System for geothermal production of electricity

A method of capturing geothermal heat using electrolytic reactions comprising the steps of:

• inserting a reactant into a well, said well having a sufficient depth to acquire geothermal heat through electrolytic reactions;
• providing an electrolytic device into said well;
• performing an electrolytic reaction in said well using said reactant;
• and
• retrieving products of said electrolytic reactions to the surface of said well.

A system for capturing geothermal heat using electrolytic process comprising:

• a well having a top and a bottom, where said well is drilled to a sufficient depth to acquire geothermal heat through the electrolytic process when at least one electrolyzable compound is inserted into the bottom of said well;
• a thermocouple device residing at least partially within said well, said thermocouple device for harvesting and separating the products of electrolysis of said electrolyzable compound;
• at least one conduit for transporting products of the electrolytic processes to the top of said well;
• and
• a means coupled to said conduit for harnessing said products of the electrolytic process.

A system for capturing geothermal heat using electrolytic reactions and releasing the heat through exothermic reactions to convert to electricity, said system comprising:

• a well having a top and a bottom, said well being drilling to a sufficient depth to acquire geothermal heat through the electrolytic reactions when reactants are inserted into said well;
• a device residing at least partially within the bottom of said well, said device for harvesting and separating products of said electrolytic reactions;
• first and second conduits for transporting said products of the electrolytic reaction to the top of said well;
• and
• a means coupled to said first and second conduits for using said products of the electrolytic reactions to create exothermic reactions to generate power.

A thermocouple device for generation of electricity by geothermal heat from a well having a top and a bottom and using the electricity to perform an electrolytic process, said device comprising:

• a first juncture maintained at a first temperature and disposed in the bottom of said well;
• a second juncture maintained at a second temperature lower than said first temperature;
• a current-carrying means coupled to said first and second junctures;
• wherein said second juncture is disposed in a first conduit at the bottom of said well, said current carrying means including a wire coupling said first juncture to a cathode, and another wire coupling said second juncture to an anode, said anode and cathode performing said electrolytic process.

A thermocouple device for generation of electricity by geothermal heat from a well having a top and a bottom and using the electricity to perform an electrolytic process, said device comprising:

• a first juncture maintained at a first temperature and disposed in the bottom of said well;
• a second juncture maintained at a second temperature lower than said first temperature;
• a current-carrying means coupled to said first and second junctures;
• wherein said second juncture is disposed at the top of said well, said current-carrying means including a wire coupling said first juncture to a cathode, and another wire coupling said second juncture to an anode, said anode and cathode performing said electrolytic process.

A system for capturing and utilizing geothermal heat using a process of electrolysis and releasing the heat through exothermic reactions to produce electricity, said system comprising:

• a well having a top and a bottom, where said well is drilled to a sufficient depth to acquire sufficient geothermal heat to promote said process of electrolysis;
• a device residing within the bottom of said well, said device for harvesting and separating the products of said process of electrolysis;
• means for supplying water from the top of said well to said device;
• a first chamber within said device having walls which are substantially porous to a first product of said process of electrolysis and substantially impermeable to a second product of said process of electrolysis;
• a second chamber within said device having walls which are substantially porous to said second product of said process of electrolysis;
• first and second conduits respectively coupled to said first and second chambers for transporting said products of the process of electrolysis to the top of said well, the high pressure environment within said well at the depth of said device being utilized to force said products through said device and through said first and second conduits to the top of said well;
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• a combination turbine coupled to said first and second conduits for using said products of the process of electrolysis to create said exothermic reactions for generating electricity.