Patent ID: 9631520
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: F01K,Y02E

Claim:
1. A steam turbine system comprising: at least one high pressure turbine, and/or at least one intermediate pressure turbine; at least one first low pressure turbine mounted on a first rotary shaft that is coupled to drive at least one first electrical generator; at least one further low pressure turbine located downstream from die first low pressure turbine, and mounted on a further rotary shaft that is coupled to drive at least one further electrical generator; steam supply conduits that supply low pressure steam to the first and further low pressure turbines; and a valve that diverts auxiliary process steam from a location in the conduits upstream of the further low pressure turbine but not upstream of the first low pressure turbine, wherein the valve configured to divert the auxiliary process steam to a post combustion carbon capture plant when the post combustion carbon capture plant is in operation and to not divert the auxiliary process steam to the post combustion carbon capture plant when the post combustion carbon capture plant is not in operation.