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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2005
Leroy Omar Tomlinson, San Diego, CA (US);
Charles Michael Jones, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Gordon Raymond Smith, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Mark Joseph Steffen, Louisville, KY (US);
Bruce Charles Martindale, Charlton, NY (US);
Marc Trent Kazanas, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Paul Ronan Murphy, Duanesburg, NY (US);
Gurbaksh Singh Ohson, Syosset, NY (US);
Steven David Shemo, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Eric Yuhang Fung, Slingerlands, NY (US);
Leroy Omar Tomlinson, San Diego, CA (US);
Charles Michael Jones, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Gordon Raymond Smith, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Mark Joseph Steffen, Louisville, KY (US);
Bruce Charles Martindale, Charlton, NY (US);
Marc Trent Kazanas, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Paul Ronan Murphy, Duanesburg, NY (US);
Gurbaksh Singh Ohson, Syosset, NY (US);
Steven David Shemo, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Eric YuHang Fung, Slingerlands, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for fast starting and loading a combined cycle power system are described. In one example embodiment, the method includes loading the gas turbine at up to it's maximum rate, and loading the steam turbine at its maximum rate with excess steam bypassed to the condenser while maintaining the temperature of steam supplied to the steam turbine at a substantially constant temperature from initial steam admission into the steam turbine until all steam generated by the heat recovery steam generator is being admitted to the steam turbine while the gas turbine operates at up to maximum load.