Patent ID: 8747499

Claim:
A modular, syngas powered, power generation system, comprising: a support frame containing a plasma assisted gasification reaction chamber, the plasma assisted gasification reaction chamber comprising: a reactor vessel having at least one fuel inlet, a pyrolysis reaction zone, a combustion reaction zone and a carbon layer support, wherein the pyrolysis reaction zone is positioned upstream of a combustion reaction zone and includes at least one plasma torch, and the combustion reaction zone is positioned upstream of a carbon layer support; an agitator drive assembly positioned in the reactor vessel extending into the combustion reaction zone and defining at least a portion of the combustion reaction zone with at least one burner; wherein at least a portion of the agitator drive assembly is hollow and is formed from a conduit, and wherein the at least one burner is rotatable within the reactor vessel; and a syngas separation chamber positioned in the hollow portion of the agitator drive assembly configured to separate contaminants from syngas such that syngas with contaminants are passed into the at least one burner; an engine that operates at least partially on the syngas supplied by the syngas separation chamber; and an electric generator in communication with the engine and configured to generate electricity from rotating components of the engine.