Dispatchable storage combined cycle power plants

    公开(公告)号:US11359521B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-14

    申请号:US17232486

    申请日:2021-04-16

    申请人: William M. Conlon

    发明人: William M. Conlon

    摘要: A dispatchable storage combined cycle power plant comprises a topping cycle that combusts fuel to generate electricity and produce hot exhaust gases, a steam power system, a heat source other than the topping cycle, and a thermal energy storage system. Heat from the heat source, from the thermal energy storage system, or from the heat source and the thermal energy storage system is used to generate steam in the steam power system. Heat from the topping cycle may be used in series with or in parallel with the thermal energy storage system and/or the heat source to generate the steam, and additionally to super heat the steam.

    HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID AIR POWER AND STORAGE

    公开(公告)号:US20210348558A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-11

    申请号:US17385146

    申请日:2021-07-26

    申请人: William M. CONLON

    发明人: William M. CONLON

    摘要: Apparatus, systems, and methods store energy by liquefying a gas such as air, for example, and then recover the energy by regasifying the liquid and combusting or otherwise reacting the gas with a fuel to drive a heat engine. The process of liquefying the gas may be powered with electric power from the grid, for example, and the heat engine may be used to generate electricity. Hence, in effect these apparatus, systems, and methods may provide for storing electric power from the grid and then subsequently delivering it back to the grid.

    Cryogenic combined cycle power plant

    公开(公告)号:US11053818B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-06

    申请号:US16458831

    申请日:2019-07-01

    申请人: William M. Conlon

    发明人: William M. Conlon

    摘要: In a cryogenic combined cycle power plant electric power drives a cryogenic refrigerator to store energy by cooling air to a liquid state for storage within tanks, followed by subsequent release of the stored energy by first pressurizing the liquid air, then regasifying the liquid air and raising the temperature of the regasified air at least in part with heat exhausted from a combustion turbine, and then expanding the heated regasified air through a hot gas expander to generate power. The expanded regasified air exhausted from the expander may be used to cool and make denser the inlet air to the combustion turbine. The combustion turbine exhaust gases may be used to drive an organic Rankine bottoming cycle. An alternative source of heat such as thermal storage, for example, may be used in place of or in addition to the combustion turbine.

    Dispatchable combined cycle power plant

    公开(公告)号:US10808685B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-20

    申请号:US16165796

    申请日:2018-10-19

    申请人: William M. Conlon

    发明人: William M. Conlon

    摘要: A combined cycle power plant comprises a combustion turbine generator, another heat source in addition to the combustion turbine generator, a steam power system, and an energy storage system. Heat from the heat source, from the energy storage system, or from the heat source and the energy storage system is used to generate steam in the steam power system. Heat from the combustion turbine generator exhaust gas may be used primarily for single phase heating of water or steam in the steam power system. Alternatively, heat from the combustion turbine generator exhaust gas may be used in parallel with the energy storage system and/or the other heat source to generate steam, and additionally to super heat steam. Both the combustion turbine generator and the steam power system may generate electricity.

    LIQUID AIR POWER AND STORAGE
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200095932A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-26

    申请号:US16678682

    申请日:2019-11-08

    申请人: William M. CONLON

    发明人: William M. CONLON

    摘要: Apparatus, systems, and methods store energy by liquefying a gas such as air, for example, and then recover the energy by regasifying the liquid and combusting or otherwise reacting the gas with a fuel to drive a heat engine. The process of liquefying the gas may be powered with electric power from the grid, for example, and the heat engine may be used to generate electricity. Hence, in effect these apparatus, systems, and methods may provide for storing electric power from the grid and then subsequently delivering it back to the grid.

    LIQUID AIR POWER AND STORAGE WITH CARBON CAPTURE

    公开(公告)号:US20180080379A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-22

    申请号:US15823020

    申请日:2017-11-27

    申请人: William M. CONLON

    发明人: William M. CONLON

    IPC分类号: F02C6/14 F25J1/00

    摘要: Apparatus, systems, and methods store energy by liquefying a gas such as air, for example, and then recover the energy by regasifying the cryogenic liquid and combusting or otherwise reacting the gas with a fuel to drive a heat engine. Carbon may be captured from the heat engine exhaust by using the cryogenic liquid to freeze carbon dioxide out of the exhaust. The process of liquefying the gas may be powered with electric power from the grid, for example, and the heat engine may be used to generate electricity. Hence, in effect these apparatus, systems, and methods may provide for storing electric power from the grid and then subsequently delivering it back to the grid.