Heat engine and heat to electricity systems and methods for working fluid fill system
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F01K-025/02
F01K-025/10
F01K-003/18
출원번호
US-0633966
(2012-10-03)
등록번호
US-8966901
(2015-03-03)
발명자
/ 주소
Held, Timothy J.
Miller, Jason D.
출원인 / 주소
Dresser-Rand Company
대리인 / 주소
Edmonds & Nolte, PC
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240
초록▼
Embodiments provide a heat engine system containing working fluid (e.g., sc-CO2) within high and low pressure sides of a working fluid circuit and a heat exchanger configured to transfer thermal energy from a heat source to the working fluid. The heat engine system further contains an expander for c
Embodiments provide a heat engine system containing working fluid (e.g., sc-CO2) within high and low pressure sides of a working fluid circuit and a heat exchanger configured to transfer thermal energy from a heat source to the working fluid. The heat engine system further contains an expander for converting a pressure drop in the working fluid to mechanical energy, a shaft coupled to the expander and configured to drive a device (e.g., generator or pump) with the mechanical energy, a recuperator for transferring thermal energy between the high and low pressure sides, and a cooler for removing thermal energy from the working fluid in the low pressure side. The heat engine system also contains a pump for circulating the working fluid, a mass management system (MMS) fluidly connected to the working fluid circuit, and a supply tank fluidly connected to the MMS by a supply line.
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1. A heat engine system, comprising: a working fluid circuit having a high pressure side and a low pressure side and containing a working fluid, wherein the working fluid comprises carbon dioxide and at least a portion of the working fluid is in a supercritical state;a heat exchanger in the working
1. A heat engine system, comprising: a working fluid circuit having a high pressure side and a low pressure side and containing a working fluid, wherein the working fluid comprises carbon dioxide and at least a portion of the working fluid is in a supercritical state;a heat exchanger in the working fluid circuit and in thermal communication with a heat source, wherein the heat exchanger is configured to transfer thermal energy from the heat source to the working fluid in the working fluid circuit;an expander in the working fluid circuit and disposed between the high pressure side and the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit and configured to convert a pressure drop in the working fluid to mechanical energy;a shaft coupled to the expander and configured to drive a device with the mechanical energy;a recuperator in the working fluid circuit operative to transfer thermal energy between the high pressure side and the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit;a cooler in thermal communication with the working fluid in the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit and configured to remove thermal energy from the working fluid in the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit;a pump fluidly coupled to the working fluid circuit between the low pressure side and the high pressure side of the working fluid circuit and configured to circulate the working fluid through the working fluid circuit;a mass management system fluidly connected to the working fluid circuit; anda working fluid supply tank fluidly connected to the mass management system by a working fluid supply line, wherein the working fluid supply tank is configured to store a working fluid supply and distribute the working fluid supply to the mass management system. 2. The heat engine system of claim 1, wherein the high pressure side of the working fluid circuit contains the working fluid in a supercritical state. 3. The heat engine system of claim 2, wherein the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit contains the working fluid in a subcritical state. 4. The heat engine system of claim 1, wherein the mass management system has a working fluid vessel fluidly connected to the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit. 5. The heat engine system of claim 1, further comprising a variable frequency drive coupled to the pump and configured to control mass flow rate or temperature of the working fluid within the high pressure side of the working fluid circuit. 6. The heat engine system of claim 1, further comprising a generator or an alternator coupled to the expander by the shaft and configured to convert the mechanical energy into electrical energy. 7. The heat engine system of claim 1, wherein the pump is coupled to the expander by the shaft and configured to be driven by the mechanical energy for circulating the working fluid through the working fluid circuit. 8. The heat engine system of claim 1, further comprising a turbopump in the working fluid circuit, wherein the turbopump contains a pump portion coupled to the expander by the shaft and the pump portion is configured to be driven by the mechanical energy. 9. The heat engine system of claim 1, further comprising a turbopump in the working fluid circuit, wherein the turbopump comprises a pump portion coupled to an expansion device. 10. The heat engine system of claim 9, wherein the pump portion of the turbopump is fluidly coupled to the working fluid circuit between the low pressure side and the high pressure side of the working fluid circuit and configured to circulate the working fluid through the working fluid circuit. 11. The heat engine system of claim 9, wherein the expansion device of the turbopump is fluidly coupled to the working fluid circuit between the low pressure side and the high pressure side of the working fluid circuit and configured to drive the pump portion by mechanical energy generated by the expansion of the working fluid. 12. The heat engine system of claim 9, wherein the expansion device and the expander are both turbines. 13. The heat engine system of claim 1, wherein the cooler is a condenser configured to control a temperature of the working fluid in the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit by transferring thermal energy from the working fluid in the low pressure side to a cooling loop outside of the working fluid circuit. 14. A heat engine system, comprising: a working fluid circuit having a high pressure side and a low pressure side and containing a working fluid, wherein at least a portion of the working fluid is in a supercritical state;a heat exchanger in the working fluid circuit and in thermal communication with a heat source, wherein the heat exchanger is configured to transfer thermal energy from the heat source to the working fluid in the working fluid circuit;an expander in the working fluid circuit and disposed between the high pressure side and the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit and configured to convert a pressure drop in the working fluid to mechanical energy;a shaft coupled to the expander and configured to drive a device with the mechanical energy;a recuperator in the working fluid circuit operative to transfer thermal energy between the high pressure side and the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit;a cooler in thermal communication with the working fluid in the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit and configured to remove thermal energy from the working fluid in the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit;a turbopump comprising a pump portion coupled to an expansion device, wherein the pump portion is fluidly coupled to the working fluid circuit between the low pressure side and the high pressure side of the working fluid circuit and configured to circulate the working fluid through the working fluid circuit and the expansion device is fluidly coupled to the working fluid circuit between the low pressure side and the high pressure side of the working fluid circuit and configured to drive the pump portion by mechanical energy generated by the expansion of the working fluid;a mass management system fluidly connected to the working fluid circuit; anda working fluid supply tank fluidly connected to the mass management system by a working fluid supply line, wherein the working fluid supply tank is configured to store a working fluid supply and distribute the working fluid supply to the mass management system. 15. The heat engine system of claim 14, wherein the high pressure side of the working fluid circuit contains the working fluid in a supercritical state. 16. The heat engine system of claim 15, wherein the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit contains the working fluid in a subcritical state. 17. The heat engine system of claim 16, wherein the working fluid comprises carbon dioxide. 18. The heat engine system of claim 14, further comprising a generator or an alternator coupled to the expander by the shaft and configured to convert the mechanical energy into electrical energy. 19. The heat engine system of claim 14, further comprising a pump coupled to the expander by the shaft and configured to be driven by the mechanical energy. 20. The heat engine system of claim 14, wherein the turbopump further comprises a shaft coupled to and between the pump portion and the expansion device. 21. The heat engine system of claim 14, wherein the mass management system has a working fluid vessel fluidly connected to the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit. 22. The heat engine system of claim 14, wherein the cooler is a condenser configured to control a temperature of the working fluid in the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit by transferring thermal energy from the working fluid in the low pressure side to a cooling loop outside of the working fluid circuit. 23. The heat engine system of claim 14, wherein the expansion device and the expander are both turbines. 24. A heat engine system, comprising: a working fluid circuit having a high pressure side and a low pressure side and containing a working fluid, wherein at least a portion of the working fluid is in a supercritical state;a heat exchanger in the working fluid circuit and in thermal communication with a heat source, wherein the heat exchanger is configured to transfer thermal energy from the heat source to the working fluid in the working fluid circuit;a turbine in the working fluid circuit and disposed between the high pressure side and the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit and configured to convert a pressure drop in the working fluid to mechanical energy;a shaft coupled to the turbine and configured to drive a device with the mechanical energy;a recuperator in the working fluid circuit operative to transfer thermal energy from the working fluid in the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit to the working fluid in the high pressure side of the working fluid circuit;a cooler in thermal communication with the working fluid in the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit and configured to remove thermal energy from the working fluid in the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit;a pump fluidly coupled to the working fluid circuit between the low pressure side and the high pressure side of the working fluid circuit and configured to circulate the working fluid through the working fluid circuit;a variable frequency drive coupled to the pump and configured to control mass flow rate or temperature of the working fluid within the high pressure side of the working fluid circuit;a mass management system fluidly connected to the working fluid circuit; anda working fluid supply tank fluidly connected to the mass management system by a working fluid supply line, wherein the working fluid supply tank is configured to store a working fluid supply and distribute the working fluid supply to the mass management system. 25. The heat engine system of claim 24, wherein the working fluid comprises carbon dioxide. 26. The heat engine system of claim 24, further comprising a generator or an alternator coupled to the turbine by the shaft and configured to convert the mechanical energy into electrical energy. 27. The heat engine system of claim 24, wherein the pump is coupled to the turbine by the shaft and configured to be driven by the mechanical energy for circulating the working fluid through the working fluid circuit. 28. The heat engine system of claim 24, further comprising a turbopump in the working fluid circuit, wherein the turbopump comprises a pump portion coupled to the turbine by the shaft and the pump portion is configured to be driven by the mechanical energy.
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