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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2012
Applicant:
Gtherm Inc., Westport, CT (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Parrella, Sr., Weston, CT (US);
Jonathan Parrella, Weston, CT (US);
Michael J. Parrella, Jr., Southbury, CT (US);
Martin A. Shimko, Quechee, VT (US);
Assignee:
GTherm, Inc., Westport, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 4/00 (2006.01); F24J 3/08 (2006.01); F03G 6/04 (2006.01); F03D 1/04 (2006.01); F03D 9/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 6/045 (2013.01); F03D 1/04 (2013.01); F03D 9/00 (2013.01); F03D 13/20 (2016.05); F24J 3/08 (2013.01); F05B 2240/131 (2013.01); F24J 2003/087 (2013.01); Y02B 10/30 (2013.01); Y02E 10/10 (2013.01); Y02E 10/465 (2013.01); Y02E 10/728 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus is provided having one or more SWEGS that may be configured to heat air in a draft power tower arrangement. In a closed loop, cold fluid may be pumped into the SWEGS and heated to a temperature in a range of e.g., 100° C.-300° C., and hot fluid pumped out of the SWEGS. This fluid flows through a heating element (e.g., a radiator or specially designed heat exchanger) that heats the air in the draft power tower arrangement.