A system and a method for geothermal heating and cooling based on advection
AssigneeGenesys US LLC
InventorMANDAR SHRIDHAR KAPREKAR
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Abstract
An advection based geothermal system is disclosed herein. The system comprises plurality of supply wells 200 situated below the ground level (GL); plurality of geothermal apparatus 300 within each of the supply wells 200; at least one diffusion well 600 for discharge of water received from the enclosure 1300; at least one auxiliary cooling apparatus 2100 within the enclosure 1300; and plurality of heat pumps 1100 connected to the geothermal apparatus 300 & the auxiliary cooling apparatus 2100 to provide cooling & heating within the enclosure 1300.
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An advection based geothermal system adapted to provide cooling and heating within an enclosure comprises:
- plurality of supply wells situated below the ground level (GL) and adapted to receive groundwater source;
- plurality of geothermal apparatus, each provided within each of the supply wells, adapted to exchange heat between the enclosure & the groundwater source;
- at least one diffusion well provided parallel to & lower than the supply wells for discharge of water received from the enclosure;
- at least one auxiliary cooling apparatus within the enclosure adapted to receive groundwater from the geothermal apparatus and precool return air from the enclosure to heat pumps;
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- plurality of heat pumps connected to the geothermal apparatus & the auxiliary cooling apparatus to provide cooling & heating within the enclosure.
A geothermal apparatus to assist advection based geothermal system comprises:
- a heat exchangers unit adapted to receive a groundwater pipe & closed loop inlet & outlet pipes from & to an enclosure and towards a diffusion well;
- a groundwater pumps unit connected in series with the heat exchangers unit by means of an inlet pipe;
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- a filtration unit around the groundwater pumps unit;
- wherein the apparatus is situated inside a supply well below a ground level (GL).
A holding device to hold an apparatus inside a supply well comprises:
- a well cap at a top end of the holding device;
- at least one pump sling holder;
- at least one fixed sling attached to one end of the pump sling holder by means of a fixed sling hook;
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- at least one liftable sling attached to another end of the pump sling holder by means of a liftable sling hook.
A pitless adapter unit configured to connect the groundwater piping as well as the closed loop inlet & outlet pipes in an advection based geothermal system comprises a first female fitting adapted to receive the closed loop inlet & outlet pipes;
- a second female fitting adapted to receive the groundwater piping;
- a first male fitting adapted to house the female fitting and a second male fitting adapted to house a drop pipe.
An installer device for assisting in installing a geothermal apparatus comprises:
- a spool;
- at least one spool mover;
- plurality of slings;
- a power supply unit;
- a clean-in-place unit;
- and an anti-freeze recovery unit.
An advection based geothermal system adapted to provide cooling and heating within an enclosure based on geothermal energy comprises:
- plurality of supply wells below the ground level (GL) adapted to receive groundwater source;
- at least one pump provided in each of the supply wells;
- at least one diffusion well provided parallel to & lower than the supply wells for a discharge of the water received from the enclosure;
- plurality of subsurface unit situated outside the supply wells and configured to connect said pump to said diffusion well;
- at least one auxiliary cooling apparatus within the enclosure adapted to receive groundwater from the geothermal apparatus and precool return air from the enclosure to heat pumps;
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- plurality of heat pumps connected to the geothermal apparatus & the auxiliary cooling apparatus to provide cooling & heating within the enclosure.
An advection based movable geothermal system configured to be used during availability of a surface water body comprises a movable cannon unit submerged in the surface water body, an inline valve box, and a trench placed outside the surface water body joined with the movable cannon unit through the valve box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.