Solar power plant with open gas turbine circuit
US4259836A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 18, 1979 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/46
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A solar power plant with a gas turbine circuit, having a compressor, a solar heater, a combustion chamber for heating air compressed in the compressor, a turbine and a generator, the solar heater and the combustion chamber being connected between the compressor and the turbine, and a valve for connecting and disconnecting the solar heater to the circuit, the combustion chamber having double walls defining an outer space between the walls and an inner space, the outer space of the combustion chamber being connected in series with the solar heater upstream thereof, in flow direction of the compressed air, the inner space of the combustion chamber being connected downstream of the solar heater in flow direction of the compressed air, and the valve connecting the outer space and the inner space of the combustion chamber to each other.
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