Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Combined cycle power plant
- Patent Title (中): 联合循环发电厂
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Application No.: US12501304Application Date: 2009-07-10
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Publication No.: US08943836B2Publication Date: 2015-02-03
- Inventor: Steven Andrew Rose , Christopher James Doyle
- Applicant: Steven Andrew Rose , Christopher James Doyle
- Applicant Address: US NJ Princeton
- Assignee: NRG Energy, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NRG Energy, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Princeton
- Agency: Stoel Rives LLP
- Agent John R. Thompson
- Main IPC: F02C6/18
- IPC: F02C6/18 ; F01K23/10 ; F01K7/06 ; F01K3/24

Abstract:
Disclosed herein are embodiments of combined cycle power plants having elevated exhaust pressure from a steam turbine. The elevated exhaust pressure from the steam turbine may result in an elevated condensate pressure and temperature. A cooling system removes sensible heat from the condensate. The elevated condensate temperature results in a greater temperature difference between the condensate and the working medium in the cooling system. The amount of heat that is dissipated by the cooling system is proportionate to the heat transfer surface and the temperature difference between the condensate and the working medium. As a result of the greater temperature difference, a smaller cooling system configured to operate with a higher temperature condensate may be utilized in place of a larger cooling system configured to operate with lower temperature condensate. By reducing the size of the cooling system, the overall size of the combined cycle power plant may be reduced.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110006529A1 COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT Public/Granted day:2011-01-13
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