IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0764281
(2010-04-21)
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등록번호 |
US-8474263
(2013-07-02)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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초록
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A system and method are disclosed for converting heat into a usable form of energy, where the system and method are designed to utilize at least two separate heat sources simultaneously, where one heat source stream has a higher initial temperature and a second heat source stream has a lower initial
A system and method are disclosed for converting heat into a usable form of energy, where the system and method are designed to utilize at least two separate heat sources simultaneously, where one heat source stream has a higher initial temperature and a second heat source stream has a lower initial temperature, which is transferred to and a multi-component working fluid from which thermal energy is extracted.
대표청구항
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1. A system for simultaneously converting a portion of heat from at least two heat source streams to a usable form of energy comprising: an energy conversion subsystem, where a portion of heat or thermal energy associated with a superheated working solution stream is converted to a usable form of en
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A system for simultaneously converting a portion of heat from at least two heat source streams to a usable form of energy comprising: an energy conversion subsystem, where a portion of heat or thermal energy associated with a superheated working solution stream is converted to a usable form of energy forming a spent working solution stream;a vaporization and superheating subsystem including: a higher temperature component having: a lower section, where a combined stream is fully vaporized and superheated using heat from a higher temperature heat source stream to form a fully vaporized and superheated combined stream and where the combined stream comprises a first partially vaporized higher pressure rich basic solution substream and a higher pressure first lean solution substream, where the first partially vaporized higher pressure rich basic solution substream and the higher pressure first lean solution substream have the same or substantially the same pressure, andan upper section, where a working solution stream is fully vaporized and superheated using heat from the higher temperature heat source stream to form the superheated working solution stream, where the working solution stream comprises the fully vaporized and superheated combined stream and a second fully vaporized higher pressure rich basic solution substream,a lower temperature component, where a second partially vaporized higher pressure rich basic solution substream is fully vaporized and superheated using heat from a lower temperature heat source stream to form the fully vaporized and superheated second higher pressure rich basic solution substream;a heat exchange, separation and condensation subsystem including at least three heat exchange units, a gravity separator and three pumps, where the heat exchange, separation and condensation subsystem forms a condensing solution stream, a rich vapor stream, a liquid lean solution stream and a lower pressure rich basic solution stream from a spent working solution stream, heats and cools different streams, separates the condensing solution stream into the rich vapor stream and the liquid lean solution stream, fully condenses the lower pressure rich basic solution stream using an external coolant stream, divides the lean solution stream into three substreams, pressurizes the fully condensed lower pressure rich basic solution stream and dividing the higher pressure rich basic solution stream into two substreams after heating to partially vaporize the streams in the at least two of the heat exchangers. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the energy conversion subsystem comprises at least one turbine. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the higher temperature heat source stream is a flue gas stream. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the lower temperature heat source stream is a hot air stream. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the external coolant is air or water. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the streams are derived from a multi-component fluid. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein the multi-component fluid comprises at least one lower boiling component and at least one higher boiling component. 8. The system of claim 6, wherein the multi-component fluid comprises an ammonia-water mixture, a mixture of two or more hydrocarbons, a mixture of two or more freon, or a mixture of hydrocarbons and freon. 9. The system of claim 6, wherein the multi-component fluid comprises a mixture of any number of compounds including higher boiling point components and lower boiling point components. 10. The system of claim 6, wherein the multi-component fluid comprises a mixture of water and ammonia. 11. A method comprising: forming a lower pressure, rich basic solution stream from a rich vapor stream and a first liquid lean solution substream,separating a partially condensed condensing solution stream in a gravity separator of a heat exchange, separation and condensation subsystem to form the rich vapor stream and a liquid lean solution stream,passing the lower pressure, rich basic solution stream through a second heat exchange unit of the heat exchange, separation and condensation subsystem in counterflow with a higher pressure, fully condensed rich basic solution stream to form a cooled lower pressure, rich basic solution stream and a pre-heated higher pressure, fully condensed rich basic solution,fully condensing the cooled lower pressure, rich basic solution stream in a first heat exchange unit of the heat exchange, separation and condensation subsystem in counterflow with an external coolant stream to form a fully condensed, lower pressure, rich basic solution stream,pressurizing the fully condensed, lower pressure, rich basic solution stream in a first pump of the heat exchange, separation and condensation subsystem to form the higher pressure, fully condensed rich basic solution stream,dividing the liquid lean solution stream into the first lean solution substream, a second lean solution substream and a third lean solution substream,pressurizing the second lean solution substream in a second pump of the heat exchange, separation and condensation subsystem, where its pressure is increased to a pressure equal to or substantially equal to a pressure of a spent working solution stream to form a higher pressure, second lean solution substream,combining the higher pressure, second lean solution substream with the spent working solution stream, where the higher pressure, second lean solution substream de-superheats the spent working solution stream to form a condensing solution stream,passing the condensing solution stream through a third heat exchange unit of the heat exchange, separation and condensation subsystem in counter flow with the preheated, higher pressure, rich basic solution stream to form a partially vaporized, higher pressure, rich basic solution stream and a partially condensed, condensing solution stream,dividing the partially vaporized, higher pressure, rich basic solution stream into a first partially vaporized, higher pressure, rich basic solution substream and a second partially vaporized, higher pressure, rich basic solution substream,forwarding first partially vaporized, higher pressure, rich basic solution substream to a lower temperature vaporization and superheating component of a vaporization and superheating subsystem, where it is fully vaporized and superheated in a lower temperature component exchange unit in counterflow with a lower temperature heat source stream to form a fully vaporized and superheated, higher pressure, rich basic solution substream,pressurizing the third lean solution substream in a third pump of the heat exchange, separation and condensation subsystem, where its pressure is increased to a pressure that is same or substantially the same as a pressure of the second, partially vaporized, higher pressure rich basic solution substream to form a higher pressure, third lean solution substream,combining the second, partially vaporized, higher pressure rich basic solution substream with the higher pressure, third lean solution substream to form a combined stream,forwarding the combined stream to a higher temperature vaporization and superheating component of the vaporization and superheating subsystem, where the combined stream is fully vaporized and superheated in a lower section of a higher temperature component heat exchange unit in counterflow with a higher temperature heat source stream to form a fully vaporized and superheated combined stream,combining the fully vaporized and superheated, higher pressure, rich basic solution substream with the fully vaporized and superheated combined stream to form a fully vaporized and superheated working solution stream,forwarding the fully vaporized and superheated working solution stream into an upper section of the higher temperature component heat exchange unit, where the fully vaporized and superheated working solution stream is further superheated to form a further superheated working solution stream, andforwarding the further superheated working solution stream to an energy conversion subsystem, where a portion of heat or thermal energy of the further superheated working solution stream is converted to a usable form of energy to form the spent working solution stream, completing a thermodynamic cycle. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the energy conversion subsystem comprises at least one turbine. 13. The method of claim 11, wherein the higher temperature heat source stream is a flue gas stream. 14. The method of claim 11, wherein the lower temperature heat source stream is a hot air stream. 15. The method of claim 11, wherein the external coolant is air or water. 16. The method of claim 11, wherein the streams are derived from a multi-component fluid. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the multi-component fluid comprises at least one lower boiling component and at least one higher boiling component. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein the multi-component fluid comprises an ammonia-water mixture, a mixture of two or more hydrocarbons, a mixture of two or more freon, or a mixture of hydrocarbons and freon. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein the multi-component fluid comprises a mixture of any number of compounds higher boiling point components and lower boiling point components. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the multi-component fluid comprises a mixture of water and ammonia.
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