Turbine power generator including supplemental parallel cooling and related methods
First Claim
1. A turbine power generator comprising:
- a housing;
a shaft;
a turbine driving said shaft;
a generator rotor driven by said shaft;
a generator stator within said housing and surrounding said generator rotor;
a main cooling gas blower comprising at least one blade driven by said shaft for causing a main flow of cooling gas through said housing to cool at least one of said generator rotor and generator stator; and
a supplemental cooling gas blower comprising an electric motor and at least one blade driven thereby, said supplemental cooling gas blower connected in parallel with said main cooling gas blower for causing a supplemental flow of cooling gas through said housing in addition to the main flow of cooling gas to cool at least one of said generator rotor and generator stator.
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Abstract
A turbine power generator 20 includes a housing 22, a shaft 24, a turbine 26 to drive the shaft, a shaft-driven generator rotor 28, and generator stator 30 within the housing and surrounding the rotor. A main cooling gas blower 32 includes at least one blade 34 driven by the shaft 24 for causing a main flow of cooling gas to cool the rotor 28 and/or stator 30. A supplemental cooling gas blower 36 is connected in parallel with the main cooling gas blower 32 for causing a supplemental flow of cooling gas through the housing 22 in addition to the main flow of cooling gas to cool the rotor 28 and/or stator 30. The supplemental cooling gas blower may include an electric motor 38 and at least one blade 40 driven thereby. A controller 39 may be connected to the electric motor 38 to permit selective operation of the supplemental cooling gas blower 36.
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23 Claims
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1. A turbine power generator comprising:
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a housing;
a shaft;
a turbine driving said shaft;
a generator rotor driven by said shaft;
a generator stator within said housing and surrounding said generator rotor;
a main cooling gas blower comprising at least one blade driven by said shaft for causing a main flow of cooling gas through said housing to cool at least one of said generator rotor and generator stator; and
a supplemental cooling gas blower comprising an electric motor and at least one blade driven thereby, said supplemental cooling gas blower connected in parallel with said main cooling gas blower for causing a supplemental flow of cooling gas through said housing in addition to the main flow of cooling gas to cool at least one of said generator rotor and generator stator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A turbine power generator comprising:
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a housing;
a shaft;
a turbine driving said shaft;
a generator rotor driven by said shaft;
a generator stator within said housing and surrounding said generator rotor;
a main cooling gas blower comprising at least one blade driven by said shaft for causing a main flow of cooling gas through said housing to cool said generator rotor and generator stator; and
a supplemental cooling gas blower positioned external from said housing and comprising an electric motor and at least one blade driven thereby, said supplemental cooling gas blower connected in parallel with said main cooling gas blower for causing a supplemental flow of cooling gas through said housing in addition to the main flow of cooling gas to cool said generator rotor and generator stator. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of cooling a turbine power generator comprising a housing, a shaft, a turbine driving the shaft, a generator rotor driven by the shaft, a generator stator within the housing and surrounding the generator rotor, and a main cooling gas blower driven by the shaft, the method comprising:
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operating the turbine power generator so that the main cooling gas blower causes a main flow of cooling gas through the housing to cool at least one of the generator rotor and generator stator; and
operating an electric motor of a supplemental cooling gas blower connected in parallel with the main cooling gas blower for causing a supplemental flow of cooling gas through the housing in addition to the main flow of cooling gas to cool at least one of the generator rotor and generator stator. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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