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Patent No.:

US 9273866 B1

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Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016

Filed:

Jun. 26, 2012
Applicants:

Brad William Mullard, Rutherford, AU;

Behdad Moghtaderi, Callaghan, AU;

Inventors:

Brad William Mullard, Rutherford, AU;

Behdad Moghtaderi, Callaghan, AU;

Assignee:

NEWCASTLE INNOVATION LIMITED, Callaghan NSW, AU;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 7/00 (2006.01); F01K 19/10 (2006.01); F22D 1/00 (2006.01); F01K 13/00 (2006.01); F01K 27/00 (2006.01); F03G 6/06 (2006.01); F03G 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F22D 1/003 (2013.01); F01K 13/00 (2013.01); F01K 27/00 (2013.01); F03G 6/065 (2013.01); F03G 6/067 (2013.01); F03G 7/04 (2013.01); Y02E 10/10 (2013.01); Y02E 10/46 (2013.01);
Abstract

In a coal fired power plant () incorporating a feed-water heater (), energy is provided to the feed-water heater by pumping geothermal hot water through supply and return pipes () from a geothermal reservoir () located beneath an adjacent coal seam (). The coal seam acts as an insulating layer, increasing the temperature of the geothermal reservoir (). Solar heat collectors () and () can also be provided to boost the temperature of the geothermal hot water and/or the feed water.


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Mullard, Brad. (2016). Geothermal assisted power generation (U.S. Patent No. 9273866). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9273866

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