Patent ID: 8193659

Claim:
A power system for delivering a custom level of electrical power to an industrial or commercial facility, comprising an organic Rankine cycle including a turbine, a conduit containing an organic motive fluid, the conduit communicating with said turbine to supply motive fluid vapor to said turbine and also being arranged to receive heat from a source of geothermal heat for vaporizing the organic motive fluid, and a flow control component operatively connected to said conduit for limiting the flow of the motive fluid vapor therein, a local generator connected to the turbine, said local generator having a capacity at least greater than a maximum anticipated power level needed for the electrical needs of a local industrial or commercial facility, one or more control devices operatively connected to said local generator for regulating active and reactive power generated by said generator, a detector for sensing active voltage produced by said generator, a detector for sensing reactive voltage produced by said generator, and a controller in electrical communication with said one or more control devices and with said active and reactive voltage detectors, wherein said controller directs said one or more control devices to regulate said generator, and controls the flow control component according to active and reactive load conditions, to limit the flow of the motive fluid vapor to said turbine, such that the active power and reactive power generated by said generator are sufficient to satisfy active and reactive load conditions, respectively, of said local industrial or commercial facility.