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Title: Apparatus and process of retrofitting a combined cycle power plant

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1650854

A process for retrofitting an electric power plant that uses two 60 Hertz large frame heavy duty industrial gas turbine engines to drive electric generators and produce electricity, where each of the two industrial engines can produce up to 350 MW of output power. The process replaces the two 350 MW industrial engines with one twin spool industrial gas turbine engine that is capable of producing at least 700 MW of output power. Thus, two prior art industrial engines can be replaced with one industrial engine that can produce power equal to the two prior art industrial engines.

Research Organization:
Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc., Jupiter, FL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FE0023975
Assignee:
Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc. (Jupiter, FL)
Patent Number(s):
10,641,177
Application Number:
15/549,050
OSTI ID:
1650854
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 03/23/2016
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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