Device of a turbomachine for actuating a setting device and turbomachine with such a device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10428678-B2
Application number	US-201715673102-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 9, 2017
Priority date	Aug 11, 2016
Publication date	Oct 1, 2019
Grant date	Oct 1, 2019

Abstract

A device of a turbomachine actuates a setting device to vary a flow cross-section of a flow channel of the turbomachine passable by a fluid flow. The device includes a displacement mechanism having an adjustable actuation appliance and couplable with the setting device, and a drive device for displacing the actuation appliance. The displacement mechanism has a centrifugal force appliance displaceable between a basic position and a maximally displaced working position depending on a number of revolutions of the drive device, wherein the actuation appliance is displaceable depending on the position of the centrifugal force appliance with respect to the drive device. A reset device applies a force to the centrifugal force appliance by which the centrifugal force appliance is pressed in the direction of its basic position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A device for actuating a setting device for varying a flow cross-section of a flow channel of a turbomachine, comprising:
a displacement mechanism including a centrifugal force appliance and an adjustable actuation appliance that is connected between the centrifugal force appliance and the setting device,
a drive device including a rotational portion operatively connected to the centrifugal force appliance for rotationally driving the centrifugal force appliance at a rotational speed independently of a rotational speed of the turbomachine,
wherein the centrifugal force appliance is displaceable between a basic position and a maximally displaced working position depending on the rotational speed of the rotational portion,
wherein displacement of the centrifugal force appliance causes displacement of the actuation appliance and the setting device,
a reset device configured to apply a biasing force to the centrifugal force appliance, by which the centrifugal force appliance is biased in a direction of the basic position,
wherein the biasing force causes the centrifugal force appliance to return to the basic position upon a failure of the drive device and thereby move the setting device to a safe position corresponding to the basic position.

2. The device according to claim 1 , and further comprising a lever mechanism coupled between the actuation appliance and the setting device.

3. The device according to claim 1 , and further comprising a rack and pinion drive coupled between the actuation appliance and the setting device.

4. A turbomachine with a flow channel having a flow cross-section through which a fluid can flow, comprising:
the device and setting device according to claim 1 .

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the drive device includes an electric motor.

6. The device according to claim 1 , and further comprising a sensor appliance for determining an axial position of the actuation appliances.

7. The device according to claim 6 , wherein the sensor appliance includes a linear variable differential transformer.

8. The device according to claim 6 , and further comprising a control appliance configured for actuating the drive device, wherein the control appliance is connected to the sensor appliance and configured for actuating the drive device based on a comparison of a predefined position of the actuation appliance to a position of the actuation appliance as determined by the sensor appliance.

9. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the centrifugal force appliance is mounted to be axially fixated and rotatable with respect to the actuation appliance in a first area, and to be axially displaceable and rotatable with respect to the actuation appliance in a second area, wherein the first area and the second area are connected to each other by at least one connecting appliance that includes two levers.

10. The device according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one connecting appliance includes two connecting appliances that each include two levers.

11. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the reset device includes a spring.

12. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the spring acts on both the first area and the second area of the centrifugal force appliance.

13. The device according to claim 12 , wherein the drive device includes an electric motor.

14. The device according to claim 13 , wherein the drive device is connected to at least one chosen from the first area and the second area in a torque-proof manner.

15. The device according to claim 14 , wherein the rotational portion includes a drive shaft that is embodied as a hollow shaft and that is connected to the at least one chosen from the first area and the second area in the torque-proof manner and circumferentially surrounds the actuation appliance at least in an area of the centrifugal force appliance.

16. The device according to claim 15 , wherein the actuation appliance includes a shaft, at least in certain sections.

17. The device according to claim 16 , wherein the setting element includes a control valve.

Assignees

• Rolls Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co Kg

Inventors

• Todorovic Predrag

Classifications

• F16H19/04

  comprising a rack · CPC title

• F05D2260/57

  using servos, independent actuators, etc. · CPC title

• F05D2270/66

  Mechanical actuators (F05D2270/62 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16H33/20

  for interconversion, based essentially on inertia, of rotary motion and reciprocating or oscillating motion · CPC title

• F01D17/10 Primary

  Final actuators (valves in general F16K {; blades with variable camber F01D5/148}) · CPC title