CHEMICALLY HEATED HOT EMITTER GENERATOR SYSTEM

• US 20140277785A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Green Light Industries, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Green Light Industries, Inc.
• Inventors: Phillips, Thomas J., Zlotnicki, Joseph M.
• Granted Patent: US 10,197,277 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/286
• CPC Class Codes: F23C 9/00 Combustion apparatus characterised by arrangements for returning combustion products or flue gases to the combustion chamber fluidised bed combustion apparatus with means for recirculation of particles entrained from the bed F23C10/02; fluidised bed combustion apparatus with devices for removal and partial reintroduction of material from the bed F23C10/26
• CPC Class Codes: F23M 2900/13004 Energy recovery by thermo-photo-voltaic [TPV] elements arranged in the combustion plant
• CPC Class Codes: F23N 2900/05006 Controlling systems using neuronal networks
• CPC Class Codes: F23N 5/022 using electronic means F23N5/04 - F23N5/14 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F23N 5/203 using electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 10/30 Thermophotovoltaic systems photovoltaic cells specially adapted for conversion or sensing of infrared [IR] radiation H01L31/00; thermoelectric devices H10N10/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/50 Photovoltaic [PV] energy

Abstract

Method, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, article, and improvements thereto, with particular regard to chemically heated hot emitter electric generators, and support thereof. Illustratively, there can be a machine including: a first computer system including a digital computer operably associated with an input device, a memory, and an output device, the computer programmed to carry out operations including: receiving, as information input at said input device, input representing chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions; computing, from said input, output that can be used for, or to facilitate, operation of chemically heated hot emitter generators.

Claims

1. A machine configured to process chemically heated hot emitter generator data so as to produce output for operating at least one chemically heated hot emitter generator, the machine comprising:

memory storing executable instructions;

means for;

accessing the memory, and

executing the instructions, and

receiving digital data representing a chemically heated hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions, and

processing the digital data representing the chemically heated hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions;

wherein

said means is configured to use the data representing the chemically heated hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions, related to an intermediate indicator of detected chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions, in producing output which is associated with at least one other chemically heated hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions having conformity with, but not operationally integrated in a unit comprising, said hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions, to operate said at least one other chemically heated hot emitter generator; and

an output device for outputting the output.

2. The machine of claim 1, wherein said means comprises, for each said at least one other chemically heated hot emitter generator:

an analog detector arranged to produce intensity measurements which correspond to less than or equal to the full intensity of said emissions;

an analog-to-digital converter arranged to receive and then convert the detected intensity measurements from an analog form to a digital form; and

a digital computer arranged to the receive the digital, detected intensity measurements and configured to transform the digital, detected intensity measurements to produce therefrom an intermediate indicator of the chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions.

3. The machine of claim 2, wherein, for each said at least one other chemically heated hot emitter generator, said means comprises:

respective detectors arranged to take performance measurements of fuel consumption and at least two of temperature, exhaust oxygen content, exhaust hydrocarbon content, soot production, exhaust CO content, exhaust NOX content, fuel energy content, humidity, fan current, fan rotation speed, airflow, and spectrum of electromagnetic emissions; and

wherein

the digital computer is configured to transform the performance measurements of said fuel consumption and at least two to produce therefrom an indicator of detected operating conditions of the chemically heated hot emitter generator, and said means stores the indicator.

4. The machine of claim 3, further comprising an analog-to-digital converter arranged to receive and then convert, from an analog form to a digital form, at least one of the detected measurements of said fuel consumption and at least two.

5. The machine of claim 3, wherein, for each said at least one other chemically heated hot emitter generator, said means:

compares, by an algorithm, the indicator of the detected operating conditions of the corresponding chemically heated hot emitter generator to historical operating conditions of a chemically heated hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions; and

outputs an indication when the detected operating conditions are outside of a range of normal operating conditions according to said algorithm.

6. The machine of claim 5, wherein said means comprises a neural net implementing said algorithm.

7. The machine of claim 5, wherein said algorithm controls each said at least one other chemically heated hot emitter generator to either maximize a success realm or avoid failure.

8. The machine of claim 3, wherein said means further comprises:

compares, by an algorithm, the indicator of the detected operating conditions of each said at least one other chemically heated hot emitter generator to historical operating conditions of at least one other chemically heated hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions; and

outputs an indication when the detected operating conditions are outside of a range of normal operating conditions according to said algorithm.

9. The machine of claim 8, wherein said means comprises a neural net implementing said algorithm.

10. The machine of claim 8, wherein said algorithm controls each said at least one other chemically heated hot emitter generator to either maximize a success realm or avoid failure.

11. The machine of claim 3, wherein said means further comprises:

a control signal having encoded therein instructions that when executed by a digital computer causes an adjustment to at least one operating condition of the at least one other chemically heated hot emitter generator

12. The machine of claim 11, wherein the adjustment is carried out by implementing a change to an algorithm used in operating the at least one other chemically heated hot emitter generator.

13. The machine of claim 12, wherein the adjustment is carried out by said means first populating the algorithm by at least one of:

collecting historical operating data which define a range of normal operating conditions for each said at least one other chemically heated hot emitter generator;

collecting historical operating data which define a range of abnormal operating conditions for each said at least one other chemically heated hot emitter generator; and

collecting historical operating data which create or refine the algorithm so as to predict failure of each said at least one other chemically heated hot emitter generator.

14. The machine of claim 3, wherein said means further comprises:

a control signal having encoded therein instructions that when executed by a digital computer implement a change to an algorithm populated by an operational history for the at least one other chemically heated hot emitter generator, to produce output which predicts when maintenance will be required, indicates usage of said at least one other chemically heated hot emitter generator, or both.

15. The machine of claim 3, wherein said means further comprises:

a control signal having encoded therein instructions that when executed by a digital computer control a plurality of the at least one other chemically heated hot emitter generators to cooperatively meet a load or loads.

16. The machine of claim 1, wherein said means receives data comprising a quantity and processes such that the output includes a billing record for an amount of the chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions.

17. The machine of claim 2, wherein said means receives data comprising a quantity and processes such that the output includes a billing record for an amount of the chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions.

18. The machine of claim 1, wherein said means receives data comprising a quantity which is used in computing a financial term implemented in a billing record.

19. A machine configured to process chemically heated hot emitter generator data so as to produce output, the machine comprising:

an analog detector arranged to produce intensity measurements of electromagnetic emissions of a chemically heated hot emitter which are less than or equal to full intensity of said emissions;

an analog-to-digital converter arranged to receive and then convert the detected intensity measurements from an analog form to a digital form;

a digital computer arranged to the receive the digital, detected intensity measurements and configured to transform the digital, detected intensity measurements to produce therefrom an output intermediate indicator of the chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions; and

another digital computer which receives the output intermediate indicator of the chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions and processes the intermediate indicator and data into a billing record corresponding to an amount of the chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions; and

an output device which outputs the billing record.

20. The machine of claim 19, wherein the digital computer is configured to carry out the operations of:

receiving an indication of an electric power load demand;

computing, from said load demand, at least one operating parameter for the chemically heated hot emitter to change intensity of said emissions, such that electric power generated from said emissions meets at least some of the said demand; and

producing output comprising at least one control instruction to configure operation of the chemically heated hot emitter with said at least one operating parameter.

21. A machine configured to process chemically heated hot emitter generator data so as to produce output, the machine comprising:

a computing system including a digital computer comprising memory storing executable instructions which when executed, enable the machine to perform the operations of;

receiving digital data representing a chemically heated hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions and financial data which corresponds to the data representing the hot emitter generator, and then

processing, using said data, in producing a financial term associated with at least one of a plurality of chemically heated hot emitter generators having conformity with said chemically heated hot emitter generator, and then

producing, at an output device, output including the financial term associated with said at least one of a plurality of chemically heated hot emitter generators of electromagnetic emissions.

22. The machine of claim 21, wherein the computing system comprises:

an analog detector arranged to produce intensity measurements of chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions which are less than or equal to full intensity of said emissions;

an analog-to-digital converter arranged to receive and then convert the detected intensity measurements from an analog form to a digital form;

a digital computer arranged to the receive the digital, detected intensity measurements and configured to transform the digital, detected intensity measurements to produce therefrom an intermediate indicator of the chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions.

23. The machine of claim 22, wherein the digital computer is configured to carry out the operations of:

receiving an indication of an electric power load demand;

computing, from said load demand, at least one operating parameter for the chemically heated hot emitter to change intensity of said emissions, such that electric power generated from said emissions meets at least some of the said demand; and

producing output comprising at least one control instruction to configure operation of the chemically heated hot emitter with said at least one operating parameter.

24. The machine of claim 21, wherein the digital data representing the chemically heated hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions comprises a hot emitter generator efficiency indicator, a hot emitter generator generating capacity indicator, or both.

25. The machine of claim 21, wherein the financial data comprises a rate of return for leasing a chemically heated hot emitter generator, a rate of return for selling a chemically heated hot emitter generator, or both.

26. The machine of claim 24, wherein the financial data comprises a rate of return for leasing a chemically heated hot emitter generator, a rate of return for selling a chemically heated hot emitter generator, or both.

27. The machine of claim 21, wherein the financial term comprises a chemically heated hot emitter generator lease rate.

28. The machine of claim 24, wherein the financial term comprises a chemically heated hot emitter generator lease rate.

29. The machine of claim 25, wherein the financial term comprises a chemically heated hot emitter generator lease rate.

30. The machine of claim 26, wherein the financial term comprises a chemically heated hot emitter generator lease rate.

31. The machine of claim 21, wherein the financial term comprises a chemically heated hot emitter generator sale price.

32. The machine of claim 24, wherein the financial term comprises a chemically heated hot emitter generator sale price.

33. The machine of claim 25, wherein the financial term comprises a chemically heated hot emitter generator sale price.

34. The machine of claim 26, wherein the financial term comprises a chemically heated hot emitter generator sale price.

35. The machine of claim 21, wherein the financial term comprises a billing record based upon a chemically heated hot emitter generator lease rate.

36. The machine of claim 24, wherein the financial term comprises a billing record based upon a chemically heated hot emitter generator lease rate.

37. The machine of claim 25, wherein the financial term comprises a billing record based upon a chemically heated hot emitter generator lease rate.

38. The machine of claim 26, wherein the financial term comprises a billing record based upon a chemically heated hot emitter generator lease rate.

39. The machine of claim 21, wherein the financial term comprises a billing record based upon a chemically heated hot emitter generator sale price.

40. The machine of claim 24, wherein the financial term comprises a billing record based upon a chemically heated hot emitter generator sale price.

41. The machine of claim 25, wherein the financial term comprises a billing record based upon a chemically heated hot emitter generator sale price.

42. The machine of claim 26, wherein the financial term comprises a billing record based upon a chemically heated hot emitter generator sale price.

43. The machine of claim 21, wherein the digital data representing the chemically heated hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions comprises a chemically heated hot emitter generator usage record, the quantity includes a chemically heated hot emitter generator lease rate, and the output includes a billing record based upon the chemically heated hot emitter generator lease rate and the usage record.

44. The machine of claim 24, wherein the digital data representing the chemically heated hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions comprises a chemically heated hot emitter generator usage record, the quantity includes a chemically heated hot emitter generator lease rate, and the output includes a billing record based upon the chemically heated hot emitter generator lease rate and the usage record.

45. The machine of claim 25, wherein the digital data representing the chemically heated hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions comprises a chemically heated hot emitter generator usage record, the quantity includes a chemically heated hot emitter generator lease rate, and the output includes a billing record based upon the chemically heated hot emitter generator lease rate and the usage record.

46. The machine of claim 26, wherein the digital data representing the chemically heated hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions comprises a chemically heated hot emitter generator usage record, the quantity includes a chemically heated hot emitter generator lease rate, and the output includes a billing record based upon the chemically heated hot emitter generator lease rate and the usage record.

47. A machine configured to process chemically heated hot emitter generator data so as to produce output, the machine comprising:

a computing system comprising a first digital computer, arranged to

receive an intermediate indicator of chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions output by a second digital computer, the intermediate indicator being a transformation of digitalized, by an analog-to-digital converter, intensity measurements detected from electromagnetic emissions of a chemically heated hot emitter and which are less than or equal to full intensity of said emissions, and then

process the intermediate indicator so as to produce, at an output device, a billing record corresponding to an amount of the chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions.

48. The machine of claim 47, wherein the computing system is configured to carry out the operations of:

receiving an indication of an electric power load demand;

computing, from said load demand, at least one operating parameter for the chemically heated hot emitter to change intensity of said emissions, such that electric power generated from said emissions meets at least some of the said demand; and

producing output comprising at least one control instruction to configure operation of the chemically heated hot emitter with said at least one operating parameter.

49. A machine configured to process chemically heated hot emitter generator data so as to produce output, the machine comprising:

a receiving computer, operably associated with an input device and an output device, which receives an intermediate indicator of chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions from a sending computer, the sending computer operably associated with a second input device and a second output device, wherein;

the sending computer is configured to carry out operations including;

receiving, at the second input device, digital, detected intensity measurements from an analog-to-digital converter which converted intensity measurements from an analog detector of chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions which are less than or equal to full intensity of said emissions; and

then

transforming the detected intensity measurements in producing therefrom an intermediate indicator of the chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions; and

then

outputting, at the second output device, the intermediate indicator of the chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions; and

wherein

the receiving digital computer is configured to carry out other operations including;

receiving data comprising the intermediate indicator of the chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions that is output by the sending computer; and

processing, using the intermediate indicator of the chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions, so as to output a billing record corresponding to an amount of the chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions.

50. The machine of claim 49, wherein the receiving computer is further configured to:

communicate with at least one other sending computer, each said at least one other sending computer operably associated with a respective input device and a respective output device, and configured to carry out operations including;

receiving, at said respective input device, respective digital, detected intensity measurements from a respective analog-to-digital converter which converts respective detected intensity measurements from respective chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions which are less than or equal to full intensity of said emissions; and

then

transforming the respective detected intensity measurements to produce therefrom a respective intermediate indicator of the respective chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions; and

then

outputting the respective intermediate indicator of the chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions to the receiving computer, which then processes the respective intermediate indicator of the respective chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions so as to produce, at the output device of the first digital computer, a respective billing record corresponding to a respective amount of the respective chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions.

51. The machine of claim 49, wherein the sending computer is configured to carry out the operations of:

receiving an indication of an electric power load demand;

computing, from said load demand, at least one operating parameter for a chemically heated hot emitter to change intensity of said emissions, such that electric power generated from said emissions meets at least some of the said demand; and

producing output comprising at least one control instruction to configure operation of the chemically heated hot emitter with said at least one operating parameter.

52. The machine of claim 50, wherein each said sending computer is configured to carry out the operations of:

receiving an indication of an electric power load demand;

computing at least one operating parameter for a chemically heated hot emitter to change intensity of the emissions, such that electric power generated from said emissions meets at least some of the said demand; and

producing, output comprising at least one control instruction to configure the chemically heated hot emitter with said at least one operating parameter.

53. The machine of claim 52, wherein each said sending computer is configured to carry out the operations of:

sending a communication to at least one said sending computer, responsive to a detected indication of electrical power load demand exceeding electrical power being generated from the electromagnetic emissions of the chemically heated hot emitter associated with the sending computer that is sending the communication, said communication comprising an indication of unmet electrical power load demand; and

computing, by each said sending computer that receives the communication, from said unmet electrical load demand, at least one operating parameter for the chemically heated hot emitter associated therewith to change a corresponding intensity of emissions, such that electric power generated from said emissions of the chemically heated hot emitter associated therewith meets some or all of the unmet electrical load demand; and

producing, by each said sending computer that receives the communication, output comprising at least one control instruction to configure the associated respective chemically heated hot emitter with said at least one operating parameter;

wherein the electrical outputs of the generators generating electrical power from the respective emissions of the respective chemically heated hot emitters associated with said sending computers being connected to a common electrical grid.

54. A process of making a machine to digitally transform digital data in producing digital output, the process including:

programming a computer of a computer system, the computer system comprising an output device and networking hardware to connect the computer to a network, with program instructions, which when executed by the computer, enable the computer system to perform the operations of;

receiving digital data representing a chemically heated hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions, and

processing the digital data representing the chemically heated hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions, wherein the data representing the chemically heated hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions is related to an intermediate indicator of detected chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions, in producing output which is associated with at least one other chemically heated hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions having conformity with, but not operationally integrated in a unit comprising,

said hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions, to operate said at least one other chemically heated hot emitter generator, and

outputting the output at an output device.

55. A process of using a machine to digitally transform digital data in producing digital output, the process including:

operating a computer of a computer system, the computer system comprising an output device and networking hardware to connect the computer to a network, with program instructions, which when executed by the computer, enable the computer system to perform the operations of;

receiving digital data representing a chemically heated hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions, and

processing the digital data representing the chemically heated hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions, wherein the data representing the chemically heated hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions is related to an intermediate indicator of detected chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions, in producing output which is associated with at least one other chemically heated hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions having conformity with, but not operationally integrated in a unit comprising,

said hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions, to operate said at least one other chemically heated hot emitter generator, and

outputting the output at an output device.

56. Computer-readable, non-transitory media, tangibly embodying program instructions, which when executed, operate on an apparatus including a computer operably associated with an output device and with networking hardware to connect the computer to a network, will cause the apparatus to carry out the operations of:

receiving digital data representing a chemically heated hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions, and

processing the digital data representing the chemically heated hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions, wherein the data representing the chemically heated hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions is related to an intermediate indicator of detected chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions, in producing output which is associated with at least one other chemically heated hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions having conformity with, but not operationally integrated in a unit comprising,

said hot emitter generator of electromagnetic emissions, to operate said at least one other chemically heated hot emitter generator, and

outputting the output at an output device.