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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
May. 25, 2021
Turbogen Ltd., Ramat Gan, IL;
David Lior, Herzliya, IL;
TURBOGEN LTD., Ramat Gan, IL;
Abstract
A reconfigurable hybrid solar gas turbine system includes a turbocharger (TC), a gas turbine engine, and a solar energy module. The TC and engine each include a compressor and a turbine joined by a turboshaft. The engine further includes a burner, a mixer, a generator, and a flow control valve. The system operates in a semi-open cycle in which the TC receives inlet ambient air. The burner receives pressurized air from the TC and fuel, for example from an NG source. The mixer combines hot gas flows from both the burner and the solar energy module to form a combined flow, whose mixing ratio is determined by a position of the flow control valve, thereby reconfiguring the system in response to variations in incident solar irradiance. Electrical power is generated by the engine generator and an optional TC generator. The engine and/or solar energy module may include a recuperator.