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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Alstom Technology Ltd, Baden, CH;
Inventors:
Gian Luigi Agostinelli, Zürich, CH;
Andre Burdet, Villars sur Glane, CH;
Michal Tadeusz Bialkowski, Untersiggenthal, CH;
Assignee:
General Electric Technology GmbH, Baden, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 13/00 (2006.01); F02C 6/04 (2006.01); F01K 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 6/04 (2013.01); F01K 3/00 (2013.01); F01K 13/00 (2013.01); Y02E 20/14 (2013.01); Y02E 20/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a combined cycle power generating system to increase the operating flexibility of the plant. The method also includes operating a thermal storage unit in a heat storing mode and in a heat releasing mode.