Steam generator and energy supply system using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9739504-B2
Application number	US-201013638176-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 3, 2010
Priority date	Mar 31, 2010
Publication date	Aug 22, 2017
Grant date	Aug 22, 2017

Abstract

The present invention provides a steam generator capable of greatly improving energy efficiency, and an energy supply system that uses the steam generator. The steam generator of the present invention includes a high-temperature chamber to which heat of 250° C. to 800° C. is supplied; a low-temperature chamber arranged adjacent to the high-temperature chamber and configured to produce low-temperature steam of 50° C. to 185° C. from water using the heat of the high-temperature chamber; and at least one thermoelectric element arranged between the high-temperature chamber and the low-temperature chamber.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An energy supply system comprising:
a steam generator including:
a high-temperature chamber formed of a passage,
a low-temperature chamber surrounding the high-temperature chamber,
at least one thermoelectric element arranged between the high-temperature chamber and the low-temperature chamber, the thermoelectric element generates power by a temperature difference between the high-temperature chamber and the low-temperature chamber,
a heat transfer medium in a liquid state at a temperature of 250° C. to 800° C. passes through the high temperature chamber and transmits heat to the low temperature chamber,
water provided in the low-temperature chamber, the water being heated by the heat transmitted to the low-temperature chamber from the heat transfer medium to produce a low temperature steam of 50° C. to 185° C.,
a steam duct being connected to the low-temperature chamber and for supplying the produced low temperature steam to the outside, and
a heat source supply device that supplies the heat transfer medium to the high-temperature chamber, the heat source supply device uses solar heat to heat the heat transfer medium.

2. The energy supply system according to claim 1 , wherein
the system is configured to circulate the heat transfer medium between the heat source supply device and the high-temperature chamber, and
the heat source supply device is capable of heating the heat transfer medium that is returned thereto from the high-temperature chamber.

3. The energy supply system according to claim 1 , further comprising a first heat exchanger to which the low-temperature steam is supplied and in which heat exchange is performed using the low-temperature steam.

4. The energy supply system according to claim 3 , wherein electricity generated by the thermoelectric element is supplied to the first heat exchanger.

5. The energy supply system according to claim 3 , wherein the first heat exchanger produces water from the low-temperature steam by heat exchange, and supplies the water to the low-temperature chamber of the steam generator.

6. The energy supply system according to claim 3 , wherein the first heat exchanger is a seawater desalination plant that desalinates seawater.

7. The energy supply system according to claim 6 , further comprising a reverse osmosis (RO) seawater desalination plant that desalinates seawater using a reverse osmosis method, wherein
electricity generated by the thermoelectric element is supplied to the seawater desalination plant and the reverse osmosis (RO) seawater desalination plant.

8. The energy supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the heat source supply device comprises:
a low-temperature tank that stores the heat transfer medium that passes through the high-temperature chamber of the steam generator,
a solar collecting means that supplies solar heat to the heat transfer medium supplied from the low-temperature tank, and
a high-temperature tank that stores the heat-transfer medium heated by the solar collecting means and that supplies such heat transfer medium to the high-temperature chamber of the steam generator.

9. The energy supply system according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a second heat exchanger G 1 that produces steam by heat exchange with the heat transfer medium supplied from the high-temperature tank,
a steam turbine driven by the steam produced by the second heat exchanger, and
a power generator driven by the steam turbine.

10. The energy supply system according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a first valve arranged on a supply pipe for supplying the heat transfer medium, the supply pipe connecting the low-temperature tank and the solar collecting means; and
a second valve arranged on a discharge pipe for discharging the heat transfer medium, the discharge pipe connecting the solar collecting means and the high-temperature tank, wherein
the first valve and the second valve are closed at night to prevent supply of the heat transfer medium to the solar collecting means, thereby supplying the heat transfer medium to the steam generator overnight.

Assignees

• Tamaura Yutaka
• Horita Yoshiharu
• Miyazaki Koji
• Hiraoka Kazutaka
• Kannari Toru
• Tokyo Inst Tech
• Kyushu Inst Technology
• Jgc Corp
• Sasakura Eng Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tamaura Yutaka
• Horita Yoshiharu
• Miyazaki Koji
• Hiraoka Kazutaka
• Kannari Toru

Classifications

• F01K25/10

  the vapours being cold, e.g. ammonia, carbon dioxide, ether · CPC title

• Y02E10/46

  Conversion of thermal power into mechanical power, e.g. Rankine, Stirling or solar thermal engines · CPC title

• F24S20/20 Primary

  Solar heat collectors for receiving concentrated solar energy, e.g. receivers for solar power plants · CPC title

• F22B1/006

  using solar heat · CPC title

• F24J2/07 Primary

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic