Patent ID: 11879387
Assignee: AUDUBON ENGINEERING COMPANY, L.P.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A vapor recovery system comprising:
a feeding system operatively coupled to a combustion system,
said feeding system comprising a plurality of vapor byproduct sources capable of producing a vapor of volatile organic compounds, and a gas liquid separator operable to separate liquids and particulates from said vapor to create a purified vapor,
said combustion system comprising a compressor, a natural gas supply, a gas storage system, and a generator, wherein said compressor is operable to pressurize said purified vapor to a pressure in the range of 50-75 PSIG to form a fully pressurized vapor,
wherein said gas storage system comprises three pressurized storage containers configured to operate interchangeably to provide a steady state of said fully pressurized vapor to said generator,
wherein a first container is fully pressurized to 50-75 PSIG, a second container is under compression by said compressor, and a third container is either pressurized or unpressurized, wherein each of said containers is fluidly connected to said compressor and said generator,
wherein said first container is configured to feed said generator with said fully pressurized vapor,
wherein said second container is operable to serve as a fully pressurized container to feed said generator with said fully pressurized vapor when said first container becomes depressurized, and
wherein said third container is operable to serve as a fully pressurized container to feed said generator with said fully pressurized vapor when said first and said second container are depressurized,
wherein said natural gas supply is operable to enrich said purified vapor with natural gas to form a fuel mixture,
said fuel mixture comprising 30-45% natural gas, and
said generator operable for converting said fuel mixture into electricity.