US 12,473,839 B1
Modular electricity generator
Alexandre James Gordon, Lysaker (NO); Pierre Petit, Houston, TX (US); and Robert Large, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to OneSubsea IP UK Limited, London (GB)
Filed by OneSubsea IP UK Limited, London (GB)
Filed on Sep. 13, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/885,247.
Int. Cl. F01D 15/10 (2006.01); F01K 7/16 (2006.01); F01K 25/10 (2006.01)
CPC F01D 15/10 (2013.01) [F01K 7/16 (2013.01); F01K 25/106 (2013.01); F05D 2210/12 (2013.01); F05D 2220/62 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of producing electricity, the method comprising:
receiving heat from a production fluid with a source heat exchanger;
transferring the heat to a working fluid with the source heat exchanger;
expanding the working fluid in a turbine;
generating electricity with the turbine;
exhausting heat from the working fluid to an ambient liquid with a sink heat exchanger, wherein the sink heat exchanger is radially offset from the source heat exchanger, and insulation is positioned between the source heat exchanger and the sink heat exchanger; and
compressing the working fluid after the sink heat exchanger and before the source heat exchanger.