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US 11,913,686 B1Granted
Energy generation system insulated with a vacuum
OwnerArthur Francisco Hurtadoinventor
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Abstract
An energy-saving method and system for distilling, desalinating or purifying water relating to a method of increasing the amount of heat recycled back into the system. The system involves powering a compressor using a series of expanders and the energy derived from each expander cumulatively powers the compressor. The compressor draws vapor from seawater contained in an evaporator and compresses it into a condenser. The heat given off by the condenser is absorbed by the evaporator and recycled back into the system.
Claims11
An energy producing system comprising:
- an evaporator containing in a first a portion a first liquid having a first temperature which is the liquid's boiling point and producing a vapor, at least one expander configured to drive a generator or a compressor,
- wherein the expander displacing into a condenser having a second temperature lower than the first temperature and the second temperature causing condensation of the vapor;
- the expander being driven by the difference of pressure of the vapor contained in the evaporator and the condenser,
- the pressure of the vapor in the evaporator having a greater pressure than the vapor in the condenser,
- wherein at least a portion of the evaporator containing the first liquid and comprising an encasing, encapsulating a vacuum disposed within the encasing, and the encasing allows energy in the form of radiation to penetrate the encasing and the vacuum layer, and the radiation energy transforms into kinetic energy as the radiation energy heats and boils the first liquid contained in the evaporator,
- further the heat in the form of kinetic energy is incapable of penetrating and passing through the vacuum layer, thus preventing the loss of heat to the outside of the encasing resulting in greater energy efficiency to drive the expander.
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