GEOPRESSURE AND GEOTHERMAL POWER SYSTEM
    4.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240360817A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-31

    申请号:US18771356

    申请日:2024-07-12

    IPC分类号: F03G4/00 F24T10/20

    CPC分类号: F03G4/029 F03G4/001 F24T10/20

    摘要: A geopressure and geothermal power system includes at least one pressure exchanger configured to receive a production fluid and a working fluid. At least one power generation unit is fluidly coupled to the pressure exchanger. At least one production well is positioned at least partially within a geothermal reservoir and provides the production fluid to the pressure exchanger. The system may also include at least one heat exchanger fluidly coupled to the at least one pressure exchanger and configured to one of, a) receive from and b) provide to, the at least one pressure exchanger the production fluid and the working fluid.

    COMMUNICATING FLUID VESSEL ENGINE SYSTEMS
    5.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240360816A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-31

    申请号:US18766314

    申请日:2024-07-08

    申请人: James D. Rudd

    发明人: James D. Rudd

    摘要: An engine system includes three communicating fluid vessels that each contain a fluid. A first interconnecting fluid conduit containing the fluid rotatably couples the second fluid vessel to the first fluid vessel and acts as a lever. A second interconnecting fluid conduit containing the fluid rotatably couples the third fluid vessel to the first fluid vessel and acts as another lever. By increasing the fluid column heights in the communicating fluid vessels, torque is applied to the levers to cause the second and third fluid vessels to revolve around the first fluid vessel.

    Geothermal processes and systems for enhancing electricity generation via increasing a pressure on a primary fluid

    公开(公告)号:US12123406B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-22

    申请号:US17890874

    申请日:2022-08-18

    申请人: Babak Bob Arefi

    发明人: Babak Bob Arefi

    IPC分类号: F03G4/00 F24T10/30 F24T50/00

    摘要: A geothermal process for generating electricity includes: heating a primary fluid by absorbing thermal energy from a geothermal energy source to elevate thermal energy and kinetic energy of the primary fluid; increasing a pressure on the primary fluid to raise a boiling point and a temperature of the primary fluid and decrease latent heat of the primary fluid; driving a mechanical device via one of: the kinetic energy of the primary fluid; and a kinetic energy of a secondary working fluid that absorbs the thermal energy of the primary fluid in a heat exchanger; and driving an electricity generator by the mechanical device to generate electricity. The pressure on the primary fluid may be increased by restricting, a flow path of the primary fluid to create a backpressure, by increasing a density of the primary fluid, or by increasing a pumping pressure of the primary fluid into the geothermal well.

    Energy storage and delivery system and method

    公开(公告)号:US12116986B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-15

    申请号:US18409537

    申请日:2024-01-10

    IPC分类号: F03G3/00 B61B7/06 F03G7/08

    CPC分类号: F03G3/094 B61B7/06 F03G7/08

    摘要: An energy storage and delivery system includes one or more cableways and a cage that travels along each of the one or more cableways. The cage is coupled (e.g., fixedly coupled) to one or more cables that extend between a lower elevation and a higher elevation, the cables or steel ribbons being translated along the associated cableway by a traction motor wheel to translate the cage along the associated cableway. The system is operable to pick-up, transport and deliver with the cage a plurality of blocks from the lower elevation to the higher elevation to store energy (e.g., via the potential energy of the block). The system is also operable to pick-up, transport and deliver with the cage a plurality of blocks from the higher elevation to the lower elevation at least partially under force of gravity to generate electricity via an electric generator coupled to the traction motor wheel.

    AIRCRAFT ENGINE FLUID SYSTEM WITH BYPASS VALVE

    公开(公告)号:US20240337200A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-10

    申请号:US18130643

    申请日:2023-04-04

    发明人: Kashif MOHAMMED

    IPC分类号: F01D25/12 F03G7/06

    摘要: An aircraft engine, has: a fluid system including a component adapted for containing a volume of the fluid, the fluid circuit further including a bypass conduit bypassing the component, and a valve fluidly connected to the fluid circuit upstream of the component relative to a flow of the fluid towards the component, the valve having an open configuration fluidly connecting the source of the fluid to the bypass conduit through the valve and a closed configuration in which the valve connects the source of the fluid to the component, the valve movable from the open configuration to the closed configuration in response to the fluid being at a first temperature, and the valve movable from the closed configuration to the open configuration in response to the fluid exerting an opening force on the valve and the fluid being at a second temperature different than the first temperature.