Thermo-elevation plant and method
OwnerHusham Al Ghizzyinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
In some aspects, a thermal elevation system includes a base plant including an evaporator to vaporize a working fluid. A lift conduit is coupled to the base plant and includes multiple lift stages to lift the working fluid in the vapor state. An elevated plant is coupled to the lift conduit and condenses the working fluid at the elevated plant. A power generation conduit is coupled to the elevated plant and flows the working fluid through multiple power generator stages that each generate electrical power. The working fluid may return to the base plant for recirculation.
Claims20
A thermal elevation system, comprising:
- a base plant comprising an evaporator configured to vaporize a working fluid to a vapor state;
- a lift conduit comprising a plurality of lift stages, each lift stage configured to lift the working fluid in the vapor state;
- an elevated plant higher in elevation than the base plant, the elevated plant comprising a condenser configured to condense the working fluid from the vapor state to a liquid state;
- and
- a power generation conduit comprising a plurality of power generation stages, each power generation stage configured to generate electrical power using working fluid in the liquid state down-flowing from the elevated plant to the base plant.
A power generation station, comprising
- a thermoelectric power plant configured to generate electricity,
- a thermal elevation system coupled to the thermoelectric power plant, the thermal elevation system comprising:
- a base plant comprising an evaporator coupled to the thermoelectric power plant, the evaporator configured to transfer the heat from a thermal fluid circulating between the thermoelectric power plant and the thermal elevation system to a working fluid circulating in the thermal elevation system;
- a lift conduit coupled to the evaporator, the lift conduit configured to lift the working fluid to an elevated plant;
- the elevated plant coupled to the lift conduit, the elevated plant comprising a condenser operable to condense the working fluid;
- and
- a power generation stage coupled to the elevated plant and to the base plant, the power generation stage configured to generate power from the working fluid flowing from the elevated plant.
A method for cooling a plant generating waste heat, comprising:
- carrying waste heat of a plant in a thermal fluid;
- exchanging heat from between the thermal fluid and a working fluid;
- lifting the working fluid to an elevated level;
- and
- generating power using the working fluid flowing from the elevated level to a base level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.