Patents by Inventor Charles B. Archambeau

Charles B. Archambeau has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20150285226
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are various embodiments for modular systems and methods of creating electrical power from geothermal energy using a modular closed loop system. Within each module, water is pumped under pressure through a plurality of pipes positioned in hot rock layers in the subsurface of the Earth. The water becomes superheated but is prevented from turning into steam until just before it reaches the turbines. The steam drives the turbines and connected generators, after which excess heat may be extracted for other uses including driving a secondary turbine. The condensed steam is then recycled by being pumped underground again. The systems and methods described contain the water within the pipes, thus avoiding induced seismicity and using far less water than conventional geothermal energy production. Power generation may be scaled up by adding modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Richard James Archambeau, Charles B. Archambeau