Inlet filter housing having components including portions of filter system that collectively form housing

Abstract

An inlet filter housing includes a plurality of components that collectively form a complete filtering and conditioning system for filtering and conditioning a fluid along a housing flow path. Each component is fitted within an external structure of an International Organization of Standards (ISO) shipping container, which provides a rectangular cuboid enclosure. Each component includes operative structure of at least one of: a) only a portion of an axial extent of the filtering and conditioning system, and b) only a portion of a lateral cross-sectional area of the housing flow path.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An inlet filter housing, comprising:
 a plurality of components that collectively form a complete filtering and conditioning system for filtering and conditioning a fluid along a housing flow path, wherein each component is fitted within an external structure of an International Organization of Standards (ISO) shipping container, which provides a rectangular cuboid enclosure;   wherein each component includes operative structure of at least one of: a) only a portion of an axial extent of the filtering and conditioning system, and b) only a portion of a lateral cross-sectional area of the housing flow path.   
     
     
         2 . The inlet filter housing of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of components collectively define an outer enclosure of the inlet filter housing that defines the housing flow path, and the respective ISO shipping container of each component of the plurality of components defines at most only a portion of the outer enclosure. 
     
     
         3 . The inlet filter housing of  claim 2 , wherein each component includes an enclosure mount to which a portion of a respective ISO shipping container is removably coupled. 
     
     
         4 . The inlet filter housing of  claim 1 , wherein at least one component of the plurality of components includes a support mount to which a transportation support is removably coupled. 
     
     
         5 . The inlet filter housing of  claim 1 , wherein the fluid is air. 
     
     
         6 . The inlet filter housing of  claim 1 , wherein the fluid flow is directed from an outlet of the inlet filter housing to power generation equipment. 
     
     
         7 . The inlet filter housing of  claim 1 , wherein the operative structure is selected from at least one of: a weather protecting system, a self-cleaning filter, a stacking filter, a temperature control system, a humidity control system, a monitoring system, and a flow directing system. 
     
     
         8 . A gas turbine (GT) system, comprising:
 a turbine section;   a combustor operatively coupled to the turbine section;   a compressor operatively coupled to the combustor; and   an inlet filter housing operatively coupled to the compressor, the inlet filter housing including:
 a plurality of components that collectively form a complete filtering and conditioning system for filtering and conditioning a fluid along a housing flow path, wherein each component is fitted within an external structure of an International Organization of Standards (ISO) shipping container, which provides a rectangular cuboid enclosure; 
 wherein each component includes operative structure of at least one of: a) only a portion of an axial extent of the filtering and conditioning system, and b) only a portion of a lateral cross-sectional area of the housing flow path. 
   
     
     
         9 . The GT system of  claim 8 , wherein the plurality of components collectively define an outer enclosure of the inlet filter housing that defines the housing flow path, and the respective ISO shipping container of each component of the plurality of components defines at most only a portion of the outer enclosure. 
     
     
         10 . The GT system of  claim 9 , wherein each component includes an enclosure mount to which a portion of a respective ISO shipping container is removably coupled. 
     
     
         11 . The GT system of  claim 8 , wherein at least one component of the plurality of components includes a support mount to which a transportation support is removably coupled. 
     
     
         12 . The GT system of  claim 8 , wherein the fluid is air. 
     
     
         13 . The GT system of  claim 8 , wherein the fluid flow is directed from an outlet of the inlet filter housing to the compressor. 
     
     
         14 . The GT system of  claim 8 , wherein the operative structure is selected from at least one of: a weather protecting system, a self-cleaning filter, a stacking filter, a temperature control system, a humidity control system, a monitoring system, and a flow directing system. 
     
     
         15 . A method of forming an inlet filter housing, comprising:
 fabricating a plurality of components that collectively form a complete filtering and conditioning system for filtering and conditioning a fluid along a housing flow path, wherein each component is fitted within an external structure of an International Organization of Standards (ISO) shipping container, which provides a rectangular cuboid enclosure;   wherein each component includes operative structure of at least one of: a) only a portion of an axial extent of the filtering and conditioning system, and b) only a portion of a lateral cross-sectional area of the housing flow path;   transporting the plurality of components to a power plant site; and   assembling the plurality of components at the power plant site to form the complete filtering and conditioning system for filtering and conditioning the fluid along the housing flow path.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the plurality of components collectively define an outer enclosure of the inlet filter housing that defines the housing flow path, and the respective ISO shipping container of each component of the plurality of components defines at most only a portion of the outer enclosure. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising, prior to the assembling, removing a portion of a respective ISO shipping container from an enclosure mount on a respective component to which the portion of a respective ISO shipping container is coupled. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein at least one component of the plurality of components includes a support mount to which a transportation support is removably coupled, and further comprising removing the transportation support prior to the assembling. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the fluid is air. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the assembling includes coupling the complete filtering and conditioning system to a gas turbine system.