# US 10,309,259 B2 · CO2 power generation system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,309,259 B2 - Document ID: US10309259B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/348,660 - Filed: 2016-11-10 - Published: 2017-12-21 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2016-06-15 - Assignees: Doosan Heavy Industries Construction Co., Ltd - Applicants: Doosan Heavy Industries Construction Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Jeong Ho Hwang; Seung Gyu Kang; Eung Chan Lee - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10309259B2 ## CPC - F01K 3/20: with heating by combustion gases of main boiler - F01K 11/02: the engines being turbines - F02C 1/10: Closed cycles - F16T 1/00: Steam traps or like apparatus for draining-off liquids from enclosures predominantly containing gases or vapours, e.g. gas lines, steam lines, containers - F05D 2210/12: gaseous, i.e. compressible - F05D 2220/60: making use of surplus or waste energy - F01K: STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES (gas-turbine or jet-propulsion plants F02; nuclear power plants, engine arrangements therein G21D) - F02C: GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS (construction of turbines F01D; jet-propulsion plants F02K; construction of compressors or fans F04; generating combustion products of high pressure or high velocity F23R; using gas turbines in compression refrigeration plants F25B11/00) - F16T: STEAM TRAPS OR LIKE APPARATUS FOR DRAINING-OFF LIQUIDS FROM ENCLOSURES PREDOMINANTLY CONTAINING GASES OR VAPOURS - F05D: INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS ## Abstract A CO2 power generation system includes a furnace to burn fuel, a turbine operated by a working fluid supplied thereto, the working fluid being heated by heat generated in the furnace, a recuperator exchanging heat with the working fluid passing through the turbine, a cooler to cool the working fluid passing through the recuperator, and a compressor to compress the working fluid passing through the cooler, wherein the working fluid passing through the compressor is circulated to the furnace, and the working fluid is supercritical CO2. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A CO2 power generation system, comprising: a furnace that burns fuel; a turbine that is supplied with a working fluid of supercritical CO2 heated by heat generated in the furnace; a recuperator that exchanges heat with the working fluid passing through the turbine; a first separator provided at a rear of the turbine so as to branch the working fluid passing through the turbine into the recuperator and the furnace; a cooler that cools the working fluid passing through the recuperator; and a compressor that compresses the working fluid passing through the cooler, wherein the working fluid passing through the compressor is circulated to the furnace. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The CO2 power generation system according to claim 1, further comprising a first mixer provided at a front of the cooler that mixes the working fluid discharged after heating air introduced into the furnace with the working fluid cooled by the recuperator, and that supplies the mixed working fluid to the cooler; and a second separator provided at a discharge of the compressor that branches the working fluid passing through the compressor into the furnace and the recuperator. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The CO2 power generation system according to claim 2, wherein the working fluid branched to the furnace by the first separator is cooled after heating the air introduced into the furnace, and is transferred out of the furnace, the working fluid branched to the recuperator by the first separator is cooled by exchanging heat with a portion of the working fluid passing through the compressor, a portion of the working fluid branched by the second separator is heated by the working fluid branched from the recuperator by the first separator, and a remainder of the working fluid branched by the second separator is heated by depriving exhaust gas discharged from the furnace of heat. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The CO2 power generation system according to claim 3, wherein the furnace includes an economizer provided at a discharge end of the exhaust gas that recovers waste heat of the exhaust gas, a reheater provided above a combustor of the furnace that heats the working fluid, a superheater provided at an upper side of the furnace that heats the working fluid, and a second mixer provided at a rear end of the recuperator that mixes the working fluid passing through the economizer with the working fluid heated while passing through the recuperator via the second separator, the working fluid heated by depriving the exhaust gas of heat is heated by the economizer, and the working fluid passing through the reheater is heated by the superheater and is then circulated to the turbine. ### Claim 5 A CO2 power generation system, comprising: a furnace that burns fuel; a turbine that is supplied with a working fluid of supercritical CO2 heated by heat generated in the furnace; a recuperator that exchanges heat with the working fluid passing through the turbine; a first separator provided at a rear of the turbine that branches the working fluid passing through the turbine into the recuperator and the furnace; a cooler that cools the working fluid passing through the recuperator; and a compressor that compresses the working fluid passing through the cooler, wherein a cycle from the furnace to the compressor is a closed loop. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The CO2 power generation system according to claim 5, wherein the working fluid branched to the recuperator is cooled by exchanging heat with a portion of the working fluid passing through the compressor, and the working fluid branched to the furnace is cooled after heating air introduced into the furnace; and the first separator controls a flow rate of the working fluid such that a temperature of the working fluid passing through the recuperator after heat exchange of the working fluid is equal to a temperature of the working fluid after the working fluid heats the air introduced into the furnace. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The CO2 power generation system according to claim 6, further comprising a first mixer provided at a front of the cooler that mixes the working fluid discharged after heating the air introduced into the furnace with the working fluid cooled by the recuperator, and that supplies the mixed working fluid to the cooler; and a second separator provided at a discharge of the compressor that branches the working fluid passing through the compressor into the furnace and the recuperator, wherein a portion of the working fluid branched by the second separator is heated by the working fluid branched from the recuperator by the first separator, and a remainder of the working fluid branched by the second separator is heated by depriving exhaust gas discharged from the furnace of heat. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The CO2 power generation system according to claim 7, wherein the furnace includes an economizer provided at a discharge of the exhaust gas that recovers waste heat of the exhaust gas; a reheater provided above a combustor of the furnace that heats the working fluid; a superheater provided at an upper side of the furnace that heats the working fluid; and a second mixer provided at a rear of the recuperator that mixes the working fluid passing through the economizer with the working fluid heated while passing through the recuperator via the second separator. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The CO2 power generation system according to claim 8, wherein the working fluid heated by depriving the exhaust gas of heat is heated by the economizer; the second separator controls a flow rate of the working fluid such that a temperature of the working fluid after heat exchange of the working fluid in the recuperator via the second separator is equal to a temperature of the working fluid passing through the economizer; and the working fluid passing through the reheater is heated by the superheater and is then circulated to the turbine. ### Claim 10 A CO2 power generation system, comprising: a turbine that is operated by a working fluid of supercritical CO2; a recuperator that exchanges heat with the working fluid passing through the turbine; a cooler that cools the working fluid passing through the recuperator; a first compressor that compresses the working fluid passing through the cooler; a second compressor that compresses a portion of the working fluid passing through the recuperator; a separator provided at a rear of the recuperator that branches the working fluid passing through the turbine into the cooler and the second compressor; and a furnace into which the working fluid passing through the first and second compressors is introduced to be heated by combustion heat, wherein the working fluid is circulated to the turbine via the furnace. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The CO2 power generation system according to claim 10, further comprising a separator provided at a rear of the recuperator that branches the working fluid passing through the turbine into the cooler and the second compressor. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The CO2 power generation system according to claim 10, wherein the working fluid branched to the cooler by the separator is cooled by the cooler, and is then transferred to the first compressor, the working fluid branched to the second compressor by the separator is compressed by the second compressor, and is then transferred to the furnace, the working fluid transferred to the recuperator via the turbine is cooled by exchanging heat with the working fluid compressed by the first compressor, and is then transferred to the separator, and the working fluid compressed by the first compressor is recuperated in the recuperator by exchanging heat with the working fluid transferred to the recuperator via the turbine, and is then transferred to the furnace. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The CO2 power generation system according to claim 12, wherein the furnace includes an economizer provided at a discharge of the exhaust gas that recovers waste heat of the exhaust gas, a reheater provided above a combustor of the furnace that heats the working fluid, a superheater provided at an upper side of the furnace that heats the working fluid, and a mixer that mixes the working fluid heated while passing through the economizer with the working fluid recuperated by the recuperator via the first compressor. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The CO2 power generation system according to claim 13, wherein the working fluid passing through the second compressor is transferred to and heated in the economizer, the working fluid mixed by the mixer is transferred to and heated in the reheater, and the working fluid heated by the reheater is transferred to and heated in the superheater, and is then circulated to the turbine. ### Claim 15 A CO2 power generation system comprising: a turbine that is operated by a working fluid of supercritical CO2; a recuperator that exchanges heat with the working fluid passing through the turbine; a cooler that cools the working fluid passing through the recuperator; a first compressor that compresses the working fluid passing through the cooler; a second compressor that compresses a portion of the working fluid passing through the recuperator; a separator provided at a rear of the recuperator that branches the working fluid passing through the turbine into the cooler and the second compressor; and a furnace into which the working fluid passing through the first and second compressors is introduced to be heated by combustion heat, wherein a cycle from the turbine to the furnace is a closed loop. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The CO2 power generation system according to claim 15, further comprising a mixer that mixes the working fluid heated while passing through an economizer in the furnace with the working fluid recuperated by the recuperator via the first compressor. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The CO2 power generation system according to claim 16, wherein the furnace includes the economizer, which is provided at a discharge of the exhaust gas that recovers waste heat of the exhaust gas; a reheater provided above a combustor of the furnace that heats the working fluid; and a superheater provided at an upper side of the furnace that heats the working fluid. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The CO2 power generation system according to claim 17, wherein the working fluid transferred to the recuperator via the turbine is cooled by exchanging heat with the working fluid compressed by the first compressor, and is then transferred to the separator, the working fluid branched to the cooler by the separator is cooled by the cooler, and is then transferred to the first compressor, and the working fluid branched to the second compressor by the separator is compressed by the second compressor, and is then transferred to the economizer. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The CO2 power generation system according to claim 18, wherein the separator controls a flow rate of the working fluid branched to the second compressor such that a temperature of the working fluid after heat exchange of the working fluid recuperated in the recuperator via the first compressor is equal to a temperature of the working fluid passing through the economizer. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The CO2 power generation system according to claim 19, wherein the working fluid mixed by the mixer is transferred to and heated in the reheater, and the working fluid heated by the reheater is transferred to and heated in the superheater, and is then circulated to the turbine.