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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 1984
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
John R Joy, Brighton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Williams International Corporation, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K / ; H02P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
290 54 ; 290 43 ; 290 52 ; 60684 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a power generation system comprising a Brayton cycle turbine for directly driving a first air compressor. A motor/generator is adapted to drive said turbine in the power generating condition and be driven by said turbine in the start condition. A second air compressor is also directly driven by said turbine and is coupled to said turbine, motor/generator, and said first air compressor by a gear system. A heat exchanger between said second air compressor and said turbine provides heat energy to drive the system.