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US6870279B2 Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method and system for control of turbogenerator power and temperature

Assignee: Capstone Green Energy Corp
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Filing: 2002-01-02
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Granted: 2005-03-22
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Expires: 2022-01-02
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Abstract

Abstract A power controller controls the turbine of a turbine powered generating system regardless of the load on said system to maximize the efficiency of the turbine and maintains the turbine at a substantially constant temperature during a system load change by using an energy storage device to provide power to the load while the turbine is changing speed to meet the new load demand.

Inventors

  • 👤 Mark Gilbreth
  • 👤 Joel Wacknov
  • 👤 Simon Wall

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 16:51
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02J; H02J1/00; H02J1/10; H02J1/14; H02P; H02P9/00; H02P9/04; F; F05; F05B; F05B2200/00; F05B2200/10; F05B2200/15; H02J2105/00; H02J2105/50; H02J2105/59; H02P2101/00; H02P2101/15

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim 137 words
A method of controlling a turbine powered generating system having an energy storage device and a turbine coupled to an electric generator, the method comprising: maintaining the temperature of said turbine at a substantially constant temperature; using said electric generator to satisfy the power demand on the system until the system is required to satisfy an additional power demand; in response to said additional power demand, temporarily using said energy storage device to satisfy a portion of said power demand and said additional power demand; increasing the speed of said turbine from the speed required to satisfy said power demand to a higher speed required to satisfy said power demand and said additional power demand; and once said higher speed is achieved, using said electric generator to satisfy both said power demand and said additional power demand.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 137 words
A method of controlling a turbine powered generating system having an energy storage device and a turbine coupled to an electric generator, the method comprising: maintaining the temperature of said turbine at a substantially constant temperature; using said electric generator to satisfy the power demand on the system until the system is required to satisfy an additional power demand; in response to said additional power demand, temporarily using said energy storage device to satisfy a portion of said power demand and said additional power demand; increasing the speed of said turbine from the speed required to satisfy said power demand to a higher speed required to satisfy said power demand and said additional power demand; and once said higher speed is achieved, using said electric generator to satisfy both said power demand and said additional power demand.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 22 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said substantially constant temperature is at or near the maximum design temperature of said turbine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 26 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said external storage device is used to temporarily satisfy all of said additional power demand and said power demand.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 33 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising: in response to said additional power demand, temporarily allowing said turbine temperature to increase by a predetermined amount above said constant temperature.
Claim 6
Independent Claim 138 words
A method of controlling a turbine powered generating system having an energy storage and discharge device and a turbine coupled to an electric generator, the method comprising: maintaining said turbine at a substantially constant temperature; using said electrical generator to satisfy the power demand on said system until said system is required to satisfy a lower power demand; in response to said lower power demand, temporarily providing additional power above said lower power demand on said generator and temporarily using said storage and discharge device to absorb at least a portion of said additional power; decreasing the speed of said turbine from the speed required to satisfy said power demand to a lower speed required to satisfy said lower power demand; and once said lower speed is achieved, using said electrical generator to satisfy said lower power demand.
Claim 7
Independent Claim 138 words
A method of controlling a turbine powered generating system having an energy storage and discharge device and a turbine coupled to an electric generator, the method comprising: maintaining said turbine at a substantially constant temperature; using said electrical generator to satisfy the power demand on said system until said system is required to satisfy a lower power demand; in response to said lower power demand, temporarily providing additional power above said lower power demand on said generator and temporarily using said storage and discharge device to absorb at least a portion of said additional power; decreasing the speed of said turbine from the speed required to satisfy said power demand to a lower speed required to satisfy said lower power demand; and once said lower speed is achieved, using said electrical generator to satisfy said lower power demand.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 24 words
A method as set forth in claim 5 , wherein said constant temperature is at or near the maximum design temperature of said turbine.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 33 words
A method as set forth in claim 5 , further comprising: in response to said lower power demand, temporarily allowing said turbine temperature to increase by a predetermined amount above said constant temperature.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 117 words
A turbine powered generating system comprising: (a) a turbine having a fixed inlet nozzle; (b) a generator coupled to said turbine, said generator capable of supplying the power demand on said system; (c) an energy storage device; and (d) a controller, coupled to both said storage device and said turbine, for maintaining said turbine at or near a predetermined temperature, said controller, in response to an additional power demand on said system, causing said energy storage device to satisfy a portion of said power demand and said additional power demand, to allow the speed of said turbine to increase to a higher speed at which said generator can satisfy said additional power demand and said power demand.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 117 words
A turbine powered generating system comprising: (a) a turbine having a fixed inlet nozzle; (b) a generator coupled to said turbine, said generator capable of supplying the power demand on said system; (c) an energy storage device; and (d) a controller, coupled to both said storage device and said turbine, for maintaining said turbine at or near a predetermined temperature, said controller, in response to an additional power demand on said system, causing said energy storage device to satisfy a portion of said power demand and said additional power demand, to allow the speed of said turbine to increase to a higher speed at which said generator can satisfy said additional power demand and said power demand.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 32 words
The generating system of claim 8 , wherein said controller causes said additional power demand and said power demand to be shifted to said generator when said turbine reaches said higher speed.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 30 words
The generating system of claim 8 , wherein said controller, in response to said additional power demand, causes said energy storage device to temporarily supply all of said power demand.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 27 words
The generating system of claim 8 , wherein said storage device is selected from the group including a battery, a flywheel, a capacitor and a power grid.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 28 words
The generating system of claim 11 , wherein said storage device is a battery and said battery is sized to supply the maximum power demand on said system.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 13 words
The generating system of claim 8 , wherein said turbine is a microturbine.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 14 words
The generating system of claim 13 , wherein said microturbine is a recuperated microturbine.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 42 words
The generating system of claim 8 , wherein said controller includes means, in response to a lower power demand on said system, for causing said power demand on said generator to be temporarily increased and temporarily absorbed by said energy storage device.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 33 words
The generating system of claim 15 , wherein said controller shifts said lower power demanded to said generator when said turbine has decelerated to the speed required to satisfy said lower power demanded.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 36 words
The generating system of claim 8 , wherein said controller comprises: a controller for, in response to said additional power demand, temporarily allowing said turbine temperature to increase by a predetermined amount above said constant temperature.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 159 words
A turbine powered generating system comprising: a turbine having a fixed inlet nozzle and a predetermined maximum temperature; a generator coupled to said turbine, said generator capable of supplying the power demand on said system; an energy storage and discharge device, said storage and discharge device also capable of temporarily absorbing at least a portion of said power demand on said system; and a controller, coupled to both said storage and discharge device and said turbine, for maintaining said turbine at or near said maximum temperature, said controller including means, in response to a decreased power demand on said system, for temporarily providing additional power above said power demand on said generator and for causing at least a portion of said additional power and said power demand to be shifted to said energy storage and discharge device to allow the speed of said turbine to decrease to a lower speed, where said generator can supply said decreased power demand.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 159 words
A turbine powered generating system comprising: a turbine having a fixed inlet nozzle and a predetermined maximum temperature; a generator coupled to said turbine, said generator capable of supplying the power demand on said system; an energy storage and discharge device, said storage and discharge device also capable of temporarily absorbing at least a portion of said power demand on said system; and a controller, coupled to both said storage and discharge device and said turbine, for maintaining said turbine at or near said maximum temperature, said controller including means, in response to a decreased power demand on said system, for temporarily providing additional power above said power demand on said generator and for causing at least a portion of said additional power and said power demand to be shifted to said energy storage and discharge device to allow the speed of said turbine to decrease to a lower speed, where said generator can supply said decreased power demand.

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