Power plants – Motive fluid energized by externally applied heat – Process of power production or system operation
Reexamination Certificate
2004-11-15
2009-02-10
Nguyen, Hoang M (Department: 3748)
Power plants
Motive fluid energized by externally applied heat
Process of power production or system operation
C060S670000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07487641
ABSTRACT:
In accordance with the present invention, an integrated micro steam turbine power plant on-a-chip has been provided. The integrated micro steam turbine power plant on-a-chip of the present invention comprises a miniature electric power generation system fabricated using silicon microfabrication technology and lithographic patterning. The present invention converts heat to electricity by implementing a thermodynamic power cycle on a chip. The steam turbine power plant on-a-chip generally comprises a turbine, a pump, an electric generator, an evaporator, and a condenser. The turbine is formed by a rotatable, disk-shaped rotor having a plurality of rotor blades disposed thereon and a plurality of stator blades. The plurality of stator blades are interdigitated with the plurality of rotor blades to form the turbine. The generator is driven by the turbine and converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
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Frechette Luc
Lee Changgu
Muller Norbert
Nguyen Hoang M
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
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