[특허]Heat engine system with a supercritical working fluid and processes thereof

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Heat engine system with a supercritical working fluid and processes thereof

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	F01K-025/08 F01K-013/02 H02K-007/18 F01D-001/00 F01K-009/00 F01K-011/00 F01K-025/10 F02C-001/04
출원번호	US-0051432 (2013-10-10)
등록번호	US-9118226 (2015-08-25)
발명자 / 주소	Kacludis, Alexander Steven Hostler, Stephen R. Zakem, Steve B.
출원인 / 주소	Echogen Power Systems, LLC
대리인 / 주소	Edmonds & Nolte, PC
인용정보	피인용 횟수 : 1 인용 특허 : 240

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Aspects of the invention disclosed herein generally provide heat engine systems and methods for generating electricity. In one configuration, a heat engine system contains a working fluid circuit having high and low pressure sides and containing a working fluid (e.g., sc-CO2). The system further contains a power turbine configured to convert thermal energy to mechanical energy, a motor-generator configured to convert the mechanical energy into electricity, and a pump configured to circulate the working fluid within the working fluid circuit. The system further contains a heat exchanger configured to transfer thermal energy from a heat source stream to the working fluid, a recuperator configured to transfer thermal energy from the low pressure side to the high pressure side of the working fluid circuit, and a condenser (e.g., air- or fluid-cooled) configured to remove thermal energy from the working fluid within the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit.

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A heat engine system for generating electricity, comprising: a working fluid circuit comprising a working fluid and having a high pressure side and a low pressure side, wherein the working fluid comprises carbon dioxide and at least a portion of the working fluid circuit contains the working fluid in a supercritical state;a power turbine disposed between the high pressure side and the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit, fluidly coupled to and in thermal communication with the working fluid, and configured to convert thermal energy to mechanical energy by a pressure drop in the working fluid flowing between the high and the low pressure sides of the working fluid circuit;a motor-generator coupled to the power turbine and configured to convert the mechanical energy into electrical energy;a pump coupled to the power turbine, fluidly coupled to the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit by a pump inlet configured to receive the working fluid from the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit, fluidly coupled to the high pressure side of the working fluid circuit by a pump outlet configured to release the working fluid into the high pressure side of the working fluid circuit, and configured to circulate and pressurize the working fluid within the working fluid circuit;a heat exchanger fluidly coupled to and in thermal communication with the high pressure side of the working fluid circuit, configured to be fluidly coupled to and in thermal communication with a heat source stream, and configured to transfer thermal energy from the heat source stream to the working fluid; anda recuperator fluidly coupled to a condenser in series on the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit, wherein: the recuperator is fluidly coupled to the working fluid circuit downstream of the pump and upstream of the heat exchanger on the high pressure side of the working fluid circuit, fluidly coupled to the working fluid circuit downstream of the power turbine and upstream of the condenser on the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit, and configured to transfer thermal energy from the working fluid within the low pressure side to the working fluid within the high pressure side of the working fluid circuit; andthe condenser is fluidly coupled to the working fluid circuit downstream of the recuperator and upstream of the pump on the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit and configured to remove thermal energy from the working fluid within the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit. 2. The heat engine system of claim 1, wherein the condenser is an air-cooled condenser. 3. The heat engine system of claim 2, wherein the air-cooled condenser contains cooling fins or a heat sink configured to receive a gaseous flow from one or more fans. 4. The heat engine system of claim 1, wherein the condenser is a fluid-cooled condenser. 5. The heat engine system of claim 1, further comprising a shaft coupled to the power turbine, the motor-generator, and the pump, wherein the motor-generator is disposed between the power turbine and the pump along the shaft. 6. The heat engine system of claim 1, further comprising a power outlet or a power electronics system electrically coupled to the motor-generator and configured to transfer the electrical energy from the motor-generator to an electrical grid. 7. The heat engine system of claim 1, further comprising a process control system operatively connected to the heat engine system, wherein the process control system is configured to monitor and adjust temperatures and pressures throughout the working fluid circuit. 8. The heat engine system of claim 1, further comprising a mass management system fluidly coupled to the working fluid circuit, wherein the mass management system contains a mass control tank configured to receive, store, and distribute the working fluid. 9. The heat engine system of claim 8, wherein the mass control tank is configured to receive the working fluid from the high pressure side and configured to distribute the working fluid to the low pressure side. 10. The heat engine system of claim 1, further comprising a housing and a leak recapture system, wherein the housing at least partially encompasses the pump and the power turbine, and the leak recapture system is configured to transfer captured gas or fluid from the housing, through a compressor, and into the working fluid circuit at a point upstream of the recuperator and downstream of an outlet of the power turbine. 11. A heat engine system, comprising: a single-core condensing heat exchanger having a working fluid inlet and a working fluid outlet providing a working fluid flow channel;a recuperator inlet and a recuperator outlet providing a recuperator flow channel through the single-core condensing heat exchanger and in thermal communication with the working fluid flow channel;a condenser inlet and a condenser outlet providing a condenser flow channel through the single-core condensing heat exchanger and in thermal communication with the working fluid flow channel;a pump having an inlet in fluid communication with the working fluid outlet and an outlet in fluid communication with the recuperator inlet;a power turbine having an inlet in fluid communication with the recuperator outlet and an outlet in fluid communication the working fluid inlet; anda motor-generator rotatably coupled to the pump and the power turbine. 12. The heat engine system of claim 11, further comprising a waste heat exchanger disposed in fluid communication with the recuperator outlet and the power turbine inlet. 13. The heat engine system of claim 11, further comprising a bypass valve providing selective fluid communication between the power turbine inlet and the power turbine outlet. 14. The heat engine system of claim 11, wherein the single-core condensing heat exchanger comprises a plurality of parallel plates. 15. The heat engine system of claim 11, wherein the single-core condensing heat exchanger comprises a recuperator having the recuperator inlet and the recuperator outlet. 16. The heat engine system of claim 11, wherein the single-core condensing heat exchanger comprises a condenser having the condenser inlet and the condenser outlet. 17. A method for generating electricity comprising: operating a motor-generator to drive a pump for transferring a working fluid from a low pressure side of a working fluid circuit to a high pressure side of the working fluid circuit;adding heat to the working fluid in the high pressure side of the working fluid circuit by passing the working fluid in thermal communication with the working fluid in the low pressure side of the working fluid circuit in a single-core condensing heat exchanger;adding heat to the working fluid in the high pressure side of the working fluid circuit by passing the working fluid in thermal communication with a heat source stream;introducing the working fluid into a power turbine while converting high pressure working fluid into low pressure working fluid and generating rotational energy, wherein the power turbine is rotationally coupled to the motor-generator; andexhausting the working fluid from the power turbine into the single-core condensing heat exchanger where the working fluid is first cooled by passing in thermal communication with the high pressure side of the working fluid circuit and then further cooled by passing in thermal communication with a condenser loop. 18. The method of claim 17, further comprising operating a bypass valve to selectively control the flow of the working fluid to the power turbine. 19. The method of claim 17, further comprising operating the motor-generator to generate the electricity. 20. The method of claim 17, wherein the heat source stream is derived from a waste heat source and a waste heat exchanger is fluidly coupled to and in thermal communication with the heat source stream.

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Kacludis, Alexander Steven; Hostler, Stephen R.; Zakem, Steve B., Heat engine system with a supercritical working fluid and processes thereof.

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