Hybrid Supercritical Power Cycle with Decoupled High-side and Low-side Pressures
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1. An energy production system operable to increase energy efficiency of a combined supercritical carbon dioxide thermodynamic power generating cycle and a first carbon dioxide source comprising:
- a) the first carbon dioxide source operable to provide at least a partial source of carbon dioxide to the supercritical carbon dioxide thermodynamic power generating cycle that concurrently provides at least a part of the thermal energy which powers the supercritical carbon dioxide thermodynamic power generating cycle; and
b) a pressurizing device operable to increase the pressure of the first carbon dioxide source into the supercritical carbon dioxide thermodynamic power generating cycle.
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The present invention generally relates to power generation methods and secondary processes yielding a supply of carbon dioxide. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a supercritical carbon dioxide cycle power generator utilizing at least a portion of waste heat from the secondary process that also provides at least a portion of carbon dioxide within the supercritical carbon dioxide cycle.
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1. An energy production system operable to increase energy efficiency of a combined supercritical carbon dioxide thermodynamic power generating cycle and a first carbon dioxide source comprising:
- a) the first carbon dioxide source operable to provide at least a partial source of carbon dioxide to the supercritical carbon dioxide thermodynamic power generating cycle that concurrently provides at least a part of the thermal energy which powers the supercritical carbon dioxide thermodynamic power generating cycle; and
b) a pressurizing device operable to increase the pressure of the first carbon dioxide source into the supercritical carbon dioxide thermodynamic power generating cycle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
- a) the first carbon dioxide source operable to provide at least a partial source of carbon dioxide to the supercritical carbon dioxide thermodynamic power generating cycle that concurrently provides at least a part of the thermal energy which powers the supercritical carbon dioxide thermodynamic power generating cycle; and
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