Steam turbine system with steam turbine clutch
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsColin Scott Riley, Tad Russel Ripley
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Abstract
A steam turbine system and method of operating a steam turbine system including a steam generator coupled to a high pressure section and a low pressure section. The steam turbine system may further include to a first portion of a drive shaft coupled to the high pressure section and a clutching device for releasably coupling to a power generator coupled to the first portion of the drive shaft. The steam turbine system may also include a second portion of the drive shaft for coupling to the power generator coupled to the low pressure section. The method may be implemented using a controller of the steam turbine system.
Claims20
A steam turbine system comprising:
- a steam generator coupled to a high pressure section and a low pressure section;
- a first portion of a drive shaft coupled to the high pressure section;
- a clutching device for releasably coupling to a power generator coupled to the first portion of the drive shaft;
- and
- a second portion of the drive shaft for coupling to the power generator coupled to the low pressure section.
A method of operating a steam turbine system, the method comprising:
- delivering steam from a steam generator to at least one of a high pressure section and a low pressure section;
- engaging or disengaging, by a controller, a clutching device which is releasably coupled to a power generator via a first portion of a drive shaft from the high pressure section;
- and
- supplying power to the power generator via a second portion of the drive shaft which is coupled to the power generator from the low pressure section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.