Turbine electric generator with solar heating and space cooling
OwnerHarold A. Adlerinventor
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Abstract
Thermodynamic unit comprised of a pair of vessels which alternately generate and condense vapor are connected in a sealed system to drive a turbine with the vessel generating vapor having an outlet nozzle directed to the turbine and with the turbine exhaust being connected to the vessel condensing the vapor. Thermal control shutters and particular thermal radiation shutters control the alternate impingement of radiation onto the vessels so that the vessels each alternately act as vapor-generating and vapor-condensing vessel, and each operate at the function opposite from the other vessel.
Claims16
A turbine electric generator unit with solar heating and space cooling comprising:
- a first vessel;
- a second vessel;
- a turbine casing having a turbine wheel therein;
- nozzle means connected to both said first vessel and said second vessel for conducting vapor flow from one of said vessels into said turbine casing to impinge upon said turbine wheel to turn said turbine wheel;
- exhaust header means connected between said turbine casing and both of said vessels for conducting exhaust vapor from said casing to one of said vessels;
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- means for first selectively heating said first vessel so that thermodynamic fluid therein is heated and raised in pressure for delivering vapor under pressure to said turbine wheel and for cooling said second vessel to maintain a lower exhaust pressure in said second vessel than the vapor pressure in said first vessel so that exhaust vapor flow flows through said exhaust header into said second vessel, and said means for heating being also for selectively heating said second vessel and cooling said first vessel.
The process for producing electric power from solar radiation comprising the steps of:
- raising pressure in a first vessel having thermodynamic fluid therein by exposing the first vessel to solar radiation;
- delivering the pressurized fluid through a turbine to a second vessel while driving the turbine;
- generating electric power from turbine rotation;
- condensing turbine exhaust fluid in a second vessel while cooling the second vessel by protecting it against solar radiation, and continuing said steps until substantially all of the fluid is delivered from the first vessel into the second vessel;
- thereupon exposing the second vessel to solar radiation to vaporize fluid therein and raise vapor pressure;
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- delivering pressurized vapor from the second vessel through the turbine to the first vessel while driving the turbine while condensing exhaust vapor from the turbine in the first vessel by protecting the first vessel from substantial solar heating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.