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US 2016/0003506 A1Published application
Systems and methods for recovering energy from wastewater
AssigneeNatural Systems Utilities, LLC
InventorsEugenio Giraldo, Paul Knowles
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Abstract
Integrated systems and methods for onsite wastewater treatment in which a portion of onsite energy demands may be driven by energy harvested from the wastewater. Thermal energy of wastewater may be transferred from an onsite wastewater treatment system to an onsite heat pump to recover thermal energy, at least a portion of which may then be delivered to an onsite energy demand.
Claims20
A method for onsite recovery of thermal energy from wastewater, comprising:
- transferring thermal energy of wastewater from an onsite wastewater treatment system to an onsite heat pump to recover thermal energy;
- and
- delivering at least a portion of the recovered thermal energy to an onsite energy demand.
A system for onsite recovery of thermal energy from wastewater, comprising:
- an onsite wastewater treatment system;
- a heat pump configured to deliver thermal energy to an onsite energy demand;
- and
- a heat exchanger, proximate to and in thermal communication with the onsite wastewater treatment system and the heat pump, the heat exchanger configured to convey thermal energy from wastewater in the onsite wastewater treatment system to the heat pump.
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