Patent ID: 7629701
Filing Date: 2009-12-08
Classification: F02C,H02P,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
1. Modular power generating system, comprising a main cogeneration module which can be supplied with a flow of fuel for a combustion process and is able to generate electrical energy and thermal energy in the form of a flow of at least one first hot fluid, preferably water; the main module having an electrical output terminal or node which can be directly connected to electrical user appliances and can be connected in parallel to an external electric power generating and supply network via a controlled switching device; a bottoming cycle recovery cogeneration cycle apparatus associated with the main cogeneration module, for recovering, and partially converting into useful work, thermal energy from the products of said combustion process; an auxiliary generation module which can be supplied with thermal energy produced by the main module or by the recovery cogeneration apparatus and is able to provide thermal energy at a lower temperature in the form of a flow of at least one second chilled fluid; and management and control means preset to manage in a predetermined manner operation of the main module, the recovery cogeneration apparatus and the auxiliary module; the main cogeneration module comprising: the auxiliary generation module comprising a heat pump intended to receive a flow of a hot fluid from said heat exchange module or from the engine or from said recovery cogeneration apparatus and able to provide at its output a flow of said at least one second fluid at a relatively lower temperature; said management and control means being preset to: