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US 7,178,337 B2Granted
Power plant system for utilizing the heat energy of geothermal reservoirs
OwnerTassilo Pflanzinventor
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Abstract
A geothermal power plant system for producing electricity and process heat at least one compressed gas storage device and at least one gas compression device connected to the at least one compressed gas storage device. At least one gas utilization device is connected to the at least one compressed gas storage device. At least one device for utilizing renewable energy such as of solar energy, wind energy, hydropower, ocean thermal energy, ocean waves, ocean current and tidal current, ambient heat or cold is provided.
Claims27
A geothermal power plant system for producing electricity and process heat, the geothermal power plant comprising:
- at least one compressed gas storage device;
- at least one gas compression device connected to the at least one compressed gas storage device for supplying compressed gas to the at least one compressed gas storage device;
- at least one gas utilization device connected to the at least one compressed gas storage device for utilizing the energy stored in the compressed gas;
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- at least one heat exchanging device for returning waste heat of the at least one gas compression device and process heat of the at least one gas utilization device into the geothermal area for recharging the geothermal area.
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