Coupled orc heat pump electric generator system

A power generation system includes an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) electric generator thermally coupled to a stack of industrial heat pumps (IHPs). The ORC requires heat to generate electricity. The IHPs require electricity to generate heat. The IHPs have an efficiency much greater than 100% because...

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1. Verfasser:	Levin, Joel M
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS HEATING LIGHTING LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS REFRIGERATION OR COOLING STEAM ACCUMULATORS STEAM ENGINE PLANTS STEAM ENGINES WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A power generation system includes an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) electric generator thermally coupled to a stack of industrial heat pumps (IHPs). The ORC requires heat to generate electricity. The IHPs require electricity to generate heat. The IHPs have an efficiency much greater than 100% because some of the output heat from an IHP is pre-existing heat extracted from available source water, The temperature of the source water can be as low as 70° F. By configuring the IHPs to maximize their efficiency, the electricity required to operate the IHPs can be reduced below the output electricity from the ORC. The surplus electricity produced by the ORC is available for export. This coupled ORC/Heat Pump system is an electric generator that requires no fuel to operate and produces no emissions. The required energy is provided by the heat extracted from the source water by the IHPs.