公开(公告)号：US11721980B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US17987600

申请日：2022-11-15

Applicant: Kalindha Rashmi LLC

Inventor： Kamal Prithiviraj Fernando

IPC: H02J3/38 ,  H02S10/12 ,  H02S10/20 ,  H02K7/18 ,  F22B1/00 ,  F22D1/18 ,  F24S23/00

CPC classification number: H02J3/381 ,  H02K7/1823 ,  H02S10/12 ,  H02S10/20 ,  F22B1/003 ,  F22D1/18 ,  F24S23/00 ,  H02J2300/24 ,  H02J2300/28 ,  H02J2300/30

Abstract: Modern thermal power plants based on classical thermodynamic power cycles suffer from an upper bound efficiency restriction imposed by the Carnot principle. This disclosure teaches how to break away from the classical thermodynamics paradigm in configuring a thermal power plant so that its efficiency will not be restricted by the Carnot principle. The power generation system described herein makes a path for the next generation of low-to-moderate temperature thermal power plants to run at significantly higher efficiencies powered by renewable energy. This disclosure also reveals novel high-performance power schemes with integrated fuel cell technology, driven by a variety of fuels such as hydrogen, ammonia, syngas, methane and natural gas, leading toward low-to-zero emission power generation for the future.

公开(公告)号：US11290055B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-29

申请号：US15745324

申请日：2016-07-11

Applicant: Saint-Augustin Canada Electric Inc.

Inventor： Sven Wanka ,  Martin Neubauer

IPC: H02S40/22 ,  H01L31/054 ,  F24S23/00 ,  F24S23/30 ,  H02S20/32 ,  G02B19/00 ,  H02S40/42 ,  G02B3/08

Abstract: An optical light-transmission element for a solar energy assembly having a solar cell includes at least one harvesting portion for directing solar light onto the solar cell. For optimum operation of the solar energy assembly, the optical light-transmission element and the solar cell have to be carefully aligned. In order to facilitate the alignment, the optical light-transmission element further comprises at least one alignment control portion for concentrating the solar light onto a second focusing region, which is spaced apart from the primary focusing region. A method for aligning such a solar energy assembly involves focusing light on a focusing region that is spaced apart from the solar cell, and adjusting at least one of the position of the solar cell and the harvesting region until the focusing region is located at a predetermined target zone, which is spaced apart from the solar cell.

公开(公告)号：US11092359B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-17

申请号：US15549367

申请日：2016-02-06

Applicant: INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING THERMOPHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Inventor： Hongguang Jin ,  Hui Hong ,  Yong Hao ,  Jie Sun ,  Yawen Zhao ,  Wenjia Li ,  Qibin Liu

IPC: H02S40/44 ,  H02S40/22 ,  F24S23/00 ,  B01J8/00 ,  H02S10/10 ,  H01L31/054 ,  H02S10/20 ,  H02S10/30 ,  F24S21/00 ,  F24S50/20

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a photovoltaic-photothermal reaction complementary full-spectrum solar utilization system, comprising: a waveband thermal reactor having a reactant flow channel and a reaction chamber therein, a photovoltaic cell attached to a surface of the waveband thermal reactor, and a full spectrum concentrator configured to concentrate full spectrum sunlight onto a surface of the photovoltaic cell, wherein the full spectrum concentrating device concentrates the full spectrum sunlight onto a upper surface of the opaque or transmissive photovoltaic cell, wherein a portion of the sunlight is converted into electric energy and another portion of the sunlight is converted into thermal energy, and wherein the thermal energy is utilized by the waveband thermal reactor to preheat reactant(s) in the reaction chamber and to make a portion of the reactant(s) to undergo an endothermic chemical reaction such that the thermal energy is stored as chemical energy.

公开(公告)号：US11085424B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-10

申请号：US16436263

申请日：2019-06-10

Applicant: Gina Anne Tibbott ,  Neel Krishnan

Inventor： Gina Anne Tibbott ,  Neel Krishnan

IPC: F03G6/06 ,  F28D20/02 ,  F24S23/00 ,  F24S60/10 ,  F24S50/20 ,  F24S20/20 ,  F24S23/30 ,  F24S70/16 ,  F24S23/70

Abstract: Solar power collection systems characterized by using a collimated or otherwise concentrated beam of solar radiation to directly heat a porcelain or other high-heat capacity ceramic heating element by contact with an absorption surface on the element, which element in turn heats a thermal storage medium by conduction, methods of using the systems for collecting solar energy, and applications of the systems are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US10797638B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-06

申请号：US16656263

申请日：2019-10-17

Applicant: National Taiwan Normal University

Inventor： Tun-Chien Teng ,  Chih-Hsuan Kuo ,  Yu-Jia Zheng

IPC: H02S40/22 ,  F21V8/00 ,  G02B19/00 ,  F24S23/00 ,  H01L31/054 ,  G05D3/10

Abstract: A planar solar concentrator includes a light collecting assembly and a light condensing unit. The light collecting assembly includes a light collecting unit and a waveguide slab extending in a longitudinal direction. The light collecting unit includes a light collector having an input surface, an output surface, and a curved surface to direct an incident light toward a collecting zone on the output surface. The light condensing unit is slidably coupled to a rear end of the waveguide slab for condensing the incident light from the waveguide slab, and is coupled such that based on an elevation angle of the light source, the light condensing unit is permitted to be driven to slide in a transverse direction.

公开(公告)号：US10730751B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-04

申请号：US15553720

申请日：2016-02-26

Applicant: C2CNT LLC

Inventor： Stuart Licht ,  Jiawen Ren

IPC: C01B32/162 ,  D01F9/12 ,  F24S20/30 ,  F24S20/20 ,  C25B9/00 ,  C25B1/00 ,  F24S23/00 ,  C25B11/04 ,  C25B15/02 ,  C25B15/08

Abstract: A system and process for producing carbon nano-materials is disclosed. A carbonate material such as Li2CO3 is heated via a furnace to transform into molten carbonate. CO2 is bubbled into the molten carbonate. The molten carbonate is subjected to electrolysis by passing current from an anode to a cathode. A transition metal nucleation agent is added to result in nucleation sites that grow carbon nano-materials at the cathode. This process separates oxygen at the anode and carbon nano-materials at the cathode. The characteristics of the carbon nano-material may be controlled by varying current density, feed gas, transition metal composition, temperature, viscosity and electrolyte composition.

公开(公告)号：US20200048415A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-13

申请号：US16496060

申请日：2018-03-20

Applicant: ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)

Inventor： Sophia HAUSSENER ,  Miguel Antonio MODESTINO

IPC: C08G69/28 ,  C07C253/00 ,  F24S20/20 ,  F24S23/00 ,  H02S10/10 ,  H02S40/22

Abstract: The present invention relates to process intensification, and renewable processing routes for polymer production, for example the solar production of Nylon 6,6 and precursors relevant for the Nylon 6,6 production (such as hydrogen, adiponitrile and hexanediamine). The invention deals with the integration of solar energy into the process, specifically aims at petrochemical-free processing, and deals with reformulation of traditional (linear) processes into circular (closed cycle) processing approaches and sustainable processes.

公开(公告)号：US10557647B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-11

申请号：US15687864

申请日：2017-08-28

Applicant: RODLUVAN INC

Inventor： Kenneth Nordin ,  Mats Olof Erik Mattsson

IPC: F24S20/61 ,  F24S50/80 ,  F24S90/00 ,  F24S30/428 ,  F24S60/00 ,  F24S23/30 ,  F24S20/20 ,  F22B1/00 ,  F24S23/79 ,  F24S23/71 ,  F24S30/45 ,  F24S23/00

Abstract: The method is for conveying solar power from a sun. A solar concentrator conveys and concentrates solar power as rays into a glass rod. The solar concentrator has a tapering device disposed at a bottom thereof. The glass rod has a first curved glass loop section, a second curved glass loop section and a straight glass section. The straight glass section has an outer end that is positioned in proximity to a water surface to heat the water. The first loop section is rotated relative to the second loop section at a first gap and the second section is rotated relative to the curved section at a second gap so that the concentrator can follow the path of the sun during the day.

公开(公告)号：US10418842B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-17

申请号：US15707925

申请日：2017-09-18

Applicant: Patrick Soon-Shiong

Inventor： Patrick Soon-Shiong

IPC: B60L11/18 ,  H01L31/054 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H02J50/30 ,  H02J50/00 ,  H02J50/20 ,  B60L50/50 ,  F24S23/00 ,  F21S11/00 ,  F21S9/03

Abstract: Apparatus, methods and systems of wireless power distribution are disclosed. Embodiments involve the redirection of collimated energy to a converter, which stores or converts the energy into a more suitable form of energy for at least one specific point-of-use that is coupled to the converter.

公开(公告)号：US10371126B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-06

申请号：US15563364

申请日：2016-04-01

Applicant: Gina Tibbott ,  Neel Krishnan

Inventor： Gina Tibbott ,  Neel Krishnan

IPC: F03G6/06 ,  F24S23/30 ,  F24S70/16 ,  F24S60/00 ,  F28D20/02 ,  F24S20/20 ,  F24S23/00 ,  F24S23/70

Abstract: Solar power collection systems characterized by using a collimated or otherwise concentrated beam (201) of solar radiation to directly heat a porcelain or other high-heat capacity ceramic heating element (202) by contact with an absorption surface on the element, which element in turn heats a thermal storage medium (205) by conduction, methods of using the systems for collecting solar energy, and applications of the systems are disclosed.