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US 11,885,270 B2Granted
Energy utilization system
OwnerMichael D. Mercer, Ronald R. Mercerinventors
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Abstract
An energy utilization system can initially store a plurality of different fuels in a fuel storage pod before choosing a fuel ratio with a blend module connected to the fuel storage pod. The fuel ratio chosen in response to an electrical generation parameter tracked by the blend module. The supply of at least two of the plurality of different fuels to a power generator with the chosen fuel ratio allows for the combustion of the supplied fuels with the electrical power generator to create electricity.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a combustion mechanism configured to enact a combustion process to convert input fuel to energy in a form that can be used by a downstream consumer;
- a storage module comprising a storage controller circuit configured to establish a first ratio of total volumes of hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2) obtained from an electrolysis process to be stored in respective pressurized storage vessels of a fuel storage pod adjacent the combustion mechanism, the first ratio selected by the storage controller circuit in relation to a predicted demand of the combustion mechanism for a first mixture of the H2 and the O2 in proportions corresponding to the first ratio;
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- a blend module connected to the fuel storage pod, the blend module comprising a blend controller circuit configured to adjust the first ratio to a different, second ratio in response to an imminent demand of the combustion mechanism, the blend module outputting a flow of the input fuel to the combustion mechanism at a different, second mixture of the H2 and the O2 from the fuel storage pod in proportions corresponding to the second ratio selected in relation to at least one combustion process parameter.
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A method comprising:
- storing hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2) in different pressurized vessels of a fuel storage pod in a storage ratio in terms of total respective volumes corresponding to a predicted demand for input fuel to a combustion mechanism at a first corresponding mixture of the H2 and the O2, the storage ratio established by a storage controller circuit of a storage module;
- choosing a fuel ratio with a controller of a blend module connected to the fuel storage pod in response to an electrical generation parameter associated with an imminent demand by the combustion mechanism, the fuel ratio providing a modified, second corresponding mixture of the H2 and the O2 as compared to the storage ratio;
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- supplying the modified, second corresponding mixture of the H2 and the O2 to the combustion mechanism for combustion thereby to generate electricity.
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A method comprising:
- storing a plurality of different fuels in a fuel storage pod in a first ratio in terms of total accumulated volumes responsive to a gas storage parameter associated with predicted fuel mixture requirements of a combustion mechanism, the plurality of different fuels comprising hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2) which are respectively stored in respective numbers of pressurized vessels of the fuel storage pod established in relation to the first ratio;
- generating a blend strategy using a controller of a blend module connected to the fuel storage pod, the blend strategy prescribing multiple different fuel ratios for different volumes of electricity demand;
- choosing a fuel ratio with the blend module in response to an electrical generation parameter chosen by the blend module associated with an imminent demand of the combustion mechanism and at least one existing environmental parameter;
- supplying at least two of the plurality of different fuels to a power generator with the chosen fuel ratio;
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- combusting the supplied fuels with the combustion mechanism to generate electricity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.