A system and method for heating a fuel using a solar heating system

A heating system, solar technology, applied in the field of fuel, can solve the problem of high cost

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-09-08
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
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This variation can make it cost-prohibitive to attach solar technology to where the turbines are located

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[0011] The following detailed description of the preferred embodiments refers to the accompanying drawings that illustrate specific embodiments of the invention. Other embodiments having different structures and operations do not depart from the scope of the present invention.

[0012] Certain terms are used herein for the convenience of the reader only and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. For example, "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", "top", "bottom", "horizontal", "vertical", " Words such as "upstream", "downstream", "before", "behind" and the like describe only the configuration shown in the drawings. In fact, an element or elements of an embodiment of the invention may be oriented in any orientation, and thus these terms should be understood to include such variations (unless otherwise specified).

[0013] The present invention is applicable to various turbines that generate gaseous fluids, such as, but not limited to, hea...

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An embodiment of the present invention may take the form of a system and method that may use at least at least one solar heating system (175) to heat the fuel consumed by a turbomachine (100). An embodiment of the present invention may incorporate concentrated solar power (CSP). Generally, CSP systems incorporate a plurality of lenses, mirrors, or combinations thereof and a tracking system to focus a large area of sunlight forming a small concentrated beam of light. The concentrated light may then be used as a heat source. In an embodiment of the present invention, the heat source may be used to partially or completely heat the fuel (130) consumed by a turbomachine (100). CSP systems may take the form of a solar trough system (200), a parabolic dish system (200), a solar power tower system (300), or the like.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to fuel consumed by a turbine during operation; and more particularly, to a system and method for utilizing a solar heating system to heat the fuel consumed by a turbine. Background technique [0002] Typically, the temperature of the fuel consumed by the turbine needs to be within a certain range. The fuel may include, but is not limited to, various types of fuel oil, natural gas or syngas. Some turbine combustion systems require "heated" fuel (eg, heated natural gas). Often, the natural gas supply cannot heat the gas to the temperature required by the turbine. Here, a fuel heater is used to increase the temperature of the natural gas for the requirements of the turbine. Fuel heaters require energy to operate. Some fuel heaters require energy to provide between 5 and 7 megawatts of power. Typically, energy is drawn from a turbine, such as, but not limited to, an electrical generator coupled to the turbine, hot water ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): F02C7/224F24J2/00F24S90/00
CPCY02E10/46F01K23/10F02C6/18F02C7/224
Inventor 张华J·拉纳辛赫
Owner GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
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