Combined electricity, heat, and chill generation for a Rankine engine
AssigneeMonarch Power Corp
InventorJoseph Y. Hui
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AssigneeMonarch Power Corp
InventorJoseph Y. Hui
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A generator uses a working fluid in a single-cycle Rankine engine for up to three purposes: generation of electricity; generation of hot water from heat exchanger; and generation of chill by the evaporation of liquefied working fluid. The working fluid, which may be carbon dioxide, goes through a single Rankine cycle for both heat engine and heat pump. Instead of using a pump to liquefy the working fluid, the working fluid experiences cryogenic liquefaction method under controlled pressure. The Hui turbine is used for electricity generation. Heat source for the combined heat pump and heat engine could come from concentrated solar power or from burning a fossil fuel.
A combined engine for the generation of electricity, heat, and cooling, said combined engine comprising:
A method for the generation of electricity, heat, and cooling, said method comprising the steps of:
The method of claim 17, wherein said refrigerant is ammonia.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.