EP0787259A4 - A thermo-volumetric motor - Google Patents

A thermo-volumetric motor

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Publication number
EP0787259A4
EP0787259A4 EP95944805A EP95944805A EP0787259A4 EP 0787259 A4 EP0787259 A4 EP 0787259A4 EP 95944805 A EP95944805 A EP 95944805A EP 95944805 A EP95944805 A EP 95944805A EP 0787259 A4 EP0787259 A4 EP 0787259A4
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EP
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Prior art keywords
thermo
volumetric motor
volumetric
motor
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP95944805A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0787259A1 (en
Inventor
Peter Lawrence Murphy
Terry Howard Solomon
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Thermal Energy Accumulator Products Pty Ltd
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Thermal Energy Accumulator Products Pty Ltd
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Application filed by Thermal Energy Accumulator Products Pty Ltd filed Critical Thermal Energy Accumulator Products Pty Ltd
Publication of EP0787259A1 publication Critical patent/EP0787259A1/en
Publication of EP0787259A4 publication Critical patent/EP0787259A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G7/00—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for
    • F03G7/06—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for using expansion or contraction of bodies due to heating, cooling, moistening, drying or the like
    • F03G7/061—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for using expansion or contraction of bodies due to heating, cooling, moistening, drying or the like characterised by the actuating element
    • F03G7/06112—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for using expansion or contraction of bodies due to heating, cooling, moistening, drying or the like characterised by the actuating element using the thermal expansion or contraction of enclosed fluids
    • F03G7/06113—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for using expansion or contraction of bodies due to heating, cooling, moistening, drying or the like characterised by the actuating element using the thermal expansion or contraction of enclosed fluids the fluids subjected to phase change
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G6/00—Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy
    • F03G6/003—Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy having a Rankine cycle
    • F03G6/005—Binary cycle plants where the fluid from the solar collector heats the working fluid via a heat exchanger
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G3/00—Other motors, e.g. gravity or inertia motors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G7/00—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for
    • F03G7/06—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for using expansion or contraction of bodies due to heating, cooling, moistening, drying or the like
    • F03G7/064—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for using expansion or contraction of bodies due to heating, cooling, moistening, drying or the like characterised by its use
    • F03G7/0646—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for using expansion or contraction of bodies due to heating, cooling, moistening, drying or the like characterised by its use for pumping or compressing fluids
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
    • Y02E10/46—Conversion of thermal power into mechanical power, e.g. Rankine, Stirling or solar thermal engines

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Engine Equipment That Uses Special Cycles (AREA)
EP95944805A 1994-10-20 1995-10-20 A thermo-volumetric motor Withdrawn EP0787259A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AUPM8914A AUPM891494A0 (en) 1994-10-20 1994-10-20 A thermo-volumetric motor
AUPM8914/94 1994-10-20
PCT/AU1995/000696 WO1996012890A1 (en) 1994-10-20 1995-10-20 A thermo-volumetric motor

Publications (2)

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EP0787259A1 EP0787259A1 (en) 1997-08-06
EP0787259A4 true EP0787259A4 (en) 1998-06-03

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EP95944805A Withdrawn EP0787259A4 (en) 1994-10-20 1995-10-20 A thermo-volumetric motor

Country Status (8)

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EP (1) EP0787259A4 (en)
JP (1) JPH10511160A (en)
KR (1) KR970707386A (en)
AU (1) AUPM891494A0 (en)
BR (1) BR9509422A (en)
CA (1) CA2202982A1 (en)
MX (1) MX9702800A (en)
WO (1) WO1996012890A1 (en)

Citations (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1979001003A1 (en) * 1978-04-28 1979-11-29 Solar Dynamics Ltd Solar energy system
EP0470333A1 (en) * 1990-08-07 1992-02-12 Katsuo Hosokawa flexible tube for Volume displacement machine

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US3952519A (en) * 1973-07-02 1976-04-27 Kay Laboratories, Inc. Heat transfer system employing supercooled fluids
US3903699A (en) * 1973-12-04 1975-09-09 Nasa Solar energy power system
US4283914A (en) * 1979-04-17 1981-08-18 Allen Leonard W Solar energy system
US4768345A (en) * 1986-10-03 1988-09-06 Institute Of Gas Technology Continuous thermal energy delivery from a periodically active energy source
US4945731A (en) * 1988-12-12 1990-08-07 Parker Robin Z Absorbing fluid receiver for solar dynamic power generation and solar dynamic power system

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1979001003A1 (en) * 1978-04-28 1979-11-29 Solar Dynamics Ltd Solar energy system
EP0470333A1 (en) * 1990-08-07 1992-02-12 Katsuo Hosokawa flexible tube for Volume displacement machine

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP0787259A1 (en) 1997-08-06
AUPM891494A0 (en) 1994-11-10
CA2202982A1 (en) 1996-05-02
BR9509422A (en) 1997-09-30
KR970707386A (en) 1997-12-01
MX9702800A (en) 1998-02-28
WO1996012890A1 (en) 1996-05-02
JPH10511160A (en) 1998-10-27

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