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US 2014/0005844 A1Published application
System, method and apparatus providing power generation and demand management using a thermal hydraulic generator
OwnerEric William Newcombinventor
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Abstract
System, method and apparatus providing power generation and demand management using a thermal hydraulic generator.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a thermal hydraulic generator, for generating output power in response to a control signal;
- a power conditioner, for converting the output power into AC power for use by an electrical load;
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- a controller, for adapting said control signal in response to an electrical system load demand associated with said electrical load, said control signal being adapted to cause said thermal hydraulic generator to adapt said output power such that said power conditioner satisfies said electrical system load demand.
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The system of claim 7, further comprising an engine cooling cycle water heat exchanger for generating said cool water at a flow rate determined by a variable frequency drive (VFD) controlled circulating pump responsive to said control signal.
Apparatus, comprising:
- a thermal hydraulic generator, for generating output power for a power conditioner adapted to convert the output power into unity power factor AC power for use by an electrical load, said thermal hydraulic generator adapting said output power in response to a control signal indicative of electrical system load demand associated with said electrical load such that said grid tie inverter satisfies said electrical system load demand;
- wherein the thermal hydraulic generator comprises one of a thermal hydraulic induction generator and a thermal hydraulic synchronous generator.
A method, comprising:
- using a thermal hydraulic generator to generate output power in response to a control signal;
- conditioning the output power to provide AC power for use by an electrical load, said provided AC power conditioned at unity power factor and synchronized to AC power of an electrical utility;
- and
- adapting said control signal in response to demand associated with said electrical load, said control signal being adapted to cause said thermal hydraulic generator to adapt its output power such that said power conditioner satisfies said electrical system load demand.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.