Patent ID: 8555653

Claim:
A method of actively controlling a starting system during a starting process of the powerplant machine, the method comprising: determining a target range for a parameter, wherein the parameter is associated with an operation of a powerplant machine; determining a measured value of the parameter; determining a parameter difference, wherein the parameter difference is a difference between the target range and the measured value; and adjusting an operating schedule of the starting system based on the parameter difference; wherein the method adjusts an output of the starting system based on the parameter difference; and wherein the output contributes to the acceleration of the powerplant machine during a start-up process, wherein the powerplant machine comprises a turbomachine comprising a rotor, and wherein the starting system comprises a Load Commutated Inverter (LCI), and wherein the parameter comprises at least one of: an exhaust temperature, a firing temperature, an ambient condition, rotor speed, rotor acceleration, time, or a physical parameter of the turbomachine, and further, wherein: the step of determining a target range for a parameter comprises the steps of: selecting a first parameter related to the operation of the powerplant machine; selecting a second parameter related to the operation of the powerplant machine; and utilizing an algorithm, wherein the algorithm comprises a look-up table that receives real-time data on the first parameter to determine a value of the second parameter; wherein the value of the second parameter comprises the target range of the parameter.