# US 11,905,880 B2 · Power generation apparatus and power system

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- Number: US 11,905,880 B2
- Document ID: US11905880B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/727,842
- Filed: 2022-04-25
- Published: 2022-12-08
- Granted: 2024-02-20
- Earliest claimed: 2021-06-04
- Assignees: Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Ning Feng; Ting Zhang; Jianglei Zou; Haibo Zhang; Ligong Wu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11905880B2

## CPC

- F02C 6/00: Plural gas-turbine plants; Combinations of gas-turbine plants with other apparatus; Adaptations of gas-turbine plants for special use
- F02C 9/00: Controlling gas-turbine plants; Controlling fuel supply in air- breathing jet-propulsion plants (controlling air intakes F02C7/057; controlling turbines F01D; controlling compressors F04D27/00; controlling in general G05)
- H02K 7/1823: {structurally associated with turbines or similar engines}
- F05D 2220/76: an electrical generator
- 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)
- H02K: DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES (dynamo-electric relays H01H53/00; conversion of DC or AC input power into surge output power {H03K3/53})
- F05D: INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS

## Abstract

A power generation apparatus and a power system are provided. The power generation apparatus includes a first transportation means, a gas turbine and a generator, the first transportation means has a first platform, a first housing is provided on the first platform, the gas turbine is arranged in the first housing and has a first input terminal and a first output terminal, the generator is arranged in the first housing and has a second input terminal and a second output terminal, the first output terminal is connected with the second input terminal.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A power generation apparatus, comprising:
a first transportation means, having a first platform, wherein a first housing is provided on the first platform,
a gas turbine, arranged in the first housing and having a first input terminal and a first output terminal, and
a generator, arranged in the first housing and having a second input terminal and a second output terminal,
an exhaust passage, arranged in the first housing and located between the gas turbine and the generator,
wherein the first output terminal is connected with the second input terminal, and the generator is disposed rearmost on the first platform,
the first output terminal and the second input terminal are connected through a coupling,
the exhaust passage comprises a volute exhaust structure, the volute exhaust structure comprises an annular housing, and the annular housing comprises a central passage and a first exhaust opening, and
the coupling passes through the central passage to connect the first output terminal and the second input terminal, and the annular housing surrounds the coupling.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The power generation apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the gas turbine further comprises an exhaust terminal, and the exhaust passage is connected with the exhaust terminal to exhaust gas for the gas turbine.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The power generation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first exhaust opening faces away from the first platform.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The power generation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the volute exhaust structure is spaced apart from the generator.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The power generation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the exhaust passage further comprises an extended exhaust structure, the extended exhaust structure has a second exhaust opening and a third exhaust opening that are opposite to each other, and the second exhaust opening is in communication with the first exhaust opening;
opening sizes of the second exhaust opening and the first exhaust opening are substantially same, and an opening size of the third exhaust opening is greater than the opening size of the second exhaust opening.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The power generation apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the exhaust passage further comprises an auxiliary exhaust structure, and the auxiliary exhaust structure has a fourth exhaust opening,
the first housing has an exhaust passage mounting opening, the auxiliary exhaust structure is in detachable connection with the extended exhaust structure through the exhaust passage mounting opening, and the fourth exhaust opening is in communication with third exhaust opening;
opening sizes of the fourth exhaust opening and the third exhaust opening are substantially same.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The power generation apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the extended exhaust structure is in a cone tube shape, and the auxiliary exhaust structure is a cylindrical structure.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The power generation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
an inlet passage, at least arranged on a side of the gas turbine away from the first platform and being in communication with the first input terminal of the gas turbine.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The power generation apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the inlet passage extends from an end of the first housing away from the generator and extends above the gas turbine.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The power generation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first transportation means comprises at least one of a semi-trailer, a trailer, a truck, a skid, and a barge,
the second output terminal of the generator faces a rear portion of the first transportation means.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The power generation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a generator control device, configured to be in communicative connection with the generator for monitoring and controlling an operation state of the generator; and
a gas turbine control device, configured to be in communicative connection with the gas turbine for monitoring and controlling an operation state of the gas turbine.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The power generation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a side surface of the first housing is provided with a plurality of doors, and the plurality of doors respectively correspond to different portions of the gas turbine and the generator.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The power generation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein central axes of the gas turbine and the generator are provided along a length direction of the first transportation means, and the second output terminal of the generator faces a rear portion of the first transportation means.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

A power system, comprising:
the power generation apparatus according to claim 1, and
a power distribution apparatus, comprising a second transportation means and a power distribution device; wherein the second transportation means has a second platform, a second housing is provided on the second platform, the power distribution device is provided in the second housing, the power distribution device has a third input terminal, and the third input terminal is configured to be electrically connected with the second output terminal of the generator.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The power system according to claim 14, wherein an exhaust passage arrangement region is further provided on the second platform, and the exhaust passage arrangement region is configured to place at least a portion of the exhaust passage.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The power system according to claim 14, wherein the power distribution device comprises a frequency inverter, a voltage transformer, a power distribution cabinet, and a monitor and control device,
the monitor and control device is configured to respectively be in communicative connection with the frequency inverter, the voltage transformer, and the power distribution cabinet to respectively monitor and control operation states of the frequency inverter, the voltage transformer, and the power distribution cabinet.

### Claim 17 (depends on 14)

The power generation apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the second transportation means comprises at least one of a semi-trailer, a trailer, a truck, a skid, and a barge.
