Superconducting System For Enhanced Natural Gas Production
First Claim
1. A natural gas processing facility, comprising:
- an electrical power source;
a primary processing unit for warming liquefied natural gas or chilling natural gas to a temperature of liquefaction;
a first refrigerant inlet line for delivering a heat exchange medium to the primary processing unit;
a natural gas inlet line for delivering natural gas to the primary processing unit;
a natural gas outlet line;
at least one superconducting electrical component which incorporates a superconducting material so as to improve electrical efficiency of the component by at least one percent over what would be experienced through the use of non-superconducting electrical components;
an incoming refrigerant line for delivering a refrigerant to the at least one superconducting electrical component for maintaining the at least one superconducting electrical component below a critical temperature; and
an outgoing refrigerant line for releasing the refrigerant from the at least one superconducting electrical component.
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Abstract
Provided is a natural gas processing facility for the liquefaction or regasification of natural gas. The facility includes a primary processing unit, e.g., refrigeration unit, for warming natural gas or chilling natural gas to at least a temperature of liquefaction. The facility also has superconducting electrical components integrated into the facility. The superconducting electrical components incorporate superconducting material so as to improve electrical efficiency of the facility by at least one percent over what would be experienced through the use of conventional electrical components. The superconducting electrical components may be one or more motors, one or more generators, one or more transfonners, switch gears, one or more electrical transmission conductors, variable speed drives, or combinations thereof.
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38 Claims
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1. A natural gas processing facility, comprising:
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an electrical power source; a primary processing unit for warming liquefied natural gas or chilling natural gas to a temperature of liquefaction; a first refrigerant inlet line for delivering a heat exchange medium to the primary processing unit; a natural gas inlet line for delivering natural gas to the primary processing unit; a natural gas outlet line; at least one superconducting electrical component which incorporates a superconducting material so as to improve electrical efficiency of the component by at least one percent over what would be experienced through the use of non-superconducting electrical components; an incoming refrigerant line for delivering a refrigerant to the at least one superconducting electrical component for maintaining the at least one superconducting electrical component below a critical temperature; and an outgoing refrigerant line for releasing the refrigerant from the at least one superconducting electrical component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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