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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017

Filed:

Sep. 17, 2013
Applicant:

Ormat Technologies, Inc, Reno, NV (US);

Inventors:

Josh Nordquist, Reno, NV (US);

Thomas Buchanan, Reno, NV (US);

Michael L. Kaleikini, Hilo, HI (US);

Meir Regal, Doar Na Avtach, IL;

Lucien Y. Bronicki, Yavne, IL;

Shlomo Shitrit, Ashdod, IL;

Assignee:

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, Inc., Reno, NV (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/12 (2006.01); F01K 13/02 (2006.01); F01K 25/10 (2006.01); H02P 9/04 (2006.01); H02P 9/10 (2006.01); H02P 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/12 (2013.01); F01K 13/02 (2013.01); F01K 25/10 (2013.01); H02P 9/04 (2013.01); H02P 9/102 (2013.01); Y10T 307/406 (2015.04);
Abstract

A power system for delivering a custom level of electrical power to an industrial or commercial facility includes a local generator connected to a turbine operating in accordance with an organic Rankine or steam Rankine cycle. The local generator has a capacity at least greater than a maximum anticipated power level needed for the electrical needs of a local industrial or commercial facility. One or more control devices are operatively connected to the local generator for regulating active and reactive power generated by the generator. A controller directs the one or more control devices to regulate the generator such that the active power and reactive power generated by the generator are sufficient to satisfy active and reactive load conditions of local industrial or commercial facilities. Also, a flow control component is operatively connected to the main conduit for automatically limiting the flow of the motive fluid to the turbine module during base load conditions and for automatically increasing the flow of the motive fluid to the turbine module during variable load conditions.


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