公开(公告)号：US11555455B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-17

申请号：US16783512

申请日：2020-02-06

Applicant: United Technologies Corporation

Inventor： Timothy J. Crowley ,  Sorin Bengea ,  Manuj Dhingra ,  David Gelwan ,  Kevin Hendricks ,  Joshua Adams ,  Martin Richard Amari ,  Richard P. Meisner ,  David Lei Ma

IPC: F02C9/00 ,  B64D27/02

Abstract: A hybrid electric propulsion system includes a gas turbine engine having at least one compressor section and at least one turbine section operably coupled to a shaft. The hybrid electric propulsion system includes an electric motor configured to augment rotational power of the shaft of the gas turbine engine. A controller is operable to determine an estimate of hybrid electric propulsion system parameters based on a composite system model and sensor data, determine a model predictive control state and a prediction based on the hybrid electric propulsion system parameters and the composite system model, determine a model predictive control optimization for a plurality of hybrid electric system control effectors based on the model predictive control state and the prediction using a plurality of reduced-order partitions of the composite system model, and actuate the hybrid electric system control effectors based on the model predictive control optimization.

公开(公告)号：US20200347787A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-05

申请号：US16783512

申请日：2020-02-06

Applicant: United Technologies Corporation

Inventor： Timothy J. Crowley ,  Sorin Bengea ,  Manuj Dhingra ,  David Gelwan ,  Kevin Hendricks ,  Joshua Adams ,  Martin Richard Amari ,  Richard P. Meisner ,  David Lei Ma

IPC: F02C9/00 ,  B64D27/02

Abstract: A hybrid electric propulsion system includes a gas turbine engine having at least one compressor section and at least one turbine section operably coupled to a shaft. The hybrid electric propulsion system includes an electric motor configured to augment rotational power of the shaft of the gas turbine engine. A controller is operable to determine an estimate of hybrid electric propulsion system parameters based on a composite system model and sensor data, determine a model predictive control state and a prediction based on the hybrid electric propulsion system parameters and the composite system model, determine a model predictive control optimization for a plurality of hybrid electric system control effectors based on the model predictive control state and the prediction using a plurality of reduced-order partitions of the composite system model, and actuate the hybrid electric system control effectors based on the model predictive control optimization.

公开(公告)号：US20200123927A1

公开(公告)日：2020-04-23

申请号：US16163292

申请日：2018-10-17

Applicant: United Technologies Corporation

Inventor： Martin Richard Amari ,  Joshua Adams ,  Manuj Dhingra ,  Timothy J. Crowley ,  Andrew B. Thompson ,  Timothy J. Gaudet ,  Richard P. Meisner

IPC: F01D25/00 ,  G05B13/04

Abstract: A system for controlling a plurality of hydraulic effectors operably connected to an engine to control engine parameters. The system also includes a plurality of sensors operably connected to measure a state or parameter of each effector, a pump configured to supply fluid to the plurality of effectors, and a controller operably connected to the plurality of sensors, the plurality of effectors, and the pump. The controller executes a method for an adaptive model-based control for controlling each effector, The method includes receiving a request indicative of a desired state for each effector, receiving a weighting associated each request, obtaining information about a current state of each effector, and updating an adaptive model based control (MBC) based upon the information. The method also includes generating a control command for an effector based upon the adaptive MBC and commanding the effector based upon the control command.

公开(公告)号：US09878692B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-30

申请号：US15262925

申请日：2016-09-12

Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Inventor： Chaohong Cai ,  Joshua Adams ,  Richard P. Meisner

IPC: G06F19/00 ,  B60T7/12

CPC classification number: B60T7/12 ,  F01D17/00 ,  F02C9/00 ,  F02C9/52 ,  F02C9/54 ,  F04D27/0261 ,  F05D2260/80 ,  F05D2260/81 ,  F05D2260/83 ,  F05D2270/301 ,  F05D2270/303 ,  F05D2270/304 ,  F05D2270/334 ,  F05D2270/44 ,  G06F19/00

Abstract: A control system for a gas turbine engine, a method for controlling a gas turbine engine, and a gas turbine engine are disclosed. The control system may include a hybrid model predictive control (HMPC) module, the HMPC module receiving power goals and operability limits and determining a multi-variable control command for the gas turbine engine, the multi-variable control command determined using the power goals, the operability limits, actuator goals, sensor signals, and synthesis signals. The control system may further include system sensors for determining the sensor signals and a non-linear engine model for estimating corrected speed signals and synthesis signals using the sensor signals, the synthesis signals including an estimated stall margin remaining. The control system may further include a goal generation module for determining actuator goals for the HMPC module using the corrected speed signals and an actuator for controlling the gas turbine engine based on the multivariable control command.

公开(公告)号：US09441547B2

公开(公告)日：2016-09-13

申请号：US14623063

申请日：2015-02-16

Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Inventor： Chaohong Cai ,  Joshua Adams ,  Richard P. Meisner

IPC: G06F19/00 ,  G05D17/00 ,  F02C9/00 ,  F01D17/00 ,  F02C9/52 ,  F02C9/54

CPC classification number: B60T7/12 ,  F01D17/00 ,  F02C9/00 ,  F02C9/52 ,  F02C9/54 ,  F04D27/0261 ,  F05D2260/80 ,  F05D2260/81 ,  F05D2260/83 ,  F05D2270/301 ,  F05D2270/303 ,  F05D2270/304 ,  F05D2270/334 ,  F05D2270/44 ,  G06F19/00

Abstract: A control system for a gas turbine engine, a method for controlling a gas turbine engine, and a gas turbine engine are disclosed. The control system may include a hybrid model predictive control (HMPC) module, the HMPC module receiving power goals and operability limits and determining a multi-variable control command for the gas turbine engine, the multi-variable control command determined using the power goals, the operability limits, actuator goals, sensor signals, and synthesis signals. The control system may further include system sensors for determining the sensor signals and a non-linear engine model for estimating corrected speed signals and synthesis signals using the sensor signals, the synthesis signals including an estimated stall margin remaining. The control system may further include a goal generation module for determining actuator goals for the HMPC module using the corrected speed signals and an actuator for controlling the gas turbine engine based on the multivariable control command.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种燃气轮机的控制系统，燃气轮机的控制方法和燃气轮机。 控制系统可以包括混合模型预测控制（HMPC）模块，HMPC模块接收功率目标和可操作性限制，并且确定用于燃气涡轮发动机的多变量控制命令，使用功率目标确定的多变量控制命令， 可操作性限制，执行器目标，传感器信号和合成信号。 控制系统还可以包括用于确定传感器信号的系统传感器和用于使用传感器信号估计校正的速度信号和合成信号的非线性发动机模型，所述合成信号包括剩余的估计失速余量。 控制系统还可以包括目标产生模块，用于使用校正的速度信号确定HMPC模块的致动器目标，以及基于多变量控制命令来控制燃气涡轮发动机的致动器。