Patents Assigned to OTEC Developments
  • Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) system
    Patent number: 5513494
    Abstract: A hybrid ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) system, including an energy generation sub-system for receiving warm sea water, evaporating a working fluid at a natural depth of the received warm sea water to produce a working vapor, and generating energy from the working vapor and a pumping sub-system for pushing cold sea water up to a natural depth of the received warm sea water and condensing the working vapor with the cold sea water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Assignee: OTEC Developments
    Inventors: Robert J. Flynn, George J. Cicchetti, Jonathan d'E. Coony, Lloyd A. Bush