Integration systems for gas turbine engines and methods of use

A power generation system comprising:

• a gas turbine engine including:
• a compressor section for compressing a working fluid;
• a combustor section downstream from and in flow communication with the compressor section;
• and,
• a gas turbine section downstream from and in flow communication with the combustor section;
• and,
• an integration system in flow communication with the gas turbine engine, the integration system including:
• an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system in flow communication with the gas turbine section of the gas turbine engine, the EGR system including:
• an EGR conduit fluidly coupled to an exhaust line of the gas turbine engine and fluidly coupled to an EGR manifold upstream from an inlet of the compressor section of the gas turbine engine, the EGR conduit oriented to provide a portion of exhaust gases discharged from the gas turbine section to the EGR manifold;
• and,
• a flow restriction component in flow communication with the exhaust line of the gas turbine engine, the flow restriction component downstream from the EGR conduit of the EGR system,
• wherein the flow restriction component facilitates increasing a pressure of the exhaust gases discharged from the gas turbine section.

A method comprising:

• adjusting a pressure of exhaust gases generated by a gas turbine section of a gas turbine engine using a flow restriction component, the flow restriction component in flow communication with an exhaust line of the gas turbine engine;
• and,
• providing the exhaust gases generated by the gas turbine section of the gas turbine engine to an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) manifold of an EGR system, via a EGR conduit,
• wherein the EGR conduit is fluidly coupled to the EGR manifold and the exhaust line of the gas turbine engine, upstream from the flow restriction component.