This uniquely improved device relates to a “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems” for use in many ways as described below. Particularly this new “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems” is related to significantly improved component, materials and methods to improve the overall synergy between a pyrolysis thermal combustion system providing fuel and electricity cogeneration system using the fuel to make electrical power and return heat back to the pyrolysis system.
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The problem solved involves one related to a long felt need in both the electricity generation and waste treatment industries. Science and engineering leaders for the last two (2) centuries have attempted to provide a waste treatment technology that eliminates waste by converting all or part of it to a re-useable energy form with minimal byproducts. Likewise, efforts to find new and cleaner energy resources for conversion to electricity have been sought. Some of each of these endeavors—waste treatment and electricity generation have overlapped development and needs and have provided a potential synergy in using waste products being treated to provide fuel to produce electricity. As far as known, there are no other improved or enhanced pyrolytic and electrical cogeneration systems devices at the present time which fully provide the advantages and objectives of the “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems”. It is believed that this combination of systems is made with improved configuration of physical connections, of a durable design, with a better assembly, and with better material selections as compared to other waste treatment systems and power systems for stationary generation of electricity and production of hot water.
The historical technology focused on devices that only helped with fairly expensive and complex designs. Hitherto there are no economical means used for the transfer of waste energy into electricity. A method was issued as U.S. Pat. No. 3,993,458 (1976) to Antal, Jr. The method called a method for producing synthetic fuels from solid waste had overall features and combinations that are very complex. It also showed no feedback from the electricity generator system as the instant application provides.
Another device called conversion of organic waste material showed an apparatus and method which was issued as U.S. Pat. No. 4,098,649 (1978) to Redker. The overall features and combinations of the device show an apparatus and the method of converting organic material such as that separated from municipal and industrial waste into useful products by using a form of an extruder in a continuous destructive distillation process and in which the material being processes is compressed in the extruder in the absence of air and is heated to carefully controlled temperatures in separate zones to extract different products from each of the zones. It is very complex and associated with a series of multiple stages and auxiliary devices rather than simple devices as part of the transformation means. The device differs greatly from Pahl's invention in that is uses a complex system as opposed to a simple use of the produced gas and the return of the heated water.
Another device by Manikowski, Jr. et al is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 5,899,175 (1999). This device is a Hybrid electric-combustion power plant. It fails to anticipate the present device and the compact/non-complex configuration and the distinct feedback of the hotwater to support the overall system.
A Process and device for pyrolysis of feedstock in U.S. Pat. No. 6,048,374 (2000) was issued to Green. Here the prior art teaches unique and advantageous systems for gasifying and/or liquefying biomass. The systems of the subject invention utilize a unique design whereby heat from a combustion chamber is used to directly gasify or liquefy biomass. In a preferred embodiment, the biomass is moved through a reactor tube in which all the gasification and/or liquefaction takes place. Preferably, char exits the biomass reactor tube and enters the combustion chamber where the char serves as fuel for combustion. The combustion chamber partially surrounds the reactor tube and is in direct thermal contact with the reactor tube such that heat from the combustion chamber passes through the reactor wall and directly heats the biomass within the reactor tube. No simplistic system with hot water feedback is anticipated or demonstrated by Green.
A more recent process involved a U.S. Pat. No. 6,209,494 (2001) issued to Manikowski, Jr. that teaches a hybrid fuel-cell electric-combustion power system using complete pyrolysis. Here the invention shows a complex procedure for producing mechanical power and a hybrid power generation unit for practicing such a process. In particular, the procedure uses a thermal or catalytic cracker to crack or to pyrolyze (partially or completely) a liquid or gaseous petroleum fuel to produce a primary gaseous stream primarily containing hydrogen (and likely methane or other short-chain hydrocarbons). The hydrogen may be used in a fuel cell to produce electricity, which electricity is used in a linear or rotary electric motor. The concept and process is very complex viewed from the Pahl's application.
Finally, an in situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation to produce oxygen containing formation fluids is taught by U.S. Pat. No. 6,966,372 (2005) issued to Wellington, et al. This process taught a hydrocarbon containing formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. A mixture of hydrocarbons, H.sub.2, and/or other formation fluids may be produced from the formation. Heat may be applied to the formation to raise a temperature of a portion of the formation to a pyrolysis temperature. The mixture produced from the formation may contain condensable hydrocarbons, with some of the hydrocarbons being oxygen containing hydrocarbons. The system shown is extremely complex as compared to the Pahl's application.
The uniqueness as to other prior art should be evident to one skilled in the art of electrical power generation and hot water using waste energy from a pyrolytic conversion systems. The combination is new and unique and not anticipated or obvious in view of other waste and cogeneration systems. The details of the combination of devices and systems were described above.
A “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems” has been developed for use with Stationary Power Generation Systems. Particularly this new “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems” is related to a series of improved components, new combinations and a symbiotic and synergistic combination of essentially two systems—a pyrolytic combustion system and a cogeneration electrical power generator. The pyrolytic combustion system uses and treats various waste materials, uses electricity and uses heat. It in turn produces various resultant products including oil, char, ash, combusted gases, and pyrogas or syngas. The cogeneration electrical power generator is an electrical power generation system that use syngas, natural gas, gasoline or some other fuel and produces useable electricity, hot combusted gas, and hot water. The synergy is a resultant of the pyrolytic combustion system needing a heat source and electricity from the co-generator and the co-generator needing syngas from the pyrolytic combustion system. Hence a cooperative combination of systems result.
The preferred embodiment of a “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems” is comprised essentially of:
a). at least one pyrolytic combustion systems with a feed stock and a means to convey and pre-treat the feedstock to the pyrolytic combustion system and in which the pyrolytic combustion system produces a syngas;
b). at least one co-generators that produce hot water and electrical power in which the co-generator systems, with a high temperature exhaust gas, may be powered from an energy source syngas;
c). a means to transfer the resultant syngas from the pyrolytic combustion system to the co-generator;
d). a means to transfer electricity from the co-generator to the pyrolytic combustion system;
e) a means to transfer generated electricity from the co-generator to an end user;
f) a means to transfer hot water from the co-generator to an end use device; and
g) a means to transfer the high temperature exhaust gas to the pyrolizer for a use wherein feedstock is fed into the pyrolytic combustion system and electricity is produced to the end user by the cogeneration electrical power generator which has hot water and high temperature exhaust gas as a by product.
There are several objects and advantages of the “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems”. The following TABLE A summarizes various advantages and objects of the “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems”. This list is exemplary and not limiting to the many advantages offered by this new combination of systems.
Other advantages and additional features of the present “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems” will be more apparent from the accompanying drawings and from the full description of the device. For one skilled in the art of devices and improvements for electrical power generation and hot water using waste energy from a pyrolytic conversion system, it is readily understood that the features shown in the examples with this combination system are readily adapted for improvement to other types of waste treatment and power conversion systems.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate a preferred embodiment for the “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems”. The drawings together with the summary description given above and a detailed description given below serve to explain the principles of the “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems”. It is understood, however, that the device is not limited to only the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown.
FIG. depicts the drawing of the “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems” with various components noted.
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The present device is a “Special waste treatment and electrical generation combination of system” 31 called Pyrogen. A “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems” has been developed for use with Stationary Power Generation Systems. Particularly this new “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems” is related to a series of improved components, new combinations and a symbiotic and synergistic combination of essentially two systems—a pyrolytic combustion system and a cogeneration electrical power generator. The pyrolytic combustion system uses and treats various waste materials, uses electricity and uses heat. It in turn produces various resultant products including oil, char, ash, combusted gases, and pyrogas or syngas. The cogeneration electrical power generator is an electrical power generation system that use syngas, natural gas, gasoline or some other fuel and produces useable electricity, hot combusted gas, and hot water. The synergy is a resultant of the pyrolytic combustion system needing a heat source and electricity from the co-generator and the co-generator needing syngas from the pyrolytic combustion system. Hence a cooperative combination of systems result.
The preferred embodiment of a “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems” is comprised essentially of:
A Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems 31 for treating waste and cogenerating electricity comprised of
a). at least one pyrolytic combustion systems with a feed stock and a means to convey and pretreat the feedstock to the pyrolytic combustion system and in which the pyrolytic combustion system produces a syngas;
b). at least one co-generators that produce hot water and electrical power in which the co-generator systems, with a high temperature exhaust gas, may be powered from an energy source syngas;
c). a means to transfer the resultant syngas from the pyrolytic combustion system to the co-generator;
d). a means to transfer electricity from the co-generator to the pyrolytic combustion system;
e) a means to transfer generated electricity from the co-generator to an end user;
f) a means to transfer hot water from the co-generator to an end use device; and
g) a means to transfer the high temperature exhaust gas to the pyrolizer for a use wherein feedstock is fed into the pyrolytic combustion system and electricity is produced to the end user by the cogeneration electrical power generator which has hot water and high temperature exhaust gas as a by product.
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The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate a “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems” 31 that is preferred. The drawings together with the summary description given above and a detailed description given below of the drawings and illustrations serve to explain the principles of the “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems” 31. It is understood, however, that the “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems” device 31 is not limited to only the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown.
The two systems essentially make-up the “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems” 31.
Along with the typical genset unit 81 is a table of specifications 96 for the electrical power generation and hot water using waste energy from a pyrolytic conversion system 80. These specifications 96 include for example and not limitation wastes such as shown in Table C:
All of the details mentioned here are exemplary and not limiting. Other specific components specific to describing a “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems” 31 may be added. For one skilled in the art of devices and improvements for electrical power generation and hot water using waste energy from a pyrolytic conversion system, it is readily understood that the features shown in the examples with this mechanism are readily adapted for improvement to other types of waste treatment and cogeneration systems.
The “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems” 31 has been described in the above embodiment. The manner of how the device operates is described below. One skilled in the art and field of electrical power generation and hot water using waste energy from a pyrolytic conversion system will note that the description above and the operation described here must be taken together to fully illustrate the concept of the “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems” 31.
As described above, the “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems” 31 is comprised of one or more pyrolytic combustion systems with a feed stock and a means to convey and pre-treat the feedstock to the pyrolytic combustion system and in which the pyrolytic combustion system produces a syngas; one or more co-generators that produce hot water and electrical power in which the co-generator systems which may be powered from a syngas; a means to transfer the resultant syngas or pyrogas from the pyrolytic combustion system to the cogeneration hot water and electrical power generator; a means to transfer hot water and electricity from the cogeneration hot water and electrical power generator to the pyrolytic combustion system; and a means to transfer generated electricity from the co-generator to an end user wherein feedstock is fed into the pyrolytic combustion system and electricity is produced to the end user by the cogeneration electrical power generator.
This system has various feed stocks 60 introduced to the system 31. These feed stocks 60 include for example and not limitation wastes such as shown in Table D:
Example of the various locations to be considered for using the “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems” 31 is offered as an example and not limitation. Theses are shown in Table E.
The operation of the preferred embodiment of the “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems” 31 is not easily comprehended. However, the uniqueness as to other prior art should be evident to one skilled in the art of electrical power generation and hot water using waste energy from a pyrolytic conversion systems. The combination is new and unique and not anticipated or obvious in view of other waste and cogeneration systems. The details of the combination of devices and systems were described above.
With this description it is to be understood that the “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of system” 31 is not to be limited to only the disclosed embodiment. The features of the “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems” 31 are intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the description.
This application claims the benefit of Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/175,389 filed May 4, 2009 by Terry J. Pahls and entitled “Special Pyrogen waste treatment and electrical generation combination of systems”.
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61175389 | May 2009 | US |