Patent ID: 7948105
Filing Date: 2011-05-24
Classification: F01D,F02C,F05D,F16C,H02K

Abstract:
1. A self-contained, turboalternator for recovering energy stored in a process gas regardless of whether said turboalternator is vertically or horizontally oriented, said turboalternator comprising: an ultra high-speed, aircraft type turbine having a turbine housing with a process gas inlet and a process gas outlet; a generating device having a generating device housing with a power connector for outputting electrical energy, wherein the generating device housing and the turbine housing are attached together to collectively define an interior cavity; a rotating assembly disposed within the interior cavity, said rotating assembly comprising: a stator mounted in stationary relationship within the generating device housing relative to the rotor, wherein rotation of the rotor relative to the stator generates electrical energy, said stator being operatively connected to the power connector to supply said generated electrical energy to said power connector; and a seal disposed between the turbine housing and the generating device housing, said seal permitting a metered amount of process gas to flow from the turbine housing into the generating device housing to act as the coolant medium therein.