Essentials of Natural Gas Microturbines / Edition 1

by Valentin A. Boicea

Overview

This book examines several natural gas microturbine technologies suitable for distributed generation and the automotive industry; explains the importance of natural gas microturbines and their use in distributed energy systems; discusses the history, development, design, and operation of gas microturbines; introduces the Evolutionary Algorithm for pollutant emissions and fuel consumption minimization; analyzes the power electronics for grid connection of the natural gas microturbines; and includes power quality measurements—graphical representations and numerical data—from a real system. Readers learn new techniques to improve equipment exploitation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781466594715
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/12/2013
Pages:	270
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Adrian–Valentin Boicea, a former PhD student at Politecnico di Torino, Italy, received the BS in electrical engineering and electrical power systems from the University Politehnica of Bucharest (UPB), Romania. Currently, he is a Lecturer within the Department of Electrical Power Systems at the UPB. His research interests include the distributed generation systems, energy efficiency, renewable sources, the operational research algorithms used in power engineering, as well as Big Data analysis applied in the energy sector.

Table of Contents

The Gas Turbines and the Automotive Industry. The Fuel Control System for a Gas Turbine Engine Developed by Rover. The Fuel Control System for a Gas Turbine Engine Developed by FIAT. The Fuel Control System for a Gas Turbine Engine Developed by Ford. The Fuel Control System for a Gas Turbine Engine Developed by Chrysler. The Fuel Control System for a Gas Turbine Engine Developed by General Motors. The Natural Gas Microturbines in the Distributed Generation. The Gas Boost Compressor of the Microturbine. The Ignition System. The Shaft. The Annular Recuperator. The Catalytic Reactor for Pollutant Emissions Minimization. The Gas Microturbines and the Pollutant Emissions Optimization. Multi–Objective Optimization of Energy Efficiency and Pollutant Emissions. Multi–Objective Operational Optimization through the Evolutionary Algorithm. Numerical Results. Generalities on the Design of a TA–100 Natural Gas Microturbine. The Gas Compressor. The Ignition System. The Acceleration Control Method. The Recuperator Structure. The NOx Reduction System. Power Converter Circuits Used for Grid Connection. Power Converter Circuits Used for C30 and C60. Power Converter Circuits Used for TA–100. Grid Measurements and General Features of a TA–100 Gas Microturbine. Case Studies. Market Potential for the Natural Gas Microturbines in California. Concluding Remarks. Appendices.

Editorial Reviews

"This book gives a comprehensive treatment of the most important features regarding practical construction details and the control system strategies adopted by micro gas turbines fuelled by natural gas."
— Daniele Cocco, Department of Mechanical, Chemical, and Materials Engineering, University of Cagliari, Italy

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