Mobile gas turbine engine and generator assembly
First Claim
1. A method for supplying power to a remote load, said method comprising:
- coupling a gas turbine engine to a mobile vessel that is operable within a marine environment, wherein the gas turbine engine is not used to provide propulsion for the mobile vessel, wherein the gas turbine includes a first compressor, a second compressor downstream from the first compressor, and a turbine coupled in flow communication with the second compressor;
coupling a generator to the gas turbine engine;
coupling an intercooler system downstream from the first compressor such that compressed air discharged from the first compressor is channeled therethrough, the intercooler system includes an intercooler, a first heat exchanger, a first pump, a second pump, a third pump, and a control system that is configured to control the operation of the first, second, and third pumps;
operating the intercooler system using the control system such that only two of the first, second, and third pumps are operable at any time during normal operation;
channeling a first working fluid through the intercooler to facilitate reducing an operating temperature of air discharged from the intercooler to the second compressor;
channeling a second working fluid flowing through the first heat exchanger to extract energy from the first working fluid to facilitate reducing an operating temperature of the first working fluid; and
operating the gas turbine engine and generator to supply power to the load that is located remotely from the mobile vessel.
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Abstract
A method for supplying power to a remote load includes coupling a gas turbine engine to a vessel that is not used to provide propulsion for the vessel, coupling a generator to the gas turbine engine, coupling an intercooler system downstream from a first compressor such that compressed air discharged from the first compressor is channeled therethrough, the intercooler system includes an intercooler and a first heat exchanger, channeling a first working fluid through the intercooler to facilitate reducing an operating temperature of air discharged from the intercooler to a second compressor, channeling a second working fluid flowing through the first heat exchanger to extract energy from the first working fluid to facilitate reducing an operating temperature of the first working fluid, and operating the gas turbine engine and generator to supply power to a load that is located remotely from the vessel.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for supplying power to a remote load, said method comprising:
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coupling a gas turbine engine to a mobile vessel that is operable within a marine environment, wherein the gas turbine engine is not used to provide propulsion for the mobile vessel, wherein the gas turbine includes a first compressor, a second compressor downstream from the first compressor, and a turbine coupled in flow communication with the second compressor; coupling a generator to the gas turbine engine; coupling an intercooler system downstream from the first compressor such that compressed air discharged from the first compressor is channeled therethrough, the intercooler system includes an intercooler, a first heat exchanger, a first pump, a second pump, a third pump, and a control system that is configured to control the operation of the first, second, and third pumps; operating the intercooler system using the control system such that only two of the first, second, and third pumps are operable at any time during normal operation; channeling a first working fluid through the intercooler to facilitate reducing an operating temperature of air discharged from the intercooler to the second compressor; channeling a second working fluid flowing through the first heat exchanger to extract energy from the first working fluid to facilitate reducing an operating temperature of the first working fluid; and operating the gas turbine engine and generator to supply power to the load that is located remotely from the mobile vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A gas turbine generator assembly that is operable within a marine environment comprising:
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a gas turbine engine comprising a first compressor, a second compressor downstream from said first compressor, and a turbine coupled in flow communication with said second compressor, said gas turbine engine coupled to a mobile vessel that is operable within the marine environment, wherein said gas turbine is not used to provide propulsion for the mobile vessel; a generator coupled to said gas turbine engine, said gas turbine engine and said generator configured to supply power to a load that is located remote from the mobile vessel; an intercooler system comprising an intercooler, a first heat exchanger, a first pump operably coupled to said first heat exchanger, a second pump operably coupled to a second heat exchanger, and a third pump operably coupled to a third heat exchanger, said first, second, and third pumps are each configured to channel the second working fluid to a respective one of said first, second, and third heat exchangers, said intercooler coupled downstream from said first compressor such that compressed air discharged from said first compressor is channeled therethrough, said intercooler operable with a first working fluid flowing therethrough that facilitates reducing an operating temperature of air discharged from said intercooler to said second compressor, said first heat exchanger operable with a second working fluid flowing therethrough, said first heat exchanger configured to extract energy from the first working fluid to facilitate reducing an operating temperature of the first working fluid; and a control system configured to control operation of said first, second, and third pumps such that only two of said first, second, and third pumps are operable at any time during normal operation. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile vessel that is operable within a marine environment comprising:
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a first gas turbine engine comprising a first compressor, a second compressor downstream from said first compressor, and a turbine coupled in flow communication with said second compressor, said first gas turbine engine coupled to said mobile vessel, wherein said first gas turbine is not used to provide propulsion for said mobile vessel; a second gas turbine engine comprising a first compressor, a second compressor downstream from said first compressor, and a turbine coupled in flow communication with said second compressor, said second gas turbine engine coupled to said mobile vessel; a first generator coupled to said first gas turbine engine, said first gas turbine engine and said first generator configured to supply power to a load that is located remote from the mobile vessel; a second generator coupled to said second gas turbine engine; and an intercooler system comprising an intercooler, a first heat exchanger a first pump operably coupled to said first heat exchanger, a second pump operably coupled to a second heat exchanger, and a third pump operably coupled to a third heat exchanger, said first, second, and third pumps are each configured to channel the second working fluid to a respective one of said first, second, and third heat exchangers, said intercooler coupled downstream from said first gas turbine first compressor and said second gas turbine first compressor such that compressed air discharged from said first gas turbine first compressor and said second gas turbine first compressor is channeled therethrough, said intercooler operable with a first working fluid flowing therethrough that facilitates reducing an operating temperature of air discharged from said intercooler to said first gas turbine second compressor and said second gas turbine second compressor, said first heat exchanger operable with a second working fluid flowing therethrough, said first heat exchanger configured to extract energy from the first working fluid to facilitate reducing an operating temperature of the first working fluid; and a control system configured to control operation of said first, second, and third pumps such that only two of said first, second, and third pumps are operable at any time during normal operation. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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