Patent ID: 7081682

Claim:
A portable power module trailerable over public roads, the portable power module comprising: a gaseous fuel motor including a combustion chamber and a coolant jacket positioned adjacent to the combustion chamber to circulate liquid coolant; an electrical power generator drivably connected to the gaseous fuel motor, the generator configured to produce at least one megawatt of electrical power when driven by the gaseous fuel motor at a selected speed in a normal operating configuration; a radiator in flow communication with the coolant jacket, the radiator configured to receive the coolant from the coolant jacket and return the coolant to the coolant jacket; an exhaust gas silencer in flow communication with the combustion chamber, the exhaust gas silencer configured to receive exhaust gases from the combustion chamber and discharge the exhaust gases; and a container trailerable over public roads, the gaseous fuel motor, the generator, the radiator and the exhaust gas silencer being positioned inside the container when the portable power module is in the normal operating configuration; wherein the gaseous fuel motor has a combustion air intake in flow communication with the combustion chamber and the combustion air intake is configured to receive a first air portion, wherein the generator further includes a generator air intake configured to receive a second air portion, wherein the radiator is configured to receive a third air portion, and wherein the portable power module further comprises: a first air circuit configured to provide the first air portion to the combustion air intake and the second air portion to the generator air intake; and a second air circuit configured to provide the third air portion to the radiator.