Method and means for peaking or peak power shaving

摘要

In a power plant which furnishes low-grade heat to a Rankine cycle turbo-generator (24, 28) operating with an organic fluid, a fast-starting prime mover (36) is selectively coupled to the generator (28), the generator capacity of the generator (28) being oversized relative to the individual capacities of the turbine (24) and the prime mover (36).