Patent ID: 11879385
Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC F  G

Claim 9:
10. A power-generation system comprising
a power unit that includes a generator for producing electric energy and a turbine engine having a compressor configured to produce compressed air and a turbine configured to drive the generator,
a reactor heat exchanger in fluid communication with the compressor and the turbine and configured to transfer heat from a heat source to the compressed air, and
an auxiliary combustion system including a controller and an auxiliary combustor located external to the turbine engine and fluidly connected to the turbine engine,
wherein the controller is programmed to adjust a flow rate of a fuel provided to the auxiliary combustor to increase the temperature of the compressed air,
wherein the controller is programmed to increase the flow rate of the fuel in response to one of a load demand on the generator being greater than a current load demand output and a rate change of the load demand on the generator being greater than a load demand rate change threshold.