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Geothermal power-generation system

US8769951B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 29, 2011
Grant dateJul 8, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E10/10
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

[Problem to be solved] To achieve a reduction in facility costs in a geothermal power-generation system.[Solution] To provide a compressor 11 that compresses air, a heating device 14 that heats compressed air compressed by the compressor 11 by geothermal heat, a turbine 12 that obtains a rotational force by heated compressed air heated by the heating device 14, and a generator 13 that generates power by the rotational force inputted from the turbine 12.

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