Patent ID: 8051638

Claim:
A method for exhaust gas recirculation, comprising: receiving, via an intake section, inlet air at an input of a compressor; generating compressed air at the compressor using the received inlet air; providing the compressed air from the compressor to a combustor, wherein the combustor produces combustion products using the compressed air and fuel; receiving combustion products associated with the combustion at a turbine component, wherein the turbine component releases first exhaust gases, wherein the compressor, the combustor, and the turbine component are part of a gas turbine engine; delivering the first exhaust gases to a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) for reheating condensed steam obtained from a steam turbine engine; delivering reheated steam from the HRSG to the steam turbine engine, and controlling one or more valves for recirculating exhaust gases and steam from the HRSG and steam turbine engine to the intake section via a recirculation line, wherein the recirculated exhaust gases and steam are provided from both of the HRSG and the steam turbine engine, wherein the recirculated exhaust gases and steam raise a temperature of the inlet air.