High efficiency power generation system and system upgrades
AssigneeHi Eff Utility Rescue LLC
InventorWilliam Edward Simpkin
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Abstract
A thermal/electrical power converter includes a gas turbine with an input couplable to an output of an inert gas thermal power source, a compressor including an output couplable to an input of the inert gas thermal power source, and a generator coupled to the gas turbine. The thermal/electrical power converter also includes a heat exchanger with an input coupled to an output of the gas turbine and an output coupled to an input of the compressor. The heat exchanger includes a series-coupled super-heater heat exchanger, a boiler heat exchanger and a water preheater heat exchanger. The thermal/electrical power converter also includes a reservoir tank and reservoir tank control valves configured to regulate a power output of the thermal/electrical power converter.
Claims18
A thermal/electrical power converter, comprising:
- a gas turbine with an input coupled to an output of an inert gas thermal power source;
- a compressor, mechanically coupled to said gas turbine, including an output directly coupled to an input of said inert gas thermal power source;
- a generator mechanically coupled to said gas turbine;
- a heat exchanger with an input coupled to an output of said gas turbine and an output coupled to an input of said compressor, said heat exchanger including a series-coupled super-heater heat exchanger, a boiler heat exchanger and a water preheater heat exchanger;
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- an inert gas reservoir tank coupled to an input of said compressor via a reservoir tank control valve and said output of said compressor via another reservoir tank control valve.
A power generation system, comprising:
- an inert gas thermal power source;
- a thermal/electrical power converter, comprising:
- a gas turbine with an input coupled to an output of said inert gas thermal power source,
- a compressor, mechanically coupled to said gas turbine, including an output directly coupled to an input of said inert gas thermal power source,
- a generator mechanically coupled to said gas turbine;
- a heat exchanger with an input coupled to an output of said gas turbine and an output coupled to an input of said compressor, said heat exchanger including a series-coupled super-heater heat exchanger, a boiler heat exchanger and a water preheater heat exchanger;
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- an inert gas reservoir tank coupled to an input of said compressor via a reservoir tank control valve and said output of said compressor via another reservoir tank control valve;
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- a thermally-driven process load with an input coupled to another output of said heat exchanger and an output coupled to another input of said heat exchanger.
A method of constructing a power generating system, comprising:
- coupling an input of a gas turbine to an output of an inert gas thermal power source;
- coupling a super-heater heat exchanger, a boiler heat exchanger and a water preheater heat exchanger in series to form a heat exchanger;
- coupling an output of said gas turbine to an input of said heat exchanger;
- coupling an input of a compressor to an output of said heat exchanger;
- directly coupling an output of said compressor to an input of said inert gas thermal power source;
- mechanically coupling said compressor to said gas turbine;
- mechanically coupling said gas turbine to a generator;
- coupling another output of said heat exchanger to an input of a thermally-driven process load;
- coupling an output of said thermally-driven process load to another input of said heat exchanger;
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- coupling an inert gas reservoir tank to an input of said compressor via a reservoir tank control valve and said output of said compressor via another reservoir tank control valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.