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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2012
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Raymond Pang, Schenectady, NY (US);
Kamlesh Mundra, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 23/10 (2006.01); F02C 7/224 (2006.01); F01K 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/224 (2013.01); F01K 17/025 (2013.01); F01K 23/10 (2013.01); Y02E 20/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Thermal energy storage containing thermal energy extracted from a bottom cycle heat engine is leveraged to heat fuel gas supplied to a gas turbine engine operating in a top cycle heat engine. Further, an extracted portion of a working fluid generated in a steam generation source of the bottom cycle heat engine can be used along with the thermal energy storage to heat fuel gas.