Cogeneration system and process for determining whether to use cogeneration
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-001/26
G05D-023/19
F25B-027/02
G06Q-050/06
F24D-005/04
F24D-019/10
F25B-030/06
출원번호
US-0684276
(2012-11-23)
등록번호
US-9285847
(2016-03-15)
발명자
/ 주소
Pepe, Christopher Mark
출원인 / 주소
PAC, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Collard & Roe, P.C.
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10
초록▼
At least one embodiment of the invention relates to a cogeneration system configured to be coupled to an electrical input of a building and configured to be coupled to a heating system of a building. The cogeneration system can comprise a generator configured to generate electrical energy. There can
At least one embodiment of the invention relates to a cogeneration system configured to be coupled to an electrical input of a building and configured to be coupled to a heating system of a building. The cogeneration system can comprise a generator configured to generate electrical energy. There can be also a fluid output and a fluid input that passes through the generator and configured to absorb heat from the generator. There can also be an electrical output coupled to the electrical input of the building wherein when the generator is operational, the engine creates both heat and electricity. There can also be a processor in communication with the generator, wherein the processor controls when the generator turns on and off based upon the amount of heat needed, the cost of fuel and the existing electrical rates. These costs are obtained using communication with real time rates over the internet.
대표청구항▼
1. A cogeneration system configured to output electrical power and heat into a building comprising: a) a generator configured to generate heat and electrical energy, the generator comprising: i) a body;ii) an engine at least partially enclosed within the body;iii) a heat output;iv) an electrical out
1. A cogeneration system configured to output electrical power and heat into a building comprising: a) a generator configured to generate heat and electrical energy, the generator comprising: i) a body;ii) an engine at least partially enclosed within the body;iii) a heat output;iv) an electrical output configured to be coupled to the electrical input of the building;wherein when the generator is operational, the engine creates both heat and electrical power;b) at least one alternative heat source for the building in communication with a heat input of the building;c) at least one alternative electrical source for the building in communication with the electrical input of the building;d) a microprocessor in communication with said generator, said microprocessor configured to control when said generator turns on and off based upon the amount of heat needed, the cost of fuel, and the existing electrical rates;e) at least one heat conduit for conveying heat throughout at least a portion of the building; andf) at least one temperature sensor configured to determine a need for adding heat to a building. 2. The cogeneration system as in claim 1, wherein said heat output is a fluid output which is a pipe, wherein the device further comprises a fluid input wherein said fluid input is a pipe and wherein the system further comprises a manifold, wherein said at least one alternative heat source is coupled to said manifold. 3. The cogeneration system as in claim 1, wherein said at least one alternative heat source comprises at least one boiler. 4. The cogeneration system as in claim 1, wherein said at least one alternative heat source comprises a hot water heater. 5. The cogeneration system as in claim 1, wherein said at least one alternative heat source comprises a geothermal heat pump. 6. The cogeneration system as in claim 1, wherein said electrical output comprises at least one electrically conducting cable. 7. The cogeneration system as in claim 6, further comprising: at least one inverter;at least one electrical box; andat least one electric meter coupled to said at least one electric box;wherein said at least one electrically conducting cable is coupled to said inverter and to said electrical box, and wherein said at least one alternative electrical source is an electrical utility and is electrically coupled to said electrical box; andwherein the cogeneration system is configured to pass electrical power to said electrical utility, and wherein said at least one electric meter is configured to adjust a charge applied to said electric meter based upon an amount of power the cogeneration system supplies to the utility. 8. The cogeneration system as in claim 1, wherein said cogeneration system further comprises at least one hot water heater. 9. The cogeneration system as in claim 1, wherein said at least one alternative heat source comprises at least one boiler, at least one hot water heater and at least one manifold configured to couple to said fluid output and said fluid input of said generator, said manifold comprising: at least one fluid conduit configured to couple to said at least one boiler, at least one hot water heater, and at least one heat exchanger. 10. The cogeneration system as in claim 9, wherein said heat exchanger comprises: a) at least one conduit configured to couple to said generator, said at least one conduit configured to draw fluid from the generator and to draw heat from the generator;b) at least one exhaust to fluid heat transfer mechanism, said at least one exhaust to fluid heat transfer system being configured to draw heat from the exhaust and pass said heat into said fluid output; andc) at least one body heat to fluid heat transfer system configured to draw heat from the body of the generator and to transfer the heat into said fluid output. 11. The cogeneration system as in claim 1, wherein said microprocessor is configured to control at least one of the following devices: a geothermal system; a boiler; a generator; a solar array; at least one valve, at least one pump. 12. The cogeneration system as in claim 1, wherein when determining whether to operate said generator, said microprocessor is configured to analyze and process at least one set of information relating at least one of the following fields of information: current fuel price; current electrical power price; maintenance costs; current electrical demand; current heat demand. 13. The cogeneration system as in claim 1, wherein when determining whether to turn off said generator, said microprocessor is configured to analyze and process at least one set of information relating to at least one of the following fields of information: future fuel price; future electrical power price; maintenance costs; future electrical demand; future heat demand. 14. The cogeneration system as in claim 1, wherein said microprocessor is configured to perform at least one of the following steps: a) determine a cost of fuel to be used in operation (FU);b) determine a time for generating;c) determine a cost of electricity in demand charges (KW);d) determine a total electric cost usage (KWH);e) determine a electric cost distribution (KWD)f) determine a total fuel cost in demand charge per time (FD);g) determine a fuel cost distribution charge (FDC);h) determine a maintenance cost per time (GMC/BMC); andi) determine a cost of electricity (EC) produced by said generator via the following formula (KW+KWH+KWD)*EPG;j) determine a cost for running the generator based upon the following formula (FUG+FDG+FDCG+MCG) for the generator;k) determine a cost for running the boiler based upon the following formula (FUB+FDB+FDCB+MCB) for the boiler. 15. The cogeneration system as in claim 14, wherein said microprocessor is configured to determine: a thermal load for a building;a cost of running the generator in meeting the thermal load (GC);a cost of running the boiler in meeting the thermal load (BC); anda cost for obtaining electricity produced by said generator from an alternative source (EC) when the generator meets the thermal load. 16. The cogeneration system as in claim 15, wherein if said microprocessor determines that GC
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Hise Ralph E. (Shaker Hts. OH) Swenson Paul F. (Shaker Hts. OH), Cogeneration.
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