Systems and methods for a mobile power plant with improved mobility and reduced trailer count

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10030579-B2
Application number	US-201615272100-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 21, 2016
Priority date	Sep 21, 2016
Publication date	Jul 24, 2018
Grant date	Jul 24, 2018

Abstract

A system a first mobile body configured to support a turbine engine and an auxiliary skid communicatively and fluidly coupled to the turbine engine. The auxiliary skid includes one or more interconnects configured to support a turbine engine component. The system also includes a second mobile body configured to support a generator. The first and second mobile bodies are configured to align a removable coupling between the turbine engine and the generator.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a first mobile body configured to support both a turbine engine and an auxiliary skid communicatively and fluidly coupled to the turbine engine, wherein the first mobile body has one or more first wheels, and the auxiliary skid comprises one or more interconnects configured to support a turbine engine component; and
a second mobile body configured to support a generator, wherein the second mobile body has one or more second wheels, and the first and second mobile bodies are configured to align a removable coupling between the turbine engine and the generator.

2. The system of claim 1 , comprising a mobile turbine system having the turbine engine, the generator, the auxiliary skid, and a control system, wherein the first mobile body comprises a first trailer having both the turbine engine and the auxiliary skid, and the second mobile body comprises a second trailer having the generator.

3. The system of claim 2 , comprising a third mobile body configured to support the control system.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the turbine engine component comprises a lubrication system, a water wash system, a hydraulics start system, or a combination thereof.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the turbine engine component comprises a motor associated with the turbine engine, and wherein the auxiliary skid comprises a first cable interconnect configured to control the motor.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary skid comprises a tank or a pump configured to supply a fluid to the turbine engine component via a fluid line interconnect.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the fluid comprises oil, water, steam, inert gas, recirculated exhaust gas, or a combination thereof.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the fluid comprises a synthetic lube oil, a hydraulic lube oil, or a combination thereof.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the tank is configured to combine the synthetic lube oil and the hydraulic lube oil.

10. A system, comprising:
a first mobile body configured to support both a turbine engine and an auxiliary skid communicatively and fluidly coupled to the turbine engine, wherein the first mobile body has one or more first wheels, and the auxiliary skid comprises a controller configured to support a turbine engine component;
a second mobile body configured to support a generator, wherein the second mobile body has one or more second wheels, and the first and second mobile bodies are configured to align a removable coupling between the turbine engine and the generator; and
a third mobile body configured to support a control system communicatively coupled to the controller of the auxiliary skid, wherein the third mobile body has one or more third wheels.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the first mobile body comprises a first trailer, the second mobile body comprises a second trailer, and the third mobile body comprises a third trailer.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the auxiliary skid comprises one or more cable interconnects configured to communicatively support a turbine engine component.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the turbine engine component comprises a lubrication system, a water wash system, a hydraulics start system, or a combination thereof.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the turbine engine component comprises a motor associated with the turbine engine, and wherein the auxiliary skid comprises a first cable interconnect configured to control the motor.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the auxiliary skid comprises a tank or a pump configured to supply a fluid to the turbine engine component via one or more fluid line interconnects.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the fluid comprises oil, water, steam, inert gas, recirculated exhaust gas, or a combination thereof.

17. A system, comprising:
a first mobile body configured to support both a turbine engine and an auxiliary skid communicatively and fluidly coupled to the turbine engine, wherein the first mobile body has one or more first wheels, the turbine engine is configured to removably couple to a generator disposed on a second mobile body having one or more second wheels, and the auxiliary skid comprises a controller communicatively coupled to a turbine engine support component; and
a third mobile body configured to support a control system communicatively coupled to the controller of the auxiliary skid, wherein the third mobile body has one or more third wheels.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the first mobile body comprises a first trailer, the second mobile body comprises a second trailer, and the third mobile body comprises a third trailer.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the auxiliary skid comprises a support component associated with the turbine engine support component, and wherein the support component is configured to supply a flow of a fluid to the turbine engine via a fluid line interconnect, wherein the support component comprises a pump or a tank configured to supply the flow of the fluid to the turbine engine, and wherein the fluid comprises oil, water, steam, inert gas, recirculated exhaust gas, or a combination thereof.

20. The system of claim 17 , wherein the turbine engine support component comprises a hydraulics motor configured to start the turbine engine.

Assignees

• Gen Electric

Inventors

• Austin Kenneth Robert
• Sethi Vineet
• Fong Raymond Kalok
• Guillen Jose Emmanuel
• Baten Robert Allen
• Laing Donald Gordon

Classifications

• F05D2220/76

  an electrical generator · CPC title

• F02C3/04

  having a turbine driving a compressor (power transmission arrangements F02C7/36; control of working fluid flow F02C9/16) · CPC title

• F02C6/00 Primary

  Plural gas-turbine plants; Combinations of gas-turbine plants with other apparatus; Adaptations of gas-turbine plants for special use · CPC title

• F16M5/00

  Engine beds, i.e. means for supporting engines or machines on foundations · CPC title

• F16M3/00

  Portable or wheeled frames or beds, e.g. for emergency power-supply aggregates, compressor sets (construction of vehicles in general B60 - B62) · CPC title