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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2009
Applicants:
Jürgen Hoffmann, Untersiggenthal, CH;
Thomas Meindl, Kirchdorf, CH;
Inventors:
Jürgen Hoffmann, Untersiggenthal, CH;
Thomas Meindl, Kirchdorf, CH;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 9/00 (2006.01); F01D 15/10 (2006.01); F02C 9/28 (2006.01); F02C 9/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 15/10 (2013.01); F02C 9/28 (2013.01); F02C 9/38 (2013.01); F05D 2270/024 (2013.01); F05D 2270/05 (2013.01); F05D 2270/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power station () is provided having a turbine shafting () including a gas turbine () and a generator () which is driven directly by the gas turbine (), produces alternating current at an operating frequency and whose output is connected to an electrical grid () with a predetermined grid frequency. An electronic decoupling apparatus or a variable electronic gearbox () is arranged between the generator () and the electrical grid (), and decouples the operating frequency from the grid frequency.