IP Library Granted Patent US 8,640,438
Granted Patent B2
US 8,640,438 · App. 11/753,199 · Granted Feb 4, 2014

High humidity gas turbine equipment

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Patent No.
US 8,640,438
App. No.
11/753,199
Granted
Feb 4, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides high humidity gas turbine equipment including a compressor compressing air, a combustor combusting the compressed air and a fuel, a gas turbine driven by the combustion gas, a generator driven by the gas turbine to generate power, a humidifier humidifying the compressed air by directly contacting it with hot water, and a regenerative heat exchanger heating the humidified compressed air by exhaust gas of the gas turbine and feeding it to the combustor, heat exchangers generating hot water for the humidifier utilizing a factory exhaust heat medium from the outside, a boiler generating steam to be supplied to the outside utilizing the exhaust gas of the gas turbine, and a boiler generating steam to be supplied to the outside utilizing the compressed air discharged from the compressor.

Claims (61)

1. High humidity gas turbine equipment comprising:

a compressor for compressing air;

a combustor for combusting compressed air generated by the compressor and a fuel;

a gas turbine driven by combustion gas generated by the combustor;

a generator for generating power by being driven by the gas turbine;

a humidifier for humidifying the compressed air by bringing the compressed air from the compressor into direct contact with hot water;

a regenerative heat exchanger for heating the compressed air from the humidifier by exhaust gas of the gas turbine, and feeding the heated compressed air to the combustor;

a first heating device for heating water recovered from the exhaust gas of the gas turbine by utilizing a factory exhaust heat medium from the outside to generate hot water for the humidifier;

a second heating device for heating water by utilizing the exhaust gas of the gas turbine to generate steam or hot water to be supplied to the outside;

a water recovering device for recovering water from the exhaust gas of the second heating device;

a supply pipe system for supplying water recovered by the water recovering device to the humidifier;

a circulation pipe system for reusing the water used in the humidifier, again in the humidifier;

wherein the first heating device comprises heat exchangers that receive the factory exhaust heat medium provided in both of the supply pipe system and the circulation pipe system; and

wherein the temperature of the factory exhaust heat medium introduced in the first heating device is lower than that of the exhaust gas introduced in the second heating device.

2. The high humidity gas turbine equipment according to claim 1 , wherein the first heating device comprises a heat pump or an auxiliary burner.

3. The high humidity gas turbine equipment according to claim 1 , wherein the second heating device comprises a heat pump or an auxiliary burner.

4. The high humidity gas turbine equipment according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first pipe system used when the second heating device generates the steam or the hot water to be supplied to the outside;

a second pipe system used when the second heating device generates the hot water for the humidifier; and

a valve means capable of switching so that any one of the first pipe system and the second pipe system is in a communicating state, and the other one is in a shutoff state.

5. High humidity gas turbine equipment comprising:

a compressor for compressing air;

a combustor for combusting compressed air generated by the compressor and a fuel;

a gas turbine driven by combustion gas from the combustor;

a generator for generating power by being driven by the gas turbine;

a humidifier for humidifying the compressed air by bringing the compressed air from the compressor into direct contact with hot water;

a regenerative heat exchanger for heating the compressed air from the humidifier by exhaust gas of the gas turbine, and feeding the heated compressed air to the combustor;

a first heating device for heating water recovered from the exhaust gas of the gas turbine by utilizing a factory exhaust heat medium from the outside to generate hot water for the humidifier;

a third heating device for heating water by utilizing the compressed air discharged from the compressor to generate steam or hot water to be supplied to the outside;

a water recovering device for recovering water from the exhaust gas out of the regenerative heat exchanger;

a supply pipe system for supplying water recovered by the water recovering device to the humidifier;

a circulation pipe system for reusing the water used in the humidifier, again in the humidifier;

wherein the first heating device comprises heat exchangers that receive the factory exhaust heat medium provided in both of the supply pipe system and the circulation pipe system; and

wherein the temperature of the factory exhaust heat medium introduced in the first heating device is lower than that of the exhaust gas introduced in the third heating device.

6. The high humidity gas turbine equipment according to claim 5 , wherein the first heating device comprises a heat pump or an auxiliary burner.

7. The high humidity gas turbine equipment according to claim 5 , wherein the third heating device comprises a heat pump or an auxiliary burner.

8. The high humidity gas turbine equipment according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a first pipe system used when the third heating device generates the steam or the hot water to be supplied to the outside;

a second pipe system used when the third heating device generates the hot water for the humidifier; and

a valve means capable of switching so that any one of the first pipe system and the second pipe system is in a communicating state, and the other one is in a shutoff state.

9. High humidity gas turbine equipment comprising:

a compressor for compressing air;

a combustor for combusting compressed air generated by the compressor and a fuel;

a gas turbine driven by combustion gas from the combustor;

a generator for generating power by being driven by the gas turbine;

a humidifier for humidifying the compressed air by bringing the compressed air from the compressor into direct contact with hot water;

a regenerative heat exchanger for heating the compressed air from the humidifier by exhaust gas of the gas turbine, and feeding the heated compressed air to the combustor;

a first heating device for heating water recovered from the exhaust gas of the gas turbine by utilizing a factory exhaust heat medium from the outside to generate hot water for the humidifier;

a second heating device for heating water by utilizing the exhaust gas of the gas turbine to generate steam or hot water to be supplied to the outside;

a third heating device for heating water by utilizing the compressed air discharged from the compressor to generate steam or hot water to be supplied to the outside;

a water recovering device for recovering water from the exhaust gas out of the second heating device;

a supply pipe system for supplying the water recovered by the water recovering device to the humidifier;

a circulation pipe system for reusing the water used in the humidifier, again in the humidifier;

wherein the first heating device comprises heat exchangers that receive the factory exhaust heat medium provided in both of the supply pipe system and the circulation pipe system; and

wherein the temperature of the factory exhaust heat medium introduced in the first heating device is lower than that of the exhaust gas introduced in the second heating device and that of the compressed air introduced in the third heating device.

10. The high humidity gas turbine equipment according to claim 9 , wherein the first heating device comprises a heat pump or an auxiliary burner.

11. The high humidity gas turbine equipment according to claim 9 , wherein at least one of the second heating device and the third heating device comprises a heat pump or an auxiliary burner.

12. The high humidity gas turbine equipment according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a first pipe system used when one of the second heating device and the third heating device generates the steam or the hot water to be supplied to the outside;

a second pipe system used when one of the second heating device and the third heating device generates the hot water for the humidifier; and

a valve means capable of switching so that any one of the first pipe system and the second pipe system is in a communicating state, and the other one is in a shutoff state.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVING PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 11921683 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054975 FRAME: 0438. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 26, 2023
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063787/0867 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 13, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 054975/0438 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 20, 2014
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 032936/0757 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2007
From: SASAKI, KENJI; NOGUCHI, YOSHIKI
To: HITACHI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 019444/0335 →