Patent ID: 7690202
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: F02C,F05B,F05D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A method for supplying power to a remote load, said method comprising: coupling a gas turbine engine to a mobile vessel that is operable within a marine environment, wherein the gas turbine engine is not used to provide propulsion for the mobile vessel, wherein the gas turbine includes a first compressor, a second compressor downstream from the first compressor, and a turbine coupled in flow communication with the second compressor; coupling a generator to the gas turbine engine; coupling an intercooler system downstream from the first compressor such that compressed air discharged from the first compressor is channeled therethrough, the intercooler system includes an intercooler, a first heat exchanger, a first pump, a second pump, a third pump, and a control system that is configured to control the operation of the first, second, and third pumps; operating the intercooler system using the control system such that only two of the first, second, and third pumps are operable at any time during normal operation; channeling a first working fluid through the intercooler to facilitate reducing an operating temperature of air discharged from the intercooler to the second compressor; channeling a second working fluid flowing through the first heat exchanger to extract energy from the first working fluid to facilitate reducing an operating temperature of the first working fluid; and operating the gas turbine engine and generator to supply power to the load that is located remotely from the mobile vessel.