Patent ID: 11971019
Assignee: ICE THERMAL HARVESTING, LLC
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  E  H  Y | IPC E  F  H

Claim 19:
20. A system for generating electrical power, the system comprising:
a first pipe in fluid communication with a wellhead so as to receive a wellhead fluid from the wellhead;
a valve having in fluid communication with the first pipe;
a heat exchanger positioned to receive the wellhead fluid downstream of the valve, the heat exchanger including a wellhead fluid path to receive the wellhead fluid therethrough and a working fluid path to receive a working fluid therethrough, the wellhead fluid path and the working fluid path to facilitate heat transfer from the wellhead fluid to the working fluid during operation;
a second pipe in fluid communication with the second end of the valve;
a choke valve in fluid communication with the second pipe to reduce a pressure and a temperature of the wellhead fluid;
a condenser valve in fluid communication with the choke valve to control a flow rate of the wellhead fluid therethrough based on whether the valve is in an open position;
a generator positioned such that a flow of the working fluid from the working fluid path causes the generator to generate electrical power during operation; and
a condenser including a first fluid condenser path and a second fluid condenser path, the first fluid condenser path connected to the condenser valve so as to receive the wellhead fluid downstream of the condenser valve, the second fluid condenser path connected to the heat exchanger so as to receive the working fluid downstream of the heat exchanger, the first fluid condenser path and the second fluid condenser path to facilitate heat transfer from the working fluid to the wellhead fluid during operation.