Patent ID: 7781695
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: C01B,C10J,H01M,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A system for generating a net surplus of electrical power, such that more electrical power is produced than is consumed operating the system, comprising: (a) a plasma generator capable of a sustained production of an inductively coupled plasma (ICP), the plasma generator being adapted to couple to a source of electrical power; (b) a reactor configured to receive the ICP and a carbonaceous feedstock, the carbonaceous feedstock being reformed in the reactor into a fuel gas suitable for use as a fuel in an electrical generator, such that selection of an appropriate carbonaceous feed stock will enable a quantity of fuel gas to be generated that is sufficient to generate more electrical power than is consumed generating the ICP; (c) an electrical generator coupled in fluid communication with the reactor to receive the fuel gas produced in said reactor, said electrical generator using the fuel gas as fuel to generate the net surplus of electrical power; and (d) a controller, the controller determining a quantity of surplus electrical power required to accommodate an external variable load and manipulating the plasma generator and a flow rate of the carbonaceous feedstock into the reactor to ensure that a quantity of fuel gas produced in the reactor is just sufficient to enable the electrical generator to produce the quantity of surplus electrical power required.