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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2016
New Power Concepts Llc, Manchester, NH (US);
Dean Kamen, Bedford, NH (US);
Christopher C. Langenfeld, Nashua, NH (US);
New Power Concepts LLC, Manchester, NH (US);
Abstract
A thermal energy recovery system. The system includes a Stirling engine having a burner thermal energy output. Also, a superheater mechanism for heating the thermal energy output and an expansion engine coupled to a generator. The expansion engine converts the thermal energy output from the burner to mechanical energy output. The generator converts mechanical energy output from the expansion engine to electrical energy output. The expansion engine may also includes vapor output. Some embodiments of the system further include a condenser for condensing the vapor output, a pump for pumping the vapor output and a boiler in fluid communication with the pump. The pump pumps the vapor output to the boiler.