Aircraft transportation for mobile power generation packages

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12397927-B2
Application number	US-202318192473-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 29, 2023
Priority date	Mar 29, 2023
Publication date	Aug 26, 2025
Grant date	Aug 26, 2025

Abstract

The present application provides a mobile power plant system for loading power generation equipment into an aircraft via a winch cable and secured within the aircraft via a number of aircraft restraints. The mobile power plant system includes a trailer with the power generation equipment thereon, a number of hooks attached to the trailer, a winching beam attached to the trailer, and one or more winching shackles attached to the winching beam. The winch cable may be attached to the winching shackles to pull the trailer into the aircraft and the aircraft restraints may be attached to the hooks to secure the trailer in the aircraft.

First claim

We claim:

1. A mobile power plant system for loading power generation equipment into an aircraft via a winch cable and secured within the aircraft via a number of aircraft restraints, comprising:
a trailer with the power generation equipment thereon;
a plurality of hooks attached to the trailer;
a winching beam attached to the trailer; and
one or more winching shackles attached to the winching beam;
wherein the winch cable may be attached to the one or more winching shackles to pull the trailer into the aircraft and wherein the number of aircraft restraints may be attached to the plurality of hooks to secure the trailer in the aircraft.

2. The mobile power plant system of claim 1 , wherein the trailer comprises a turbine trailer.

3. The mobile power plant system of claim 1 , wherein the trailer comprises a generator trailer.

4. The mobile power plant system of claim 1 , wherein the trailer comprises a control house trailer.

5. The mobile power plant system of claim 1 , wherein the trailer comprises a plurality of trailers.

6. The mobile power plant system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more winching shackles comprise a plurality of winching shackles.

7. The mobile power plant system of claim 1 , wherein the winch cable attached to the one or more winching shackles pulls the trailer into the aircraft at an angle.

8. The mobile power plant system of claim 1 , wherein the trailer comprises a plurality of restraint assemblies.

9. The mobile power plant system of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of restraint assemblies comprises a tensile restraint.

10. The mobile power plant system of claim 9 , wherein the tensile restraint comprises a turnbuckle.

11. The mobile power plant system of claim 10 , wherein the turnbuckle is attached to one of the plurality of hooks.

12. The mobile power plant system of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of restraint assemblies comprises a fastened restraint.

13. The mobile power plant system of claim 12 , wherein the fastened restraint comprises one or more rigid members.

14. The mobile power plant system of claim 1 , wherein the trailer comprises a deck and a plurality of wheels.

15. A method of transporting a mobile power plant system to a remote location, comprising:
winching a trailer of the mobile power plant system into an aircraft via a winch cable attached to one or more winching shackles of a winch beam;
securing the trailer with a plurality of aircraft restraints within the aircraft;
driving the trailer to the remote location; and
securing the trailer to a foundation of the remote location via a plurality of turnbuckles attached to the trailer via a plurality of hooks and to the foundation.

16. A mobile power plant system for transporting power generation equipment via an aircraft and securing the power generation equipment at a remote location, comprising:
a trailer with the power generation equipment thereon;
a plurality of hooks attached to the trailer;
a winching beam with one or more winching shackles attached to the trailer; and
a tensile restraint with a turnbuckle attached to each of the plurality of hooks;
wherein a winch cable may be attached to the one or more winching shackles to pull the trailer into the aircraft and wherein the tensile restraint with the turnbuckle secures the trailer to the remote location.

17. The mobile power plant system of claim 16 , wherein the trailer comprises a turbine trailer.

18. The mobile power plant system of claim 16 , wherein the trailer comprises a generator trailer.

19. The mobile power plant system of claim 16 , wherein the trailer comprises a control house trailer.

20. The mobile power plant system of claim 16 , wherein the trailer comprises a plurality of trailers.

Assignees

• Gen Electric

Inventors

• Rochin Machado Jorge Mario
• Garza Maldonado David
• Dominguez Ortiz Erick Alexis
• Acosta Michael A

Classifications

• B66D1/60

  adapted for special purposes · CPC title

• B64D9/00 Primary

  Equipment for handling freight; Equipment for facilitating passenger embarkation or the like · CPC title

• F02B63/044

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

• F01D25/28

  Supporting or mounting arrangements, e.g. for turbine casing · CPC title

• F01D15/10

  Adaptations for driving, or combinations with, electric generators · CPC title