Method and system for control of turbogenerator power and temperature

Patent 6958550 Issued on October 25, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date:

July 9, 2024. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Capstone Turbine Corporation

Application

No. 10887297 filed on 07/09/2004

US Classes:

290/52, TURBOGENERATORS290/2, HEATING PLANTS60/772, Process290/7, ELECTRIC CONTROL363/35, For transfer of power via a high voltage D.C. link (i.e., HVDC transmission system)290/40C, Control in response to generator and prime mover conditions417/407Overhung from central support

Examiners

Primary: Ponomarenko, Nicholas

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

F02C009/30

Abstract

A power controller controls the turbine of a turbine powered generating system regardless of the load on the 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.