Patents by Inventor Petrus Daniel Kemp

Petrus Daniel Kemp 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).

  • Nuclear power plant and method of operating the same
    Publication number: 20040042579
    Abstract: A method of regulating the power generated in a nuclear power plant which includes the step of regulating the flow of helium through the reactor. To this end, the power plant includes a closed loop power generation circuit having at least one compressor and a recirculation circuit whereby helium can be recirculated around the compressor. By regulating the flow of helium around the recirculation circuit using suitable valves the flow of helium through the reactor and hence the power generated can be regulated. The plant includes a helium inventory control system whereby the inventory of helium in the power generation circuit can be varied thereby varying the power generated in the circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Roland Leslie John Bolton, Petrus Daniel Kemp, Willem Adriaan Odendaal Kriel, David Richard Nicholls, Michael Christiaan Nieuwoudt