged to receive the rotating blade, the blade groove including a neck portion that defines a second engagement surface and a neck surface that is normal to and intersects the second engagement surface. The second engagement surface is cylindrical, and a relief groove is formed in the neck surface and positioned adjacent the second engagement surface.

Classes IPC  ?

• F01D 5/30 - Fixation des aubes au rotorPieds de pales

Abrégé

A switch, includes electrical contacts separated by a contact gap, a tubular guide disposed around at least one of the electrical contacts axially movable between an open position retracted from the contact gap and a closed position bridging the contact gap, a blast cylinder disposed radially outward of the tubular guide and defining a compression volume therebetween, the blast cylinder axially movable in coordination with the tubular guide between the open position and the closed position, an isolating ring coupled to a tubular guide end, and a blast cylinder bottom ring coupled to a blast cylinder end, the blast cylinder bottom ring and the isolating ring configured to engage each other to form a gas seal to prevent a gas from exiting the contact gap into the compression volume when the blast cylinder and the tubular guide are moved to the closed position.

Classes IPC  ?

• H01H 33/90 - Interrupteurs comportant des moyens séparés pour diriger, obtenir ou augmenter l'écoulement du fluide extincteur d'arc l'écoulement du fluide extincteur d'arc étant produit ou augmenté par le mouvement de pistons ou d'autres organes produisant une pression ce mouvement étant réalisé par ou conjointement avec le mécanisme qui actionne les contacts
• H01H 33/91 - Interrupteurs comportant des moyens séparés pour diriger, obtenir ou augmenter l'écoulement du fluide extincteur d'arc l'écoulement du fluide extincteur d'arc étant produit ou augmenté par le mouvement de pistons ou d'autres organes produisant une pression ce mouvement étant réalisé par ou conjointement avec le mécanisme qui actionne les contacts le fluide extincteur d'arc étant de l'air ou un gaz

Abrégé

A gas turbine engine includes an outer casing, an inner casing surrounded by the outer casing, the inner casing and the outer casing defining a casing cavity therebetween. A blower is disposed external of the outer casing and operable to blow into a cooling flow. A turbine vane carrier is disposed internal of the inner casing. A turbine vane carrier cooling flow path is arranged to direct the cooling flow into contact with the turbine vane carrier.

Classes IPC  ?

• F01D 9/06 - Conduits d'admission du fluide à l'injecteur ou à l'organe analogue
• F01D 11/24 - Réglage actif du jeu d'extrémité des aubes par refroidissement ou chauffage sélectifs d'éléments du stator ou du rotor
• F01D 25/08 - RefroidissementChauffageIsolation thermique
• F01D 25/14 - Carcasses d'enveloppe modifiées à cet effet
• F01D 25/24 - Carcasses d'enveloppeÉléments de la carcasse, p. ex. diaphragmes, fixations
• F01D 25/26 - Carcasses d'enveloppe doublesMesures contre les tensions thermiques dans les carcasses d'enveloppe
• F02C 7/16 - Refroidissement des ensembles fonctionnels caractérisé par l'agent refroidisseur

Abrégé

A power supply system for use in a subsea environment includes an external power source operable to deliver a power input. A main circuit breaker is movable between a closed position and an open position. A subsea power switching unit (SPSU) operates in response to the receipt of the power input to deliver power to a plurality of power outputs, for each power output, the SPSU includes a contactor movable between a closed position and an open position, a sensor operable to generate a measurement indicative of one of a current and a voltage of the power output, and a relay operable to compare the measurement to a first threshold and a second threshold, the relay operable in response to the measurement exceeding the first threshold to move the contactor to the open position, and in response to the measurement exceeding the second threshold to sequentially move the main circuit breaker to the open position, move the contactor to the open position, and move the main circuit breaker back to the closed position.

Classes IPC  ?

• H02H 3/06 - Circuits de protection de sécurité pour déconnexion automatique due directement à un changement indésirable des conditions électriques normales de travail avec ou sans reconnexion Détails avec reconnexion automatique
• H02H 7/26 - Protection sectionnelle de systèmes de câbles ou de lignes, p. ex. pour déconnecter une section dans laquelle un court-circuit, un défaut à la terre, ou une décharge d'arc se sont produits

Abrégé

A substation (100) connected to a high or extra-high voltage transmission line (102) is disclosed. The substation includes a power line (104) and a circuit device (108) electrically connected by way of the power line to the transmission line. The circuit device is responsive to a faulty condition that can arise during operation of the substation. A power voltage transformer (110) is electrically connected to the circuit device to supply low voltage power directly transformed from the high or the extra high voltage received by the power voltage transformer from the circuit device. Example applications that can benefit from disclosed embodiments include applications for establishing a low voltage electrical power distribution in a rural or semi-rural area, such as may be used to power electric vehicle charging stations, sites involving telecommunication equipment (e.g., arrays of 5G antennas), or effective for village electrification.

Classes IPC  ?

• H02J 3/00 - Circuits pour réseaux principaux ou de distribution, à courant alternatif
• H02H 3/08 - Circuits de protection de sécurité pour déconnexion automatique due directement à un changement indésirable des conditions électriques normales de travail avec ou sans reconnexion sensibles à une surcharge
• H02H 9/02 - Circuits de protection de sécurité pour limiter l'excès de courant ou de tension sans déconnexion sensibles à un excès de courant
• H02B 7/01 - Postes de transformation d'intérieur, p. ex. postes de transformation compacts à isolation gazeuse
• H02B 7/06 - Postes de transformation pour la distribution, p. ex. pour réseau urbain

Abrégé

A multiwall ceramic core (10) and method of making a multiwall ceramic core (10) using a non-sinterable ceramic fugitive, involving a main body portion (64) comprising a ceramic having a sintering temperature, and a non-sinterable ceramic fugitive arranged within and encapsulated by the main body portion (64), the non-sinterable ceramic fugitive having a sintering temperature above the sintering temperature of the ceramic, and the non-sinterable ceramic fugitive occupying a volume defining an internal geometry portion (66) of the multiwall ceramic core (10).

Classes IPC  ?

• B22C 7/02 - Modèles perdus
• B22C 7/06 - Boîtes à noyaux
• B22C 9/04 - Emploi des modèles perdus
• B22C 9/10 - NoyauxFabrication ou mise en place des noyaux
• B22C 9/24 - Moules pour pièces de forme particulière pour pièces évidées

Abrégé

A multiwall ceramic core (10) and method of making a multiwall ceramic core (10) using a polymer fugitive, involving a main body portion (64) comprising a ceramic having a sintering temperature, and a polymer fugitive arranged within and encapsulated by the main body portion (64), the polymer fugitive having a melting temperature below the sintering temperature of the ceramic but above a temperature required to partially sinter and densify the ceramic, and the polymer fugitive occupying a volume defining an internal geometry portion (66) of the multiwall ceramic core (10).

Classes IPC  ?

• B22C 7/02 - Modèles perdus
• B22C 7/06 - Boîtes à noyaux
• B22C 9/04 - Emploi des modèles perdus
• B22C 9/10 - NoyauxFabrication ou mise en place des noyaux
• B22C 9/24 - Moules pour pièces de forme particulière pour pièces évidées

Abrégé

Improved coupling joints configured to interconnect and transmit torque between adjacent impeller bodies in a turbomachine are provided. A plurality of impeller bodies is stacked on a tie bolt. A respective coupling joint is defined by features in adjacent impeller bodies to couple to one another the adjacent impeller bodies. The coupling joint involves a pair of corresponding axially engaging faces and a pair of corresponding radially engaging faces that define a coupling pilot fit. A torque transmitting arrangement is interposed between the axially engaging faces and radially engaging face. The pair of axially engaging faces in operation defines a compressed joint effective to form a seal between the pair of axially engaging faces to inhibit leakage of a process fluid being processed in the compressor section of the turbomachine. This allows elimination of separate seal arrangements, such as otherwise could involve sleeves with O-rings, etc.

Classes IPC  ?

• F04D 29/26 - Rotors spécialement adaptés aux fluides compressibles

Abrégé

A valve assembly for a reciprocating gas compressor includes a seat, a guard plate attached to the seat, elements, and springs is presented. The seat defines inlet openings, each inlet opening extends through the seat along a central longitudinal axis of each inlet opening. The guard plate defines element bores, each element bore aligning with one of the inlet openings along the central longitudinal axis. Each element includes a first end with a first recessed surface and a second end with a second recessed surface, the first end and the second end cooperating to define a cylindrical shape therebetween, and an extension protruding outward from the outer diameter of the element. Each element is positioned within one of the element bores and movable between an open position in which the element contacts the guard plate and a closed position in which the element contacts the seat.

Classes IPC  ?

• F16K 15/06 - Soupapes, clapets ou valves de retenue à corps de soupapes rigides guidés par tige-guide
• F04B 35/04 - Pompes à piston spécialement adaptées aux fluides compressibles et caractérisées par les moyens d'entraînement de leurs organes de travail ou par leur combinaison avec les machines motrices ou moteurs qui les entraînent ou bien par leurs adaptations à cet effet, non prévues ailleurs les moyens étant électriques
• F04B 53/10 - ClapetsAgencement des clapets
• F16K 27/02 - Structures des logementsMatériaux utilisés à cet effet des soupapes de levage

Abrégé

A valve assembly for a reciprocating gas compressor includes a seat (310), a guard plate (312) attached to the seat, elements (702), and springs (610). The seat (310) defines inlet openings (404), each inlet opening extends through the seat along a central longitudinal axis of each inlet opening. The guard plate (312) defines element bores (506), each element bore aligning with one of the inlet openings along the central longitudinal axis. Each element (702) includes a first end with a first recessed surface (714) and a second end with a second recessed surface (712), the first end and the second end cooperating to define a cylindrical shape (706) therebetween, and an extension (708) protruding outward from the outer diameter of the element. Each element (702) is positioned within one of the element bores (506) and movable between an open position in which the element contacts the guard plate (312) and a closed position in which the element contacts the seat (310).

Classes IPC  ?

• F04B 39/10 - Adaptation ou aménagement des organes de distribution
• F16K 15/06 - Soupapes, clapets ou valves de retenue à corps de soupapes rigides guidés par tige-guide
• F16K 15/02 - Soupapes, clapets ou valves de retenue à corps de soupapes rigides guidés

Abrégé

A sensor arrangement for a gas-insulated switchgear is provided. The sensor arrangement includes a connector having a housing defining a hollow interior, a current conductor passing through the interior of the housing, a low power instrument transformer, a shielding field electrode, and a resin. The low power instrument transformer includes an electrode having a ring shape and including a voltage sensor for measuring a voltage of the current conductor. The low power instrument transformer also includes a current sensor positioned to measure a current of the current conductor. The shielding field electrode is disposed between the current sensor and the current conductor. The resin cooperates with and surrounds the current conductor, the voltage sensor, the current sensor and the shielding field electrode to fill the hollow interior.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01R 15/14 - Adaptations fournissant une isolation en tension ou en courant, p. ex. adaptations pour les réseaux à haute tension ou à courant fort
• G01R 15/18 - Adaptations fournissant une isolation en tension ou en courant, p. ex. adaptations pour les réseaux à haute tension ou à courant fort utilisant des dispositifs inductifs, p. ex. des transformateurs
• H02B 13/035 - Appareillages de commutation à isolation gazeuse

Abrégé

A detection system for detecting a transient overvoltage event in an electrical system that operates at a system frequency includes an analog circuit connected to the electrical system and having a high pass filter operable to allow for the passage of a transient voltage signal having a signal frequency greater than the system frequency. A digital circuit includes an analog to digital convertor that operates to convert the transient voltage signal to a digital transient voltage signal and a microprocessor operable to receive the digital transient voltage signal, to direct the digital transient voltage signal to a data storage device for storage in an overvoltage database, and to reset the analog circuit. A computer system is operable to output the data stored in the overvoltage database.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01R 19/04 - Mesure des valeurs de pointe d'un courant alternatif ou des impulsions
• G01R 19/25 - Dispositions pour procéder aux mesures de courant ou de tension ou pour en indiquer l'existence ou le signe utilisant une méthode de mesure numérique
• G01R 19/165 - Indication de ce qu'un courant ou une tension est, soit supérieur ou inférieur à une valeur prédéterminée, soit à l'intérieur ou à l'extérieur d'une plage de valeurs prédéterminée

Abrégé

A repair system for use in repairing a component includes an elongated repair tool having a first end that supports an electrode and a second end opposite the first end. A camera has a field of view and is fixedly attached to the elongated repair tool such that the electrode is within the field of view. A power supply is coupled to the electrode and is operable to deliver an electrical current to the electrode, the electrical current sufficient to form an arc between the electrode and the component to remove material from the component, where the second end of the elongated repair tool is movable to position the electrode in a desired position.

Classes IPC  ?

• B23H 9/10 - Usinage d'aubes de turbine ou de buses
• B23H 9/14 - Réalisation de trous

Abrégé

A combustor (202)includes a transition duct (212) having a transition duct liner (224) defining an opening (226) that extends through the transition duct liner, a secondary fuel injector (300) disposed in the opening. The secondary fuel injector (300) has an inner shell (306) arranged to define an inner space; an outer shell (304) cooperating with the inner shell (304)to define an outer space that is annular; a plurality of inner flow guides (312) positioned within the inner space and arranged around the inner shell, each inner flow guide arranged to turn a first mixture of fuel and air in one of a clockwise and counterclockwise direction around the inner shell, a plurality of outer flow guides (310) positioned within the outer space and arranged around the inner shell, each outer flow guide arranged to turn a second mixture of fuel and air in the other of the clockwise and counterclockwise direction around the inner shell.

Classes IPC  ?

• F23R 3/34 - Alimentation de différentes zones de combustion
• F23R 3/06 - Disposition des ouvertures le long du tube à flamme
• F23R 3/28 - Chambres de combustion à combustion continue utilisant des combustibles liquides ou gazeux caractérisées par l'alimentation en combustible

Abrégé

A replacement assembly for replacing a damaged portion of a component includes a replacement piece including a first plurality of layers with each layer of the first plurality of layers formed on top of a prior formed layer of the first plurality of layers, the first plurality of layers arranged to define a curved leading-edge portion and a first interface surface, the first interface surface defined by a first continuous curve. An attachment piece includes a second plurality of layers with each layer of the second plurality of layers formed on top of a prior formed layer of the second plurality of layers, the attachment piece arranged to fit between the first interface surface and the component to fixedly attach the replacement piece to the component to replace the damaged portion of a component.

Classes IPC  ?

• F01D 9/02 - InjecteursLogement des injecteursAubes de statorTuyères de guidage
• B23P 6/00 - Remise en état ou réparation des objets

Abrégé

222222 and CO.

Classes IPC  ?

• C25B 1/23 - Oxyde de carbone ou gaz de synthèse
• C25B 3/03 - Hydrocarbures acycliques ou cycliques
• C25B 3/07 - Composés contenant au moins un atome d’oxygène
• C25B 3/26 - Réduction du dioxyde de carbone
• C25B 9/23 - Cellules comprenant des électrodes fixes de dimensions stablesAssemblages de leurs éléments de structure avec des diaphragmes comprenant des membranes échangeuses d'ions dans ou sur lesquelles est incrusté du matériau pour électrode
• C25B 11/032 - Électrodes à diffusion de gaz
• C25B 15/023 - Mesure, analyse ou test pendant la production électrolytique
• C25B 15/025 - Paramètres de l’électrolyte

Abrégé

A locking spacer assembly (300) for filling a final spacer slot (210) in a disk groove (208) between platforms (204) of adjacent rotating blades (118) in a gas turbine engine (100) includes a first side piece (302) having a first outer surface (404) and a first recess (412) formed inward of the first outer surface, a second side piece having a second outer surface (504) and a second recess (512) formed inward of the second outer surface, a mid-piece (306) disposed between and in contact with the first side piece and the second side piece. The mid- piece includes a base (602) and a head (604) and a mid-body (606) between the base and the head. The base has a dovetail shape that engages with the first side piece and the second side piece. The mid- piece, the first side piece, and the second side piece are movable between a pre-assembled arrangement in which the head is partially disposed into the first recess and the second recess and is completely below the first outer surface and the second outer surface and an assembled arrangement in which the head is flush with the first outer surface and the second outer surface. A fastener (308) is partially disposed within the mid-piece and operable to move the mid-piece, the first side piece and the second side piece between the pre- assembled arrangement and the assembled arrangement, in which the fastener is in contact with a surface of the disk groove. A method for installing the locking spacer assembly is also disclosed.

Classes IPC  ?

• F01D 5/32 - Verrouillage, p. ex. par des aubes terminales de verrouillage ou par des clavettes
• F01D 5/30 - Fixation des aubes au rotorPieds de pales

Abrégé

A generator injection tool is provided. The generator injection tool injects an adhesive into a generator that includes a rotor positioned within a stator having a stator vent, the stator and rotor having a gap therebetween. The generator injection tool includes a first carriage sized to fit within the gap, a tube, a first motor, a controller, and an adhesive source. An end of the tube is movable between a first position in which the end is outside of the stator vent and a second position within the stator vent. The first motor is operable to move the tube between the first position and the second position. The controller is operable to selectively activate the first motor to position the end of the tube within the stator vent. The adhesive source moves the adhesive through the tube end to inject a portion of the adhesive into the stator vent.

Classes IPC  ?

• H02K 15/12 - Imprégnation, chauffage ou séchage des bobinages, des stators, des rotors ou des machines
• B29C 65/54 - Application d'un adhésif entre des éléments pré-assemblés
• B29C 65/82 - Test du joint
• H02K 3/34 - Enroulements caractérisés par la configuration, la forme ou la réalisation de l'isolement entre conducteurs ou entre conducteur et noyau, p. ex. isolement d'encoches
• H02K 5/04 - Enveloppes ou enceintes caractérisées par leur configuration, leur forme ou leur construction
• B29L 31/00 - Autres objets particuliers

Abrégé

A floating master controller system is provided that includes a plurality of hardware units, each capable of carrying out at least one mechanical function. Each hardware unit includes a processor configured via controller code included in a memory to cause the respective hardware unit to operate and carry out the at least one mechanical function. The controller code for each hardware unit includes a master controller (MC) application and at least one floating master controller (FMC) application. Each MC application is operably configured to function as an active master controller that controls the at least one mechanical function in each of the plurality of hardware units in the system and is operably configured to control the at least one mechanical function for its respective hardware unit responsive to tracking another one of the MC applications that is functioning as the active master controller in the system. Also, the at least one FMC application for each hardware unit is operably configured to automatically coordinate with each other FMC application to move active master controller functionality for the system between each of the different MC applications in the system.

Classes IPC  ?

• G05B 19/042 - Commande à programme autre que la commande numérique, c.-à-d. dans des automatismes à séquence ou dans des automates à logique utilisant des processeurs numériques

Abrégé

A generator injection tool is provided. The generator injection tool injects an adhesive into a generator that includes a rotor positioned within a stator having a stator vent, the stator and rotor having a gap therebetween. The generator injection tool includes a first carriage sized to fit within the gap, a tube, a first motor, a controller, and an adhesive source. An end of the tube is movable between a first position in which the end is outside of the stator vent and a second position within the stator vent. The first motor is operable to move the tube between the first position and the second position. The controller is operable to selectively activate the first motor to position the end of the tube within the stator vent. The adhesive source moves the adhesive through the tube end to inject a portion of the adhesive into the stator vent.

Classes IPC  ?

• H02K 15/12 - Imprégnation, chauffage ou séchage des bobinages, des stators, des rotors ou des machines
• H02K 15/00 - Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication, l'assemblage, l'entretien ou la réparation des machines dynamo-électriques

Abrégé

An electric machine includes laminations stacked along a longitudinal axis to define a stator core. The laminations cooperate to define a plurality of slots that extend in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, and include a first lamination, a second lamination, and an insulation layer between the first lamination and the second lamination. A plurality of windings is disposed in the plurality of slots, the plurality of windings operable to conduct a current at a desired voltage and a desired frequency. A sensor coil surrounds a portion of the laminations and conducts a first signal. A detector is electrically connected to the sensor coil to measure the first signal and to compare the first signal to a second signal, a difference between the first signal and the second signal being indicative of a short circuit between the first lamination and the second lamination.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01R 31/34 - Tests de machines dynamoélectriques
• G01R 31/52 - Test pour déceler la présence de courts-circuits, de fuites de courant ou de défauts à la terre

Abrégé

A superalloy powder mixture is provided for use with additive manufacturing or welding metal components or portions thereof that includes a high melt superalloy powder and a low melt superalloy powder. The superalloy powder mixture comprises by weight about 4% to about 23% chromium, about 4% to about 20% cobalt, 0% to about 8% titanium, about 1.5% to about 8% aluminum, 0% to about 11% tungsten, 0% to about 4% molybdenum, about 1% to about 13% tantalum, 0% to about 0.2% carbon, 0% to about 1% zirconium, 0% to about 4% hafnium, 0% to about 4% rhenium, 0% to about 0.1% yttrium and/or cerium, 0% to about 0.04% boron, 0% to about 2% niobium, greater than 40% nickel, greater than 4% in total of aluminum and optional titanium content. The high melt superalloy powder includes less than half the content by weight percent of tantalum compared to the content by weight percent of tantalum in the low melt superalloy powder.

Classes IPC  ?

• C22C 19/05 - Alliages à base de nickel ou de cobalt, seuls ou ensemble à base de nickel avec du chrome
• B33Y 70/00 - Matériaux spécialement adaptés à la fabrication additive
• C22C 1/04 - Fabrication des alliages non ferreux par métallurgie des poudres
• B23K 35/02 - Baguettes, électrodes, matériaux ou environnements utilisés pour le brasage, le soudage ou le découpage caractérisés par des propriétés mécaniques, p. ex. par la forme
• B23K 35/30 - Emploi de matériaux spécifiés pour le soudage ou le brasage dont le principal constituant fond à moins de 1550 C
• C22C 30/00 - Alliages contenant moins de 50% en poids de chaque constituant
• B33Y 80/00 - Produits obtenus par fabrication additive
• B33Y 40/20 - Posttraitement, p. ex. durcissement, revêtement ou polissage
• B22F 10/62 - Traitement de pièces ou d'articles après leur formation par des moyens chimiques
• B22F 10/64 - Traitement de pièces ou d'articles après leur formation par des moyens thermiques
• B22F 12/41 - Moyens de rayonnement caractérisés par le type, p. ex. laser ou faisceau d’électrons
• B22F 1/105 - Poudres métalliques contenant des agents lubrifiants ou liantsPoudres métalliques contenant des matières organiques contenant des agents lubrifiants ou liants inorganiques, p. ex. des sels métalliques
• B22F 5/04 - Fabrication de pièces ou d'objets à partir de poudres métalliques caractérisée par la forme particulière du produit à réaliser d'aubes de turbines
• B23K 26/342 - Soudage de rechargement
• B29C 64/165 - Procédés de fabrication additive utilisant une combinaison de matériaux solides et liquides, p. ex. une poudre avec liaison sélective par liant liquide, catalyseur, inhibiteur ou absorbeur d’énergie
• B22F 10/14 - Formation d’un corps vert par projection de liant sur un lit de poudre
• B22F 10/25 - Dépôt direct de particules métalliques, p. ex. dépôt direct de métal [DMD] ou mise en forme par laser [LENS]
• B22F 1/00 - Poudres métalliquesTraitement des poudres métalliques, p. ex. en vue de faciliter leur mise en œuvre ou d'améliorer leurs propriétés

Abrégé

System and method utilizing thermochemical energy storage for abatement of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are provided. The system includes a thermochemical energy storage module cyclically operable in a discharging cycle and in a charging cycle. Abatement of VOCs may be performed in either cycle. Disclosed embodiments are expected to provide a zero-added carbon VOC abatement system that in certain situations can operate uninterruptedly 24/7 with the flexibility to facilitate consumption of energy during periods of inexpensive rates for electricity.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 53/02 - Séparation de gaz ou de vapeursRécupération de vapeurs de solvants volatils dans les gazÉpuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p. ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par adsorption, p. ex. chromatographie préparatoire en phase gazeuse

Abrégé

A method of monitoring the operation of a turbomachine includes positioning a flux probe in an operating position with respect to a rotor of the turbomachine, rotating the rotor at an operating speed with respect to a stator to one of generate an electrical output and produce an output torque. The method also includes measuring the passage of each slot of a plurality of slots formed in the rotor using the flux probe, calculating a time duration between the passage of a first slot of the plurality of slots and a second slot of the plurality of slots, and comparing an expected time duration for the operating speed with the calculated time duration. A difference in the comparison is indicative of one of a power change and a torsional vibration condition.

Classes IPC  ?

• H02K 11/27 - Dispositifs pour détecter le courant ou actionnés par des valeurs de cette variable
• F01D 15/10 - Adaptations pour la commande des générateurs électriques ou combinaisons avec ceux-ci
• F01D 21/00 - Arrêt des "machines" ou machines motrices, p. ex. dispositifs d'urgenceDispositifs de régulation, de commande ou de sécurité non prévus ailleurs
• H02K 3/12 - Enroulements caractérisés par la configuration, la forme ou le genre de construction du conducteur, p. ex. avec des conducteurs en barre disposés dans des encoches

Abrégé

A system includes a reservoir comprising a top and a bottom and a first pump assembly comprising a first sump portion extending downwardly through a top opening at least partially into the reservoir and having a first sump end for submerging below a surface of a first fluid in the reservoir. The system further includes a first skirt extending around the first sump portion downwardly from the top to define a skirt volume within the reservoir, the first skirt having a skirt lower portion for submerging below the surface of the first fluid in the reservoir and spaced away from the bottom of the reservoir to permit a flow of the first fluid to the first sump end and having a skirt upper portion forming a seal with the top to limit a flow of a second fluid disposed above the first fluid from entering the skirt volume.

Classes IPC  ?

• F01M 1/12 - Systèmes de lubrification en circuit fermé non couverts dans les groupes
• F16N 7/00 - Installations à huile ou autre lubrifiant non spécifié, à réservoir ou autre source portés par la machine ou l'organe machine à lubrifier
• F16N 7/38 - Installations à huile ou autre lubrifiant non spécifié, à réservoir ou autre source portés par la machine ou l'organe machine à lubrifier avec pompe séparéeInstallations centralisées de lubrification

Abrégé

A method of repairing a component using an additive manufacturing process is presented. The method includes submerging the component into a powder bed so that a portion of the component to be repaired is level with a surface of the powder bed and a protruding portion of the component protrudes above the surface of the powder bed, positioning a split wiper that includes a first wiper segment and a second wiper segment in the powder bed at the surface, advancing a quantity of powder by translating the first wiper segment and the second wiper segment across the surface of the powder bed, and directing a laser beam across the surface to fuse powder particles of the powder bed to the underlying substrate forming a layer of the component. Each of the first wiper segment and the second wiper segment follow a different contour of the protruding portion at the surface.

Classes IPC  ?

• B22F 5/04 - Fabrication de pièces ou d'objets à partir de poudres métalliques caractérisée par la forme particulière du produit à réaliser d'aubes de turbines
• B23K 26/342 - Soudage de rechargement
• B23P 6/00 - Remise en état ou réparation des objets
• B33Y 10/00 - Procédés de fabrication additive
• B22F 10/28 - Fusion sur lit de poudre, p. ex. fusion sélective par laser [FSL] ou fusion par faisceau d’électrons [EBM]
• B33Y 80/00 - Produits obtenus par fabrication additive
• B22F 10/38 - Commande ou régulation des opérations pour obtenir des caractéristiques spécifiques du produit, p. ex. le lissage de la surface, la densité, la porosité ou des structures creuses
• B22F 10/85 - Acquisition ou traitement des données pour la commande ou la régulation de procédés de fabrication additive
• B33Y 50/02 - Acquisition ou traitement de données pour la fabrication additive pour la commande ou la régulation de procédés de fabrication additive

Abrégé

A power system includes an offshore power generation source, an artificial island formed in proximity to the offshore power generation source and a power conditioning module formed as a single movable unit and positioned on the artificial island to receive power from the offshore power generation source. A power to gas module is formed as a single movable unit and positioned on the artificial island to receive power from the power conditioning module and produce a combustible gas, an energy consumer module formed as a single movable unit and positioned on the artificial island to consume power from the power conditioning module, and one of a storage system and a pipeline is coupled to the power to gas module and is operable to one of store and deliver the combustible gas to a combustible gas user.

Classes IPC  ?

• H02J 15/00 - Systèmes d'accumulation d'énergie électrique
• F03B 13/14 - Utilisation de l'énergie des vagues
• E02B 17/00 - Iles artificielles montées sur pilotis ou supports similaires, p. ex. plates-formes sur pieds extensiblesProcédés de construction de celles-ci
• H02J 3/38 - Dispositions pour l’alimentation en parallèle d’un seul réseau, par plusieurs générateurs, convertisseurs ou transformateurs

Abrégé

A filter apparatus includes a vessel, a filter media positioned in the vessel, a feed inlet positioned in the vessel above the filter media, and a knockout pot coupled to the vessel and arranged to collect a gas discharged from the vessel. The apparatus also includes a draft tube positioned in the vessel and filled with the filter media and an eductor including a fluid inlet, a fluid suction port, and a fluid outlet directed into the draft tube, a first fluid supply coupled to the fluid inlet to deliver a flow of a first fluid, and a conduit arranged to connect the knockout pot to the fluid suction port. The eductor operates to draw a portion of the gas into the eductor in response to the flow of the first fluid, the first fluid and the gas forming a backwash mixture that is discharged into the draft tube via the fluid outlet to induce a roll of the filter media during a backwash process.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 24/46 - Régénération de la substance filtrante dans le filtre
• B01D 17/02 - Séparation de liquides non miscibles
• C02F 1/00 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout

Abrégé

A method of determining the cause of a main event includes gathering system operational data from a sequence of events datastore, the operational data including a plurality of events, each event including a value and a time stamp. The method also includes identifying the main event from the plurality of events, the main event including a main value and a main time stamp, copying a system control system's program to create an offline control system, and using the offline control system, detecting within the operational data, precursor events, each precursor event including a precursor value and a precursor time stamp that indicates that the precursor event occurred prior to the main event, each precursor event being capable of contributing to the occurrence of the main event, and determining which precursor event caused the main event.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06F 11/07 - Réaction à l'apparition d'un défaut, p. ex. tolérance de certains défauts
• G05B 23/02 - Test ou contrôle électrique

Abrégé

System and method utilizing thermochemical energy storage for abatement of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are provided. The system includes a thermochemical energy storage module cyclically operable in a discharging cycle and in a charging cycle. Abatement of VOCs may be performed in either cycle. Disclosed embodiments are expected to provide a zero-added carbon VOC abatement system that in certain situations can operate uninterruptedly 24/7 with the flexibility to facilitate consumption of energy during periods of inexpensive rates for electricity.

Classes IPC  ?

• F28D 20/00 - Appareils ou ensembles fonctionnels d'accumulation de chaleur en généralAppareils échangeurs de chaleur de régénération non couverts par les groupes ou
• F23G 7/06 - Procédés ou appareils, p. ex. incinérateurs, spécialement adaptés à la combustion de déchets particuliers ou de combustibles pauvres, p. ex. des produits chimiques de gaz d'évacuation ou de gaz nocifs, p. ex. de gaz d'échappement
• F23C 99/00 - Matière non prévue dans les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe

Abrégé

A power plant (100) is provided including a heat recovery steam generator (104) positioned to receive a flow of an exhaust gas and having a heating surface, an exhaust gas recirculation line (106) branching off at an extraction point (116) within the heat recovery steam generator and opening into the heat recovery steam generator at an injection point (118) upstream of the extraction point within the heat recovery steam generator, a thermal storage system (112) arranged between the extraction point and the injection point in the exhaust gas recirculation line (106) wherein the thermal energy storage system stores thermal energy, and a blower (108) arranged in the exhaust gas recirculation (106) line to push air or exhaust gas through the thermal energy storage system (112).

Classes IPC  ?

• F01K 3/18 - Ensembles fonctionnels caractérisés par l'emploi d'accumulateurs de vapeur ou de chaleur ou bien de réchauffeurs intermédiaires de vapeur comportant des réchauffeurs
• F01K 23/10 - Ensembles fonctionnels caractérisés par plus d'une machine motrice fournissant de l'énergie à l'extérieur de l'ensemble, ces machines motrices étant entraînées par des fluides différents les cycles de ces machines motrices étant couplés thermiquement la chaleur de combustion provenant de l'un des cycles chauffant le fluide dans un autre cycle le fluide à la sortie de l'un des cycles chauffant le fluide dans un autre cycle
• F22B 1/18 - Méthodes de production de vapeur caractérisées par le genre de chauffage par exploitation de l'énergie thermique contenue dans une source chaude la source chaude étant un gaz chaud, p. ex. des gaz d'évacuation tels que les gaz d'échappement de moteurs à combustion interne

Abrégé

A method of treating a quantity of water that includes a first level of a contaminant and is discharged from a process includes mixing the water with an effluent having a second level of the contaminant to produce a condensate having a third level of contaminant, the second level being greater than the first level. The method further includes passing the condensate through a reverse osmosis system to produce a permeate having a fourth level of the contaminant and a concentrate having a fifth level of the contaminant that is greater than the fourth level. The method also includes oxidizing the concentrate in an electro-oxidation system to generate the effluent and directing the effluent to a point upstream of the reverse osmosis system to perform the mixing step.

Classes IPC  ?

• C02F 1/467 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par des procédés électrochimiques par électrolyse par désinfection électrochimique
• C02F 1/44 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par dialyse, osmose ou osmose inverse
• B01D 61/02 - Osmose inverseHyperfiltration
• C02F 103/36 - Nature de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux ou boues d'égout à traiter provenant de l'industrie chimique non prévue dans les groupes provenant de la fabrication de composés organiques
• C02F 1/461 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par des procédés électrochimiques par électrolyse
• C02F 101/36 - Composés organiques contenant des atomes d'halogène
• C02F 101/30 - Composés organiques

Abrégé

A computer-implemented method of detecting an anomalous action associated with a physical system includes developing, by a computing device a plurality of vectors, each vector indicative of an event that occurred at a specific time within the system, combining, with the computing device each vector that occurred within a predefined time duration into one of a plurality of master vectors, and performing, with the computing device a cluster analysis to group each master vector of the plurality of master vectors into one of a plurality of states. The method also includes determining, with the computing device a real-time master vector based at least in part on one or more events that occur within the predefined time duration, classifying, with the computing device the real-time master vector as a real-time state, and indicating that the real-time state is anomalous when the real-time state doesn't match one of the plurality of states.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06F 21/55 - Détection d’intrusion locale ou mise en œuvre de contre-mesures
• G06F 21/62 - Protection de l’accès à des données via une plate-forme, p. ex. par clés ou règles de contrôle de l’accès

Abrégé

A method of modulating a cooling supply in a gas turbine engine includes providing the engine comprising a compressor section and a turbine section and including a cooling flow circuit, the cooling flow circuit supplying a cooling air flow from a compressor cavity in the compressor section to a blade ring cavity in the turbine section, wherein the cooling flow circuit includes a main line with a full capacity valve, measuring a first pressure in the blade ring cavity, measuring a second pressure in the compressor cavity, adjusting, by a control system, the opening of the full capacity valve to control the cooling air flow through the main line in order to maintain a target pressure ratio, wherein the pressure ratio defined as a ratio of the first pressure to the second pressure. The method is performed in an ambient temperature operating range of the engine.

Classes IPC  ?

• F02C 7/18 - Refroidissement des ensembles fonctionnels caractérisé par l'agent refroidisseur l'agent refroidisseur étant gazeux, p. ex. l'air
• F02C 9/18 - Commande du débit du fluide de travail par prélèvement, par bipasse ou par action sur des raccordements variables du fluide de travail entre des turbines ou des compresseurs ou entre leurs étages
• F01D 25/12 - Refroidissement

Abrégé

An electric machine includes a stator having a stator bore and a stator winding. The stator winding is arranged to one of receive an electrical current and produce an electrical current having a power between 1 MW and 50 MW. The stator has a stator current density of greater than 5 A/mm2. A rotor is at least partially disposed within the stator bore and has a rotor winding. The rotor has a rotor current density of greater than 5 A/mm2. A high-pressure cooling system is operable to actively cool the stator and the rotor. The rotor winding and the stator winding interact to one of produce rotation of the rotor to drive a connected device in response to the receipt of the electrical current and produce the electrical current in response to rotation of the rotor driven by the connected device.

Classes IPC  ?

• H02K 9/10 - Dispositions de refroidissement ou de ventilation par un agent de refroidissement gazeux circulant en circuit fermé, dont une partie est à l'extérieur de l'enveloppe de la machine
• H02K 9/19 - Dispositions de refroidissement ou de ventilation pour machines avec enveloppe fermée et circuit fermé de refroidissement utilisant un agent de refroidissement liquide, p. ex. de l'huile
• H02K 1/32 - Parties tournantes du circuit magnétique avec des canaux ou des conduits pour l'écoulement d'un agent de refroidissement
• H02K 3/24 - Enroulements caractérisés par la configuration, la forme ou le genre de construction du conducteur, p. ex. avec des conducteurs en barre avec des canaux ou des conduits pour un agent de refroidissement entre les conducteurs

Abrégé

A system (100) for assembling modules includes a first module (102a) having a first set of columns defining a first space. A first column (104a) of the first module defines a first hollow interior (210). The system includes a second module (102b) having a second set of columns defining a second space. A first column (108a) of the second module defines a second hollow interior (226). The system includes a first plate (206) fixed within the first hollow interior (210). The system includes an alignment pin (212) coupled to the first plate (206). The system includes a second plate (222) that has a hole to receive the alignment pin (212) and is engaged with the alignment pin to position the second plate (222) in an aligned position with respect to the first column (104a) of the module. The second plate (222) is fixedly attached to the first column (108a) of the second module in the aligned position within the second hollow interior (226).

Classes IPC  ?

• F02B 63/04 - Adaptations des moteurs pour entraîner des pompes, des outils tenus à la main ou des génératrices électriquesCombinaisons portatives de moteurs avec des dispositifs entraînés par des moteurs pour génératrices électriques
• B65D 90/00 - Parties constitutives, détails ou accessoires des grands réceptacles
• E04B 1/348 - Structures composées d'unités comportant au moins des parties importantes des deux côtés d'une pièce, c.-à-d. unités en forme de boîtes ou de cellules closes ou en forme de carcasses
• E04H 5/02 - Bâtiments ou groupes de bâtiments à des fins industrielles, p. ex. pour centrales énergétiques ou usines
• E04B 1/24 - Structures comportant des éléments porteurs allongés, p. ex. colonnes, poutres, ossatures les pièces porteuses étant métalliques

Abrégé

A combustor (200) includes a combustor wall (202) enclosing a hollow interior (204) for passing a flow of combustion gas from an upstream side to a downstream side. The combustor (200) includes an upstream bluff body (216) enclosed by the combustor wall (202). The upstream bluff body (216) includes a first leading edge(306), a first trailing edge (308), and a second trailing edge (310. The first trailing edge (308) and the second trailing edge (310) cooperate to define a first trailing edge plane (314) and a first open end (312). The combustor includes a downstream bluff body (218) enclosed by the combustor wall (202). The downstream bluff body (218) includes a second leading edge (320), a third trailing edge (322), and a fourth trailing edge (324). The third trailing edge (322) and the fourth trailing edge (324) cooperate to define a second open end (326). The first trailing edge plane (314) is parallel to the second leading edge (320) and offsets a constant non-zero distance downstream of the first trailing edge plane (314).

Classes IPC  ?

• F23R 3/18 - Moyens de stabilisation de la flamme, p. ex. accroche-flamme de postcombustion d'ensembles fonctionnels à propulsion par réaction
• F23R 3/34 - Alimentation de différentes zones de combustion

Abrégé

A nondestructive method for a volumetric examination of a blade root of a turbine blade while the turbine blade is installed in a turbine shaft of a steam turbine includes attaching a bracket to the turbine blade, the bracket conforming to the geometry of the turbine blade, positioning an ultrasonic phased array probe within a slot formed in the bracket to enable the probe to translate along the geometry of the turbine blade to a desired position for generation of a scan of a portion of the blade root, generating a scan of the desired position by directing ultrasonic waves via the ultrasonic phased array probe, and capturing reflected ultrasonic waves by a receiver to generate the scan and comparing the scan to a reference scan of the blade root to determine defects within the blade root.

Classes IPC  ?

• F01D 21/00 - Arrêt des "machines" ou machines motrices, p. ex. dispositifs d'urgenceDispositifs de régulation, de commande ou de sécurité non prévus ailleurs
• G01N 29/26 - Dispositions pour l'orientation ou le balayage
• G01N 29/22 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'emploi d'ondes ultrasonores, sonores ou infrasonoresVisualisation de l'intérieur d'objets par transmission d'ondes ultrasonores ou sonores à travers l'objet Détails
• G01N 29/04 - Analyse de solides
• G01B 21/22 - Dispositions pour la mesure ou leurs détails, où la technique de mesure n'est pas couverte par les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe, est non spécifiée ou est non significative pour mesurer des angles ou des conicitésDispositions pour la mesure ou leurs détails, où la technique de mesure n'est pas couverte par les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe, est non spécifiée ou est non significative pour tester l'alignement des axes

Abrégé

A combustor (120) includes a premixer fuel injector (212) that injects fuel into the combustor and ignites mixture of the fuel and compressed air to produce exhaust gas, a transition duct (210) through which the exhaust gas passes, a secondary fuel injector (222) disposed in an opening of the transition duct for providing further fuel to the exhaust gas, and a collar (400) fixedly coupled to the transition duct and positioned to surround the secondary fuel injector. The collar cooperates with the secondary fuel injector to define an upstream purge path disposed on an upstream side (408a)of the opening and a downstream purge path disposed on a downstream side (408b) of the opening by a flow direction of the exhaust gas that each provides a flow communication between an exterior of the transition duct and an interior of the transition duct. The upstream purge path has a larger flow area than the downstream purge path.

Classes IPC  ?

• F23R 3/06 - Disposition des ouvertures le long du tube à flamme
• F23R 3/34 - Alimentation de différentes zones de combustion
• F23R 3/28 - Chambres de combustion à combustion continue utilisant des combustibles liquides ou gazeux caractérisées par l'alimentation en combustible

Abrégé

A nondestructive method for a volumetric examination of a blade root of a turbine blade while the turbine blade is installed in a turbine shaft of a steam turbine includes attaching a bracket to the turbine blade, the bracket conforming to the geometry of the turbine blade, positioning an ultrasonic phased array probe within a slot formed in the bracket to enable the probe to translate along the geometry of the turbine blade to a desired position for generation of a scan of a portion of the blade root, generating a scan of the desired position by directing ultrasonic waves via the ultrasonic phased array probe, and capturing reflected ultrasonic waves by a receiver to generate the scan and comparing the scan to a reference scan of the blade root to determine defects within the blade root.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01N 29/22 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'emploi d'ondes ultrasonores, sonores ou infrasonoresVisualisation de l'intérieur d'objets par transmission d'ondes ultrasonores ou sonores à travers l'objet Détails
• G01N 29/265 - Dispositions pour l'orientation ou le balayage en déplaçant le capteur par rapport à un matériau fixe
• G01N 29/04 - Analyse de solides
• G01N 29/26 - Dispositions pour l'orientation ou le balayage

Abrégé

A power plant is provided including a heat recovery steam generator positioned to receive a flow of an exhaust gas and having a heating surface, an exhaust gas recirculation line branching off at an extraction point within the heat recovery steam generator and opening into the heat recovery steam generator at an injection point upstream of the extraction point within the heat recovery steam generator, a thermal storage system arranged between the extraction point and the injection point in the exhaust gas recirculation line wherein the thermal energy storage system stores thermal energy, and a blower arranged in the exhaust gas recirculation line to push air or exhaust gas through the thermal energy storage system.

Classes IPC  ?

• F02C 6/14 - Ensembles fonctionnels de turbines à gaz comportant des moyens pour emmagasiner l'énergie, p. ex. pour faire face à des pointes de charge
• F02C 6/18 - Utilisation de la chaleur perdue dans les ensembles fonctionnels de turbines à gaz à l'extérieur des ensembles eux-mêmes, p. ex. ensembles fonctionnels de chauffage à turbine à gaz
• F22B 1/18 - Méthodes de production de vapeur caractérisées par le genre de chauffage par exploitation de l'énergie thermique contenue dans une source chaude la source chaude étant un gaz chaud, p. ex. des gaz d'évacuation tels que les gaz d'échappement de moteurs à combustion interne
• F01K 7/06 - Ensembles fonctionnels de machines à vapeur caractérisés par l'emploi de types particuliers de machines motricesEnsembles fonctionnels ou machines motrices caractérisés par un circuit de vapeur, un cycle de fonctionnement ou des phases particuliersDispositifs de commande spécialement adaptés à ces systèmes, cycles ou phasesUtilisation de la vapeur soutirée ou de la vapeur d'évacuation pour le réchauffage de l'eau d'alimentation les machines motrices étant du type à pressions d'entrée multiples
• F01K 23/10 - Ensembles fonctionnels caractérisés par plus d'une machine motrice fournissant de l'énergie à l'extérieur de l'ensemble, ces machines motrices étant entraînées par des fluides différents les cycles de ces machines motrices étant couplés thermiquement la chaleur de combustion provenant de l'un des cycles chauffant le fluide dans un autre cycle le fluide à la sortie de l'un des cycles chauffant le fluide dans un autre cycle

Abrégé

A method of determining the location and size of a crack in a blade includes measuring a time of arrival of a tip of the blade at an angular position in a rotation, using the time of arrival to calculate a displacement of the tip of the blade, and using the displacements to calculate a first vibration condition and a second vibration condition for the blade. The method also includes comparing the first vibration condition and the second vibration condition for the blade to a predetermined baseline first vibration condition and a predetermined baseline second vibration condition for the blade to determine a change in the first vibration condition and a change in the second vibration condition, and using the magnitude of the change in the second vibration condition relative to the change in the first vibration condition to determine the likely location of the crack and using the magnitude of the change in the first vibration condition and the change in the second vibration condition to determine the size of the crack.

Classes IPC  ?

• F01D 21/00 - Arrêt des "machines" ou machines motrices, p. ex. dispositifs d'urgenceDispositifs de régulation, de commande ou de sécurité non prévus ailleurs
• G01M 15/14 - Test des moteurs à turbine à gaz ou des moteurs de propulsion par réaction

Abrégé

A reciprocating compressor includes a compressor cylinder defining a cylinder wall, a valve bore formed in the cylinder wall, and a compressor valve assembly arranged in the compressor cylinder. The compressor valve assembly includes a valve liner having a liner body and a liner flange disposed at an end of the liner body. The liner body is disposed in the valve bore. The liner flange is positioned in contact with the compressor cylinder. A valve seat is coupled to an inner surface of the liner body. The valve seat has a seating surface formed at an end of the valve seat. A compressor valve is positioned on the seating surface of the valve seat. A valve cage is positioned on the compressor valve. A valve cover is coupled to the valve cage to apply a bias force to retain the compressor valve on the seating surface of the valve seat.

Classes IPC  ?

• F04B 39/10 - Adaptation ou aménagement des organes de distribution
• F04B 5/02 - "Machines" ou pompes avec pistons à surfaces différentielles avec des pistons à double action
• F04B 39/12 - Carcasses d'enveloppeCylindresCulassesConnexions des tubulures pour fluide
• F04B 53/10 - ClapetsAgencement des clapets
• F04B 53/22 - Dispositions pour l'assemblage ou le démontage rapide

Abrégé

An inlet valve system (10), as may be used for a cylinder chamber (20) of a compressor, such as a reciprocating compressor, is disclosed. A plurality of inlet valves (250) is movable between an open position and a closed position. The plurality of inlet valves is arranged between an unloader chamber (120) and a cylinder chamber (20) of the compressor. A control valve (270, 270′) is coupled to a controller (300) and is movable between a first position and a second position to close the inlet valves. A check valve (260, 260′) is movable between a first position and a second position to open the inlet valves. The check valve and the control valve are respectively fluidly coupled to a control chamber (252), which is decoupled from any pressure control external to cylinder chamber (20).

Classes IPC  ?

• F04B 53/10 - ClapetsAgencement des clapets
• F04B 49/22 - Commande des "machines", pompes ou installations de pompage ou mesures de sécurité les concernant non prévues dans les groupes ou présentant un intérêt autre que celui visé par ces groupes par clapets
• F04B 7/00 - "Machines" ou pompes à piston caractérisées par un entraînement desmodromique des organes du mécanisme de distribution

Abrégé

A method of determining a turbine inlet temperature for a gas turbine engine includes measuring pressure changes within a combustion section of the gas turbine engine during operation of the gas turbine engine to produce pressure versus time data, extracting a resonant frequency from the pressure versus time data, and calculating the turbine inlet temperature based solely on the resonant frequency.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01K 11/26 - Mesure de la température basée sur les variations physiques ou chimiques, n'entrant pas dans les groupes , , ou utilisant la mesure d'effets acoustiques de fréquences de résonance
• G01K 13/024 - Thermomètres spécialement adaptés à des fins spécifiques pour mesurer la température de fluides en mouvement ou de matériaux granulaires capables de s'écouler de gaz en mouvement

Abrégé

A wastewater filter includes a vessel having a bottom and a side wall that cooperate to define a filter space. A first filter media is positioned within the filter space to define a first media layer, and a second filter media different from the first filter media is positioned within the filter space above the first media layer to define a second media layer, the first media layer and the second media layer cooperating to define an interface plane. A draft tube is positioned within the second media layer and has a first end positioned a first non-zero distance above the interface plane, and a second end disposed a second non-zero distance from a top surface of the second media layer. A backwash fluid line is positioned to inject a backwash fluid into the first filter media, and a backwash gas line is positioned to inject a backwash gas into the draft tube.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 24/00 - Filtres à substance filtrante non agglomérée, c.-à-d. à substance filtrante sans aucun liant entre les particules ou les fibres individuelles qui la composent
• B01D 24/10 - Filtres à substance filtrante non agglomérée, c.-à-d. à substance filtrante sans aucun liant entre les particules ou les fibres individuelles qui la composent avec le lit filtrant stationnaire pendant la filtration la substance filtrante étant retenue dans un récipient fermé
• B01D 24/20 - Filtres à substance filtrante non agglomérée, c.-à-d. à substance filtrante sans aucun liant entre les particules ou les fibres individuelles qui la composent avec le lit filtrant stationnaire pendant la filtration la substance filtrante étant placée dans un récipient ouvert
• B01D 24/46 - Régénération de la substance filtrante dans le filtre
• B01D 24/48 - Filtres à substance filtrante non agglomérée, c.-à-d. à substance filtrante sans aucun liant entre les particules ou les fibres individuelles qui la composent combinés dans une même structure à des dispositifs de commande de la filtration

Abrégé

A weld filler is proposed which significantly improves the weldability of some nickel-based superalloys and includes the following constituents (in wt%): 14.6% - 15.6% chromium (Cr), 10.4% - 11.4% cobalt (Co) 4.6% - 5.0%, molybdenum (Mo), 4.4%-5.2% tungsten (W), 1.4%-1.8% tantalum (Ta), 3.0%-3.7% aluminum (Al), 0.7-1.3% titanium (Ti), 0.14% - 0.16% carbon (C), 0.0425-0.0575% zirconium, 0.7% - 1.2% hafnium (Hf), at most 0.15% iron, at most 0.1 % manganese, at most 0.1% silicon, at most 0.1% vanadium, at most 0.015% boron, trace elements, and remainder nickel.

Classes IPC  ?

• B23K 35/02 - Baguettes, électrodes, matériaux ou environnements utilisés pour le brasage, le soudage ou le découpage caractérisés par des propriétés mécaniques, p. ex. par la forme
• C22C 19/05 - Alliages à base de nickel ou de cobalt, seuls ou ensemble à base de nickel avec du chrome
• B23K 9/04 - Soudage pour d'autres buts que l'assemblage de pièces, p. ex. soudage de rechargement
• F01D 5/28 - Emploi de matériaux spécifiésMesures contre l'érosion ou la corrosion
• F01D 25/00 - Parties constitutives, détails ou accessoires non couverts dans les autres groupes ou d'un intérêt non traité dans ces groupes
• B23K 35/30 - Emploi de matériaux spécifiés pour le soudage ou le brasage dont le principal constituant fond à moins de 1550 C
• B23K 9/167 - Soudage ou découpage à l'arc utilisant des gaz de protection et une électrode non consommable
• B23K 101/00 - Objets fabriqués par brasage, soudage ou découpage

Abrégé

A power generation system includes a reactor operable to produce a flow of hydrogen and a flow of steam in response to the receipt of a flow of reactant mixture. A combustor is operable to produce a flow of combustion gas in response to the receipt of the flow of hydrogen and a first portion of the flow of steam, a turbine is operable to produce rotation of a first shaft in response to the receipt of the flow of combustion gas, and a steam turbine is operable to produce rotation of a second shaft in response to the receipt of a second portion of the flow of steam.

Classes IPC  ?

• F02C 3/22 - Ensembles fonctionnels de turbines à gaz caractérisés par l'utilisation de produits de combustion comme fluide de travail utilisant un combustible, un oxydant ou un fluide de dilution particulier pour produire les produits de combustion le combustible ou l'oxydant étant gazeux aux température et pression normales
• F01K 23/06 - Ensembles fonctionnels caractérisés par plus d'une machine motrice fournissant de l'énergie à l'extérieur de l'ensemble, ces machines motrices étant entraînées par des fluides différents les cycles de ces machines motrices étant couplés thermiquement la chaleur de combustion provenant de l'un des cycles chauffant le fluide dans un autre cycle
• F02C 3/30 - Addition d'eau, de vapeur ou d'autres fluides aux composants combustibles ou au fluide de travail avant l'échappement de la turbine
• F02C 6/00 - Ensembles fonctionnels multiples de turbines à gazCombinaisons d'ensembles fonctionnels de turbines à gaz avec d'autres appareilsAdaptations d'ensembles fonctionnels de turbines à gaz à des applications particulières
• F02C 7/16 - Refroidissement des ensembles fonctionnels caractérisé par l'agent refroidisseur

Abrégé

A nickel-based alloy is provided. The nickel-based alloy includes the following elements in a weight percentage, carbon (C): 0.05% – 0.09%, chromium (Cr): 9.6% – 10.5%, cobalt (Co): 14.7% - 15.3%, molybdenum (Mo): 2.8% – 3.2%, titanium (Ti): 3.8% – 4.2%, aluminum (Al): 5.3% – 5.8%, boron (B): 0.015%, zirconium (Zr): 0.004% – 0.006%, vanadium (V): 0.9% - 1.0%, hafnium (Hf): 0.5% - 2.0%, tantalum (Ta): max 0.14%, niobium (Nb): max 0.01%, silicon (Si): max 0.009%, magnesium (Mg): max 0.011%, tungsten (W): max 0.09%, and no rhenium (Re) or no ruthenium (Ru).

Classes IPC  ?

• C22C 1/04 - Fabrication des alliages non ferreux par métallurgie des poudres
• C22C 19/05 - Alliages à base de nickel ou de cobalt, seuls ou ensemble à base de nickel avec du chrome

Abrégé

A method to account for foreign material in a zone includes the steps of training an object detection model to identify an object using a set of database images of objects on a computer utilizing AI algorithms to create a trained object detection model, receiving an object in an area within a field of view of a camera, distinguishing whether the object is entering the foreign material zone or exiting the foreign material zone, and identifying the object using the trained object detection model. In response to the distinguishing step, the method includes storing the image in a log representing the objects in the foreign material exclusion zone in response to the object being identified by the AI-based trained object detection model when the object is entering he foreign material zone or removing the image from the log when the object is exiting the foreign material zone.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06T 7/00 - Analyse d'image
• G06F 16/51 - IndexationStructures de données à cet effetStructures de stockage
• G06F 16/583 - Recherche caractérisée par l’utilisation de métadonnées, p. ex. de métadonnées ne provenant pas du contenu ou de métadonnées générées manuellement utilisant des métadonnées provenant automatiquement du contenu
• G06T 7/11 - Découpage basé sur les zones
• G06V 20/50 - Contexte ou environnement de l’image

Abrégé

A generator rotor including a rotor shaft having a rotor slot includes a rotor winding at least partially disposed within the rotor slot and a wedge coupled to the rotor shaft and extending axially along the rotor shaft, the wedge positioned to inhibit radial movement of the rotor winding from the rotor slot. A seal member is coupled to the wedge and extends axially along the wedge. The seal member cooperates with the wedge and the rotor shaft to define a seal therebetween. The wedge, the seal member, and the rotor shaft cooperate to at least partially define an enclosed space operable to contain a high-pressure coolant.

Classes IPC  ?

• H02K 9/10 - Dispositions de refroidissement ou de ventilation par un agent de refroidissement gazeux circulant en circuit fermé, dont une partie est à l'extérieur de l'enveloppe de la machine
• H02K 1/32 - Parties tournantes du circuit magnétique avec des canaux ou des conduits pour l'écoulement d'un agent de refroidissement
• H02K 3/24 - Enroulements caractérisés par la configuration, la forme ou le genre de construction du conducteur, p. ex. avec des conducteurs en barre avec des canaux ou des conduits pour un agent de refroidissement entre les conducteurs
• H02K 3/487 - Dispositifs de fermeture d'encoche
• H02K 5/124 - Garniture d'étanchéité des arbres
• H02K 3/50 - Fixation des têtes de bobines, des connexions équipotentielles ou des connexions s'y raccordant
• H02K 3/51 - Fixation des têtes de bobines, des connexions équipotentielles ou des connexions s'y raccordant appropriée uniquement aux rotors
• H02K 3/44 - Protection contre l'humidité ou les agents chimiquesEnroulements spécialement adaptés à un fonctionnement dans un liquide ou un gaz

Abrégé

A power plant is operable to provide primary frequency control for a grid. The power plant includes a gas turbine operable to power a first generator that is synchronized to the power grid and to produce an exhaust gas, the gas turbine operated at a power level that defines a non-zero first MW margin and including a first control system having a first droop setting, and a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) operable to generate high pressure steam in response to the passage of the exhaust gas through the HRSG. A steam turbine is operable to power a second generator that is synchronized to the power grid, the steam turbine is operated at a power level that defines a non-zero second MW margin and includes a second control system having a second droop setting, the second droop setting set to a value based at least in part on the second MW margin. The first control system calculates the first droop setting based at least in part on the first MW margin, the second droop setting, the second MW margin, and a regional required total droop for the combination of the gas turbine and the steam turbine.

Classes IPC  ?

• F01K 23/10 - Ensembles fonctionnels caractérisés par plus d'une machine motrice fournissant de l'énergie à l'extérieur de l'ensemble, ces machines motrices étant entraînées par des fluides différents les cycles de ces machines motrices étant couplés thermiquement la chaleur de combustion provenant de l'un des cycles chauffant le fluide dans un autre cycle le fluide à la sortie de l'un des cycles chauffant le fluide dans un autre cycle
• F02C 6/18 - Utilisation de la chaleur perdue dans les ensembles fonctionnels de turbines à gaz à l'extérieur des ensembles eux-mêmes, p. ex. ensembles fonctionnels de chauffage à turbine à gaz
• H02J 3/24 - Dispositions pour empêcher ou réduire les oscillations de puissance dans les réseaux
• H02J 3/40 - Synchronisation d'un générateur pour sa connexion à un réseau ou à un autre générateur