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

Claim 6:
7. A method for converting a vapor of volatile organic compounds into reusable energy, said method comprising the steps of:
separating liquids and particulates from said vapor of volatile organic compounds to create a purified vapor;
compressing said purified vapor to a pressure in the range of 50-75 PSIG to form a fully pressurized vapor;
storing said fully pressurized vapor in a gas storage system, wherein said gas storage system comprises three pressurized storage containers configured to operate interchangeably to provide a steady state of fully pressurized vapor to a generator,
wherein a first container is fully pressurized to 50-75 PSIG, a second container is under compression by a 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,

a natural gas supply is operable to enrich said purified vapor with natural gas to form a fuel mixture,
enriching said fully pressurized vapor with natural gas from said natural gas supply to form the fuel mixture comprising 30-45% natural gas; and
combusting said fuel mixture in said generator to create electricity.