EP2976580A4 - Thermal energy exchanger - Google Patents

Thermal energy exchanger

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Publication number
EP2976580A4
EP2976580A4 EP14784677.8A EP14784677A EP2976580A4 EP 2976580 A4 EP2976580 A4 EP 2976580A4 EP 14784677 A EP14784677 A EP 14784677A EP 2976580 A4 EP2976580 A4 EP 2976580A4
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EP
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Prior art keywords
thermal energy
energy exchanger
exchanger
thermal
energy
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EP14784677.8A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2976580A1 (en
Inventor
Geir Tysseland
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GMX-GROUP DA
GMX GROUP DA
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GMX-GROUP DA
GMX GROUP DA
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Publication of EP2976580A1 publication Critical patent/EP2976580A1/en
Publication of EP2976580A4 publication Critical patent/EP2976580A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D15/00—Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls ; Heat-exchange apparatus employing intermediate heat-transfer medium or bodies
    • 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
    • F03G7/04—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for using pressure differences or thermal differences occurring in nature
    • F03G7/05—Ocean thermal energy conversion, i.e. OTEC
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24V—COLLECTION, PRODUCTION OR USE OF HEAT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F24V50/00—Use of heat from natural sources, e.g. from the sea
    • 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
    • Y02E10/30—Energy from the sea, e.g. using wave energy or salinity gradient

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Biodiversity & Conservation Biology (AREA)
  • Oceanography (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engine Equipment That Uses Special Cycles (AREA)
  • Other Liquid Machine Or Engine Such As Wave Power Use (AREA)
  • Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)
EP14784677.8A 2013-03-21 2014-03-21 Thermal energy exchanger Withdrawn EP2976580A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
NO20130413A NO335643B1 (en) 2013-03-21 2013-03-21 Thermal energy exchanger comprising one or more mediums circulating in a closed loop where the level difference between the top and bottom of the loop is at least 400 meters, and its use in an energy system for power generation or storage
PCT/NO2014/000027 WO2014171837A1 (en) 2013-03-21 2014-03-21 Thermal energy exchanger

Publications (2)

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EP2976580A1 EP2976580A1 (en) 2016-01-27
EP2976580A4 true EP2976580A4 (en) 2016-10-26

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EP14784677.8A Withdrawn EP2976580A4 (en) 2013-03-21 2014-03-21 Thermal energy exchanger

Country Status (3)

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EP (1) EP2976580A4 (en)
NO (1) NO335643B1 (en)
WO (1) WO2014171837A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

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KR101678829B1 (en) * 2014-12-17 2016-11-24 한국해양과학기술원 High-efficiency ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) applying a liquid-vapor ejector and a motive pump

Citations (2)

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US4182124A (en) * 1977-01-28 1980-01-08 Kraus Edmund J Gravity augmented air compression turbine power plant
US4221115A (en) * 1978-01-23 1980-09-09 Kraus Robert A Altitude gas pressure differential power plant

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US3945218A (en) * 1975-01-02 1976-03-23 Lennox Industries, Inc. Environment control system
US4333312A (en) * 1979-04-02 1982-06-08 Trade Finance International Thermodynamic energy conversion system and method, utilizing a thermodynamic working fluid of encased expandites
DE4131990A1 (en) * 1991-09-26 1993-04-01 Heinrich Dr Lesker Power generating installation deriving electrical energy from earth heat - involves steam boiler with steam turbine and generator in deep earth location
GT199600032A (en) * 1995-06-07 1997-11-28 OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM (OTEC SISTEMA)

Patent Citations (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4182124A (en) * 1977-01-28 1980-01-08 Kraus Edmund J Gravity augmented air compression turbine power plant
US4221115A (en) * 1978-01-23 1980-09-09 Kraus Robert A Altitude gas pressure differential power plant

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
See also references of WO2014171837A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP2976580A1 (en) 2016-01-27
NO335643B1 (en) 2015-01-12
WO2014171837A1 (en) 2014-10-23
NO20130413A1 (en) 2014-09-22

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