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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2013
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yutaka Kubota, Tokyo, JP;
Toyotaka Hirao, Tokyo, JP;
Takao Sakurai, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
This power generation system (A) includes a plurality of power generation units (A,B,C, . . . ) which are provided in parallel, wherein each of the power generation units (A,B,C, . . . ) includes an expander () configured to be rotated by a working medium, a power generator () configured to generate power through rotation of the expander (), a rectifier (), a medium circulation system () configured to pump the working medium into the expander (), a relay () configured to interrupt power between the power generator () and an external power system (), an operating unit (A,B) configured to be operated when maintenance starts, and a relay driving unit () configured to interrupt power between the power generator () and the external power system () by the relay () when the operating unit (A,B) has been operated.