Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hybrid expander cycle with turbo-generator and cooled power electronics
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Application No.: US16131716Application Date: 2018-09-14
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Publication No.: US11041439B2Publication Date: 2021-06-22
- Inventor: Gary D. Roberge
- Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Kinney & Lange, P.A.
- Main IPC: F02C7/143
- IPC: F02C7/143 ; F02C3/22 ; F02C7/224 ; F02C9/40

Abstract:
A gas turbine engine system includes a gas turbine engine and a turbo-generator. The gas turbine engine includes a heat exchange system configured to transfer thermal energy from an air flow (i.e., inlet air flow or exhaust gas flow) to a fuel to produce a gaseous fuel. The turbo-generator includes a fuel turbine fluidly coupled to the heat exchange system and a combustor of the gas turbine engine, a fuel pump configured to be driven by the fuel turbine and fluidly coupled to the heat exchange system, and a motor/generator configured to be driven by the fuel turbine. The fuel turbine is configured to extract energy from expansion of the gaseous fuel to produce a gaseous fuel for combustion in the combustor. The motor/generator includes a cooling jacket, which is fluidly coupled to the fuel pump.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200088099A1 HYBRID EXPANDER CYCLE WITH TURBO-GENERATOR AND COOLED POWER ELECTRONICS Public/Granted day:2020-03-19
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