Method and system for gas compressor control
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsRyan Thomas Smith, Eshang Saini, James Zurlo
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Abstract
A method of controlling a gas compression system includes comparing an engine load of an engine of the gas compression system during operation to a load threshold and controlling a suction valve coupled to an intake of a reciprocating compressor. The suction valve is controlled based at least in part on the comparison of the engine load to the load threshold. Controlling the suction valve includes incrementing the suction valve toward a closed position to reduce flow of a gas into the intake when the engine load is greater than or equal to the load threshold.
Claims20
A method of controlling a gas compression system, comprising:
- comparing an engine load of an engine of the gas compression system during operation to a load threshold;
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- controlling a suction valve coupled to an intake of a reciprocating compressor based at least in part on the comparison of the engine load to the load threshold, wherein controlling the suction valve comprises:
- incrementing the suction valve toward a closed position to reduce flow of a gas into the intake when the engine load is greater than or equal to the load threshold.
A system comprising:
- a controller configured to control a suction valve coupled to an intake of a reciprocating compressor based at least in part on one or more engine parameters of an engine configured to drive the reciprocating compressor.
A system comprising:
- an engine configured to drive a load, wherein the load comprises a reciprocating compressor;
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- a suction valve coupled to an intake of the reciprocating compressor, wherein the suction valve is controlled based at least in part on a comparison of the load on the engine to a load threshold, wherein the suction valve is controlled to increment toward a closed position to reduce flow of a gas into the intake when the load on the engine is greater than or equal to a load threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.