(19) (11) EP 2 100 011 B1 (45) Date of publication and mention  of the grant of the patent:  17.07.2013 Bulletin 2013/29 (21) Application number:  07848953.1 (22) Date of filing:  28.11.2007 (86) International application number:  PCT/IB2007/003674 (87) International publication number:  WO 2008/065517 (05.06.2008 Gazette 2008/23) F01K 23/06 (2006.01) F01K 27/02 (2006.01) F01K 23/10 (2006.01) F02C 7/36 (2006.01) F02C 3/22 (2006.01) F02C 6/18 (2006.01) (51) Int Cl.: (54) COMBINED-CYCLE PLANT AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR GENERATION OF ELECTRICAL  ENERGY KOMBI-KRAFTWERK UND ASSOZIIERTES VERFAHREN ZUR ERZEUGUNG VON  ELEKTRISCHER ENERGIE CENTRALE À CYCLE COMBINÉ ET PROCÉDÉ ASSOCIÉ POUR LA GÉNÉRATION D’ÉNERGIE  ÉLECTRIQUE (84) Designated Contracting States:  AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR  HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE  SI SK TR (30) Priority: 30.11.2006 IT MI20062314 (43) Date of publication of application:  16.09.2009 Bulletin 2009/38 (73) Proprietor:  ANSALDO ENERGIA S.P.A. 16152 Genova (IT) (72) Inventors:  • PRATICÒ, Ferdinando 16145 Genova (IT) • TARTAGLIA, Amedeo 16012 Busalla (IT) (74) Representative:  Eccetto, Mauro et al Studio Torta S.p.A.  Via Viotti, 9 10121 Torino (IT) (56) References cited:  GB-A- 2 075 125 JP-A- 2007 023 976 US-A- 2 613 495 US-A- 4 057 966 US-A- 4 932 204 Note: Within nine months of the publication of the mention of the grant of the European patent in the European Patent Bulletin, any person may give notice to the European Patent Office of opposition to that patent, in accordance with the Implementing Regulations. Notice of oppositionshall not be deemedtohave been filed until the opposition fee has been paid. (Art. 99(1) European Patent Convention). Printed by Jouve, 75001 PARIS (FR) (12) EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION