Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Power generation system having compressor creating excess air flow and turbo-expander using same
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Application No.: US14662851Application Date: 2015-03-19
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Publication No.: US10024197B2Publication Date: 2018-07-17
- Inventor: Sanji Ekanayake , Kihyung Kim , Alston Ilford Scipio , Leslie Yung Min Tong , Michael Wesley Yarnold
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Hoffman Warnick
- Agent Ernest G. Cusick
- Main IPC: F01K23/10
- IPC: F01K23/10 ; F02C9/52 ; F02C6/18 ; F02C6/02 ; F02C6/00 ; F02C3/10 ; F02C3/13 ; F02C3/32 ; F02C6/08 ; F02C9/18 ; F02C3/04

Abstract:
A power generation system may include a generator, and a gas turbine system for powering the generator, the gas turbine system including a turbine component, an integral compressor and a combustor to which air from the integral compressor and fuel are supplied, the combustor arranged to supply hot combustion gases to the turbine component, and the integral compressor having a flow capacity greater than an intake capacity of at least one of the combustor and the turbine component, creating an excess air flow. A turbo-expander may also power the generator. A first control valve control flow of the excess air flow along an excess air flow path to an inlet of the turbo-expander. An educator may be positioned in the excess air flow path for using the excess air flow as a motive force to augment the excess air flow with additional air. A discharge of the turbo-expander is supplied to an inlet of the integral compressor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160273404A1 POWER GENERATION SYSTEM HAVING COMPRESSOR CREATING EXCESS AIR FLOW AND TURBO-EXPANDER USING SAME Public/Granted day:2016-09-22
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