Efficient geothermal heat energy extraction system

    公开(公告)号:US11085671B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-10

    申请号:US16612335

    申请日:2018-05-09

    申请人: SIDLABZ

    摘要: A system for extracting geothermal heat energy: includes a geothermal well formed in surrounding crust material and extending from a well top part down to a depth where the surrounding crust material has elevated geothermal temperatures. The geothermal well includes a heat medium contained within geothermal well walls. The heat medium is heated at a well bottom part by heat extracted from the surrounding crust material, evaporating and rising to carry heat energy towards the well top part. A heat extractor, extracts heat energy from the heat medium at the well top part. At least one heat conductive path extends outwardly from the geothermal well into the crust material to conduct geothermal heat from the crust material surrounding the path towards the well bottom part.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF GENERATING ELECTRICITY USING HEAT FROM WITHIN THE EARTH

    公开(公告)号:US20200217304A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-09

    申请号:US16808981

    申请日:2020-03-04

    IPC分类号: F03G7/04 F24T10/17 F24T10/13

    摘要: Systems and methods for producing energy from a geothermal formation. A heat exchanger can be disposed within a well to absorb heat from a geothermal formation. The heat exchanger can be supported within the well using a high thermal conductivity material. The heat exchanger is connected to an organic Rankine cycle engine including a secondary heat exchanger and a turbine. The primary and secondary heat transfer fluids are chosen to maximize efficiency of the organic Rankine cycle.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF GENERATING ELECTRICITY USING HEAT FROM WITHIN THE EARTH

    公开(公告)号:US20190093641A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-28

    申请号:US16170947

    申请日:2018-10-25

    IPC分类号: F03G7/04 F24T10/13

    摘要: Systems and methods for producing energy from a geothermal formation. A heat exchanger can be disposed within a well to absorb heat from a geothermal formation. The heat exchanger can be supported within the well using a high thermal conductivity material. The heat exchanger is connected to an organic Rankine cycle engine including a secondary heat exchanger and a turbine. The primary and secondary heat transfer fluids are chosen to maximize efficiency of the organic Rankine cycle.

    Method of deploying a heat exchanger pipe

    公开(公告)号:US11639814B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-02

    申请号:US17665694

    申请日:2022-02-07

    申请人: Ari Peter Berman

    发明人: Ari Peter Berman

    摘要: A new system for and a method of deploying a heat exchanger pipe. A bore hole is drilled from an access ditch location to a terminal ditch location using a piloted drill head powered via an umbilical attached to the piloted drill head. A casing is attached to the piloted drill head and disposed about the umbilical into the bore hole from the access ditch location to the terminal ditch location. At the terminal ditch location, the piloted drill head is removed from the casing and the umbilical and a heat exchanger pipe is attached to the umbilical. The umbilical is withdrawn from within the casing deployed in the bore hole to pull the heat exchanger pipe into the casing. The casing is then withdrawn from the bore hole leaving the heat exchanger pipe in the bore hole.

    METHOD FOR MODELLING A GEOTHERMAL INSTALLATION FOR THE THERMAL REGULATION OF AT LEAST ONE BUILDING

    公开(公告)号:US20220325920A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-13

    申请号:US17642537

    申请日:2020-09-10

    IPC分类号: F24T10/13 F24T10/20

    摘要: The invention relates to a method for sizing a geothermal well for the thermal regulation of a building, including the steps of: 51: Modelling a geothermal potential of a zone of interest including a subsoil zone comprised within a given perimeter around the building; S2: Estimating the thermal requirements of the building; S3: Generating models of geothermal installations according to the results of 51 and S2, a model of a geothermal installation including one or more geothermal solutions configured to meet the requirements estimated in step S2 according to the zone of interest modelled in step 51; S4: Applying a selection criterion which is configured to determine a preferred model.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF GENERATING ELECTRICITY USING HEAT FROM WITHIN THE EARTH

    公开(公告)号:US20220282716A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-08

    申请号:US17451473

    申请日:2021-10-19

    IPC分类号: F03G7/04 F24T10/13 F24T10/17

    摘要: Systems and methods for producing energy from a geothermal formation. A heat exchanger can be disposed within a well to absorb heat from a geothermal formation. The heat exchanger can be supported within the well using a high thermal conductivity material. The heat exchanger is connected to an organic Rankine cycle engine including a secondary heat exchanger and a turbine. The primary and secondary heat transfer fluids are chosen to maximize efficiency of the organic Rankine cycle.

    METHOD OF DEPLOYING A HEAT EXCHANGER PIPE

    公开(公告)号:US20220178589A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-09

    申请号:US17665694

    申请日:2022-02-07

    申请人: Ari Peter Berman

    发明人: Ari Peter Berman

    摘要: A new system for and a method of deploying a heat exchanger pipe. A bore hole is drilled from an access ditch location to a terminal ditch location using a piloted drill head powered via an umbilical attached to the piloted drill head. A casing is attached to the piloted drill head and disposed about the umbilical into the bore hole from the access ditch location to the terminal ditch location. At the terminal ditch location, the piloted drill head is removed from the casing and the umbilical and a heat exchanger pipe is attached to the umbilical. The umbilical is withdrawn from within the casing deployed in the bore hole to pull the heat exchanger pipe into the casing. The casing is then withdrawn from the bore hole leaving the heat exchanger pipe in the bore hole.

    Installation Of Ground Loops For Geothermal Heating And/Or Cooling Applications

    公开(公告)号:US20190169957A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-06

    申请号:US16206626

    申请日:2018-11-30

    摘要: In order to install a ground loop for a geothermal heating and/or cooling system in ground material, a drilling machine having a drill bit connected to an end of first tubing may be used to create an borehole in the ground material. After the borehole is created, grout may be pumped into the borehole through the first tubing as the first tubing is removed from the borehole. This allows the borehole to be grouted from the bottom towards the top. Thereafter, second tubing may be inserted into the grout in order to create the ground loop. This eliminates the need for a “tremie” pipe to insert the ground loop and pump grout into the borehole, while still allowing for the borehole to be grouted from the bottom towards the top to reduce the likelihood of voids.