Abstract:
ENGINE GOVERNOR MECHANISM ADAPTED TO PRODUCE A FUEL CONTROLLING GOVERNOR ERROR OUTPUT SIGNAL DERIVED FROM OPPOSING INPUT REFERENCE AND ENGINE SPEED GENERATED FORCES AND PROVIDED WITH A FORCE PRODUCING FLUID PRESSURE RESPONSIVE MEMBER CONNECTED IN FORCE OPPOSING RELATIONSHIP TO THE INPUT REFERENCE FORCE AND RESPONSIVE TO A PRESSURIZED AND COMPRESSIBLE FLUID SIGNAL DERIVED FROM A SOURCE INCLUDING AN SACCUMULATOR WHICH SIGNAL IS CONTROLLED BY VALVE MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE GOVERNOR ERROR OUTPUT SIGNAL TO THEREBY PROVIDE A GOVERNOR FEEDBACK CONTROL CIRCUIT HAVING LAG-LEAD COMPENSATION. THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED GOVERNOR MECHANISM IS PARTICULARLY APPLICABLE TO USE WITH A GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING INDEPENDENTLY ROTATING GAS PRODUCER AND POWER OUTPUT TURBINES WHEREIN THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED GOVERNOR MECHANISM IS RESPONSIVE TO POWER TURBINE SPEED AND MAY FURTHER INCLUDE A SECOND GOVERNOR MECHANISM RESPONSIVE TO OPPOSING FORCES DERIVED FROM GAS PRODUCER TURBINE SPEED AND A REFERENCE FORCE MODIFIED BY A SECOND FORCE PRODUCING FLUID PRESSURE RESPONSIVE MEMBER RESPONSIVE TO A SECOND CONTROLLED FLUID PRESSURE CONTROLLED BY THE ABOVE-MENTIONED VALVE MEANS INDEPENDENTLY OF THE PRESSURIZED AND COMPRESSIBLE FLUID SIGNAL.
Abstract:
A combustion engine governor including a fluid servo operated differential area piston having one face vented to a controlled pressurized servo fluid and a second face of relatively smaller area vented to a regulated pressure fluid source via a fluid restriction. A servo valve responsive to a speed error input signal controls the pressure of the servo fluid and is further responsive to a fluid pressure differential generated across the fluid restriction which varies as a function of the rate of displacement of the piston. Variable volume chambers separated by a resiliently loaded fluid pressure responsive movable wall have fluid connections to opposite sides of the fluid restriction and the movable wall responds to pressure actuations thereacross to effect a predetermined lag in the pressure differential generated across the fluid restriction.