Patent ID: 8820083

Claim:
A modular power infrastructure system comprising: a supercritical power module including: a first compressor structured to compress a supercritical fluid; a first recuperator structured to heat compressed supercritical fluid from the first compressor; a second compressor structured to compress heated supercritical fluid received from the first recuperator; a second recuperator structured to heat compressed supercritical fluid from the second compressor; an outlet path structured to provide heated compressed supercritical fluid from the second recuperator to a heat source; an inlet path structured to provide heated compressed supercritical fluid from the heat source; an expander coupled to receive heated compressed supercritical fluid from the heat source and structured to convert a drop in enthalpy of supercritical fluid to mechanical energy; and a cooler structured to cool expanded supercritical fluid from the first recuperator and provide cooled supercritical fluid to the first compressor.