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US 2021/0340878 A1Published application
Turbo-generator with integral cooling
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsMalcolm MacDonald, Ram Ranjan
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Abstract
A turbo-generator is provided including a housing, a plurality of turbine impellers arranged within the housing, a shaft extending between and coupling the plurality of turbine impellers; and a generator mounted within the housing between the plurality of turbine impellers. The generator includes a stator having a stator core including a plurality of windings and a rotor. The rotor is rotationally coupled to the shaft. A cooling system includes at least one cooling passage integrated into the stator core of the generator.
Claims20
A turbo-generator comprising:
- a housing;
- a plurality of turbine impellers arranged within the housing;
- a shaft extending between and coupling the plurality of turbine impellers;
- and
- a generator mounted within the housing between the plurality of turbine impellers, the generator including a stator having a stator core including a plurality of windings and a rotor, the rotor being rotationally coupled to the shaft;
- and
- a cooling system including at least one cooling passage integrated into the stator core of the generator.
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A power generation system comprising:
- a turbine;
- a generator including at least one cooling passage;
- at least one compressor, the at least one compressor and the generator being operably coupled to and driven by the turbine;
- and
- at least one heat exchanger;
- wherein the turbine, the at least one compressor, and the at least one heat exchanger are arranged in a closed-loop having a supercritical medium circulating there through, and wherein a portion of the supercritical medium is provided to the at least one cooling passage of the generator to cool the generator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.