Enhanced thermoutilizer
View Patent ↗A thermal utilization system is capable of producing power, storing energy via a chemical or and a hydropower-elevation means. It also capable of transport fluid as vapor over obstacles and terrains, as well as desalinate water. It may in some embodiments do all or some of these tasks simultaneously and with the same amount of energy. It may run with any source of energy including renewable energy sources such as solar energy, and wind. The system may use that energy to run a heat engine and, at the same time, stores that energy via chemical separation. When energy is needed, the system may withdraw the chemical substances and lets them interact to claim the energy back, and then use it to run a heat engine and desalinate water. Some parts of the system can be used for cooling and heating. The system may be configured to be an air conditioner unit or a refrigerator that has an internal back up energy storage.
1. A thermal utilization system, comprising:
a working fluid;
a working solution, the working solution operable to interact with the working fluid to produce heat for utilization, the working solution further enabling desalination by absorbing water out of saltwater wherein the working solution is an absorbent, and the working fluid is water; and
a working fluid cycle, the working fluid cycle comprising a utilizer a separator, an encourager, a condenser and conduits coupling them, wherein the working fluid cycle is one of a closed cycle or an open cycle, wherein the working fluid cycle is operable to manipulate the working fluid to produce utilizable heat and cooling to be used for power production or cooling and heating, and wherein the working fluid cycle further enables the system to perform desalination or to transfer fluid for over a distance when the cycle is open;
wherein the utilizer is coupled to a working solution source and a working fluid source, the utilizer operable to receive the working fluid from the working fluid source and then receive the working solution from the working solution source, the utilizer further operable to interact the working fluid and the working solution to generate heat energy to be utilized externally or internally through a heat engine, the utilizer further operable to enable the system to perform desalination or fluid transfer over a distance when the working fluid cycle is open;
wherein the separator is operable to receive a saturated solution formed by interacting the working solution and the working fluid, the separator is further operable to separate the working fluid from the saturated solution, the separator further providing cooling for utilization and the separator producing fresh water when the working fluid is water;
wherein the encourager is coupled to the separator, the encourager is operable to aid separation in the separator, the encourager aiding in evaporating the working fluid inside the separator or aiding in evaporating the working fluidly lowering pressure inside the separator, the encourager enabling the system to produce utilizable heat in the utilizer and in the separator to be used for heating cooling or power production, the encourager further enabling the system to perform distillation desalination or the transfer fluid over a distance when the working fluid cycle is open; and
wherein the condenser coupled to the utilizer, the condenser is operable to condense the evaporated working fluid to liquid and further provides heat for utilization.
2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an evaporator, the evaporator is coupled to the utilizer and the working fluid source, the evaporator is operable to receive the working fluid as liquid and vaporize the working fluid to a working fluid vapor, the evaporator is further operable to provide cooling to be used for thermal utilization, the evaporator is further operable to receive the working fluid from an external source when the working fluid cycle is open, and the evaporator is further operable to desalinate the working fluid when the working fluid is saltwater received from an external source.
3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one heat engine, the at least one heat engine is operable to transfer heat between a heat source and the separator the evaporator the utilizer the condenser a heat exchanger, an external device or the ambient environment.
4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a mode system comprising valves operable to configure the system in open cycle mode or closed cycle mode and to switch between open cycle mode and closed cycle mode.
5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one fluid transport device, the fluid transport device coupled to the evaporator and the utilizer to transport the working fluid as vapor over a distance when the working fluid cycle is open.
6. A thermal utilization system, comprising:
a working fluid;
a working solution, the working solution operable to interact with the working fluid to produce heat for utilization, the working solution further enabling desalination by absorbing water out of saltwater wherein the working solution is an absorbent, and the working fluid is water; and
a working fluid cycle, the working fluid cycle comprising a utilizer a separator, an encourager, a condenser and conduits coupling them, wherein the working fluid cycle is one of a closed cycle or an open cycle, wherein the working fluid cycle is operable to manipulate the working fluid to produce utilizable heat and cooling to be used for power production or cooling and heating, and wherein the working fluid cycle further enables the system to perform desalination or to transfer fluid for over a distance when the cycle is open;
wherein the utilizer is coupled to a working solution source and a working fluid source, the utilizer operable to receive the working fluid from the working fluid source and then receive the working solution from the working solution source, the utilizer further operable to interact the working fluid and the working solution to generate heat energy to be utilized externally or internally through a heat engine, the utilizer further operable to enable the system to perform desalination or fluid transfer over a distance when the working fluid cycle is open;
wherein the separator is operable to receive a saturated solution formed by interacting the working solution and the working fluid, the separator is further operable to separate the working fluid from the saturated solution, the separator further providing cooling for utilization and the separator producing fresh water when the working fluid is water;
wherein the heat source is coupled to the separator, the heat source is operable to aid separation in the separator by thermally aiding in evaporating the working fluid inside the separator, the heat source enabling the system to produce utilizable heat in the separator to be used for heating cooling or power production, the heat source further enabling the system to perform desalination or to transfer fluid over a distance when the working fluid cycle is open;
wherein the pump is coupled to the separator, the pump is operable to aid separation in the separator by lowering pressure inside the separator, the pump enabling the system to produce utilizable heat in the utilizer and in the separator to be used for heating or cooling or power production, the pump further enabling the system to perform desalination or transfer fluid over a distance when the working fluid cycle is open; and
wherein the condenser is coupled to the utilizer, the condenser is operable to condense the evaporated working fluid to liquid and provide heat for utilization.
7. The system of claim 6 , further comprising an evaporator, the evaporator is coupled to the utilizer and the working fluid source, the evaporator is operable to receive the working fluid as liquid and vaporize the working fluid to a working fluid vapor, the evaporator is further operable to provide cooling to be used for thermal utilization, the evaporator is further operable to receive the working fluid from an external source when the working fluid cycle is open, and the evaporator further operable to desalinate the working fluid when the working fluid is saltwater received from an external source.