Method and apparatus for determining the individual manipulated variables of an internal combustion engine, and in particular of a gas turbine

Claim 1

A method for determining the individual input variables of an internal combustion engine such as a gas turbine or the like, derived from given and measured operating characteristics such as rpm and temperature in a computer having a timing control, a multiplex means for preparing at least some of said input variables, a feedback control program, a data detection program and a data output program, and an output memory having means for delivering data to indicating means and final control means for said engine, comprising the steps of generating control data by repetitively operating said control program from beginning to end to beginning, operating at predetermined times alternatively with said control program said data detection program and said data output program, interrupting said control program at predetermined fixed times, wherein said timing control operates said data detection program and said data output program when said control program is interrupted, and feeding the output signals from said data output program in a time-controlled manner to said output memory.

Claim 2

A method for determining the individual input variables of an internal combustion engine such as a gas turbine or the like, derived from given and measured operating characteristics such as rpm and temperature in a computer having a timing control, a multiplex means for preparing at least some of said input variables, a feedback control program, a data detection program and a data output program, and an output memory having means for delivering data to indicating means and final control means for said engine, comprising the steps of generating control data by repetitively operating said control program from beginning to end to beginning, operating at predetermined times alternatively with said control program said data detection program and said data output program, interrupting said control program at predetermined fixed times, wherein said timing control operates said data detection program and said data output program when said control program is interrupted, and feeding the output signals from said data output program in a time-controlled manner to said output memory.

Claim 3

An apparatus for determining the individual input variables of an internal combustion engine, such as a gas turbine or the like, derived from given and measures operating characteristics such as rpm and temperature, in a computer having a timing control, a multiplex means for preparing at least some of said input variables, a feedback control program, a data detection and a data output program, said programs being operated in alternation, and said computer comprising a controller having an arithmetic unit, a program memory and a time control device; at least one input memory means for input data, and at least one output memory means for output data, said output memory means having means for delivering said output data to at least one of an indicating means and a final control means for said engine, and said input memory means and said output memory means being associated with said arithmetic unit, wherein the time control device interrupts the control program at particular fixed times and said timing control switches the computer over to the data detection and data output program during which input variables are written into said at least one input memory means and output variables are read out of said at least one output memory means.

Claim 4

An apparatus for determining the individual input variables of an internal combustion engine, such as a gas turbine or the like, derived from given and measures operating characteristics such as rpm and temperature, in a computer having a timing control, a multiplex means for preparing at least some of said input variables, a feedback control program, a data detection and a data output program, said programs being operated in alternation, and said computer comprising a controller having an arithmetic unit, a program memory and a time control device; at least one input memory means for input data, and at least one output memory means for output data, said output memory means having means for delivering said output data to at least one of an indicating means and a final control means for said engine, and said input memory means and said output memory means being associated with said arithmetic unit, wherein the time control device interrupts the control program at particular fixed times and said timing control switches the computer over to the data detection and data output program during which input variables are written into said at least one input memory means and output variables are read out of said at least one output memory means.

Claim 6

An apparatus for determining the individual input variables of an internal combustion engine, such as a gas turbine or the like, derived from given and measured operating characteristics such as rpm and temperature, in a computer having a time control device, a multiplex means for preparing at least some of said input variables, a feedback control program, a data detection and a data output program, said programs being operated in alternation, and said computer comprising a controller having an arithmetic unit, a program memory and a time control device; a least one input memory means for input data, and at least one output memory means for output data, said output memory means having means for delivering said output data to at least one of an indicating means and a final control means for said engine, said input memory means and said output memory means being associated with said arithmetic unit, wherein the time control device interrupts the control program at particular fixed times and switches the computer over to the data detection and data output program during which input variables are written into said at least one input memory means and output variables are read out of said at least one output memory means, and a monitoring apparatus arranged to receive certain of a number of operating characteristics of the internal combustion engine, said monitoring apparatus having means for providing an output signal for controlling an emergency operation.

Claim 7

An apparatus for determining the individual input variables of an internal combustion engine, such as a gas turbine or the like, derived from given and measured operating characteristics such as rpm and temperature, in a computer having a time control device, a multiplex means for preparing at least some of said input variables, a feedback control program, a data detection and a data output program, said programs being operated in alternation, and said computer comprising a controller having an arithmetic unit, a program memory and a time control device; a least one input memory means for input data, and at least one output memory means for output data, said output memory means having means for delivering said output data to at least one of an indicating means and a final control means for said engine, said input memory means and said output memory means being associated with said arithmetic unit, wherein the time control device interrupts the control program at particular fixed times and switches the computer over to the data detection and data output program during which input variables are written into said at least one input memory means and output variables are read out of said at least one output memory means, and a monitoring apparatus arranged to receive certain of a number of operating characteristics of the internal combustion engine, said monitoring apparatus having means for providing an output signal for controlling an emergency operation.