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Method and system for operating a combined cycle power plant

US7980083B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 2008
Grant dateJul 19, 2011
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Expiry dateApr 2, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E20/18
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention may provide a variable speed booster, which receives air from a compressor of a gas turbine through an intercooler, to supply air at a relatively constant pressure to an air processing unit. An embodiment of the present invention may provide an external power source to energize the variable speed booster; which provides air at a relatively constant pressure to an air processing unit.

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