Turbine power plant, installation process and removal process of the turbine power plant

• US 7,043,924 B2
• Filed: 02/25/2002
• Issued: 05/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: mitsubishi hitachi power systems, ltd. (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Takehara, Isao, Kuroki, Hidetoshi, Watanabe, Yasuyuki, Takihana, Seisaku
• Primary Examiner(s): FREAY, CHARLES GRANT
• Application Number:
  US10/081,202
• Publication Number:
  US 20030061819A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,541 Days
• Field of Search: 607/96, 290/1.A, 290/1.R
• US Class Current: 60/796
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 25/285 Temporary support structures, e.g. for testing, assembling, installing, repairing; Assembly methods using such structures
• CPC Class Codes: F05D 2230/60 Assembly methods
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 5/00 Engine beds, i.e. means for supporting engines or machines on foundations
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49229 Prime mover or fluid pump making

Abstract

A turbine power plant includes power generation apparatuses divided into a plurality of modules, a common base mounting thereon the power generation apparatuses and a supporting apparatus for supporting the common base. The common base is constructed so as to be commonly used as a part of a transportation vehicle and as a frame of the power plant.

Claims

1. A turbine power plant comprising:

power generation apparatuses divided into a turbine package, a generator package, a reduction gear package and a starting apparatus package, and constructed so as to be connectable to each other through a rotating shaft;

a common base mounting thereon each of said power generation apparatuses divided into said packages and constructed so that it is used both as a part of a transportation vehicle and as a support frame of said turbine power plant;

a height-adjusting apparatus adjusting the height of said common base and supporting said common base; and

wherein said common base is constructed so as to be detachable from a driving portion and wheel portion of said transportation vehicle.

2. A turbine power plant comprising power generation apparatuses divided into a plurality of modules, a common base for mounting thereon said power generation apparatuses, and a support device for supporting said common base, characterized in that

said common base is constructed so that it is used both as a part of a transportation vehicle transporting said common base and as a support frame of said power plant;

and said common base is provided with a lengthwise sliding mechanism for moving said power generation apparatuses mounted on said common base in a lengthwise direction of said common base.

3. A turbine power plant comprising power generation apparatuses divided into a plurality of modules, a common base for mounting thereon said power generation apparatuses, and a support device for supporting said common base, characterized in that

said common base is constructed so that it is used both as a part of a transportation vehicle transporting said common base and as a support frame of said power plant and

said common base is provided with a width-wise sliding mechanism for moving said power generation apparatuses mounted on said common base in a width direction of said common base from a side position along the length direction of said common base.

4. An installation process of power generation apparatuses divided into a plurality of modules, comprising the steps of:

installing a common base formed so as to be used both as a part of a first transportation vehicle and a support frame of a power plant at an installation site of the power generation apparatuses;

arranging a second transportation vehicle mounting thereon the power generation apparatuses to be installed on the common base at a position adjacent to the common base;

sliding the power generation apparatuses mounted on the transportation vehicle in a width direction of the common base and installing the power generation apparatuses on the common base; and

connecting the power generation apparatuses of a plurality of modules mounted on the common base with each other through a rotating shaft.

5. A process of removing power generation apparatuses divided into a plurality of modules, comprising the steps of:

arranging a transportation vehicle to mount thereon the divided power generation apparatuses at a position adjacent to a common base installed at an installation site and used both as a part of another transportation vehicle and a support frame of the power plant;

sliding the power generation apparatuses installed on the common base in a width direction of the common base to move it onto the another transportation vehicle arranged adjacent to the common base; and

connecting the common base, from which all or a part of the divided power generation apparatuses are mounted on the transportation vehicle, to another transportation vehicle different from said transportation vehicle for transporting said divided power plant, thereby transporting the common base.