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US 11,313,274 B2Granted
Integrated power generation system
AssigneeKing Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
InventorsEsmail M. A. Mokheimer, Mohamed A. Habib
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Abstract
A power generation system using a combined solar-assisted fuel reformer and oxy-combustion membrane reactor is proposed. The system uses solar heating to activate the endothermic fuel steam reforming reaction. The produced gas is separated into streams of H2 and CO for separate oxy-combustion reactions. The O2 used in the oxy-combustion reactions is produced by permeating O2 through ion transport membranes in contact with solar-heated air.
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A system for generation of electricity, comprising:
- a solar-heated air system producing:
- a first hot air for heating of a fuel reformer, and
- a second hot air for separation of O2,
- wherein the fuel reformer reacts a fuel and a first steam to produce H2 and CO;
- a hydrogen combustion system fed H2 separated from the fuel reformer by a hydrogen separation membrane and fed O2 separated from the second hot air by a first ion transport membrane, wherein the hydrogen combustion system produces a second steam and powers a first gas turbine, wherein the second steam is used as a first steam source for the fuel reformer;
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- a carbon monoxide combustion system fed CO from the fuel reformer and fed O2 separated from the hot air by a second ion transport membrane, wherein the carbon monoxide combustion system produces CO2 that powers a second gas turbine,
- wherein the first gas turbine and the second gas turbine are connected to a first and second electric generator, respectively.
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