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US 7,915,749 B1Granted
Method for generating electrical power from municipal wastewater
OwnerJohn Gerard Chupa, Christopher J. Kobus +1inventors
InventorsJohn Gerard Chupa, Christopher J. Kobus, Subramaniam Ganesan
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Abstract
An electrical generating assembly 10 which may be selectively used in combination with and/or as part of a municipal wastewater treatment facility 12 and which allows the wastewater treatment facility 12 to generate electrical energy 48,62, 13 as received wastewater 14 is cleaned according to a plurality of diverse energy generating strategies.
Claims12
A method for generating electrical energy from a wastewater treatment facility, comprising the steps of:
- receiving wastewater, said wastewater comprising a combination of water and solid waste;
- separating said solid waste from said wastewater, thereby producing substantially clean water;
- directing said substantially clean water flow through a hydraulic turbine assembly to produce electrical power;
- directing said substantially clean water to flow to a holding tank;
- selectively directing said solid waste to enter a digester assembly;
- producing a gas from said solid waste which has entered said digester assembly;
- and
- operating a gas turbine assembly to produce electrical power.
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A method for generating electrical energy from a wastewater treatment facility, comprising the steps of:
- receiving wastewater, said wastewater comprising a combination of water and solid waste;
- separating said solid waste from said wastewater, thereby producing substantially clean water;
- directing said substantially clean water flow through a hydraulic turbine assembly to produce electrical power;
- directing said substantially clean water to flow to a holding tank;
- selectively directing said solid waste to enter a furnace assembly;
- producing steam from combustion of said solid waste which has entered said furnace assembly;
- and
- operating a steam turbine assembly to produce electrical power.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.