CPC F24D 18/00 (2022.01) [H02N 10/00 (2013.01); F24D 2101/60 (2022.01); F24D 2103/17 (2022.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for combined heat and electric power generation, comprising:
at a heat reservoir, while a heat reservoir temperature of the heat reservoir is greater than a minimum temperature, heating a fluid;
providing the heated fluid to an external heat demand element;
while the heat reservoir temperature is less than a threshold temperature, activating an electric generator thermally coupled to the heat reservoir, wherein, while the electric generator is activated:
a heat source of the electric generator generates heat and provides the heat to a solid-state energy converter of the electric generator;
the solid-state energy converter generates an electric power output and provides the electric power output to a building-scale electrical system; and
the solid-state energy converter rejects waste heat to the heat reservoir; and
after activating the electric generator, while the heat reservoir temperature is greater than the threshold temperature, deactivating the electric generator.
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