Power system
US4347702A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 1979 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E20/14
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vapor cycle power system in which the low level heat source is furnished by water or air via the medium of a compression cycle heat pump, and subsequent higher temperature level heat energies are provided by direct combustion, solar energy, geothermal energy or waste heat, singularly or in combinations thereof, in either or both gaseous or liquid forms. In certain embodiments of the invention, the system has the capability to provide heating and cooling in addition to the function of producing useful shaft work.
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