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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10184397-B2
Application number	US-201615272050-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 21, 2016
Priority date	Sep 21, 2016
Publication date	Jan 22, 2019
Grant date	Jan 22, 2019

Abstract

A system includes a first mobile body configured to support a turbine engine and an air intake section coupled to the turbine engine. The system also includes a second mobile body configured to support a generator. The first and second mobile bodies are configured to guide a removable coupling between the turbine engine and the generator. The system also includes a third mobile body configured to support one or more partially assembled components associated with the turbine engine and the generator.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a mobile turbine generator system, comprising:
a first mobile body supporting a turbine engine and an air intake section coupled to the turbine engine horizontally adjacent the turbine engine, wherein the air intake section comprises a silencer in line with a shaft of the turbine engine, and the first mobile body has one or more first wheels;
a second mobile body supporting a generator, wherein the first and second mobile bodies are configured to align a removable coupling between the turbine engine and the generator, wherein the second mobile body has one or more second wheels; and
a third mobile body supporting one or more partially assembled components associated with the turbine engine and the generator, wherein the third mobile body has one or more third wheels, and the one or more partially assembled components are configured to be moved from the third mobile body to at least one of the first or second mobile bodies prior to operation of the mobile turbine generator system.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first mobile body comprises a first trailer having the one or more first wheels, the second mobile body comprises a second trailer having the one or more second wheels, and the third mobile body comprises a third trailer having the one or more third wheels.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the third mobile body additionally supports an exhaust stack configured to couple with the turbine engine, the exhaust stack is configured to discharge an exhaust gas from the turbine engine, and the exhaust stack is configured to be moved from the third mobile body to the first mobile body and mounted vertically above an enclosure that houses the turbine engine prior to operation of the mobile turbine generator system.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the third mobile body comprises a first filter and a second filter configured to couple with the air intake section of the turbine engine, the first and second filters are configured to filter and intake an air flow into the turbine engine, and the first and second filters are configured to be moved from the third mobile body to the first mobile body prior to operation of the mobile turbine generator system.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the first filter is configured to couple to a first portion of the air intake section and the second filter is configured to couple to a second portion of the air intake section.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the third mobile body comprises an air inlet filter configured to couple with the generator, the air inlet filter is configured to filter the air surrounding the generator, and the air inlet filter is configured to be moved from the third mobile body to the second mobile body prior to operation of the mobile turbine generator system.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the third mobile body comprises a crane configured to transfer each of the one or more partially assembled components from the third mobile body to the first mobile body or the second mobile body.

8. The system of claim 1 , comprising a fourth mobile body configured to support a control system communicatively coupled to the turbine engine and the generator, wherein the control system comprises a controller configured to interface with an auxiliary skid disposed on the first mobile body, wherein the auxiliary skid comprises at least a portion of a water wash system, an engine lubrication system, a start system, a turbine control panel, or a combination thereof, of the turbine engine.

9. The system of claim 1 , comprising a fourth mobile body configured to support a control system, a first ventilation system associated with the turbine engine and a second ventilation system associated with the generator, wherein the first ventilation system is configured to be moved from the fourth mobile body to the first mobile body prior to operation of the mobile turbine generator system, and the second ventilation system is configured to be moved from the fourth mobile body to the second mobile body prior to operation of the mobile turbine generator system.

10. A system, comprising:
a mobile turbine generator system, comprising:
a first mobile body supporting a turbine engine, wherein the first mobile body has one or more first wheels;
a second mobile body supporting 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 supporting an exhaust stack, wherein the third mobile body has one or more third wheels, and the exhaust stack is configured to be moved from the third mobile body to the first or second mobile body prior to operation of the mobile turbine generator system.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the third mobile body supports a filter assembly, and the filter assembly is configured to be moved from the third mobile body to the first or second mobile body prior to operation of the mobile turbine generator system.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the first mobile body additionally supports an air intake section coupled to the turbine engine, the air intake section is horizontally adjacent the turbine engine, and the air intake section comprises a silencer in line with a shaft of the turbine engine.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the exhaust stack is configured to be moved to the first mobile body and mounted vertically above an enclosure that houses the turbine engine.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the exhaust stack is configured to be moved to the first mobile body and mounted vertically above an enclosure that houses an air intake section.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the third mobile body comprises a filter assembly having one or more filters associated with the generator, and the filter assembly is configured to be moved to the second mobile body.

16. A method, comprising:
transporting, via a first mobile body, a turbine engine and an air intake section mounted to the first mobile body horizontally adjacent the turbine engine, wherein the air intake section comprises a silencer, and the first mobile body has one or more first wheels;
transporting, via a second mobile body, a generator mounted to the second mobile body and configured to removably couple with the turbine engine, wherein the second mobile body has one or more second wheels;
transporting, via a third mobile body, one or more partially assembled components associated with the turbine engine and the generator, wherein the one or more partially assembled components comprise an exhaust stack; and
transferring, via a transfer mechanism disposed on the third mobile body, the one or more partially assembled components from the third mobile body to the first mobile body or the second mobile body, wherein transferring comprises moving the exhaust stack to a mounting position vertically above an enclosure that houses the turbine engine, wherein transferring occurs after transporting via the first, second, and third mobile bodies and prior to operation of a mobile turbine generator system having at least the first and second mobile bodies coupled together, wherein the third mobile body has one or more third wheels.

17. The method of claim 16 , comprising transporting, via a fourth mobile body, a control system configured to communicatively couple to the turbine engine and the generator.

18. The method of claim 17 , comprising transporting, via the fourth mobile body, a first ventilation system ass

Assignees

• Gen Electric

Inventors

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

Classifications

• 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

• F02B63/044 Primary

  the engine-generator unit being placed on a frame or in an housing · CPC title

• F02C3/04

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

• F05D2220/76

  an electrical generator · CPC title