Heat exchange using aquifer water
US11719468B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 12, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24T2010/56
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a method, an electrical grid is monitored. Based on monitoring the electrical grid, it is determined that one or more criteria are satisfied at a first time. In response to determining that the one or more criteria are satisfied at the first time, water is moved from an aquifer located at a first elevation to a reservoir located at a second elevation. The first elevation is lower than the second elevation. The water is moved from the reservoir through a heat exchanger, and heat is transferred using the water. Subsequent to moving the water through the heat exchanger, the water is moved into the aquifer.
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