Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Regenerative thermodynamic power generation cycle systems, and methods for operating thereof
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Application No.: US14682421Application Date: 2015-04-09
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Publication No.: US09644502B2Publication Date: 2017-05-09
- Inventor: Andrew Maxwell Peter , Chiranjeev Singh Kalra , Douglas Carl Hofer
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Niskayuna
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Niskayuna
- Agent Jason K. Klindtworth
- Main IPC: F01K25/10
- IPC: F01K25/10 ; F02C1/10 ; F01K7/32 ; F04D25/04 ; F01K5/00

Abstract:
A regenerative closed loop thermodynamic power generation cycle system is presented. The system includes a high-pressure expander to deliver an exhaust stream. A conduit is fluidly coupled to the high-pressure expander, which is configured to split the exhaust stream from the high-pressure expander into a first exhaust stream and a second exhaust stream. The system further includes a first low-pressure expander and a second low-pressure expander. The first low-pressure expander is coupled to a pressurization device through a turbocompressor shaft, and fluidly coupled to receive the first exhaust stream. The second low-pressure expander is coupled to the high-pressure expander and an electrical generator through a turbogenerator shaft, and fluidly coupled to receive the second exhaust stream. A method for operating the regenerative closed loop thermodynamic power generation cycle system is also presented.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160298500A1 REGENERATIVE THERMODYNAMIC POWER GENERATION CYCLE SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THEREOF Public/Granted day:2016-10-13
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