Modular Power Generation Trailer Assembly for Fast Site Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile electric power generation systems face limitations in power output due to trailer size and weight constraints, requiring multiple trailers and increasing complexity and space requirements, while also facing challenges in efficient assembly and alignment at work sites.
Innovation Solution
A mobile electric power generation system comprising four independent trailers - a generator trailer, a gas turbine trailer, an exhaust trailer, and an air filter and ventilation trailer - that can be easily assembled and disassembled for operational and transport modes, using docking plates, steerable wheels, and a trailer slide system to facilitate alignment and stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If multiple trailers are used to increase power output, then power generation capacity is improved, but device complexity and space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the power generation equipment into separate functional trailers (generator trailer, gas turbine trailer, exhaust trailer, air filter and ventilation trailer), allowing each to be independently transported and assembled at the work site. This segmentation enables high power output through multiple units while maintaining manageable complexity through standardized coupling mechanisms.
2Power
If multiple trailers are used to increase power output, then power generation capacity is improved, but assembly time and alignment precision deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Each trailer is pre-equipped with docking plates and alignment features before transport to the work site. The steerable wheels and standardized coupling interfaces are prepared in advance, enabling rapid assembly and alignment when the trailers are brought together, significantly reducing on-site assembly time.
3Ease of manufacture
If traditional fixed-wheel trailers are used, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but alignment precision and adaptability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The trailers incorporate steerable wheels that can be dynamically adjusted during assembly and operation. This dynamic capability allows the trailers to self-align with docking plates and maintain precise positioning, achieving high alignment precision while retaining the simplicity of standard trailer manufacturing for the non-steering components.
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AI summary
A method of assembling a mobile electric power generation system comprises providing a generator trailer having an electric generator, a gas turbine trailer having a gas turbine, an exhaust trailer having an exhaust device, and an air filter and ventilation trailer having an air inlet device. The method includes positioning each of the generator trailer, the gas turbine trailer, the exhaust trailer, and the air filter and ventilation trailer at a job site such that the generator trailer and the gas turbine trailer are in an end-to-end configuration. The method comprises coupling each of the generator trailer, the exhaust trailer, and the air filter and ventilation trailer to the gas turbine trailer in an operational mode for generating power and decoupling each of the generator trailer, the exhaust trailer, and the air filter and ventilation trailer from the gas turbine trailer in a transport mode for transport.