Compact energy cycle construction utilizing some combination of a scroll type expander, pump, and compressor for operating according to a rankine, an organic rankine, heat pump, or combined organic rankine and heat pump cycle

Abstract

A compact energy cycle construction that operates as or in accordance with a Rankine, Organic Rankine, Heat Pump, or Combined Organic Rankine and Heat Pump Cycle, comprising a compact housing of a generally cylindrical form with some combination of a scroll type expander, pump, and compressor disposed therein to share a common shaft with a motor or generator and to form an integrated system, with the working fluid of the system circulating within the housing as a torus along the common shaft and toroidally within the housing as the system operates.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This patent application claims priority to the provisional patent application having Ser. No. 61 / 687,464, filed on Apr. 25, 2012, which claims priority as a continuation-in-part patent application to the patent application having Ser. No. 13 / 507,779, filed on Jul. 30, 2012, now Publication No. US 2013-0036762 A1, which claims priority to the provisional patent application having Ser. No. 61 / 574,771, filed Aug. 9, 2011, now expired.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention is directed to an energy cycle construction, several rotating components of which are integrated within a compact container housing to share a common shaft along which working fluid transits as the construction operates.[0003]The container housing is preferably of a generally cylindrical configuration with some combination of a scroll type expander, pump, and compressor disposed therein to form an integrated system, with the working fluid of the system circulatin...

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Benefits of technology

This patent is about a new design for a more efficient and reliable energy cycle system. The system includes rotary treatment devices that use a scroll type design and are integrated into a cylindrical container housing. The working fluid flows about a torus in the poloidal direction and the evaporation and condensing processes are affected while the fluid is in transit between the rotary devices. This system design can be used for power generation or heat pumping. The unique design of the system reduces the risk of refrigerant leakage, simplifies the energy cycle, increases system efficiency and decreases system complexity.

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