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US 10,184,397 B2Granted
Systems and methods for a mobile power plant with improved mobility and reduced trailer count
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsKenneth Robert Austin, Vineet Sethi, Raymond Kalok Fong, Jose Emmanuel Guillen, Robert Allen Baten, Donald Gordon Laing
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Abstract
A system includes a first mobile body configured to support a turbine engine and an air intake section coupled to the turbine engine. The system also includes a second mobile body configured to support a generator. The first and second mobile bodies are configured to guide a removable coupling between the turbine engine and the generator. The system also includes a third mobile body configured to support one or more partially assembled components associated with the turbine engine and the generator.
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A system, comprising:
- a mobile turbine generator system, comprising:
- a first mobile body supporting a turbine engine and an air intake section coupled to the turbine engine horizontally adjacent the turbine engine, wherein the air intake section comprises a silencer in line with a shaft of the turbine engine, and the first mobile body has one or more first wheels;
- a second mobile body supporting a generator, wherein the first and second mobile bodies are configured to align a removable coupling between the turbine engine and the generator, wherein the second mobile body has one or more second wheels;
- and
- a third mobile body supporting one or more partially assembled components associated with the turbine engine and the generator, wherein the third mobile body has one or more third wheels, and the one or more partially assembled components are configured to be moved from the third mobile body to at least one of the first or second mobile bodies prior to operation of the mobile turbine generator system.
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A system, comprising:
- a mobile turbine generator system, comprising:
- a first mobile body supporting a turbine engine, wherein the first mobile body has one or more first wheels;
- a second mobile body supporting a generator, wherein the second mobile body has one or more second wheels, and the first and second mobile bodies are configured to align a removable coupling between the turbine engine and the generator;
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- a third mobile body supporting an exhaust stack, wherein the third mobile body has one or more third wheels, and the exhaust stack is configured to be moved from the third mobile body to the first or second mobile body prior to operation of the mobile turbine generator system.
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A method, comprising:
- transporting, via a first mobile body, a turbine engine and an air intake section mounted to the first mobile body horizontally adjacent the turbine engine, wherein the air intake section comprises a silencer, and the first mobile body has one or more first wheels;
- transporting, via a second mobile body, a generator mounted to the second mobile body and configured to removably couple with the turbine engine, wherein the second mobile body has one or more second wheels;
- transporting, via a third mobile body, one or more partially assembled components associated with the turbine engine and the generator, wherein the one or more partially assembled components comprise an exhaust stack;
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- transferring, via a transfer mechanism disposed on the third mobile body, the one or more partially assembled components from the third mobile body to the first mobile body or the second mobile body, wherein transferring comprises moving the exhaust stack to a mounting position vertically above an enclosure that houses the turbine engine, wherein transferring occurs after transporting via the first, second, and third mobile bodies and prior to operation of a mobile turbine generator system having at least the first and second mobile bodies coupled together, wherein the third mobile body has one or more third wheels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.