Rating, Capabilities, and Operation of Combustion Gas Turbine Driven Generators

Combustion gas turbine driven generators, now widely used for both utility and industrial power generation, require output characteristics that are properly matched to the prime movers' capabilities at varying ambient temperatures as well as the varying turbine combustion temperatures. This paper reviews the requirements for securing such a match and the methods of determining the operating capabilities of such generators, as proposed for the forthcoming ANSI Standard C50,14.