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US 11,359,517 B2Granted
Modified two-phase cycle
AssigneeRegi U.S., Inc.
InventorsPaul Porter, Allen MacKnight, Paul W. Chute, Lynn Petersen
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Abstract
A system including a pump, a boiler coupled to the pump, a turbine coupled to the boiler, a two-phase expander coupled to the turbine, and a condenser coupled to the two-phase expander and the pump.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a pump;
- a boiler coupled to the pump;
- a turbine coupled to the boiler;
- an expander coupled to the turbine, wherein the expander is configured to receive steam from the turbine and expand the steam into a two-phase fluid;
- a condenser coupled to the expander;
- and
- a compressor coupled directly to the condenser and the pump, wherein the compressor is configured to receive at least a portion of the two-phase fluid from the condenser and compress the at least the portion of the two-phase fluid into a saturated liquid that is received by the pump.
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A system, comprising:
- a pump;
- a boiler coupled to the pump;
- a turbine coupled to the boiler;
- a two-phase expander coupled to the turbine, wherein the two-phase expander is configured to receive saturated steam from the turbine;
- and
- a condenser coupled to the two-phase expander and the pump.
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A method of generating power, the method comprising:
- boiling a fluid in a boiler to create superheated steam,
- diffusing the superheated steam through a turbine;
- expanding the superheated steam in a two-phase expander to create a two-phase fluid;
- condensing a first portion of the two-phase fluid in a condenser to create liquid;
- compressing a second portion of the two-phase fluid in a compressor to create liquid;
- and
- pumping the liquid into the boiler.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.