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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2011
Applicants:
Volker Schüle, Leimen, DE;
Silvia Velm, Karlsruhe, DE;
Inventors:
Volker Schüle, Leimen, DE;
Silvia Velm, Karlsruhe, DE;
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH, Baden, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 9/00 (2006.01); F03G 6/06 (2006.01); F01K 7/38 (2006.01); F01K 7/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 6/06 (2013.01); F01K 7/38 (2013.01); F01K 7/40 (2013.01); F01K 9/00 (2013.01); F01K 9/003 (2013.01); Y02B 10/20 (2013.01); Y02E 10/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
A Steam power plant comprising a steam turbine () and a condenser (), wherein the condenser () is disclosed, comprising a first heat sink being a ground heat exchanger () is connected to the condenser during times when ground temperature is lower than air temperature; and a second heat sink being an above-ground heat exchanger is connected to the condenser during times when ground temperature is not lower than air temperature.