Patents Assigned to Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Patent number: 12152810
    Abstract: A heat-pipe type heat extraction integrated with combined cooling power and heating exploitation-utilization integrated geothermal system includes an underground heat pipe, a steam pump, a first absorption bed, a second absorption bed, a first condenser, an electronic expansion valve, an evaporator, a liquid storage tank, a balance valve, a steam turbine, an generator connected to the steam turbine, a second condenser, a heat utilization device connected to the second condenser, a pressurizing pump connected to the second condenser, and relevant linkage valve assemblies. The system controls a flow direction and a flow rate after heat pipe steam is extracted from the ground through the steam pump and the regulating valves on the refrigeration side and the power generation side, so as to select the refrigeration/electric heating single-mode heat utilization or adjust flow distribution during refrigeration/electric heating dual-mode combined use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Fangming Jiang, Juanwen Chen, Wenbo Huang, Jiwen Cen, Wenjiong Cao
  • Publication number: 20240367761
    Abstract: An alternating stepping deep-sea mining system and method based on a clean energy platform are provided. The platform comprises a main hull, a mining system, a mooring system and an electric propulsion apparatus. The middle of the main hull is provided with a workshop. The mining system comprises a plurality of mining vehicles, and the plurality of mining vehicles are placed in the workshop. The mooring system comprises winches, anchor cable cabins, anchor cables and anchor heads. The winches are arranged at four corners of the top of the main hull, the anchor cable cabin is arranged below each winch, and the anchor cable has one end connected to the winch and the other end connected to the anchor head. The electric propulsion apparatuses are arranged at the front end and the rear end of the bottom of the main hull.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Songwei SHENG, Kunlin WANG, Zhenpeng WANG, Weiwei DING, Min CHEN
  • Patent number: 12126302
    Abstract: A device for supplying cold energy, heat energy and electrical energy by efficiently converting renewable deep-space energies includes a solar-energy conversion device, a radiation refrigeration device, a rotary bracket, a dip-angle adjustment component, and a support base. The solar-energy conversion device and the radiation refrigeration device are connected to the rotary bracket in a mutually perpendicular manner, and the rotary bracket is connected to the dip-angle adjustment component which is connected to the support base. The dip-angle adjustment component is configured to adjust a dip angle between the rotary bracket and a horizontal plane, and the rotary bracket is configured to drive the solar-energy conversion device and the radiation refrigeration device to rotate, such that a sunward side of the solar-energy conversion device is always perpendicular to light rays irradiated by the sun, and a reflective surface of the radiation refrigeration device is always parallel to the light rays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Kaijun Dong, Bobo Zhang, Qin Sun, Haifeng Guan, Zhanchao Tang
  • Patent number: 12121854
    Abstract: A device and a method for continuous CO2 capture by a double-bed hydrate process are provided. The device includes a first fixed-bed hydrate reactor, a second fixed-bed hydrate reactor, a solution circulation system, a gas inlet system and an exhaust system; the first fixed-bed hydrate reactor and the second fixed-bed hydrate reactor are respectively connected in series with the gas inlet system, the exhaust system and the solution circulation system, and are connected in parallel; the refrigerant fluid and the heat medium fluid output by a compression-refrigeration system alternately flow into a heat exchange coil of the first fixed-bed hydrate reactor and a heat exchange coil of the second fixed-bed hydrate reactor, and the two fixed-bed hydrate reactors are alternately subjected to hydrate formation and decomposition reactions to realize continuous CO2 capture and separation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Zhen Long, Yong He, Deqing Liang, Xuebing Zhou
  • Publication number: 20240301273
    Abstract: A nitrogen-carbon dioxide mixed gas jet apparatus for a horizontal well and an exploitation method is presented. The jet apparatus includes: an offshore platform, a natural gas processing unit, and a pressurizing unit, wherein a portion of the gas exploitation pipe in the hydrate layer is provided with a gas injection horizontal well; a mixed gas jet unit and a nozzle assembly are disposed in the gas injection horizontal well; the mixed gas jet unit is configured to mix nitrogen and carbon dioxide, and then inject the mixed gas into a hydrate deposition layer through the nozzle assembly, so that the mixed gas replaces methane gas in the hydrate deposition layer; the portion of the gas exploitation pipe in the hydrate layer is provided with a gas exploitation horizontal well configured to collect the methane gas and convey the methane gas to the natural gas processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Dongliang LI, Xiang LI, Fuqin LU, Deqing LIANG, Xuebing ZHOU, Jingsheng LU
  • Patent number: 12085096
    Abstract: An indirect hydraulic load hierarchical control system and method for a wave energy device includes a first hydraulic cylinder group, a second hydraulic cylinder group, a third hydraulic cylinder group, a high-pressure energy accumulator group, a pressure detection control module, a first hydraulic power generator set, a second hydraulic power generator set and a third hydraulic power generator set. A detection end of the pressure detection control module is used for acquiring an internal pressure of the high-pressure energy accumulator group, comparing the internal pressure with a preset pressure level, and respectively controlling the on-off of reversing valves and electromagnetic valves according to a comparison result. The present invention has the beneficial effects that all hydraulic loads can be automatically loaded or automatically unloaded, so that the wave energy device operates in a full load state or in an optimal energy conversion efficiency state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Yin Ye, Songwei Sheng, Wensheng Wang, Kunlin Wang
  • Patent number: 12084947
    Abstract: A system and method for exploiting a marine natural gas hydrate resource including a vertical well, comprising a sleeve configured to penetrate through a marine layer and a hydrate reservoir covering layer, and penetrate downwards into a natural gas hydrate reservoir; a section of the sleeve in the natural gas hydrate reservoir is provided with a perforating channel; a horizontal well, connected to a bottom end of the sleeve; a production string, disposed in the sleeve and extending downwards into the horizontal well, wherein a bottom of the production string is provided with a gas/water collection inlet; a hot water injection pipe, disposed in the production string; and a bottom of the hot water injection pipe is provided with a hot water injection opening; and a gas bladder, disposed in the horizontal well and connected to the hot water injection opening in the hot water injection pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Xiaosen Li, Xuke Ruan, Zhaoyang Chen, Gang Li, Yu Zhang, Yi Wang, Kefeng Yan, Jiayuan Zhou
  • Publication number: 20240263608
    Abstract: An indirect hydraulic load hierarchical control system and method for a wave energy device includes a first hydraulic cylinder group, a second hydraulic cylinder group, a third hydraulic cylinder group, a high-pressure energy accumulator group, a pressure detection control module, a first hydraulic power generator set, a second hydraulic power generator set and a third hydraulic power generator set. A detection end of the pressure detection control module is used for acquiring an internal pressure of the high-pressure energy accumulator group, comparing the internal pressure with a preset pressure level, and respectively controlling the on-off of reversing valves and electromagnetic valves according to a comparison result. The present invention has the beneficial effects that all hydraulic loads can be automatically loaded or automatically unloaded, so that the wave energy device operates in a full load state or in an optimal energy conversion efficiency state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Yin YE, Songwei SHENG, Wensheng WANG, Kunlin WANG
  • Publication number: 20240261728
    Abstract: A device and a method for continuous CO2 capture by a double-bed hydrate process are provided. The device includes a first fixed-bed hydrate reactor, a second fixed-bed hydrate reactor, a solution circulation system, a gas inlet system and an exhaust system; the first fixed-bed hydrate reactor and the second fixed-bed hydrate reactor are respectively connected in series with the gas inlet system, the exhaust system and the solution circulation system, and are connected in parallel; the refrigerant fluid and the heat medium fluid output by a compression-refrigeration system alternately flow into a heat exchange coil of the first fixed-bed hydrate reactor and a heat exchange coil of the second fixed-bed hydrate reactor, and the two fixed-bed hydrate reactors are alternately subjected to hydrate formation and decomposition reactions to realize continuous CO2 capture and separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Zhen LONG, Yong HE, Deqing LIANG, Xuebing ZHOU
  • Patent number: 12046153
    Abstract: A device and a method for simulating layered stratum containing natural gas hydrates are provided. The device includes a reactor; wherein the reactor includes an upper cover, a lower cover, and a reactor body, wherein the upper cover and the lower cover are sealably attached to two ends of the reactor body to form a closed chamber; an overlying pressure layer, a superstratum layer, a hydrate layer and a substratum layer are sequentially formed throughout inside of the closed chamber from the upper cover to the lower cover, wherein each layer is respectively filled with different kinds of porous media and fluids and the each layer is provided with a stratal-fluid annular container; each stratal-fluid annular container has an outer periphery contacting an inner surface of the reactor body. The method is conducted using the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Xiaosen Li, Zhaoyang Chen, Yi Wang, Zhiming Xia, Gang Li, Yu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240240541
    Abstract: A system and method for exploiting a marine natural gas hydrate resource including a vertical well, comprising a sleeve configured to penetrate through a marine layer and a hydrate reservoir covering layer, and penetrate downwards into a natural gas hydrate reservoir; a section of the sleeve in the natural gas hydrate reservoir is provided with a perforating channel; a horizontal well, connected to a bottom end of the sleeve; a production string, disposed in the sleeve and extending downwards into the horizontal well, wherein a bottom of the production string is provided with a gas/water collection inlet; a hot water injection pipe, disposed in the production string; and a bottom of the hot water injection pipe is provided with a hot water injection opening; and a gas bladder, disposed in the horizontal well and connected to the hot water injection opening in the hot water injection pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Xiaosen Li, Xuke Ruan, Zhaoyang Chen, Gang Li, Yu Zhang, Yi Wang, Kefeng Yan, Jiayuan Zhou
  • Patent number: 12024984
    Abstract: A system for exploiting natural gas hydrate with downhole gas-liquid synergic depressurization includes a casing configured to form an exploitation well. An upper end of the exploitation well is connected to a produced gas collection pipeline, and the produced gas collection pipeline is configured to be connected to a produced gas recovery system. A perforated channel is distributed in a section of the casing located in a natural gas hydrate reservoir. A tubular string component assembly is mounted in the exploitation well, and includes an outer string, a production tubular string and an auxiliary riser. A first check valve is mounted at the bottom of the outer string, a gas supply pipeline is connected into an upper portion of the outer string, and a flow controller is mounted in the gas supply pipeline. The production tubular string is mounted in the outer string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Xiaosen Li, Xuke Ruan, Zhaoyang Chen, Gang Li, Yu Zhang, Yi Wang, Kefeng Yan, Jiayuan Zhou
  • Publication number: 20240185150
    Abstract: A two-stage stochastic programming based V2G scheduling for operator revenue maximization is provided. Said method aims for the charge/discharge scheduling of electric vehicles, and establishes, based on a distributed renewable energy-storage-EVs charge/discharge power system, a V2G two-stage nonlinear stochastic programming model combining the V2G scheduling randomness with the renewable energy power generation randomness. Said model is converted into a mixed integer linear programming model (MILP) by means of constraint linearization. Furthermore, in order to enable random scenarios to cover uncertainty factors comprehensively, a scenario generation and combination method is designed to combine the V2G scheduling resources with the randomness of the renewable energy level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Yuping Huang, Chen Hu
  • Publication number: 20240183250
    Abstract: A system for exploiting natural gas hydrate with downhole gas-liquid synergic depressurization includes a casing configured to form an exploitation well. An upper end of the exploitation well is connected to a produced gas collection pipeline, and the produced gas collection pipeline is configured to be connected to a produced gas recovery system. A perforated channel is distributed in a section of the casing located in a natural gas hydrate reservoir. A tubular string component assembly is mounted in the exploitation well, and includes an outer string, a production tubular string and an auxiliary riser. A first check valve is mounted at the bottom of the outer string, a gas supply pipeline is connected into an upper portion of the outer string, and a flow controller is mounted in the gas supply pipeline. The production tubular string is mounted in the outer string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Xiaosen Li, Xuke Ruan, Zhaoyang Chen, Gang Li, Yu Zhang, Yi Wang, Kefeng Yan, Jiayuan Zhou
  • Publication number: 20240162453
    Abstract: Provided are a preparation method for and use of a self-assembly-based nitrogen-doped ordered porous precious metal nanomaterial. The preparation method includes: with a pyridine nitrogen-containing amphiphilic block copolymer as a structure-directing agent and a phenolic resin as a template agent, adding a precious metal precursor, inducing self-assembly by means of volatilization of a solvent, and carbonizing in an inert atmosphere to prepare the nitrogen-doped ordered porous precious metal nanomaterial. The regularity, dispersity and uniformity of the precious metal nanomaterial are achieved; the problems of migration and inactivation after agglomeration of precious metal nanoparticles are solved; the lifespan of precious metal particles is prolonged; and in addition, the ORR electro-catalytic property of the material can be improved, and the nitrogen-doped ordered porous precious metal nanomaterial can be used to prepare a cathodic oxygen reduction catalyst for a fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Zhida WANG, Changfeng YAN, Yi YANG, Zhuoxin LU, Yan SHI, Changqing GUO, Hongyi TAN, Lisha SHEN, Linxiu DENG
  • Patent number: 11946345
    Abstract: A device and a method for experimental exploitation of natural gas hydrates in full-sized production wells are provided. The device includes a full-diameter well, and the full-diameter well includes a heating circulation tube, a temperature sensor tube, an upper sealing unit and a lower sealing unit. Perforations are provided along a body of the full-diameter well. A reactor includes an upper cover, a lower cover, and a reactor body. The method is conducted by using the device and the reactor. The device and method allow simulation of sand-control wellbores in actual exploitation of natural gas hydrates, and realize horizontal and vertical sand-control experiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Xiaosen Li, Zhaoyang Chen, Yi Wang, Zhiming Xia, Gang Li, Yu Zhang
  • Patent number: 11919978
    Abstract: A hydrate kinetic inhibitor, which is prepared by a polymerization of mercaptoethanol and N-vinylcaprolactam, is hydroxyl terminated poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) having a structure of formula (I) below, wherein n=10 to 1000. The inhibitor is a novel hydrate kinetic inhibitor, which has low effective concentration and high cloud point, and is effective when the degree of supercooling is relatively high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Deqing Liang, Li Wan
  • Patent number: 11899005
    Abstract: A divisible device and a method for sand production and sand control experiment for natural gas hydrate exploitation. The experimental device includes a reactor system, a feeding system, a separation and measurement system, a water-bath jacket system, a support and safety system, and a software recording and analyzing system. In the reactor system, the reactor units can be combined in different ways depending on the experimental conditions and purposes. The reactor units include: left/right reactor units, secondary reactor units, central reactor units, and caps. The combination of a left/right reactor unit with a cap gives a hydrate formation reactor without sand control screens. Combining the left/right reactor unit, secondary left/right reactor units and central reactor units with other accessories allows the reactor system to carry out the simulation experiments with either zero, one, or two view zones, and with either one or two wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Xiaosen Li, Yi Wang, Zhaoyang Chen, Zhiming Xia, Gang Li, Yu Zhang
  • Patent number: 11879322
    Abstract: A comprehensive three-dimensional exploitation experimental system for large-scale and full-sized exploitation wells includes a reactor, configured to prepare a natural gas hydrate sample, for simulating an environment for forming a natural gas hydrate reservoir in seafloor sediments. The reactor includes a reactor body, an upper cover disposed at an upper surface of the reactor body, and a lower cover disposed at a lower surface of the reactor body; a gas introducing module, configured to introduce gas to the reactor during hydrate formation; a liquid introducing module, configured to introduce liquid to the reactor during hydrate formation; a temperature regulating module, configured to regulate a temperature in the reactor; a data collecting-processing-displaying module, configured to collect, store, process and display data of the comprehensive three-dimensional exploitation experimental system during an experiment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Xiaosen Li, Yi Wang, Zhaoyang Chen, Zhiming Xia, Yu Zhang, Gang Li
  • Publication number: 20230366369
    Abstract: A floating oscillating water column-type wave energy power generation apparatus includes a first runner chamber and a protective cap, wherein a nozzle is mounted inside the first runner chamber, a flow-guiding cone is coaxially mounted below the nozzle, the flow-guiding cone is conical and arranged with a tip facing down; an impeller is coaxially mounted above the nozzle; a power generator is coaxially mounted above the impeller; the protective cap is mounted at the top of the first runner chamber; and a gap is provided between an edge of the protective cap and an edge of the first runner chamber for air circulation. According to the floating oscillating water column-type wave energy power generation apparatus, as the nozzle with the flow-guiding cone structure is used, the flow-guiding cone can guide air flowing, and increase the air flowing speed in the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Xianguang LIANG, Yaqun ZHANG, Songwei SHENG, Yin YE