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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120125560 | Multi-Circuit Manifold and Method for a Geothermal Energy System A geothermal energy system including a heat pump. The system includes a first manifold and a second manifold and a plurality of pipes. Each manifold includes a housing having a first end and a second end. A single orifice is defined in the first end and a plurality of o... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120125561 | Modular Heat-Exchange Apparatus A heat exchanger module for thermally coupling a first fluid and second fluid is disclosed. The heat exchanger module comprises a plurality of heat exchangers, each of which is fluidically coupled to a common seawater inlet and a common seawater outlet. 05/24/2012 | |
| 20120125019 | SELF SUSTAINING ENERGY SYSTEM FOR A BUILDING A self sustaining energy system for a building is provided part of which is typically driven by geothermal energy. The energy system typically uses a ground source heat pump for heating and cooling the building airspace and an organic Rankine cycle drive for producing e... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120103559 | Air-Based Geothermal Cooling System Criteria For Telecom Utility Cabinet In one embodiment, a system includes a telecom utility cabinet and an air-based geothermal cooling system for the telecom utility cabinet. The air-based geothermal cooling system forms an air circulation loop that receives air from the telecom utility cabinet and return... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103560 | Air-Based Geothermal Cooling Maintenance System In one embodiment, a system includes a telecom utility cabinet and an air-based geothermal cooling system for the telecom utility cabinet. The system also includes a leak detector for the air-based geothermal cooling system. In another embodiment, a method includes dete... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103558 | Telecom Utility Cabinet Arranged For Air-Based Geothermal Cooling In one embodiment, the disclosure includes a telecom utility cabinet including a heat load chamber. The telecom utility cabinet also includes an air introducing duct configured to conduct air from the heat load chamber to a geothermal cooling system. The telecom utility... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103557 | Air-Based Geothermal Cooling System For A Telecom Utility Cabinet In one embodiment, the disclosure includes an air-based geothermal cooling system for a telecom utility cabinet. The air-based geothermal cooling system includes a plurality of heat exchange tubes configured to extend into an underground environment. The air-based geoth... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120080163 | SUBTERRANEAN CONTINUOUS LOOP HEAT EXCHANGER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND METHOD TO HEAT, COOL OR STORE ENERGY WITH SAME A subterranean continuous loop heat exchanger is disclosed having a borehole including an entrance at a first end and an exit at a second end and a conduit for a fluid. A direction of fluid flow relative to the borehole is unidirectional, and a major length of the boreh... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120043052 | Geothermal Energy Transfer System An energy transfer unit for a geothermal system includes an outer housing. A heat exchanger is located within the housing. An inlet pipe extends from the housing to the heat exchanger to convey heat transfer fluid to the heat exchanger and an outlet pipe extends from th... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120038174 | Storing Carbon Dioxide and Producing Methane and Geothermal Energy from Deep Saline Aquifers A novel idea involving the coupling of CO2 geological storage with methane and/or heat production (geothermal energy) from geopressured-geothermal aquifers is described herein. The production of energy from the extracted brine offsets the cost of capture, pre... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120037335 | UNDERGROUND HEAT EXCHANGER AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME A heat-transfer pipe (12) is formed so as to extend from a top portion of an outer pipe (11) and to be bent at a bottom portion of the outer pipe (11) to return to the top portion, and is arranged such that at least a portion thereof contacts an inn... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120031119 | ATMOSPHERIC LAPSE RATE COOLING SYSTEM A heat transfer fluid can be cooled using the atmospheric thermal lapse rate. The heat transfer fluid can be ascended to a predetermined altitude above ground level where a temperature of the atmosphere is less than a temperature at the ground level. The heat transfer f... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120018120 | GEOTHERMAL ENERGY EXTRACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD The present disclosure provides a system and process for extracting geothermal energy from a geologic formation. According to an embodiment of the method, coolant fluid is introduced into a first location, at a first height in the formation. The geologic coolant fluid i... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120012276 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING THERMAL ENERGY A thermal energy storage system includes a container positioned within a surrounding body of water and comprising a container wall. The wall has an interior surface exposed to and defining an internal volume of the container and has an exterior surface opposite the inte... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120006503 | VENTILATION SYSTEM FOR TUNNEL ENGINEERING The present invention discloses a ventilation system for tunnel engineering. The ventilation system is for use in a tunnel having at least one first shaft and at least one second shaft. The ventilation system includes a heat collecting device, a cooling device, and at l... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110308764 | AIR-COOLED CONDENSER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SETTING UP SUCH A CONDENSER PLANT An air-cooled condenser system (1) comprises a platform (2) carrying heat exchanger elements (4), steam distribution lines (6), and fans (5). The platform (2) is arranged on pillars (3), which previously are introduced in... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110272117 | Energy Chassis and Energy Exchange Device Systems, methods and devices for utilizing an energy chassis device designed to sense, collect, store and distribute energy from where it is available using devices that harvest or convert energy to locations requiring energy such as but not limited to HVAC (heating, ve... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110265972 | METHODS AND EQUIPMENT FOR GEOTHERMALLY EXCHANGING ENERGY As discussed herein, a first aspect of the present invention provides a round energy transfer component. The ground energy transfer component can include an outer tube having an upper end and a lower end. The outer tube can be constructed out of generally thermally cond... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110259547 | BUILDING STRUCTURES EMPLOYING COAXIAL-FLOW HEAT TRANSFER STRUCTURES FOR THERMAL REGULATION A thermally-regulated building structure including a foundation for supporting the thermally-regulated building structure on the surface of the Earth, and one or more coaxial-flow heat exchanging structures installed in the Earth, for facilitating the transfer of heat e... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110259321 | HEAT DRIVEN LIQUID SELF-CIRCULATING DEVICES AND THE SYSTEM EMPLOY SAME This application discloses a heat driven liquid self-circulating device, system and method, means the liquid system formed by said devices according to said method can be circulated automatically to transfer the heat without external pump power. In one aspect, a heat dr... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110247780 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM COOLER A cooling system includes a heat exchanger, a refrigerant reservoir and a pump. The pump is connected to the heat exchanger by a first line. A second line connects the heat exchanger to the reservoir. A third line connects the reservoir to the pump. The third line has a... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110247265 | GREEN BUILDING A green building is disclosed. The green building includes at least one plant growing area with plants, at least one lighting device and a heat pump. The lighting device radiates light onto the plant growing area. The heat pump receives environmental heat.... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110247354 | UNDERGROUND HEAT EXCHANGER AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME An outer pipe (11), which is buried under the ground, is provided, and a heat transfer pipe (12), in which heat exchange fluid flows, is inserted into the outer pipe (11). A heat medium (13) is sealed in the outer pipe (11). At least a... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110232858 | GEOTHERMAL WELL USING GRAPHITE AS SOLID CONDUCTOR A closed loop geothermal system and apparatus is provided comprising a piping system inside a main well to create a closed circulation of thermal fluid to a target temperature zone underground. The piping system may have an inner pipe is inserted inside an outer pipe/ca... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110224942 | GPS-tracking ground heat exchanger (GHE) performance test instrumentation network supporting a plurality of wireless portable GPS-based enthalpy-based GHE performance test instrumentation systems A mobile-wireless GPS-tracking ground heat exchanger (GHE) performance test instrumentation network supporting a plurality of wireless portable GPS-based enthalpy-based GHE performance test instrumentation systems, each being connectable to a ground heat exchanger (GHE)... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110220319 | LOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE REALIZATION OF HIGH HEAT-SOUND INSULATION BUILDING In a climate control system for buildings, a number of renewable energy sources (photovoltaic and/or eolic, geothermal and the like) are utilised to obtain a flux of constant temperature fluid to be circulated into radiating pipes placed in continuous spaces or gaps def... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110220320 | Method of and apparatus for interfacing geothermal equipment (GTE) in a building with a ground loop heat exchanging (GLHE) subsystem installed in the deep earth environment outside of the building A geothermal system including geothermal equipment (GTE) for transferring heat energy in a building. A ground loop heat exchanging (GLHE) subsystem is interfaced with the GTE, and a plate heat exchanger (PHE) for interfacing the GTE and the GLHE subsystem. The PHE estab... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110220321 | GEOTHERMAL TANK VAULT WITH TRANSITION FITTINGS A geothermal vault apparatus for use in a geothermal system includes a tank vault to enclose the one or more manifolds of the system. The tank vault includes a tank shell defining an interior volume (e.g., formed of fiber reinforced plastic material), an access opening ... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110209848 | Heat Transfer Refrigerant Transport Tubing Coatings and Insulation for a Direct Exchange Geothermal Heating/Cooling System and Tubing Spool Core Size A method and/or apparatus for at least one of: protecting the sub-surface metal refrigerant transport tubing of a DX heat pump system from corrosive sub-surface environments via a specially designed protective coating; efficiently insulating the sub-surface liquid refri... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110203765 | Multipipe conduit for geothermal heating and cooling systems The present invention relates to a conduit for use in a geothermal heating and cooling system wherein said conduit comprises 5 or more pipes, wherein further, said 5 or more pipes comprising said conduit are arranged to be contiguous, arranged to be separated by a spaci... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110203767 | Recycling thermal sources The invention is a thermal recycling system for converting lower quality thermal sources into higher quality thermal sources. In one embodiment, at least one photonic crystal radiator is combined with at least one substantially different radiator within a low loss therm... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110203766 | Twisted conduit for geothermal heating and cooling systems The present invention relates to a conduit for use in a geothermal heating and cooling system wherein said conduit comprises 2 or more pipes, wherein further, said 2 or more pipes comprising said conduit are twisted together.... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110203576 | Heat generator group with jet pump flow circuit control In the heat utilization installation (1) according to the invention several heat sources (2) are included which are provided each with a jet pump (16), (17), (18), (19). The heat sources (2) are connected to a heat carrie... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110197599 | Thermal Energy System And Method Of Operation A thermal energy system comprising a first thermal system, the first thermal system in use having a heating and/or cooling demand, a closed loop geothermal energy system comprising a plurality of borehole heat exchangers, each borehole heat exchanger containing a workin... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110198054 | GROUNDWATER WELL Disclosed is an installation for using geothermal energy, comprising a main pipe (20) in a borehole (10) of a well. The main pipe (20) has several through-holes (23) to the surroundings and is subdivided into a top and a bottom section by mea... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110200394 | METHOD OF INSTALLING GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMP SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR INSTALLATION An installation tool for installation of earth loops includes a cylindrical body with slots in its outer surface, for receiving of tubes of the earth loops, and a central passage extending therethrough from a grout fitting to a central opening at a leading end face of t... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110192566 | THERMAL STORAGE SYSTEM FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH A THERMAL CONDUCTIVE WALL STRUCTURE There is described a thermal storage system for transferring and storing heat in the ground, the thermal storage system comprising pumping means configured to circulate a working fluid, a heat exchanger, a supply output, a length of pipe, a return inlet and a thermally ... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110132571 | SYSTEMS RELATING TO GEOTHERMAL ENERGY AND THE OPERATION OF GAS TURBINE ENGINES A geothermal heat exchange system for use in a gas turbine power plant that includes an inlet plenum that directs a flow of air to a compressor that compresses a flow of air that is then mixed with a fuel and combusted in a combustor such that the resulting flow of hot ... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110126563 | ABSORPTION CHILLER AND SYSTEM INCORPORATING THE SAME A device, such as an absorption chiller sub-system, is provided. The absorption chiller sub-system can include an evaporator and an absorber. The evaporator can be configured to receive a liquid first working fluid and to produce first working fluid vapor. The absorber ... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110127004 | REGENERATIVE THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS FOR AN ADIABATIC COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM A system and method for a thermal energy storage system is disclosed, the thermal energy storage system comprising a plurality of pressure vessels arranged in close proximity to one another, each of the pressure vessels having a wall comprising an outer surface and an i... | 06/02/2011 |
