Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integration of power generation with methane reform
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Application No.: US18310269Application Date: 2023-05-01
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Publication No.: US12024430B2Publication Date: 2024-07-02
- Inventor: Mustafa A. Al-Huwaider
- Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Applicant Address: SA Dhahran
- Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee Address: SA Dhahran
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- The original application number of the division: US17481857 2021.09.22
- Main IPC: F01K23/10
- IPC: F01K23/10 ; C01B3/38 ; F01K7/16 ; F01K13/02

Abstract:
The system includes a methane reformer, a combined cycle power generator, and a switch. The reformer is configured to react methane with steam. The combined cycle power generator includes a steam turbine, a gas turbine, a power generator, and a water boiler. The steam turbine is configured to rotate in response to receiving steam. The gas turbine is configured to rotate in response to receiving a mixture of fuel and air. The power generator is configured to convert rotational energy from the steam turbine and the gas turbine into electricity. In a first position, the switch is configured to direct exhaust from the gas turbine to the reformer, thereby providing heat to the reformer. In a second position, the switch is configured to direct exhaust from the gas turbine to the water boiler, thereby providing heat to the water boiler to generate steam.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230264953A1 INTEGRATION OF POWER GENERATION WITH METHANE REFORM Public/Granted day:2023-08-24
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