Patent ID: 6279312
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: F01D,F01K,F02C,Y02E

Abstract:
An energy generating installation comprising:a gas turbine (10) for operating a power generator (11);a waste heat boiler (19) including a steam drum (22) and a heat exchanger (21) connected to an outlet (18) of the gas turbine (10);the heat exchanger (21) including:a superheater (42) for heating steam supplied from the steam drum (22) and for feeding the heated steam to the gas turbine (10) for steam injection purposes,an evaporator (23) and the steam drum (22) at least in part defining a first circuit (27), anda preheater (24) for heating feedwater and for feeding the heated feedwater to the steam drum (22); anda solar steam generator (36) being connected to the steam drum (22) and defining therewith a second circuit (39), the second circuit (39) including a pump (40), and a water level sensor (33) for controlling the pump (40) in inverse relationship to changes in water level (32) in the steam drum (22).