HOW OUR ENGINE WORKS

 

EXPLANATION:

  • We utilize energy from heat sources as low as 54˚C/130˚F to as high as 93˚C/200˚F. Higher temperatures can be utilized via intermediate heat exchange.

  • This heat energy is transferred to water, which is then circulated into the heat engine, creating high-pressure energy as the heat is absorbed into a high-pressure refrigerant.

  • The high-pressure refrigerant is then introduced into the expander which turns the generator.

  • Cooling is introduced into the heat engine generally in water at temperatures of 5˚C/41˚F – 30˚C/56˚F.

HEAT SOURCES ARE ABUNDANT: 

  • Waste Heat from fuel generators, data centers, dairy methane farms, solar hot water, industrial processes, geothermal, etc…

COLD SOURCES: 

  • Chillers, cooling towers, reservoirs and waterways, wells and cool water loops in facilities, etc…

 
 
 
HSE 4000 40kW, gang-able unit

HSE 4000 40kW, gang-able unit

OUR TECHNOLOGY

Simply put, the HSE system is gang-able to Megawatts of electrical production. In order to learn about large gang-able or “racking systems” look at a compressor rack system in a grocery store. HSE has a standard 40kW design.

Because of our pressure cycle, we call the transformation of heat to power “the reverse compressor effect”, which utilizes very low boiling point high-pressure refrigerants.

Because of this reverse compressor affect, combining refrigeration is under development with this proprietary patented technology and is scheduled to be released early 2020 Q1.

Where can this ultra low temperature heat energy be found? Just about everywhere!

 
 
The flexibility of the setup is amazing. Very fast ramp up and shutdowns can be achieved yielding a great dynamic performance that can be advantageous in situations where solar and wind tend to unbalance the electricity grid.
— Dr. Kas Hemmes PhD Physicist, TU Delft
 

DEVELOPMENT

2009 – July 2013Prototype Development and testing. Four provisional patents filed.

2009 – July 2013

Prototype Development and testing. Four provisional patents filed.

August 2013 – November 2014Optimizing Heat Engine for validation by TU Delft, Nov 5th 2014 by Kas Hemmes, PhD Physicist. PCT patent filed.

August 2013 – November 2014

Optimizing Heat Engine for validation by TU Delft, Nov 5th 2014 by Kas Hemmes, PhD Physicist. PCT patent filed.

May 2015Successful test pre-production model. New Multi-Generation patent filed

May 2015

Successful test pre-production model. New Multi-Generation patent filed