公开(公告)号：WO2022082061A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-21

申请号：PCT/US2021/055305

申请日：2021-10-15

Applicant: MODERN ELECTRON INC.

Inventor： ASHTON, Justin, B. ,  MANKIN, Max, N. ,  KRAEMER, Daniel ,  MENACHER, David, J. ,  NOBLE, Patrick, D. ,  KOKONASKI, William ,  SCHERPELZ, Peter, J. ,  PALUGHI, Kristen, M. ,  PATNAIK, Vikas ,  TRAN, Samantha, A.

IPC: F02G5/02

Abstract: Combined heat and power (CHP) systems and related methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the CHP system includes a combustion component and a power cell operably coupled to the combustion component. The power cell can include a first heat exchanger thermally coupled to the combustion component to receive heat; a second heat exchanger; and an electricity generation component with a first portion thermally coupled to the first heat exchanger and a second portion thermally coupled to the second heat exchanger. The electricity generation component is positioned to receive at least a portion of the heat received at the first heat exchanger and generate an electrical output using the received heat. To recycle unused heat from the power cell, the second heat exchanger can be thermally coupleable to a third heat exchanger in a residential heating appliance.