My passion for innovation is reflected in my inventions, including the 29 patents listed below and the patent applications, not all of which are listed.
Energy Storage
Thermal Energy Storage
- U.S. Patent No. 9,816,490 Dispatchable Solar Hybrid Power Plant
- U.S. Patent No. 10,113,535 Dispatchable Combined Cycle Power Plant
- US. Patent No. 10,808,685 Dispatchable Combined Cycle Power Plant
- U.S. Patent No. 10,982,570 Dispatchable Storage Combined Cycle Power Plants
- U.S. Patent No. 11,359,521 Dispatchable Storage Combined Cycle Power Plants
- U.S. Patent No. 11,840,943 Flexible Integration of Stored Heat and Electric Resources (FISHER)
- U.S.Patent No. 12,129,773 START-UP AND CONTROL OF LIQUID SALT ENERGY STORAGE COMBINED CYCLE SYSTEMS
- U.S. Patent No. 12,221,903 HYDROGEN FUELED ELECTRIC POWER PLANT WITH THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE
- EP Patent No. 3371421 B1 Dispatchable Storage Combined Cycle
Cryogenic Energy Storage
- U.S. Patent No. 10,473,029 Liquid Air Power and Storage
- U.S. Patent No. 10,738,696 Liquid Air Power and Storage with Carbon Capture
- U.S. Patent No. 11,053,818 Cryogenic Combined Cycle Power Plant
- U.S. Patent No. 11,073,080 High Pressure Liquid Air Power and Storage
- U.S. Patent No. 11,221,177 Cryogenic Liquid Energy Storage
- U.S. Patent No. 11,421,560 Part Load Operation of Liquid Air Power and Storage System
- U.S. Patent No. 11,578,623 Cryogenic Combined Cycle
- U.S. Patent No. 11,674,439 High Pressure Liquid Air Power and Storage
- U.S. Patent No. 11,686,527 Cryogenic Liquid Energy Storage
- EP Patent No. 3090198 Liquid Air Power and Storage
- EP Patent No. 3365536 High Pressure Liquid Air Power and Storage
- EP Patent No. 3566013 Cryogenic Combined Cycle Power Plant
Concentrated Solar Power
- US Patent Application 13/381,356 SOLAR POWERED HEATING SYSTEM FOR WORKINGSOLAR POWERED HEATING SYSTEM FOR WORKING
- US Patent Application 13/505,245 DUAL FLUID CIRCUIT SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A VAPOROUS WORKING FLUID USING SOLAR ENERGY
- EU Patent Application WO/2011/044281 MULTI-TUBE SOLAR THERMAL RECEIVERMULTI-TUBE SOLAR THERMAL RECEIVER
- US Patent Application 12/780,783 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING STEAM USING SOLAR RADIATIONSYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING STEAM USING SOLAR RADIATION
- EU Patent Application WO/2011/068880 UTILIZING STEAM AND/OR HOT WATER GENERATED USING SOLAR ENERGYUTILIZING STEAM AND/OR HOT WATER GENERATED USING SOLAR ENERGY
Steam Injected Gas Turbines (Cheng Cycle)
- U.S. Patent No. 4,790,269Method and apparatus for improved start-up procedures in conventional steam power generators and dual fluid cheng cycle engines
- U.S. Patent No. 4,735,043 Method and apparatus for improved start-up procedures in conventional steam power generators and dual fluid Cheng cycle engines
- U.S. Patent No. 4,597,256 Method and apparatus for improved shutdown procedures in dual fluid Cheng cycle engines
Water Purification
- U.S. Patent No. 4,954151 Method and Means for Optimizing Batch Crystallization for Purifying Water
- U.S. Patent No. 5,113,664 Melt system for liquid purification by batch crystallizationMelt system for liquid purification by batch crystallization
- U.S. Patent No. 5213852 Melt system for liquid purification by batch crystallizationMelt system for liquid purification by batch crystallization
- U.S. Patent No. 5438843 Means for liquid purification by batch crystallizationMeans for liquid purification by batch crystallization
- U.S. Patent No. 5555747Control of crystal growth in water purification by directional freeze crystallization