Patents by Inventor Ulf Linder

Ulf Linder 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).

  • Patent number: 6877320
    Abstract: The invention concerns a turbine arrangement comprising a gas turbine unit with a compressor (10), a combustion chamber (12) and a turbine expander (14). The turbine arrangement also has a first unit (20) for heat exchange and steam generation. This first unit (20) receives gas from the turbine expander (14). The first unit (20) comprises a first and a second gas flow path which are at least partly separated from each other. A supplementary combustion unit (32) is arranged to heat the gas in said first gas flow path. Further included is a steam turbine circuit with a steam turbine (30) which is driven with steam generated with the help of the first unit (20). A humidifying device (34) is arranged to add a liquid to a gas from the compressor (10) and a first conduit member (51) conducts humidified gas from the humidifying device (34) to the combustion chamber (12). The first gas conduit member (51) is arranged such that heating of the humidified gas is done with the first unit (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Alstom Technology LTD
    Inventor: Ulf Linder
  • Patent number: 6877319
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method of operating a combustion plant comprising at least a first gas turbine (26), a second turbine (34, 50) and a membrane reactor device (16) which comprises a membrane filter device (18) for separating oxygen from a gas mixture and a combustion space (19). A gas mixture containing oxygen is supplied to the membrane reactor device (16). At least some oxygen is separated from the gas mixture with the help of the membrane filter device (18). The separated oxygen is used at the combustion in the combustion space (19). The oxygen-depleted gas that is obtained after the separation of oxygen and which has not gone through a combustion process is used to run the first gas turbine (26). Combustion gases run the second turbine (34, 50). The invention also concerns a combustion plant for carrying out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignees: Alstom Technology LTD, Norsk Hydro ASA
    Inventors: Ulf Linder, Erik Hans Eriksen, Knut Ingvar â„«sen
  • Publication number: 20050053878
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for combustion of a carbon containing fuel in a nitrogen free atmosphere, and a method for operating said device. The device may be integrated with a power generation plant (i.e. gas turbine(s)) to obtain an energy efficient process for generation of power with reduced emission of carbon dioxide and NOx to the atmosphere. Furthermore, the device may be integrated with a chemical plant performing endothermic reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Tor Bruun, Leif Gronstad, Kare Kristiansen, Bjornar Werswick, Ulf Linder
  • Publication number: 20040083736
    Abstract: The invention concerns a turbine arrangement comprising a gas turbine unit with a compressor (10), a combustion chamber (12) and a turbine expander (14). The turbine arrangement also has a first unit (20) for heat exchange and steam generation. This first unit (20) receives gas from the turbine expander (14). The first unit (20) comprises a first and a second gas flow path which are at least partly separated from each other. A supplementary combustion unit (32) is arranged to heat the gas in said first gas flow path. Further included is a steam turbine circuit with a steam turbine (30) which is driven with steam generated with the help of the first unit (20). A humidifying device (34) is arranged to add a liquid to a gas from the compressor (10) and a first conduit member (51) conducts humidified gas from the humidifying device (34) to the combustion chamber (12). The first gas conduit member (51) is arranged such that heating of the humidified gas is done with the first unit (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventor: Ulf Linder
  • Publication number: 20040011048
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method of operating a combustion plant comprising at least a first gas turbine (26), a second turbine (34, 50) and a membrane reactor device (16) which comprises a membrane filter device (18) for separating oxygen from a gas mixture and a combustion space (19). A gas mixture containing oxygen is supplied to the membrane reactor device (16). At least some oxygen is separated from the gas mixture with the help of the membrane filter device (18). The separated oxygen is used at the combustion in the combustion space (19). The oxygen-depleted gas that is obtained after the separation of oxygen and which has not gone through a combustion process is used to run the first gas turbine (26). Combustion gases run the second turbine (34, 50). The invention also concerns a combustion plant for carrying out the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Ulf Linder, Erik Eriksen, Knut Asen
  • Patent number: 6510693
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing hot working gases for a gas turbine system. In a burner, combustion that generates hot combustion waste gas takes place. A portion of the combustion waste gas branches off and feeds into an oxygen separation device. A heat exchanger produces a heated oxygen-containing gas from oxygen-containing gas. The heated oxygen-containing gas feeds to the oxygen separation device. The oxygen separation device includes an oxygen separation means that removes oxygen from the heated oxygen-containing gas and feeds it to the branched-off waste gas. Oxygen-reduced hot gas then leaves the oxygen separation device. Oxygen-enriched branched-off waste gas as well as fuel feed to the burner and form a combustion mixture that bums in the burner while forming the hot combustion waste gases. In order to improve the efficiency of the device, the oxygen-enriched branched-off waste gas heats the oxygen-containing gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Alstom (Switzerland) Ltd
    Inventors: Dieter Winkler, Timothy Albert Griffin, Ulf Linder
  • Publication number: 20020124558
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing hot working gases for a gas turbine system. In a burner, combustion that generates hot combustion waste gas takes place. A portion ofthe combustion waste gas branches off and feeds into an oxygen separation device. A heat exchanger produces a heated oxygen-containing gas from oxygen-containing gas. The heated oxygen-containing gas feeds to the oxygen separation device. The oxygen separation device includes an oxygen separation means that removes oxygen from the heated oxygen-containing gas and feeds it to the branched-off waste gas. Oxygen-reduced hot gas then leaves the oxygen separation device. Oxygen-enriched branched-off waste gas as well as fuel feed to the burner and form a combustion mixture that bums in the burner while forming the hot combustion waste gases. In order to improve the efficiency of the device, the oxygen-enriched branched-off waste gas heats the oxygen-containing gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Dieter Winkler, Timothy Albert Griffin, Ulf Linder