Inventors:
Leroy Omar Tomlinson - San Diego CA, US
Charles Michael Jones - Ballston Lake NY, US
Gordon Raymond Smith - Ballston Spa NY, US
Mark Joseph Steffen - Louisville KY, US
Bruce Charles Martindale - Charlton NY, US
Marc Trent Kazanas - Alpharetta GA, US
Paul Ronan Murphy - Duanesburg NY, US
Gurbaksh Singh Ohson - Syosset NY, US
Steven David Shemo - Niskayuna NY, US
Eric YuHang Fung - Slingerlands NY, US
Assignee:
General Electric Company - Schenectady NY
International Classification:
F02C 6/18, F02C 7/26
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for fast starting and loading a combined cycle power system are described. In one example embodiment, the method includes loading the gas turbine at up to it's maximum rate, and loading the steam turbine at its maximum rate with excess steam bypassed to the condenser while maintaining the temperature of steam supplied to the steam turbine at a substantially constant temperature from initial steam admission into the steam turbine until all steam generated by the heat recovery steam generator is being admitted to the steam turbine while the gas turbine operates at up to maximum load.