IP Library Granted Patent US 10,138,758
Granted Patent B2
US 10,138,758 · App. 15/021,097 · Granted Nov 27, 2018

Quatro-generation system

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Patent No.
US 10,138,758
App. No.
15/021,097
Granted
Nov 27, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The quatro generation system of the present invention includes: a power generation engine driven by fuel gas; an exhaust-heat boiler configured to utilize energy of exhaust gas discharged from the power generation engine to produce steam from boiler water; a boiler-water circulation device configured to supply the steam produced by the exhaust-heat boiler to a steam-energy recovery unit, and to return condensed water of the steam to the exhaust-heat boiler after the steam-energy recovery unit recovers energy of the steam; a condensation economizer configured to utilize condensation latent heat of exhaust gas discharged from the exhaust-heat boiler to heat a heat medium; and a heat-medium circulation device configured to supply the heat medium heated by the condensation economizer to a thermal-energy recovery unit, and to return the heat medium to the condensation economizer after the thermal-energy recovery unit recovers energy of the heat medium.

Claims (22)

1. A quarto-generation system, comprising:

a power generation engine driven by fuel gas;

an exhaust-heat boiler configured to utilize energy of exhaust gas discharged from the power generation engine to produce steam from boiler water;

a boiler-water circulation device configured to supply the steam produced by the exhaust-heat boiler to a steam-energy recovery unit, and to return condensed water of the steam to the exhaust-heat boiler after the steam-energy recovery unit recovers energy of the steam;

a condensation economizer configured to utilize condensation latent heat of exhaust gas discharged from the exhaust-heat boiler to heat a heat medium;

a heat-medium circulation device configured to supply the heat medium heated by the condensation economizer to a thermal-energy recovery unit, and to return the heat medium to the condensation economizer after the thermal-energy recovery unit recovers energy of the heat medium; and

an exhaust-gas condensed water supply device configured to supply condensed water of the exhaust gas condensed by the condensation economizer to a water consumer.

2. The quarto-generation system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the water consumer comprises a complex facility or an area comprising a plurality of elements which includes at least one of a residence, a tenant shop, or an office.

3. The quarto-generation system according to claim 1 , wherein the power generation engine comprises: a gas turbine driven by the fuel gas; and a first generator driven by shaft output of the gas turbine.

4. The quarto-generation system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the exhaust-heat boiler comprises an exhaust-gas reheat boiler configured to utilize the exhaust gas discharged from the power generation engine as combustion air.

5. The quarto-generation system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the thermal energy recovery unit comprises a heat-medium heat exchanger configured to recover energy from the heat medium as a heat source for heating air or water in a thermal-energy consumer which comprises a complex facility or an area comprising a plurality of elements including at least one of a residence, a tenant shop, or an office.

6. The quarto-generation system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the steam energy recovery unit comprises:

a steam turbine driven by the steam; and

a second generator driven by shaft output of the steam turbine.

7. The quarto-generation system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the steam-energy recovery unit comprises a steam heat exchanger configured to recover energy from the steam as a heat source for air conditioning or freezing in a thermal-energy consumer which comprises a complex facility or an area comprising a plurality of elements including at least one of a residence, a tenant shop, or an office.

8. The quarto-generation system according to claim 1 , further comprising

an exhaust-gas heat exchanger configured to recover energy of the exhaust gas discharged from the condensation economizer.

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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 9, 2019
From: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 050668/0233 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2016
From: YAGITA, HIROYUKI; ABE, KOUJI; KOIDE, TAKAO; NOGUCHI, TOSHIHIDE; NAKAI, TOMOAKI; ISHIKAWA, HIROAKI; ESASHI, HIROYUKI; HYODO, JUN
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 038206/0692 →