Reheating of a working fluid within a turbine system for power generation

    公开(公告)号:US10605122B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-31

    申请号:US15553296

    申请日:2016-02-26

    IPC分类号: F01K5/02 F01K7/22

    摘要: An in-situ incremental reheating system configured to increase steam temperature and thermodynamic efficiencies of a steam turbine is disclosed. The system includes a pump; a radiant heater; piping inter-connecting the pump, radiant heater and steam turbine to create a flow circuit; and a heat transfer material configured to flow through the flow circuit and transfer heat directly to steam used in the steam turbine. The pump moves the heat transfer material through the flow circuit and the radiant heater regenerates the heat transfer material after the heat transfer material transfers heat to the steam.

    Apparatus and Method for Controlling a Gas Stream Temperature or Rate of Temperature Change

    公开(公告)号:US20200072089A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-05

    申请号:US16121468

    申请日:2018-09-04

    IPC分类号: F01K23/10 F02C7/18

    摘要: The invention provides various designs of an apparatus and method for attemperating a gas stream temperature. The apparatus of the present invention provides a body through which a gas stream passes that permits, as desired, a second gas, such as gas outside of the gas duct or such as ambient air, to be added to the main gas stream to attemperate the temperature of the main gas stream. The body or device may be referred to as a variable eductor having a plurality of openings through which a second gas may pass into the main gas stream. The openings may be opened or closed, and the variable eductor provides control over which openings and the degree to which each opening is opened. In some designs the variable eductor is inserted between two portions of a gas duct. The variable eductor has widespread application, such as downstream of a gas turbine to attemperate the exhaust gas temperature during startup.

    Sensor to monitor health of metal oxide arresters

    公开(公告)号:US10209293B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-19

    申请号:US15646519

    申请日:2017-07-11

    摘要: A sensor to monitor health of surge arresters such as metal oxide arresters is disclosed. The sensor including a housing; a sensor assembly contained in the housing, and a voltage measurement strap extending around a periphery of the housing. The voltage measurement strap being electrically connected to the electronics board and configured to measure voltage using electric field. The sensor assembly including: an electronics board to receive, transmit, process, and store signals; a Rogowski coil electrically connected to the electronics board to measure surge currents diverted by the surge arrestor; and a current transformer electrically connected to the electronics board to measure leakage current.