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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Vineet Sethi, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 15/10 (2006.01); F01D 5/02 (2006.01); H02J 3/18 (2006.01); H02K 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 15/10 (2013.01); F01D 5/026 (2013.01); H02J 3/1885 (2013.01); H02K 7/1823 (2013.01); Y02E 40/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of configuring a power generation unit for synchronous condensing operation includes coupling a clutch to a generator shaft of a generator without moving the generator along a generator axis of the generator shaft. The method also includes coupling the clutch to a turbine shaft of a turbine via a spacer without moving the turbine along a turbine axis of the turbine. Furthermore, the generator shaft is configured to support a weight of the clutch without a clutch pedestal support.