Thermal power plant
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsLutz Kahlbau, Wilfred Ulm
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Abstract
The invention relates to a thermal power plant including a turbine (1, 2, 3) operated using at least one water-steam-loop (4), and a generator (5) driven by said turbine (1, 2, 3). According to the present invention, means (6, 7, 8, 9, 10) for cooling said generator (5) are provided, which means (6, 7, 8, 9, 10) are de signed for extracting condensate from said water-steam-loop (4), transporting it to said generator (5) and returning it into said water-steam-loop (4).
Claims12
A thermal power plant, comprising:
- a turbine utilizing a water-steam-cycle for energy transfer;
- a generator coupled to the turbine for generating electricity;
- a generator cooling device for cooling the generator, the generator cool ing device configured to discharge a condensate from the water-steam-cycle, feeding the condensate to the generator and returning the condensate to the water-steam-cycle.
A method of cooling a generator of a thermal power plant having a turbine and a water-steam-cycle, the method comprising discharging a condensate from the water-steam-cycle, feeding the condensate to the generator and returning the condensate to the water-steam-cycle, wherein heat emerging from at least one generator component is transferred to the condensate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.