US 11,939,873 B2
Compander
Kil Young Kim, Changwon-si (KR)
Assigned to HANWHA POWER SYSTEMS CO., LTD, Changwon-si (KR)
Appl. No. 17/925,111
Filed by HANWHA POWER SYSTEMS CO., LTD., Changwon-si (KR)
PCT Filed May 11, 2021, PCT No. PCT/KR2021/005874
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 14, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/230616, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 18, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0058192 (KR), filed on May 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0175413 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. F01D 15/10 (2006.01); F01D 15/12 (2006.01); F01K 25/10 (2006.01)
CPC F01D 15/12 (2013.01) [F01D 15/10 (2013.01); F01K 25/103 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A compander comprising:
a bull gear connected to a generator;
a first pinion member comprising at least one first pinion and at least one third pinion provided on a first side of the bull gear; and
a second pinion member comprising at least one second pinion and at least one fourth pinion provided on a second side of the bull gear,
wherein a first compressor and a first expander are mounted on the at least one first pinion,
wherein a second compressor and a second expander are mounted on the at least one second pinion,
wherein a third compressor and a third expander are mounted on the at least one third pinion,
wherein a fourth compressor and a fourth expander are mounted on the at least one fourth pinion,
wherein the first and third expanders and the second and fourth expanders are respectively disposed on a first side of the first pinion member and a first side of the second pinion member, and the first and third compressors and the second and fourth compressors are respectively disposed on a second side of the first pinion member and a second side of the second pinion member, such that the first and third compressors and the second and fourth compressors are distanced further from the generator than the first and third expanders and the second and fourth expanders.