Patents by Inventor Robert Schainker

Robert Schainker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for providing emergency reserve power using storage techniques for electrical systems applications
    Patent number: 5845479
    Abstract: A combustion turbine power generation system includes a modified simple cycle combustion turbine power generation system optimized for a "hot" stand-by reserve mode of operation and having a power shaft assembly including a compressor, an expansion turbine, and a double-ended motor/generator between the compressor and the turbine. The motor/generator has a turbine driving clutch structure on one end thereof and a compressor driving clutch structure on the other end thereof. A combustor feeds the expansion turbine. The power generation system includes an additional system having a boost compressor, an intercooler feeding cooled air to the boost compressor an electric motor for driving the boost compressor, and aftercooler downstream of the boost compressor. A compressed air energy storage is downstream of the aftercooler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Nakhamkin, Robert Schainker