Method to operate a
combustor (CB) of a gas
turbine (GT), wherein the gas
turbine (GT) comprises a compressor (CO) said combustors (CB) and the
turbine (TB) and at least two temper- ature measurements (TN1, …, TNX, …, TNY, …, TNN) downstream said
combustor (CB) to measure a respective
combustion gas (CG) temperature, wherein said compressor (CO) delivers an
oxygen containing gas (OCG) to said
combustor (CB), wherein said combustor (CB) comprises at least two burners (B1, …, B2) and at least one main
combustion chamber (MCC) downstream said burners (B1, …, B2), wherein at least two of said burners (B1, …, B2) join commonly into said at least one main
combustion chamber (MCC) to generate said combustion gas (CG) from burning fuel (F) and said
oxygen containing gas (OCG), wherein one extraction (EX) is provided to tap off at least a portion of the
oxygen containing gas (OSG) downstream said compressor (CO) and upstream of said combustors (CB), wherein said extraction (EX) comprises a valve (BV) to control the portion of the oxygen containing gas (OSG) to be tapped off. To reduce emissions it is proposed that said method comprises the steps of: - monitoring the combustion gas temperature by said tem- perature measurements (TN1, …, TNX, …, TNY, …, TNN) at different locations at respectively equal flow-distances to the burner of the combustion gas (CG), - comparing said temperature measurements (TN1, …, TNX, …, TNY, …, TNN), opening said valve (BV) or increasing the opening position of said valve (BV) when said comparison reveals that a difference between said temperature measurements exceeds a
temperature difference threshold ∆T1.