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The present inventive subject matter is drawn to a hybrid ultra reliable power generating system for supplying continuous reliable power at remote locations comprising: a primary power unit producing electric power that is supplied to a load. Also a secondary power unit is included in the form of a

The present inventive subject matter is drawn to a hybrid ultra reliable power generating system for supplying continuous reliable power at remote locations comprising: a primary power unit producing electric power that is supplied to a load. Also a secondary power unit is included in the form of a closed cycle vapor turbine (CCVT) system that is capable of producing 100% of the electric power that is produced by the primary power unit and which is heated in hot standby by rejected heat of the primary power unit, wherein the vaporizer of the CCVT is maintained during hot standby at a temperature above its nominal operating temperature and the vapor turbine of the CCVT is preferable maintained at idle during hot standby at a rotating speed. Furthermore, the present inventive subject matter is drawn to an apparatus that combines a fuel efficient primary power generation unit system such as a high temperature fuel cell with a secondary power unit that is a very high reliability closed cycle vapor turbine (CCVT) which operates according to a Rankine cycle using organic working fluid that is capable of producing approximately 5-15% of the electric power that is produced by the primary power unit and which is heated by rejected heat of the primary power unit, wherein working fluid in the vaporizer of the CCVT is heated by the heat rejected by the primary power unit.

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What is claimed is: 1. A hybrid ultra reliable power generating system comprising: a) a primary power unit producing electric power that is supplied to a load; and b) a secondary power unit in the form of a closed cycle vapor turbine (CCVT) system which is heated by the rejected heat of the primary

What is claimed is: 1. A hybrid ultra reliable power generating system comprising: a) a primary power unit producing electric power that is supplied to a load; and b) a secondary power unit in the form of a closed cycle vapor turbine (CCVT) system which is heated by the rejected heat of the primary power unit and produces electric power that is supplied to a load, wherein working fluid in the vaporizer of the (CCVT) is heated by the heat rejected by the primary power unit, the improvement of said power generating system being that said secondary power unit is capable of producing only approximately 5 to 15% of the electric power that is produced by the primary power unit; and wherein said CCVT includes a burner that combusts the same fuel as supplied to the primary power unit and supplies sufficient heat so that the CCVT continues to produce approximately 5 to 15% of power produced by said primary power unit upon a power outage of the primary power unit. 2. A hybrid power generating systems according to claim 1 wherein the power produced by the primary power unit, ranges from approximately 85 to 95% of the load. 3. A hybrid power generating systems according to claim 1 wherein the power level of said system ranges from approximately 1 to 40 MW. 4. A hybrid power generating system according to claim 1 wherein said primary power unit is a high temperature fuel cell. 5. A hybrid power generating system according to claim 4 wherein said primary power unit is a molten carbonate fuel cell. 6. A hybrid power generating system according to claim 1 wherein said CCVT is a closed cycle vapor turbine operating according to an organic Rankine cycle. 7. A method for producing continuous power using a hybrid ultra reliable power generating system comprising: a) providing a primary power unit producing electric power that is supplied to a load; and b) providing a secondary power unit in the form of a closed cycle vapor turbine (CCVT) system which is heated by the rejected heat of the primary power unit and produces electric power that is supplied to a load, wherein working fluid in the vaporizer of the (CCVT) is heated by the heat rejected by the primary power unit, the improvement of said method being that said secondary power unit produces only approximately 5 to 15% of the electric power that is produced by the primary power unit; and providing a burner that supplies sufficient heat so that the CCVT continues to produce approximately 5 to 15% of power produced by said primary power unit upon a power outage of the primary power unit. 8. A method according to claim 7 wherein the power produced by the primary power unit, ranges from approximately 85 to 95% of the load. 9. A method according to claim 7 wherein the power level of said hybrid ultra reliable power generating system ranges from approximately 1 to 40 MW. 10. A method according to claim 7 further comprising the step of providing a burner that combusts the same fuel as supplied to said primary power unit and that supplies sufficient heat so that the CCVT continues to produce approximately 5 to 15% of power produced by said primary power unit upon a power outage of the primary power unit. 11. A method for producing continuous power using a hybrid ultra reliable power generating system comprising: a) providing a primary power unit producing electric power that is supplied to a load, said primary power unit being a high temperature fuel cell; b) providing a secondary power unit in the form of a closed cycle vapor turbine (CCVT) system which is heated by the rejected heat of the primary power unit and produces electric power that is supplied to a load, wherein working fluid in the vaporizer of the (CCVT) is heated by the heat rejected by the primary power unit, the improvement of said method being that said secondary power unit produces approximately 5 to 15% of the electric power that is produced by the primary power unit; and providing a burner that supplies sufficient heat so that the CCVT continues to produce approximately 5 to 15% of power produced by said primary power unit upon a power outage of the primary power unit. 12. A method for producing continuous power using a hybrid ultra reliable power generating system comprising: a) providing a primary power unit producing electric power that is supplied to a load, said primary power unit being a molten carbonate fuel cell; and b) providing a secondary power unit in the form of a closed cycle vapor turbine (CCVT) system operating according to an organic Rankine cycle and which is heated by the rejected heat of the primary power unit and produces electric power that is supplied to a load, wherein working fluid in the vaporizer of the (CCVT) is heated by the heat rejected by the primary power unit, the improvement of said method being that said secondary power unit produces only approximately 5 to 15% of the electric power that is produced by the primary power unit; and providing a burner that supplies sufficient heat so that the CCVT continues to produce approximately 5 to 15% of power produced by said primary power unit upon a power outage of the primary power unit.