公开(公告)号：US20110061388A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-17

申请号：US12559871

申请日：2009-09-15

申请人： Matthew Alexander Lehar ,  Sebastian W. Freund ,  Thomas Johannes Frey ,  Richard Aumann ,  Gabor Ast

发明人： Matthew Alexander Lehar ,  Sebastian W. Freund ,  Thomas Johannes Frey ,  Richard Aumann ,  Gabor Ast

IPC分类号： F01K7/34 ,  F01K25/00

CPC分类号： F22B1/1807 ,  F01K23/10 ,  F01K25/10 ,  F01N5/02 ,  F28D7/1623 ,  F28D21/001 ,  Y02E20/363 ,  Y02T10/16

摘要： In one aspect of the present invention provides a direct evaporator apparatus for use in an organic Rankine cycle energy recovery system, comprising: (a) a housing comprising a heat source gas inlet, and a heat source gas outlet, said housing defining a heat source gas flow path from said inlet to said outlet; and (b) a heat exchange tube disposed entirely within said heat source flow path, said heat exchange tube being configured to accommodate an organic Rankine cycle working fluid, said heat exchange tube comprising a working fluid inlet and a working fluid outlet, said heat exchange tube defining three zones, a first zone adjacent to said heat source gas outlet, a second zone adjacent to said heat source gas inlet, and a third zone disposed between said first zone and said second zone, said working fluid inlet being in direct fluid communication with said first zone, and said working fluid outlet being in direct fluid communication with said third zone; wherein said first zone is not in direct fluid communication with said third zone. An organic Rankine cycle energy recovery system and a method of energy recovery are also provided.

摘要翻译： 在本发明的一个方面，提供一种用于有机朗肯循环能量回收系统的直接蒸发器装置，包括：（a）壳体，包括热源气体入口和热源气体出口，所述壳体限定热源 从所述入口到所述出口的气体流动路径; 和（b）整个设置在所述热源流路内的热交换管，所述热交换管被配置成容纳有机朗肯循环工作流体，所述热交换管包括工作流体入口和工作流体出口，所述热交换 管定义三个区域，与所述热源气体出口相邻的第一区域，与所述热源气体入口相邻的第二区域，以及设置在所述第一区域和所述第二区域之间的第三区域，所述工作流体入口处于直接流体连通 所述第一区域和所述工作流体出口与所述第三区域直接流体连通; 其中所述第一区域不与所述第三区域直接流体连通。 还提供了有机朗肯循环能量回收系统和能量回收方法。

公开(公告)号：US20100263842A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-21

申请号：US12425424

申请日：2009-04-17

申请人： Gabor Ast ,  Sebastian Walter Freund ,  Thomas Johannes Frey ,  Matthew Alexander Lehar ,  Richard Aumann

发明人： Gabor Ast ,  Sebastian Walter Freund ,  Thomas Johannes Frey ,  Matthew Alexander Lehar ,  Richard Aumann

IPC分类号： F28F19/00 ,  F01K23/00 ,  B32B3/10 ,  B05D3/12 ,  B05D3/10 ,  B44C1/22

CPC分类号： F28F13/187 ,  F01K25/08 ,  F22B37/10 ,  F22B37/107 ,  F28F2255/20 ,  Y10T428/24372

摘要： An organic rankine cycle system for recovering and utilizing waste heat from a waste heat source by using a closed circuit of a working fluid is provided. The organic rankine cycle system includes at least one evaporator. The evaporator further includes a surface-treated substrate for promoting nucleate boiling of the working fluid thereby limiting the temperature of the working fluid below a predetermined temperature. The evaporator is further configured to vaporize the working fluid by utilizing the waste heat from the waste heat source.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种通过使用工作流体闭合回收和利用来自废热源的废热的有机酸碱循环系统。 有机坡酸循环系统包括至少一个蒸发器。 蒸发器还包括用于促进工作流体的核沸腾的表面处理的基底，从而将工作流体的温度限制在预定温度以下。 蒸发器还被配置为通过利用来自废热源的废热来蒸发工作流体。

公开(公告)号：US20110100009A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-05

申请号：US12609348

申请日：2009-10-30

申请人： Matthew Alexander Lehar ,  Thomas Frey ,  Gabor Ast ,  Sebastian Freund ,  Richard Aumann

发明人： Matthew Alexander Lehar ,  Thomas Frey ,  Gabor Ast ,  Sebastian Freund ,  Richard Aumann

IPC分类号： F01K25/08

CPC分类号： F22B1/1815 ,  F01K23/10 ,  F01K25/08 ,  F22B37/12

摘要： Systems and methods include heat exchangers using Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) fluids in power generation systems. The system includes a heat exchanger configured to be mounted inside an exhaust stack that guides hot flue gases and having an inlet and an outlet, the heat exchanger being configured to receive a liquid stream of a first fluid through the inlet and to generate a vapor stream of the first fluid and the heat exchanger is configured to include a double walled pipe, where the first fluid is disposed within an inner wall of the double walled pipe and a second fluid is disposed between the inner wall and an outer wall of the double walled pipe.

摘要翻译： 系统和方法包括在发电系统中使用有机兰金循环（ORC）的热交换器。 该系统包括一个热交换器，该热交换器被配置成安装在引导热烟道气并具有入口和出口的排气叠层内部，该热交换器构造成接收通过该入口的第一流体的液体流并产生蒸气流 所述第一流体和所述热交换器被配置为包括双壁管，其中所述第一流体设置在所述双壁管的内壁内，并且第二流体设置在所述双壁管的内壁和外壁之间 管。

公开(公告)号：US08572972B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-05

申请号：US12617812

申请日：2009-11-13

申请人： Thomas Johannes Frey ,  Matthias Finkenrath ,  Gabor Ast ,  Stephanie Marie-Noelle Hoffmann ,  Matthew Lehar ,  Richard Aumann

发明人： Thomas Johannes Frey ,  Matthias Finkenrath ,  Gabor Ast ,  Stephanie Marie-Noelle Hoffmann ,  Matthew Lehar ,  Richard Aumann

IPC分类号： F01K1/00 ,  F01K13/02 ,  F01K23/04 ,  F01K13/00 ,  F03G6/00 ,  F03G7/00

CPC分类号： F01K3/02 ,  F01K25/00 ,  F02C6/16 ,  H02J15/006 ,  Y02E10/46 ,  Y02E60/15

摘要： A method, system, and apparatus including a compressed air energy storage (CAES) system including a compression train with a compressor path, a storage volume configured to store compressed air, a compressed air path configured to provide passage of compressed air egressing from the compression train to the storage volume, and a heat recovery system coupled to at least one of the compressor path and the compressed air path and configured to draw heat from at least one of the compressor path and the compressed air path to a first liquid. The compression train is configured to provide passage of compressed air from a first compressor to a second compressor. The heat recovery system includes a first evaporator configured to evaporate the first liquid to a first gas and a first generator configured to produce electricity based on an expansion of the first gas.

摘要翻译： 一种包括压缩空气能量存储（CAES）系统的方法，系统和装置，所述压缩空气能量存储（CAES）系统包括具有压缩机路径的压缩系统，被配置为存储压缩空气的存储容积，被配置为提供压缩空气从压缩空气流出的压缩空气路径 训练到存储体积，以及热回收系统，其耦合到压缩机路径和压缩空气路径中的至少一个并且被配置为将热量从压缩机路径和压缩空气路径中的至少一个吸入第一液体。 压缩系统构造成提供压缩空气从第一压缩机通向第二压缩机。 热回收系统包括构造成将第一液体蒸发成第一气体的第一蒸发器和被配置为基于第一气体的膨胀产生电力的第一发生器。

公开(公告)号：US20110113781A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-19

申请号：US12617812

申请日：2009-11-13

申请人： Thomas Johannes Frey ,  Matthias Finkenrath ,  Gabor Ast ,  Stephanie Marie-Noelle Hoffmann ,  Matthew Lehar ,  Richard Aumann

发明人： Thomas Johannes Frey ,  Matthias Finkenrath ,  Gabor Ast ,  Stephanie Marie-Noelle Hoffmann ,  Matthew Lehar ,  Richard Aumann

IPC分类号： F02C6/16 ,  F02C1/05 ,  F02C6/02 ,  F01K11/02 ,  F01K25/08

CPC分类号： F01K3/02 ,  F01K25/00 ,  F02C6/16 ,  H02J15/006 ,  Y02E10/46 ,  Y02E60/15

摘要： A method, system, and apparatus including a compressed air energy storage (CAES) system including a compression train with a compressor path, a storage volume configured to store compressed air, a compressed air path configured to provide passage of compressed air egressing from the compression train to the storage volume, and a heat recovery system coupled to at least one of the compressor path and the compressed air path and configured to draw heat from at least one of the compressor path and the compressed air path to a first liquid. The compression train is configured to provide passage of compressed air from a first compressor to a second compressor. The heat recovery system includes a first evaporator configured to evaporate the first liquid to a first gas and a first generator configured to produce electricity based on an expansion of the first gas.

摘要翻译： 一种包括压缩空气能量存储（CAES）系统的方法，系统和装置，所述压缩空气能量存储（CAES）系统包括具有压缩机路径的压缩系统，被配置为存储压缩空气的存储容积，被配置为提供压缩空气从压缩空气流出的压缩空气通道 训练到存储体积，以及热回收系统，其耦合到压缩机路径和压缩空气路径中的至少一个并且被配置为将热量从压缩机路径和压缩空气路径中的至少一个吸入第一液体。 压缩系统构造成提供压缩空气从第一压缩机通向第二压缩机。 热回收系统包括构造成将第一液体蒸发成第一气体的第一蒸发器和被配置为基于第一气体的膨胀产生电力的第一发生器。

公开(公告)号：US20110094230A1

公开(公告)日：2011-04-28

申请号：US12606478

申请日：2009-10-27

申请人： Matthias Finkenrath ,  Gabor Ast ,  Matthew Lehar ,  Thomas Frey ,  Samuel David Draper ,  Richard Aumann ,  Stephanie Marie-Noelle Hoffmann

发明人： Matthias Finkenrath ,  Gabor Ast ,  Matthew Lehar ,  Thomas Frey ,  Samuel David Draper ,  Richard Aumann ,  Stephanie Marie-Noelle Hoffmann

IPC分类号： F02C6/16 ,  B23P11/00 ,  B01D50/00 ,  B01D53/22 ,  B01D53/62

CPC分类号： F02C6/16 ,  B01D53/1475 ,  B01D53/22 ,  B01D2257/504 ,  F02C1/02 ,  F05D2260/61 ,  Y02C10/04 ,  Y02C10/10 ,  Y02E60/15 ,  Y10T29/49826

摘要： A system includes a compression system fluidly coupled to a compartment to compress a first quantity of gas for storage in the compartment, the compression system including a compression path to convey the first quantity of gas; an expansion system fluidly coupled to the compartment to expand a second quantity of gas from the compartment, the expansion system including an expansion path to convey the second quantity of gas; a first path fluidly coupled to the compression path to convey the first quantity of gas to the compartment; a second path fluidly coupled to the expansion path to convey the second quantity of gas from the compartment to the expansion system; and a separation unit fluidly coupled to one of the first path, second path, compression path, and expansion path, wherein the separation unit removes a quantity of carbon dioxide from one of the first and second quantities of gas.

摘要翻译： 系统包括流体耦合到隔室的压缩系统以压缩第一量的气体以存储在隔室中，该压缩系统包括用于传送第一量气体的压缩路径; 膨胀系统，其流体地联接到所述隔间以从所述隔室膨胀第二量的气体，所述膨胀系统包括用于输送所述第二量气体的膨胀路径; 流体地联接到所述压缩路径以将所述第一量的气体输送到所述隔间的第一路径; 第二路径，其流体地联接到所述膨胀路径，以将所述第二量的气体从所述隔间输送到所述膨胀系统; 以及分离单元，其流体地联接到第一路径，第二路径，压缩路径和扩展路径中的一个，其中分离单元从第一和第二量的气体中的一个中去除一定量的二氧化碳。

公开(公告)号：US20110094212A1

公开(公告)日：2011-04-28

申请号：US12607262

申请日：2009-10-28

申请人： Gabor Ast ,  Stephanie Marie-Noelle Hoffmann ,  Matthew Lehar ,  Alexander Simpson ,  Christian Aalburg ,  Thomas Frey ,  Matthias Finkenrath ,  Richard Aumann

发明人： Gabor Ast ,  Stephanie Marie-Noelle Hoffmann ,  Matthew Lehar ,  Alexander Simpson ,  Christian Aalburg ,  Thomas Frey ,  Matthias Finkenrath ,  Richard Aumann

IPC分类号： F02C6/16 ,  F02C7/00

CPC分类号： F02C1/02 ,  F02C6/16 ,  H02J15/006 ,  Y02E60/15

摘要： A system and method for compressing and expanding air in a compressed air energy storage (CAES) system is disclosed. A CAES system is provided that is alternately operable in a compression mode and an expansion mode and includes therein a motor-generator unit and a drive shaft connected to the motor-generator unit that is configured to transmit rotational power to and from the motor-generator unit. The CAES system also includes at least one reversible compressor-expander unit coupled to the drive shaft and configured to selectively compress and expand air, and an air storage unit connected to the reversible compressor-expander unit and configured to store compressed air received therefrom, with the at least one reversible compressor-expander unit compressing air during the compression mode and expanding air during the expansion mode.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于在压缩空气能量存储（CAES）系统中压缩和膨胀空气的系统和方法。 提供CAES系统，其可以在压缩模式和膨胀模式下交替地操作，并且其中包括电动发电机单元和连接到电动发电机单元的驱动轴，该电动发电机单元被配置为向电动发电机 单元。 CAES系统还包括耦合到驱动轴并被配置为选择性地压缩和膨胀空气的至少一个可逆压缩机 - 膨胀器单元，以及连接到可逆压缩机 - 膨胀器单元并被构造成存储从其接收的压缩空气的空气存储单元， 所述至少一个可逆压缩机 - 膨胀器单元在压缩模式期间压缩空气并且在膨胀模式期间膨胀空气。

公开(公告)号：US20180030857A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-01

申请号：US14112860

申请日：2012-04-12

申请人： Richard Aumann ,  Andreas Schuster ,  Andreas Sichert

发明人： Richard Aumann ,  Andreas Schuster ,  Andreas Sichert

IPC分类号： F01K13/02 ,  F01K7/22 ,  F01C21/04 ,  F01K25/06 ,  F01K23/10

CPC分类号： F01K13/02 ,  F01C21/045 ,  F01D25/20 ,  F01K7/22 ,  F01K23/106 ,  F01K25/06 ,  F22B1/1815

摘要： The present invention relates to a method for lubricant heating during starting up of a thermodynamic cycle device, wherein the cycle device comprises a working medium with a working substance and a lubricant, an evaporator for evaporating the working substance, a lubricant separator for separating at least part of the lubricant from the working medium which is supplied by the evaporator, an expansion machine which is to be lubricated with the lubricant, and a condenser device with a condenser, and wherein the method comprises the following steps: delivery of lubricant from the lubricant separator to the condenser device and/or to the evaporator during shutdown of the cycle device, as a result of which a working medium which is enriched with lubricant is provided in the condenser device and/or in the evaporator; and heating of the working medium which is enriched with lubricant in the evaporator during starting up of the cycle device. Furthermore, the invention relates to a thermodynamic cycle device which comprises means for delivering lubricant from the lubricant separator to the condenser device and/or to the evaporator during shutdown of the cycle device, as a result of which a working medium which is enriched with lubricant can be provided in the condenser device and/or in the evaporator.

公开(公告)号：US20170248039A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-31

申请号：US14125071

申请日：2012-06-12

申请人： Richard Aumann ,  Andreas Schuster ,  Andreas Sichert

发明人： Richard Aumann ,  Andreas Schuster ,  Andreas Sichert

IPC分类号： F01K17/02 ,  F24D3/18 ,  F24D12/02 ,  F01K13/02

CPC分类号： F01K17/02 ,  F01K13/02 ,  F01K25/08 ,  F24D3/18 ,  F24D12/02 ,  F24D2200/12 ,  F24H2240/00 ,  Y02B30/14 ,  Y02E20/14 ,  Y02P80/15

摘要： The present invention provides a method for operating a combined heat and power (CHP) plant comprising a heating boiler, a vaporizer, an expansion machine, and a condenser, achieved according to claim 1. The method comprises steps a), when a first condition is met: supplying a working medium to the vaporizer to obtain an at least partially evaporated working medium, feeding the (total) evaporated working medium to the expansion machine, and operating the expansion machine such that the working medium is expanded, supplying the working medium expanded by the expansion machine to the condenser, and transferring heat of the expanded working medium supplied to the condenser to a medium of a heating circuit designed to heat an object; and b) when a second condition is met which is different from the first condition: i) supplying at least a portion of the working medium to the condenser of the CHP plant without the portion of the working medium having been supplied to the expansion machine, and transferring heat of the working medium supplied to the condenser to a medium of a heating circuit designed to heat an object, and/or supplying a medium supplied from the heating boiler to the vaporizer to a heat transfer device in which heat is transferred from this medium to a medium of a heating circuit designed to heat an object.

公开(公告)号：US20160290172A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-06

申请号：US14008058

申请日：2012-04-12

申请人： Richard Aumann ,  Andreas Schuster ,  Andreas Sichert

发明人： Richard Aumann ,  Andreas Schuster ,  Andreas Sichert

IPC分类号： F01K13/00 ,  F01K25/06

CPC分类号： F01K13/006 ,  F01C1/02 ,  F01C1/12 ,  F01C1/16 ,  F01C1/344 ,  F01C21/04 ,  F01K25/06 ,  F01K25/10

摘要： The invention relates to a method for lubricating an expansion machine (30) in a thermodynamic cycle device, wherein the thermodynamic cycle device comprises the expansion machine, a feed pump (50), a lubricant separator (10) and a working medium containing a lubricant, and wherein the method comprises the following steps: The working medium is subjected to pressure by means of the feed pump. The pressurised working medium is delivered by the feed pump to the lubricant separator. At least part of the lubricant is separated from the working medium by means of the lubricant separator. At least part of the separated lubricant is delivered by the lubricant separator to the expansion machine. The invention further relates to a thermodynamic cycle device comprising a working medium that contains a working fluid and a lubricant, an expansion machine, a feed pump for subjecting the working medium to pressure, and a lubricant separator for separating at least part of the lubricant from the working medium, wherein the cycle device is designed to deliver at least part of the separated lubricant from the lubricant separator to the expansion machine.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于在热力循环装置中润滑膨胀机（30）的方法，其中热力循环装置包括膨胀机，进料泵（50），润滑剂分离器（10）和含润滑剂的工作介质 ，并且其中该方法包括以下步骤：通过进料泵对工作介质进行压力。 加压工作介质由进料泵输送到润滑剂分离器。 至少部分润滑剂通过润滑剂分离器与工作介质分离。 至少部分分离的润滑剂由润滑剂分离器输送到膨胀机。 本发明还涉及一种热力循环装置，其包括含有工作流体和润滑剂的工作介质，膨胀机，用于对工作介质施加压力的进料泵和用于将至少部分润滑剂从 所述工作介质，其中所述循环装置被设计成将至少部分分离的润滑剂从所述润滑剂分离器输送到所述膨胀机。