Combined cycle power system
AssigneesMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Northwestern University
InventorsAsegun Henry, Ahmed Fouad Ghoniem, Michael Bichnevicius, Mehdi Pishahang, Sossina Haile
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Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates in certain embodiments to a combined cycle power plant system comprising an electrochemical compressor. For instance, in one set of embodiments, the electrochemical compressor is may separate oxygen from a flow of air from an air source to provide a pressurized flow of oxygen to a combustor. In some embodiments, the resulting combustion products may only include oxygen and water without any substantial fraction of other combustion products or contaminants which may facilitate the separation of carbon dioxide (CO2) for subsequent processes including compression and/or storage.
Claims26
A combined cycle power plant system, comprising:
- an air source;
- a fuel source;
- an electrochemical compressor in fluid communication with the air source, wherein the electrochemical compressor is configured to separate oxygen from a flow of air from the air source;
- a combustor in fluid communication with the fuel source and electrochemical compressor, wherein the combustor is configured to combust the oxygen from the electrochemical compressor with fuel from the fuel source;
- a power turbine in fluid communication with the combustor.
A method comprising:
- separating oxygen from a flow of air using an electrochemical compressor;
- flowing the separated oxygen into a combustor;
- and
- combusting the oxygen with a fuel to drive a power turbine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.