Pre-filtration bypass for gas turbine inlet filter house
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJianmin Zhang, Brad Aaron Kippel
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Abstract
An inlet filter house is provided for use with a turbine engine including an inlet duct. The inlet filter house is coupled to the inlet duct and includes an inlet hood including a filter assembly selectively positionable between an operating position and a bypass position. An actuating assembly is coupled to the filter assembly to selectively position the filter assembly. A sensor is configured to detect at least one operating parameter. A controller is coupled to the sensor for actuating the actuating assembly based on the at least one operating parameter.
Claims20
A method for assembling an inlet filter house for use with a turbine engine, said method comprising:
- coupling an inlet hood within an inlet of the turbine engine, wherein the inlet hood includes a filter assembly that is selectively positionable between an operating position and a bypass position;
- coupling an actuating assembly to the filter assembly to selectively position the filter assembly;
- coupling at least one sensor to detect at least one operating parameter within the turbine engine;
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- coupling a controller to the sensor to selectively actuate the actuating assembly based on the at least one operating parameter.
An inlet filter house for use with a turbine engine, said inlet filter house comprising:
- an inlet hood comprising a filter assembly selectively positionable between an operating position and a bypass position;
- an actuating assembly coupled to said filter assembly to selectively position the filter assembly;
- a sensor configured to detect at least one operating parameter;
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- a controller coupled to said sensor for actuating said actuating assembly based on the at least one operating parameter.
A turbine engine comprising:
- an inlet duct;
- an inlet filter house coupled to said inlet duct, said inlet filter house comprising a filter assembly selectively positionable between an operating position and a bypass position;
- an actuating assembly coupled to said filter assembly to selectively position said filter assembly;
- a sensor configured to detect at least one operating parameter;
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- a controller coupled to said sensor for actuating said actuating assembly based on the at least one operating parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.