ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,559, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Flibe Energy Inc. (Huntsville, Ala.).
"sCO2 power conversion system" was invented by Kirk Frederick Sorensen (Huntsville, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power conversion system includes a closed first loop and a closed second loop. The first loop includes a first compressor, a first recuperator in parallel with an interloop heat exchanger, a first heater, a first turbine, and the first recuperator arranged in series. The first recuperator transfers enthalpy from an expanded portion of a first working fluid to a compressed portion of the first working fluid. The second loop includes a secon...