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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2011
Applicants:
Steven A. Wright, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Robert L. Fuller, Conifer, CO (US);
Inventors:
Steven A. Wright, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Robert L. Fuller, Conifer, CO (US);
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 25/04 (2006.01); F04D 29/063 (2006.01); F02B 39/10 (2006.01); F02B 39/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 25/04 (2013.01); F02B 39/10 (2013.01); F02B 39/14 (2013.01); F04D 29/063 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various technologies pertaining to causing fluid in a supercritical Brayton cycle power generation system to flow in a desired direction at cold startup of the system are described herein. A sensor is positioned at an inlet of a turbine, wherein the sensor is configured to output sensed temperatures of fluid at the inlet of the turbine. If the sensed temperature surpasses a predefined threshold, at least one operating parameter of the power generation system is altered.