Patent Document ID: 9605559
Application ID: 14611957
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A system, comprising: a memory storing a turbomachinery degradation model configured to model degradation of a turbine system over time; and a controller communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to derive a turbomachinery wash timing based on at least one input signal from the turbine system and the turbomachinery degradation model, wherein the turbomachinery degradation model is configured to derive a desired wash point by estimating a modeled power of the turbine system, a modeled heat rate of the turbine system, or both, and wherein the controller is configured to use the desired wash point to determine a time for washing components of the turbine system and control the turbine system to operate in a clean mode by controlling an injection of water into the turbine system when the time for washing the components of the turbine system is surpassed, wherein the controller is configured to derive the desired wash point by measuring when a sustained power output of the turbine system no longer maintains a constant output.