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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2008
Robert James Howard, Clifton, VA (US);
Nicholas J. Nagurny, Manassas, VA (US);
Laurie E. Meyer, Hamilton, VA (US);
John W. Rapp, Manassas, VA (US);
Robert James Howard, Clifton, VA (US);
Nicholas J. Nagurny, Manassas, VA (US);
Laurie E. Meyer, Hamilton, VA (US);
John W. Rapp, Manassas, VA (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Betheada, MD (US);
Abstract
An Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system is disclosed. The OTEC system generates electrical energy based on a difference in the temperatures of the water from a surface region of a body of water and a thermal mass whose temperature is based on the temperature of water from a deep water region of the body of water. The thermal mass attains a desired temperature while it is positioned in the deep water region, with which it is thermally coupled. The present invention uses a bulk transport vessel to carry the thermal mass from the deep water region to a depth where it can be thermally coupled with the OTEC system.