Individual cogeneration plant and local network
First Claim
1. A cogeneration plant comprising:
- a compressor-alternator unit comprising a compressor and an alternator, said compressor-alternator unit being arranged to operate independently, by drawing compressed air supplied by one or more compression stages; and
a heating system arranged to heat compressed air from the compressor so as to increase the volume and/or temperature of the compressed air, and arranged to re-inject the compressed air into expansion chambers of master cylinders of said compressor, wherein;
said heating system comprises a heating unit for a house, said heating unit enabling operation of the compressor; and
said alternator supplies electric power to the house.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a cogeneration plant preferably using a compressor-alternator unit equipped with a thermal heater operating independently, by drawing compressed air supplied by one or several compression stages, which is then heated to increase its temperature and/or its pressure, then re-injected into the expansion chambers of the engine to produce the power stroke, wherein the home heating is used as device for heating the compressed air and usable in a local network where each house of a housing group (40, 40A,) is equipped with such units, interconnected (41) and controlled by a power management station (42) for the supply of electric power to each of the houses from one or more units capable of being activated successively and/or alternately depending on the overall requirements of the houses of the network.
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17 Claims
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1. A cogeneration plant comprising:
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a compressor-alternator unit comprising a compressor and an alternator, said compressor-alternator unit being arranged to operate independently, by drawing compressed air supplied by one or more compression stages; and a heating system arranged to heat compressed air from the compressor so as to increase the volume and/or temperature of the compressed air, and arranged to re-inject the compressed air into expansion chambers of master cylinders of said compressor, wherein; said heating system comprises a heating unit for a house, said heating unit enabling operation of the compressor; and said alternator supplies electric power to the house. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 9, 10)
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4. A local network comprising a power management station, a group of houses and cogeneration plants arranged such that each one of said cogeneration plants is dedicated to one of said houses, wherein:
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each one of said cogeneration plants comprises; a compressor-alternator unit comprising a compressor and an alternator, said compressor-alternator unit being arranged to operate independently, by drawing compressed air supplied by one or more compression stages; and a heating system arranged to heat compressed air from the compressor so as to increase the volume and/or temperature of the compressed air, and arranged to re-inject the compressed air into expansion chambers of master cylinders of said compressor, wherein; said heating system comprises a heating unit for an associated one of said houses, said heating unit enabling operation of the compressor; and said alternator supplies electric power to the associated one of said houses; each one of said cogeneration plants is linked to other ones of said cogeneration plants by an electrical conductor; and said power management station enables said cogeneration plants to be activated successively and/or alternately to supply electric power to said group of houses based on overall requirements of said group of houses. - View Dependent Claims (5, 11, 12)
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6. A local network comprising a power management station, a block of flats, and cogeneration plants arranged such that each one of said cogeneration plants is dedicated to one of said flats, wherein:
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each one of said cogeneration plants comprises; a compressor-alternator unit comprising a compressor and an alternator, said compressor-alternator unit being arranged to operate independently, by drawing compressed air supplied by one or more compression stages; and a heating system arranged to heat compressed air from the compressor so as to increase the volume and/or temperature of the compressed air, and arranged to re-inject the compressed air into expansion chambers of master cylinders of said compressor, wherein; said heating system comprises a heating unit for an associated one of said flats, said heating unit enabling operation of the compressor; and said alternator supplies electric power to the associated one of said flats; each one of said cogeneration plants is linked to other ones of said cogeneration plants by an electrical conductor; and said power management station enables said cogeneration plants to be activated successively and/or alternately to supply electric power to said block of flats based on overall requirements of said block of flats. - View Dependent Claims (13, 16)
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7. A local network comprising a power management station, a block of buildings containing a plurality of flats, and high-powered cogeneration plants arranged such that each one of said cogeneration plants is dedicated to one of said buildings, wherein:
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each one of said cogeneration plants comprises; a compressor-alternator unit comprising a compressor and an alternator, said compressor-alternator unit being arranged to operate independently, by drawing compressed air supplied by one or more compression stages; and a heating system arranged to heat compressed air from the compressor so as to increase the volume and/or temperature of die compressed air, and arranged to re-inject the compressed air into expansion chambers of master cylinders of said compressor, wherein; said heating system comprises a heating unit for an associated one of said buildings, said heating unit enabling operation of the compressor; and said alternator supplies electric power to the associated one of said buildings; each one of said cogeneration plants is linked to other ones of said cogeneration plants by an electrical conductor; and said power management station enables said cogeneration plants to be activated successively and/or alternately such that each of said cogeneration plants can supply electric power to one or more of said buildings based on overall requirements of said block of buildings. - View Dependent Claims (14, 17)
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8. A high-powered cogeneration plant adapted for installation in a building, said high-powered cogeneration plant comprising a group of low-powered cogeneration plants linked and interconnected to each other and managed by a power management station, wherein each one of said low-powered cogeneration plants comprises:
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a compressor-alternator unit comprising a compressor and an alternator, said compressor-alternator unit being arranged to operate independently, by drawing compressed air supplied by one or more compression stages; and a heating system arranged to heat compressed air from the compressor so as to increase the volume and/or temperature of the compressed air, and arranged to re-inject the compressed air into expansion chambers of master cylinders of said compressor, wherein; said heating system comprises a heating unit for the building, said heating unit enabling operation of the compressor; said alternator supplies electric power to the building; and each of said low-powered cogeneration plants are arranged to be activated successively, one after another, according to heating requirements of the building. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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