Turbine power generator including supplemental parallel cooling and related methods
US6798079B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 11, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K9/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
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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