Microturbine/capacitor power distribution system
First Claim
1. A power generation system, comprising:
- a fuel source to provide fuel;
a turbogenerator, coupled to the fuel source, to generate AC power;
a power controller, electrically coupled to the turbogenerator, including first and second power converters, said first power converter to convert said AC power to DC power on a DC bus, and said second power converter to convert said DC power on said DC bus to an output power to supply a load, said power controller to regulate the fuel to the turbogenerator, independent of a DC voltage on the DC bus; and
a capacitor coupled to the DC bus, said capacitor to source power to and sink power from the DC bus, due to load changes, to stabilize the DC voltage on the DC bus.
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Abstract
A power generation system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the power generation system includes a fuel source to provide fuel, a turbogenerator, coupled to the fuel source, to generate AC power, and a power controller electrically coupled to the turbogenerator. The power controller includes a first power converter to convert the AC power to DC power on a DC bus, and a second power converter to convert the DC power on the DC bus to an output power to supply a load. The power controller to regulate the fuel to the turbogenerator, independent of a DC voltage on the DC bus. A capacitor, such as an electrochemical capacitor or a hybrid capacitor, is coupled to the DC bus to source instantaneous power to and sink instantaneous power from the DC bus, due to load changes, to stabilize the DC voltage on the DC bus.
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29 Claims
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1. A power generation system, comprising:
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a fuel source to provide fuel;
a turbogenerator, coupled to the fuel source, to generate AC power;
a power controller, electrically coupled to the turbogenerator, including first and second power converters, said first power converter to convert said AC power to DC power on a DC bus, and said second power converter to convert said DC power on said DC bus to an output power to supply a load, said power controller to regulate the fuel to the turbogenerator, independent of a DC voltage on the DC bus; and
a capacitor coupled to the DC bus, said capacitor to source power to and sink power from the DC bus, due to load changes, to stabilize the DC voltage on the DC bus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
a shaft;
a generator, coupled to the shaft, to generate the AC power;
a compressor, coupled to the shaft, to provide a supply of compressed air;
a combustor coupled to receive the supply of compressed air and the fuel, said combustor to combust the fuel and to provide exhaust gas;
a turbine coupled the shaft and coupled to receive the exhaust gas, said exhaust gas to flow through the turbine to control a rotational speed of the shaft; and
a recuperator including a high pressure side coupled between the compressor and the combustor, and a low pressure side coupled to receive the exhaust gas from the turbine.
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15. The power generation system of claim 14 further comprising a temperature sensor coupled to the power controller and the turbine to sense a temperature, said power controller to vary the supply of fuel to the combustor to control the temperature, said control of the temperature being independent of the DC voltage on the DC bus.
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16. The system of claim 1 further comprising an additional turbogenerator coupled to the fuel source and to generate additional AC power, said power controller to independently regulate the fuel to said turbogenerator and said additional turbogenerator, independent of the DC voltage on the DC bus.
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17. A power generation system, comprising:
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a turbogenerator including a motor/generator and a turbine, said turbogenerator to generate AC power;
a power controller, electrically coupled to the turbogenerator, including first and second power converters, said first power converter to convert said AC power to DC power on a DC bus, and said second power converter to convert said DC power on said DC bus to an output power to supply a load, said power controller to regulate a speed of the turbine, independent of a DC voltage on the DC bus; and
a capacitor controllably coupled to the DC bus to source power to and sink power from the DC bus, due to load changes, to stabilize the DC voltage on the DC bus. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
a shaft;
a generator, coupled to the shaft, to generate the AC power;
a compressor, coupled to the shaft, to provide a supply of compressed air;
a combustor coupled to receive the supply of compressed air and the fuel, said combustor to combust the fuel and to provide exhaust gas;
the turbine coupled the shaft and coupled to receive the exhaust gas, said exhaust gas to flow through the turbine to control a rotational speed of the shaft; and
a recuperator including a high pressure side coupled between the compressor and the combustor, and a low pressure side coupled to receive the exhaust gas from the turbine.
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29. A power generation system, comprising:
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a turbogenerator including a motor/generator and a turbine, said turbogenerator to generate AC power; and
a power control means, electrically coupled to the turbogenerator, including first, second, and third power converter means and electrochemical capacitor means, said first power converter means to convert said AC power to DC power on a DC bus, and said second power converter means to convert said DC power on said DC bus to an output power to supply a load, said power control means controllably couples said electrochemical capacitor means to the DC bus to source power to and sink power from the DC bus, due to load changes, to stabilize the DC voltage on the DC bus, said power control means to regulate a speed of the turbine, independent of a DC voltage on the DC bus.
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