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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paul M Fahlsing, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Assignee:
Pacificorp, Portland, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60661 ; 60686 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed toward a method and device for increasing the energy efficiency of a power plant. The invention comprises monitoring the power consumption of a power plant subsystem. The subsystem being monitored should be a subsystem that directly influences a measurable condition that is related to generator output. The generator output of the power plant generator is monitored as a function of the measurable condition. The power consumption of the subsystem influencing the measurable condition is compared to generator. The subsystem power consumption can then be adjusted output.