Cogeneration

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4510756
SERIAL NO

06439520

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A cogeneration plant for a site having an expected daily thermal load. In one embodiment, the plant includes a heat engine/electrical power generator set and a heat storage unit. The engine/generator set is sized to normally operate only during the peak rate period of the central electric service utility while rejecting a quantity of heat equal to the daily thermal load at the site. The storage unit is sized to contain a quantity of heat equal to the daily thermal load reduced by that portion of the daily load incurred during the peak rate period. In another embodiment, the cogeneration plant includes a fuel cell electrical power generator serving a local energy-integrated community. The fuel cell is sized to reject a quantity of heat to satisfy the collective average daily thermal load at the community site. Separate thermal storage sections are provided for high and low grade rejected heat.

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  • CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS SERVICE COMPANY, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hise, Ralph E Shaker Hts., OH 5 87
Swenson, Paul F Shaker Hts., OH 22 565

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