METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING POWER IN REMOTE LOCATIONS

Title:

METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING POWER IN REMOTE LOCATIONS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2004111395

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A system for producing power at remote locations comprises: a closed cycle vapor turbine unit having an evaporator containing liquid working fluid, a turbine receiving vapor of the evaporated working fluid for producing power by way of an electrical generator coupled to the turbine, a condenser and means for returning the working fluid condensate from the condenser to the evaporator; a biomass furnace associated with the evaporator for heating working fluid present in the evaporator and evaporating a portion of the working fluid; and controller for controlling the amount of biomass fuel supplied to the biomass furnace in accordance with energy requirements of a customer load. Further, a method for producing power using the system is also provided.

Inventors:

SUGARMEN CHAIM (IL)
FISHER URIYEL (IL)
ROTSTEIN ARIEL (IL)

Application Number:

PCT/IL2004/000504

Publication Date:

June 09, 2005

Filing Date:

June 13, 2004

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

ORMAT IND LTD (IL)
SUGARMEN CHAIM (IL)
FISHER URIYEL (IL)
ROTSTEIN ARIEL (IL)

International Classes:

F01K3/24; F01K23/06; F01K25/08; (IPC1-7): F01K1/00

Foreign References:

US5341637A	1994-08-30
US6477841B1	2002-11-12
US6485296B1	2002-11-26

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