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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2020
Applicant:
GE Renewable Technologies, Grenoble, FR;
Inventors:
Quentin Alloin, Grenoble, FR;
Renaud Guillaume, Saint Martin d'Heres, FR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 15/00 (2006.01); F01D 13/00 (2006.01); F02K 1/15 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 15/005 (2013.01); F01D 13/00 (2013.01); F01D 13/003 (2013.01); F02K 1/15 (2013.01); H02J 3/381 (2013.01); F05B 2240/40 (2013.01); F05B 2270/101 (2013.01); F05B 2270/337 (2013.01); Y10T 74/19014 (2015.01);
Abstract
The invention concerns a method for coupling a hydroelectric power plant in a turbine mode to a grid, in order to generate power for a grid, said hydroelectric power plant comprising at least a first hydroelectric unit () and a second hydroelectric unit (), each provided with a runner () mechanically coupled to a shaft line () and to a generator, a distributor () comprising guide vanes to control a flow of water to said runner, said hydroelectric power plant further comprising a variable frequency drive (), the method comprising: