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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2011
Eric D Nelson, Houston, TX (US);
Peter C Rasmussen, Pensacola, FL (US);
John B Stone, Kingwood, TX (US);
Stanley O Uptigrove, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Eric D Nelson, Houston, TX (US);
Peter C Rasmussen, Pensacola, FL (US);
John B Stone, Kingwood, TX (US);
Stanley O Uptigrove, The Woodlands, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
Provided is a natural gas processing facility for the liquefaction or regasification of natural gas. The facility includes a primary processing unit, e.g., refrigeration unit, for warming natural gas or chilling natural gas to at least a temperature of liquefaction. The facility also has superconducting electrical components integrated into the facility. The superconducting electrical components incorporate superconducting material so as to improve electrical efficiency of the facility by at least one percent over what would be experienced through the use of conventional electrical components. The superconducting electrical components may be one or more motors, one or more generators, one or more transformers, switch gears, one or more electrical transmission conductors, variable speed drives, or combinations thereof.