Method for Shutting Down a Generator to Prepare the Generator for Restart

A method and apparatus for shutting down a generator (100) to prepare the generator for restart is disclosed. A power down sequence of a gas turbine (102) of the generator is initiated from an operating state. A purge gas is forced into the gas turbine (102) to extinguish a combustion flame in the gas turbine (102). The purge gas is swept through the gas turbine (102) to displace the fuel from the gas turbine using a coast down airflow through the gas turbine (102) during the power down sequence to prepare the generator for restart.