Patent ID: 7055326
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: F01K

Abstract:
1. A power system comprising: a vaporization subsystem, an energy extraction subsystem, and a Condensation-Thermal Compression Subsystem (CTCSS), a two cycle heating and separating subsystem, where: the vaporization subsystem is designed to fully heat a combined lean stream, which is then combined with a combined rich stream to form the single composition of a multi-component working fluid BWC stream which is then fully vaporized, the energy extraction subsystem is designed to convert a portion of thermal energy in the fully vaporized stream of a single composition of a multi-component working fluid BWC stream to useable energy in two stages with a portion of an intermediate spent stream being diverted to heat a lean and rich stream formed in the CTCSS in the heating and separating subsystem and to form second rich and lean stream, the CTCSS is designed to convert the spent BWC stream into a fully condensed lean stream and fully condensed rich stream using one or more external coolant streams, and the two cycle heating and separating subsystem is designed to support two interacting thermodynamically different working fluid cycles, a lean stream cycle and a rich stream cycle.