GEOTHERMAL HEAT HARVESTERS

Thermal energy is extracted from geological formations using a heat harvester. In some embodiments, the heat harvester is a once-through, closed loop, underground heat harvester created by directionally drilling through hot rock. The extracted thermal energy can be converted or transformed to other...

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Main Authors MONCARZ, PIOTR D, KOLBE, WALTER R, RYAN, KEANEN, CAPUANO, LOUIS
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 30.03.2017
Subjects
BLASTING
EARTH DRILLING
EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
HEATING
LIGHTING
MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR
MINING
OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER
SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS
WEAPONS
WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTORS
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Summary:Thermal energy is extracted from geological formations using a heat harvester. In some embodiments, the heat harvester is a once-through, closed loop, underground heat harvester created by directionally drilling through hot rock. The extracted thermal energy can be converted or transformed to other forms of energy. L'énergie thermique est extraite de formations géologiques au moyen d'un extracteur de chaleur. Dans certains modes de réalisation, l'extracteur de chaleur est un extracteur de chaleur à passage unique et à boucle fermée créé par forage directionnel à travers une roche chaude. L'énergie thermique extraite peut être convertie ou transformée en d'autres formes d'énergie.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20162999878