|
Information
for licensees |
|||||
|
|
|||||
|
Information for Prospective
Licensees |
Sunoba Renewable Energy Systems |
||||
|
|
|||||
|
PLEASE NOTE Statements made herein conform
to current knowledge of the evaporation engines
and their applications, but do not represent warranties. Prospective licensees should make an
independent evaluation of the technology.
Key parts of the technology described
below are the subject of patent applications.
Other aspects are held confidential.
If you wish to examine this information under Non-Disclosure
Agreement, please contact Sunoba Pty Ltd. A licence from Sunoba Pty Ltd is required
to manufacture multi-stage Expansion-Cycle Evaporation Turbines for
commercial use in any country that is a signatory to the Patent Cooperation
Treaty. A licence is also required to
manufacture any evaporation engine for commercial use in Australia. |
|||||
|
Booster for Open-Cycle Gas Turbines Case studies show that the
continuous-flow Expansion-Cycle Evaporation Turbine (ECET) offers a boost of
more than 20% to the power output of typical Open-Cycle Gas Turbines (OCGTs),
without any extra fuel consumption and at a specific capital cost expected to
be no greater than that for the upstream OCGT. Although bulky, the ECET will be
mechanically less complex than the upstream OCGT and just as quick to provide
power. Introductory details of the
ECET thermodynamic cycle and an illustrative economic analysis are provided on this web site. The economic analysis shows that the
OCGT+ECET combination has a clear advantage over a simple OCGT at all
Capacity Factors. Further, the
OCGT+ECET combination has an advantage over conventional Combined-Cycle Gas
Turbines at modest Capacity Factors. The technology is therefore
attractive for peak duty and some shoulder duty in the electricity grid. To help prospective licensees
with their evaluation, Sunoba Pty Ltd offers thermodynamic calculations and
economic analysis as a consulting service.
Details are given at the bottom of the ECET page. Passive solar thermal power generation The evaporation engine is also
applicable to generate power from heat energy collected passively under a
transparent insulated canopy. In this
application, temperatures will be much less than the exhaust temperature of OCGTs, and the preferred way to exploit the evaporation
power cycle is via a piston-in-cylinder mechanism. The heat collection canopy will
consist of glass sheets with simple modifications to control losses caused by
infrared radiation and convective heat transfer. The required piston-in-cylinder engine will
be large, lightly stressed and slow-revving. Non-confidential
details of the performance and cost of the passive solar evaporation engine
are provided on this web
site. Cost metrics compare favourably
with existing PV and Concentrated Solar Thermal technologies. Current research is focussed on thermal
storage so as to reduce the Levelised Electricity
Cost and provide despatchable solar power. |
|||||
|
|
|||||
|
|
© Sunoba Pty Ltd 12 May 2011 |
||||
