Abstract: A cryogenic and thermal source cogeneration method for converting energy from a heat source, through a cryogenic heat transfer process, into mechanical and/or electrical energy, comprising, utilizing a vapor compression cycle (2) to absorb heat from the heat source and, utilizing a Rankine cycle (4) for energy transfer, for converting thermal energy to mechanical and/or electrical energy.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 5, 2005
Date of Patent:
January 19, 2010
Assignee:
Blue Earth Energy, Inc.
Inventors:
Mark Alan Shirk, Gary A. Storck, Jr., Wesley W. Welgel