ROBERT TOMLIN WHITE
Pilots at Isthmus Ct, San Diego, CA

5172543, Dec 22, 1992

Dec 26, 1990

7/633794

Robert C. White - San Diego CA

Sundstrand Corporation - Rockford IL

F02C 726, F02G 300

60 3902

A starting system (10) for a gas turbine (24) in accordance with the invention includes an electric motor (14); and a clutch (20) having an input (18) for receiving torque from the electric motor when the electric motor is activated during starting of the turbine and an output (22) for rotating the gas turbine during starting of the turbine, the clutch having a torque transfer characteristic between the input and the output with no torque being transferred when a rotational speed of the input is below a set speed which is a fraction of a speed at which the gas turbine is self-sustaining in producing output torque and transferring torque above the set speed between the input and output with the set speed being chosen with respect to a power output characteristic of the electric motor as a function of speed of the motor which produces acceleration of the motor to self-sustaining speed while minimizing energy required for starting.

8506259, Aug 13, 2013

Dec 23, 2010

12/977137

Rainer Kurz - San Diego CA, US
Robert C. White - San Diego CA, US

Solar Turbines Inc. - San Diego CA

F04B 41/06

417 3, 417 7, 13756529

A fluid compression system is disclosed. The fluid compression system may include a first compressor disposed in a first fluid conduit, a first valve disposed in the first fluid conduit upstream of the first compressor, a second valve disposed in the first fluid conduit downstream of the first compressor, a second compressor in fluid communication with the first compressor and configured to selectively pump fluid from the first compressor.

5069032, Dec 3, 1991

Mar 23, 1990

7/497700

Robert C. White - San Diego CA

Sundstrand Corporation - Rockford IL

F02C 7266

60 39141

A gas turbine ignition system (40) in accordance with the invention includes a power takeoff (42) coupled to the turbine for providing rotary power upon rotation of a rotor of the turbine; a clutch (48) having an input (46) coupled to the power takeoff and an output (50) which outputs torque applied to the input when the rotor is rotating at a velocity less than a velocity at which the turbine is self-sustaining and which does not output torque when the rotor is rotating at a velocity at least as great as the self-sustaining speed without control from an external source; a permanent magnet generator (52) coupled to the output for generating electrical power in response to the rotation of the rotor; and an ignition system (16) powered by the electrical power generated by the permanent magnet generator for producing ignition pulses coupled to a combustor within the turbine until the output of the clutch is disengaged from the input.