Patent ID: 7299638

Claim:
A combined heat and power system, comprising: a gas turbine including a compressor, a turbine, a combustor, ON/OFF fuel valve, and a motor/generator; a source of fuel to supply fuel to said combustor through said ON/OFF fuel valve to be mixed with ambient air and combusted in said combustor to provide combustion gases for expansion in said turbine which drives said compressor and said motor/generator; a heating/cooling system to receive the expanded combustion products from said turbine and heat a fluid in said heating/cooling system; and means operably associated with said heating/cooling system to control operation of the combined heat and power system in response to the thermal requirements of said heating/cooling system; said motor/generator producing electrical power when the combined heat and power system is ON to meet the thermal requirements of said heating/cooling system; wherein said control means includes a breaker operably connecting said motor/generator and an electrical load, a thermostat operably connecting said breaker and said ON/OFF fuel valve, and a pressure sensor operably connecting said ON/OFF fuel valve and said compressor.