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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2011
Ahmed Mostafa Elkady, Guilderland, NY (US);
Uyigue Omoma Idahosa, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Matthew Patrick Boespflug, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Grover Andrew Bennett, Schenectady, NY (US);
John Thomas Herbon, Loveland, OH (US);
Hasan Karim, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Geoffrey David Myers, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Seyed Gholamali Saddoughi, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Ahmed Mostafa ELKady, Guilderland, NY (US);
Uyigue Omoma Idahosa, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Matthew Patrick Boespflug, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Grover Andrew Bennett, Schenectady, NY (US);
John Thomas Herbon, Loveland, OH (US);
Hasan Karim, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Geoffrey David Myers, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Seyed Gholamali Saddoughi, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and a method of generating energy in a power plant using a turbine are provided. The system includes an air separation unit providing an oxygen output; a plasma generator that is capable of generating plasma; and a combustor configured to receive oxygen and to combust a fuel stream in the presence of the plasma, so as to maintain a stable flame, generating an exhaust gas. The system can further include a water condensation system, fluidly-coupled to the combustor, that is capable of producing a high-content carbon dioxide stream that is substantially free of oxygen. The method of generating energy in a power plant includes the steps of operating an air separation unit to separate oxygen from air, combusting a fuel stream in a combustor in the presence of oxygen, and generating an exhaust gas from the combustion. The exhaust gas can be used in a turbine to generate electricity. A plasma is generated inside the combustor, and a stable flame is maintained in the combustor.