Integrated self-powered heating system
AssigneeGas Technology Institute
InventorsHamid Abbasi, David Cygan, Sandeep Alavandi
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for producing heat and electricity including a burner to produce radiant heat. A thermal-to-electric conversion device is integrated with the burner and proximate to the radiant heat. The conversion device provides a first side disposed toward the radiant heat and a second side disposed toward a cooling fluid flow path, such as combustion air for the burner or a media to be heated by the burner.
Claims20
An apparatus for producing heat and electricity, the apparatus comprising:
- a burner adapted to produce radiant heat;
- a cooling fluid flow path;
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- a thermal-to-electric conversion device integrated with the burner and proximate to the radiant heat, the conversion device having a first side disposed toward the radiant heat and a second side disposed toward the cooling fluid flow path.
An apparatus for producing heat and electricity, the apparatus comprising:
- a burner housing wherein the burner housing includes a burner adapted to produce radiant heat;
- a cooling fluid flow path at least partially disposed through the burner housing;
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- at least one thermoelectric generator (TEG) integrated with the burner and proximate to the radiant heat, the at least one TEG having a first side disposed toward the radiant heat and a second side disposed toward a portion of the cooling fluid flow path.
A method for providing heat and electricity to a machine, the method comprising the steps of:
- introducing fuel and air to a burner having a flame housing;
- producing radiant heat at least partially inside the flame housing;
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- converting thermal energy to electric energy with a thermal-to-electric conversion device integrated with the flame housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.