EP2954205A4 - Systems and methods for providing supplemental aqueous thermal energy - Google Patents

Systems and methods for providing supplemental aqueous thermal energy

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Publication number
EP2954205A4
EP2954205A4 EP14749081.7A EP14749081A EP2954205A4 EP 2954205 A4 EP2954205 A4 EP 2954205A4 EP 14749081 A EP14749081 A EP 14749081A EP 2954205 A4 EP2954205 A4 EP 2954205A4
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Prior art keywords
systems
methods
thermal energy
providing supplemental
supplemental aqueous
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.)
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Application number
EP14749081.7A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2954205A1 (en
Inventor
Roy Edward Mcalister
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.)
ADVANCED GREEN TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Advanced Green Tech LLC
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ADVANCED GREEN TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Advanced Green Tech LLC
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Priority claimed from US13/764,141 external-priority patent/US8826657B2/en
Application filed by ADVANCED GREEN TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Advanced Green Tech LLC filed Critical ADVANCED GREEN TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Publication of EP2954205A1 publication Critical patent/EP2954205A1/en
Publication of EP2954205A4 publication Critical patent/EP2954205A4/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Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current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
    • F03G7/04—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
    • 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
    • F03G6/06—Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy with solar energy concentrating means
    • F03G6/065—Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy with solar energy concentrating means having a Rankine cycle
    • F03G6/067—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
    • F03G6/00—Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy
    • F03G6/06—Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy with solar energy concentrating means
    • F03G6/068—Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy with solar energy concentrating means having other power cycles, e.g. Stirling or transcritical, supercritical cycles; combined with other power sources, e.g. wind, gas or nuclear
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Biodiversity & Conservation Biology (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Oceanography (AREA)
  • Physical Or Chemical Processes And Apparatus (AREA)
EP14749081.7A 2013-02-11 2014-02-11 Systems and methods for providing supplemental aqueous thermal energy Withdrawn EP2954205A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US13/764,141 US8826657B2 (en) 2011-08-12 2013-02-11 Systems and methods for providing supplemental aqueous thermal energy
PCT/US2014/015866 WO2014124460A1 (en) 2013-02-11 2014-02-11 Systems and methods for providing supplemental aqueous thermal energy

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EP2954205A1 EP2954205A1 (en) 2015-12-16
EP2954205A4 true EP2954205A4 (en) 2016-12-14

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EP (1) EP2954205A4 (en)
CN (1) CN105378277A (en)
CA (1) CA2900669A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2014124460A1 (en)

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4170878A (en) * 1976-10-13 1979-10-16 Jahnig Charles E Energy conversion system for deriving useful power from sources of low level heat
JPS5946375A (en) * 1982-09-08 1984-03-15 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Power generator by sea water
US20110061383A1 (en) * 2009-02-17 2011-03-17 Mcalister Technologies, Llc Increasing the efficiency of supplemented ocean thermal energy conversion (sotec) systems
US20130019597A1 (en) * 2011-07-21 2013-01-24 Kalex, Llc Process and power system utilizing potential of ocean thermal energy conversion

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US4169460A (en) * 1977-01-26 1979-10-02 Popovich John M Solar converter system with thermal overload protection
EP1465492A4 (en) * 2002-01-15 2009-09-23 Kwang-Soo Choi The liquid composition for promoting plant growth, which includes nano-particle titanium dioxide
US7856843B2 (en) * 2006-04-05 2010-12-28 Enis Ben M Thermal energy storage system using compressed air energy and/or chilled water from desalination processes
WO2012009584A1 (en) * 2010-07-14 2012-01-19 Brian Von Herzen Pneumatic gearbox with variable speed transmission and associated systems and methods

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4170878A (en) * 1976-10-13 1979-10-16 Jahnig Charles E Energy conversion system for deriving useful power from sources of low level heat
JPS5946375A (en) * 1982-09-08 1984-03-15 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Power generator by sea water
US20110061383A1 (en) * 2009-02-17 2011-03-17 Mcalister Technologies, Llc Increasing the efficiency of supplemented ocean thermal energy conversion (sotec) systems
US20130019597A1 (en) * 2011-07-21 2013-01-24 Kalex, Llc Process and power system utilizing potential of ocean thermal energy conversion

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of WO2014124460A1 *

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EP2954205A1 (en) 2015-12-16

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