Mobile Power Plant Trailer Layout for Faster Deployment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile gas turbine power plants face challenges in efficiently transporting and quickly installing components to meet power demands, particularly during periods of high demand or when permanent power plants are unavailable due to growth, maintenance, or natural disasters.
Innovation Solution
A trailer-mounted mobile power plant system comprising a generator trailer, a turbine trailer, and a control house trailer, with a transport trailer for component transfer, optimized to reduce the number of trailers and interconnects, enabling faster and more efficient transportation and installation by rearranging components on-site.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If mobile power plant components are transported on separate trailers to the installation site, then the system can be delivered in a partially assembled state for flexibility, but the transportation time and installation time increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple previously separate trailers (turbine trailer, generator trailer, auxiliary equipment trailer, control house trailer) into a single integrated trailer configuration. This merging reduces the number of individual units to be transported and assembled, directly addressing the time loss from transporting and installing multiple separate trailers while maintaining the flexibility of modular component delivery.
2Ease of manufacture
If multiple trailers are used to transport different components, then component organization is improved, but the number of interconnects required increases complexity
Solution Approach 1:
By consolidating components that were previously distributed across multiple trailers onto a single trailer, the patent reduces the number of interconnections required between trailers. The auxiliary equipment and control systems are integrated onto the same trailer platform, eliminating the need for complex inter-trailer cabling and reducing overall system complexity.
3Stability of the object's composition
If components are arranged in a traditional multi-trailer configuration, then transport stability is maintained, but mobility and repositioning speed are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent consolidates multiple trailers into a single trailer unit, which inherently improves mobility and repositioning speed. The integrated configuration maintains transport stability through proper component securing and trailer design, while enabling faster deployment and relocation compared to assembling multiple separate trailers at the destination.
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AI summary
A system comprising a first mobile body 12 configured to support a turbine engine 22 and an auxiliary skid 32 communicatively and fluidly coupled to the turbine engine. The auxiliary skid includes one or more interconnects configured to support a turbine engine component. The system also includes a second mobile body 14 configured to support a generator 52. The first and second mobile bodies are configured to align a removable coupling between the turbine engine and the generator.