Patent ID: 7377113
Filing Date: 2008-05-27
Classification: F02C,F05D

Abstract:
1. A modular turbine generator comprising: a housing defining an inlet, an outlet, and a flow path extending between said inlet and said outlet; a compressor disposed in said flow path for receiving inlet air and providing pressurized air; a combustor disposed in said flow path for receiving said pressurized air along with a flow of fuel to maintaining combustion to provide pressurized combustion products; a turbine disposed in said flow path for receiving said pressurized combustion products and expanding said combustion products toward ambient pressure to provide rotational power to a shaft; said shaft drivingly connecting with said compressor and with an electrical generator for providing electrical power; said housing providing a second flow path extending between a respective inlet and respective outlet; power conditioning and control circuitry disposed in said second flow path and receiving said electrical power to provide line power; and a dual mode evaporative cooler defining an ambient air intake leading to an air-permeable moist evaporative pad, and air flow communication from said evaporative pad to said inlet, and an air flow communication from said evaporative pad to said respective inlet.