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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2011
Barrett Gardiner, Schecnectady, NY (US);
Brett Thompson, Greenville, SC (US);
Aaron Vorel, Greenville, SC (US);
Kihyung Kim, Greenville, SC (US);
Ricky Conard, Greenville, SC (US);
Barrett Gardiner, Schecnectady, NY (US);
Brett Thompson, Greenville, SC (US);
Aaron Vorel, Greenville, SC (US);
Kihyung Kim, Greenville, SC (US);
Ricky Conard, Greenville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for improving the efficiency of a power generation facility utilize heat energy to preheat inlet-air that is supplied to the compressor of a turbine or to preheat fuel that is burned in the turbine. The heat energy used to preheat the inlet-air can be drawn from a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) that produces steam using at least part of the exhaust gas of the turbine. The heat energy can be obtained from one or more predetermined points within the HRSG, such as a feed water line exiting a drum of the HRSG or a feed line connecting an economizer of the HRSG to a drum of the HRSG. The fluid drawn from the predetermined point passes through a heat exchanger or a preheater to remove the heat energy used for preheating. The fluid is then returned to the HRSG immediately downstream from the point from which it was drawn.