Patents Assigned to Tishman Speyer IP Holdings, L.L.C.
  • Patent number: 8072090
    Abstract: A method of powering a multi-level structure is provided, which includes disposing a climate control system in the building. The system has a cooling tower, a fluid cooled chiller, a return line connecting an output of the chiller to an input of the cooling tower, and a condenser pump for pumping fluid therebetween. The system further includes a supply line connecting an output of the cooling tower to an input of the chiller, fluid being gravity fed from the cooling tower to the chiller. A turbine generator is disposed in the return line, the turbine generator being powered by fluid flowing through the return line. The method provides for transferring power generated from the turbine generator to a power supply for the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Tishman Speyer IP Holdings, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Joseph Szabo