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US 2022/0128053 A1Published application
Reversible Reciprocating Pump
AssigneeQuidnet Energy Inc.
InventorHoward K. Schmidt
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Abstract
An injector generator for use in geomechanical pumped storage systems includes a power end and a fluid end. The fluid end has one or more fluid chambers each having a fluid inlet and outlet that are controlled by rotary valves. The fluid end can function as a pump or as a motor driven by fluid pressure from the geomechanical storage formation.
Claims13
A bi-directional injector generator comprising;
- a) power end including a housing, a drive shaft and a reciprocating piston connected to the drive shaft,
- b) a fluid end including a housing and a reciprocating piston connected to the power end reciprocating piston,
- c) the fluid end including a fluid chamber having an inlet and an outlet, and
- d) the inlet and outlet each including a valve controlled in a timed relationship with the drive shaft in the power end.
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A reversible reciprocating plunger pump platform comprising;
- a) a bi-directional injector generator which operates at pressures between 700-2000 psi wherein the bi-directional injector generator includes;
- i. a power end including a housing, a drive shaft and a reciprocating piston connected to the drive shaft,
- ii. a fluid end including a housing and a reciprocating piston connected to the power end reciprocating piston,
- iii. the fluid end including a fluid chamber having an inlet and an outlet, and
- iv. the inlet and outlet each including a valve controlled in a timed relationship with the drive shaft in the power end.
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A method of producing electricity comprising:
- a. incorporating a bi-directional injection generator in an energy storage system wherein fluid is pumped into a previously fracked well.
- b. utilizing the pressure of fluid pumped into the previously fracked well to drive the bi-directional injection generator including:
- e) a power end including a housing, a drive shaft and a reciprocating piston connected to the drive shaft,
- f) a fluid end including a housing and a reciprocating piston connected to the power end reciprocating piston,
- g) the fluid end including a fluid chamber having an inlet and an outlet, and
- h) the inlet and outlet each including a valve controlled in a timed relationship with the drive shaft in the power end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.