METHOD FOR SHUTTING DOWN A GENERATOR TO PREPARE THE GENERATOR FOR RESTART

摘要

A method and apparatus for shutting down a generator to prepare the generator for restart is disclosed. A power down sequence of a gas turbine of the generator is initiated from an operating state. A purge gas is forced into the gas turbine to extinguish a combustion flame in the gas turbine. The purge gas is swept through the gas turbine to displace the fuel from the gas turbine using a coast down airflow through the gas turbine during the power down sequence to prepare the generator for restart.