ENGINE TYPE 4

LEANOX SYSTEM

narendra PT NAVIGAT
 ENGINE TYPE 4
EMISSION VALUES.
EMISSION VALUES.: Air Fuel ratio versus NOx,
NOx, CO,NMHC

narendra PT NAVIGAT
 ENGINE TYPE 4

Leanox® controller
ƒ The operation of GE Jenbacher gas engines has been
optimised to ensure that lowest exhaust emission values
are achieved under full-load operation.
ƒ These optimised exhaust emissions can only be achieved
by operating lean-mix engines with the correct air excess
ratio λ (air ratio).
ƒ This principle exploits the direct link between NOx-
emissions and the air excess ratio to achieve minimum
exhaust emissions values.

narendra PT NAVIGAT
 ENGINE TYPE 4

LEANOX CONTROLLER SCHEMATIC

narendra PT NAVIGAT
 ENGINE TYPE 4

Leanox® controller
ƒ The patented LEANOX control system is based on the
linear relationship between the air excess ratio and the
quantities power, boost pressure and air-gas mixture
temperature.
ƒ A control system based on these principles has the great
advantage that all these quantities can be measured
easily and reliably, and that the air ratio λ can be
calculated exactly.
ƒ No measuring probes that could be subjected to ageing
are required in the exhaust system. In this way the
emissions targets can be met reliably.
narendra PT NAVIGAT
 ENGINE TYPE 4

LEANOX CONTROLLER SCHEMATIC

narendra PT NAVIGAT
 ENGINE TYPE 4

Leanox® controller
ƒ The task of the LEANOX controller is to calculate and set
the optimum boost pressure, based on the current power
output and the current air-gas mixture temperature.
ƒ The linear relationship between these quantities is
calculated automatically by dia.ne (SAM) after two of the
operating points have been stored to memory.
ƒ The LEANOX controller switches itself on automatically
once the actual power output exceeds a threshold value
(approx. 30% of the total power output). The program
provides four sets of parameters for different types of fuel
gas.
narendra PT NAVIGAT
 ENGINE TYPE 4

LEANOX CONTROLLER SCHEMATIC

narendra PT NAVIGAT
 ENGINE TYPE 4

Leanox® controller
ƒ The LEANOX controller is always active during grid
interconnection operation, but can also be switched on
during isolated operation (depending on the system-
specific design).
ƒ A PI-controller is used for the actual controlling. The
actuator is a stepper motor, and it adjusts the gas
aperture at the air-gas mixer to control the air ratio λ.

narendra PT NAVIGAT
 ENGINE TYPE 4

LEANOX CONTROLLER SCHEMATIC

narendra PT NAVIGAT