WO2007046855A3 - Method of generating power from naturally occurring heat - Google Patents
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- WO2007046855A3 WO2007046855A3 PCT/US2006/013577 US2006013577W WO2007046855A3 WO 2007046855 A3 WO2007046855 A3 WO 2007046855A3 US 2006013577 W US2006013577 W US 2006013577W WO 2007046855 A3 WO2007046855 A3 WO 2007046855A3
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- liquid
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01K—STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES
- F01K25/00—Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided for; Plants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for
- F01K25/08—Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided for; Plants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for using special vapours
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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
- F03G6/00—Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy
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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
- F03G6/00—Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy
- F03G6/003—Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy having a Rankine cycle
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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
- F03G6/00—Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy
- F03G6/003—Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy having a Rankine cycle
- F03G6/004—Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy having a Rankine cycle of the Organic Rankine Cycle [ORC] type or the Kalina Cycle type
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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
- F03G6/00—Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy
- F03G6/0055—Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy having other power cycles, e.g. Stirling or transcritical, supercritical cycles; combined with other power sources, e.g. wind, gas or nuclear
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- 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
- Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- Y02B10/00—Integration of renewable energy sources in buildings
- Y02B10/20—Solar thermal
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- 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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- 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
- Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
- Y02P80/00—Climate change mitigation technologies for sector-wide applications
- Y02P80/20—Climate change mitigation technologies for sector-wide applications using renewable energy
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- 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
- Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
- Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
- Y02T10/60—Other road transportation technologies with climate change mitigation effect
- Y02T10/7072—Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
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Abstract
A method of generating power is disclosed wherein a liquid having a boiling point near the ambient temperature when it is under atmospheric or moderately higher pressures, preferably propane, isobutane, Freons or ammonia, is placed in a pressure vessel, heat energy is gathered from a naturally occurring heat sources, such as by solar collectors or from hot springs, geothermal or other heat sources, and transmitted through conduction heat pipes to the liquid in the pressure vessel, and the liquid is thereby heated to the boiling point and vaporized. When a liquid is vaporized, its volume expands by several hundred times, creating a pressure sufficient for driving motors. This invention can be used in automobiles, motorcycles, generators, ships, homes, factories, and other suitable places to drive motors, thus reducing the use of petrochemical fuels.
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US11/163,569 US7089740B1 (en) | 2005-02-22 | 2005-10-23 | Method of generating power from naturally occurring heat without fuels and motors using the same |
US11/163,569 | 2005-10-23 |
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WO2007046855A2 WO2007046855A2 (en) | 2007-04-26 |
WO2007046855A3 true WO2007046855A3 (en) | 2007-11-29 |
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US2969637A (en) * | 1956-06-28 | 1961-01-31 | Richard J Rowekamp | System for converting solar energy into mechanical energy |
US3070703A (en) * | 1960-04-07 | 1962-12-25 | United Aircraft Corp | Solar energy powerplant |
US3911683A (en) * | 1974-12-12 | 1975-10-14 | John H Wolf | Efficient and nonpolluting method for recovering geothermal heat energy |
US4191901A (en) * | 1977-04-27 | 1980-03-04 | Ben-Gurion University Of The Negev | Method and system for converting solar energy into electricity |
US4235221A (en) * | 1979-08-23 | 1980-11-25 | Murphy Gerald G | Solar energy system and apparatus |
US4278073A (en) * | 1979-05-07 | 1981-07-14 | Canzano Pasquale S | System, method and apparatus for storing and converting solar energy into heat and/or shaft work |
US4397152A (en) * | 1980-09-26 | 1983-08-09 | Smith Derrick A | Solar furnace |
US5163821A (en) * | 1991-04-02 | 1992-11-17 | Worldwater, Inc. | Solar thermal powered water pump |
US5924287A (en) * | 1991-05-29 | 1999-07-20 | Best; Frederick George | Domestic energy supply system |
US6301893B1 (en) * | 2000-10-20 | 2001-10-16 | Orra Corporation | Method and apparatus for converting natural heat energy into another form of energy |
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US2969637A (en) * | 1956-06-28 | 1961-01-31 | Richard J Rowekamp | System for converting solar energy into mechanical energy |
US3070703A (en) * | 1960-04-07 | 1962-12-25 | United Aircraft Corp | Solar energy powerplant |
US3911683A (en) * | 1974-12-12 | 1975-10-14 | John H Wolf | Efficient and nonpolluting method for recovering geothermal heat energy |
US4191901A (en) * | 1977-04-27 | 1980-03-04 | Ben-Gurion University Of The Negev | Method and system for converting solar energy into electricity |
US4278073A (en) * | 1979-05-07 | 1981-07-14 | Canzano Pasquale S | System, method and apparatus for storing and converting solar energy into heat and/or shaft work |
US4235221A (en) * | 1979-08-23 | 1980-11-25 | Murphy Gerald G | Solar energy system and apparatus |
US4397152A (en) * | 1980-09-26 | 1983-08-09 | Smith Derrick A | Solar furnace |
US5163821A (en) * | 1991-04-02 | 1992-11-17 | Worldwater, Inc. | Solar thermal powered water pump |
US5924287A (en) * | 1991-05-29 | 1999-07-20 | Best; Frederick George | Domestic energy supply system |
US6301893B1 (en) * | 2000-10-20 | 2001-10-16 | Orra Corporation | Method and apparatus for converting natural heat energy into another form of energy |
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