A portable and modular renewable energy microgeneration apparatus is disclosed that includes at least four modular units. The first modular unit includes a mixing tank and a chopper. The second modular unit includes a buffer tank, a liquor tank, and a pasteurization tank that pasteurizes waste that has been mixed with liquid from the liquor tank by the mixer, chopped into smaller sized components by the chopper, and pre-warmed by the buffer tank. The third modular unit includes a digestion tank that performs anaerobic digestion on pasteurized waste received from the pasteurization tank. And the fourth modular unit includes a gas storage tank that stores gas generated by the waste in at least one of the mixing tank, the chopper, the buffer tank, the liquor tank, the pasteurization tank, and the digestion tank. Each of the four modular units is both portable and modular.
C05F 17/20 - Emploi de microorganismes ou de substances, p.ex. d'enzymes, pour activer ou stimuler le traitement
C05F 17/50 - Procédés combinant au moins deux traitements différents biologiques ou biochimiques, p.ex. des traitements anaérobie et aérobie ou lombricompostage et traitement aérobie
C05G 3/40 - Mélanges d'un ou plusieurs engrais avec des additifs n'ayant pas une activité spécifique d'engrais pour influer sur la solubilité
C02F 9/00 - Traitement en plusieurs étapes de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout
C02F 1/44 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par dialyse, osmose ou osmose inverse
C02F 11/12 - Traitement des boues d'égout; Dispositifs à cet effet par déshydratation, séchage ou épaississement
C05F 9/00 - Engrais fabriqués à partir des ordures ménagères ou de ville
C02F 11/18 - Traitement des boues d'égout; Dispositifs à cet effet par conditionnement thermique
C12M 3/00 - Appareillage pour la culture de tissus, de cellules humaines, animales ou végétales, ou de virus
C12M 1/00 - Appareillage pour l'enzymologie ou la microbiologie
C12M 1/34 - Mesure ou test par des moyens de mesure ou de détection des conditions du milieu, p.ex. par des compteurs de colonies
C12M 1/107 - Appareillage pour l'enzymologie ou la microbiologie avec des moyens pour recueillir les gaz de fermentation, p.ex. le méthane
C05F 17/914 - Dispositifs portables ou transportables, p.ex. conteneurs ou camions de transport
C05F 17/964 - Appareillages à cet effet Éléments de structure, p.ex. planchers, couvercles ou portes
C05F 17/10 - Addition ou élimination de substances autres que l’eau ou l’air aux ou des matières pendant le traitement
C02F 11/125 - Traitement des boues d'égout; Dispositifs à cet effet par déshydratation, séchage ou épaississement par déshydratation mécanique à l’aide de filtres à vis
C02F 103/32 - Nature de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux ou boues d'égout à traiter provenant de l'industrie alimentaire, p.ex. eaux résiduaires de brasseries
2.
Salt management system for portable renewable energy microgeneration system
A renewable energy microgeneration apparatus is disclosed that includes a mixing tank that mixes waste with a liquid, a buffer tank that receives and pre-warms the mixed waste, a pasteurization tank that pasteurizes on the pre-warmed mixed waste, a digestion tank that performs anaerobic digestion on the pasteurized waste, a de-watering device that separates liquid digestate and removes salt from the liquid, sensors that measure salinity and biogas quality, and a controller. The controller causes the transfer of digestate from the digestion tank to the pasteurization tank to the dewatering device, causes the de-watering device to separate the liquid and remove the salt from the liquid, monitors the salinity of the liquid and the quality of biogas using the sensors, and causes the mixing of the liquid with the waste and adjusts the feed rate of the waste to reduce the salinity of the waste and increase methane production.
C02F 9/00 - Traitement en plusieurs étapes de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout
C02F 1/44 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par dialyse, osmose ou osmose inverse
C02F 11/12 - Traitement des boues d'égout; Dispositifs à cet effet par déshydratation, séchage ou épaississement
C05F 9/00 - Engrais fabriqués à partir des ordures ménagères ou de ville
C02F 11/18 - Traitement des boues d'égout; Dispositifs à cet effet par conditionnement thermique
C12M 3/00 - Appareillage pour la culture de tissus, de cellules humaines, animales ou végétales, ou de virus
C12M 1/00 - Appareillage pour l'enzymologie ou la microbiologie
C12M 1/34 - Mesure ou test par des moyens de mesure ou de détection des conditions du milieu, p.ex. par des compteurs de colonies
C12M 1/107 - Appareillage pour l'enzymologie ou la microbiologie avec des moyens pour recueillir les gaz de fermentation, p.ex. le méthane
C02F 11/125 - Traitement des boues d'égout; Dispositifs à cet effet par déshydratation, séchage ou épaississement par déshydratation mécanique à l’aide de filtres à vis
C02F 103/32 - Nature de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux ou boues d'égout à traiter provenant de l'industrie alimentaire, p.ex. eaux résiduaires de brasseries
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SALT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE RENEWABLE ENERGY MICROGENERATION SYSTEM
A renewable energy microgeneration apparatus is disclosed that includes a mixing tank (106) that mixes waste with a liquid, a buffer tank (108) that receives and pre-warms the mixed waste, a pasteurization tank (110) that pasteurizes on the pre-warmed mixed waste, a digestion tank (112) that performs anaerobic digestion on the pasteurized waste, a de-watering device (114) that separates liquid digestate and removes salt from the liquid, sensors that measure salinity and biogas quality, and a controller. The controller causes the de-watering device to separate the liquid and remove the salt from the liquid, monitors the salinity in the buffer tank (108) and in the digester (112) and the quality of biogas using the sensors, and causes the mixing of the desalinated liquid with the waste and adjusts the feed rate of the waste to reduce the salinity of the waste and increase methane production.
C02F 11/18 - Traitement des boues d'égout; Dispositifs à cet effet par conditionnement thermique
C02F 11/04 - Traitement anaérobie; Production du méthane par de tels procédés
C02F 1/44 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par dialyse, osmose ou osmose inverse
C02F 3/00 - Traitement biologique de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout
C12M 1/107 - Appareillage pour l'enzymologie ou la microbiologie avec des moyens pour recueillir les gaz de fermentation, p.ex. le méthane
C02F 11/125 - Traitement des boues d'égout; Dispositifs à cet effet par déshydratation, séchage ou épaississement par déshydratation mécanique à l’aide de filtres à vis
C02F 103/32 - Nature de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux ou boues d'égout à traiter provenant de l'industrie alimentaire, p.ex. eaux résiduaires de brasseries
C02F 103/08 - Eau de mer, p.ex. pour le dessalement
C12M 1/00 - Appareillage pour l'enzymologie ou la microbiologie
C05F 3/00 - Engrais fabriqués à partir des excréments humains ou animaux, y compris le fumier
A portable renewable energy microgeneration system is disclosed. The system comprises one or more holding tanks that are configured to perform anaerobic digestion on waste in a multi-phase process using bacteria and a controller configured to automatically control the multi-phase process and to re-use the bacteria. The controller re-uses the bacteria by removing at least a portion of the liquid from the waste after anaerobic digestion is performed on the waste and using the at least a portion of the liquid to wet other waste and repeat the multi-phase process.
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Energy generation systems, in particular renewable energy
generation systems; wind turbines; anaerobic digesters (term
considered too vague by the International Bureau - Rule
13.2.b) of the Common Regulations); machines and machine
tools; agricultural implements other than hand-operated. Installation, maintenance and repair of energy generation
systems, in particular renewable energy generation systems,
wind turbines, anaerobic digesters and machines and machine
tools. Design of energy generation systems, in particular renewable
energy generation systems, wind turbines, anaerobic
digesters and machines and machine tools; scientific and
technological services and research and design relating
thereto; industrial analysis and research services.
A portable renewable energy microgeneration system is disclosed. The system comprises one or more holding tanks that are configured to perform anaerobic digestion on waste in a multi-phase process using bacteria, an odor management system that is configured to remove odors from gas generated during anaerobic digestion, and a controller configured to automatically control the multi-phase process and to re-use the bacteria. The controller re-uses the bacteria by removing at least a portion of the liquid from the waste after anaerobic digestion is performed on the waste and using the at least a portion of the liquid to wet other waste and repeat the multi-phase process.
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
(1) Renewable energy generation systems, namely, anaerobic digesters used to convert waste into manure, biogas, methane gas, energy and fertilizer; renewable energy generation systems, namely, anaerobic digesters in the nature of a waste water purification apparatus for waste water treatment processing for the purpose of generating energy; wind turbines;
(2) Renewable energy generation systems, namely, anaerobic digesters in the nature of a waste water purification apparatus for the treatment and processing of waste water; (1) Installation, maintenance and repair of energy generation systems, in particular renewable energy generation systems, wind turbines, anaerobic digesters and solar energy panels and receivers;
(2) Design of energy generation systems, in particular renewable energy generation systems, wind turbines, anaerobic digesters and solar power energy generation systems; scientific and technological services and research and design relating to the energy generation field; industrial analysis and research services in the field of renewable energy generation systems and processes;
A portable renewable energy microgeneration system is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of first holding tanks that are configured to perform at least one of pasteurization and thermophilic anaerobic digestion on waste, a second holding tank that has a volume greater than each of the plurality of small holding tanks individually and that is configured to perform mesophilic anaerobic digestion on the waste after at least one of pasteurization and thermophilic anaerobic digestion is performed, and a controller configured to automatically control the flow of the waste between the plurality of small holding tanks and the second holding tank as required to facilitate mesophilic anaerobic digestion in the second holding tank. The plurality of first holding tanks and the second holding tank are configured to be transported to a site assembled and placed in fluid communication with each other at the site.
A renewable energy microgeneration system is disclosed. The system comprises one or more portable containers that include a plurality of small holding tanks that are configured to perform at least one of pasteurization and thermophilic anaerobic digestion on waste, a large holding tank that is configured to perform mesophilic anaerobic digestion on the waste after at least one of pasteurization and thermophilic anaerobic digestion is performed, and a de-watering unit that is configured to dry what remains of the waste after mesophilic anaerobic digestion is performed. The system further comprises a controller for automatically moving the waste between the plurality of small holding tanks, the large holding tank, and the de-watering unit as required to facilitate mesophilic anaerobic digestion in the large holding tank. Further, the portable containers are configured to be transported to a site and placed in fluid communication with each other at the site.
A renewable energy microgeneration system is disclosed. The system includes a portable processing container with a mixing tank, a macerating pump in fluid communication with the mixing tank, a plurality of small holding tanks in fluid communication with the mixing tank that are configured to perform at least one of a pasteurization thermophilic anaerobic digestion on the waste, a large holding tank in fluid communication with the plurality of small holding tanks that is configured to perform mesophilic anaerobic digestion on the waste after at least one of a pasteurization thermophilic anaerobic digestion is performed on the waste, and a de -watering unit in fluid communication with the large holding tank; a controller for automating the flow of the waste between the mixing tank, the plurality of small holding tanks, the large holding tank, and the de- watering unit; and a portable gas storage container comprising a gas storage tank that is configured to store biogas, wherein the portable processing container and the portable gas storage container are configured to be transported to a site and placed in fluid communication with each other so the gas storage tank can store biogas in the processing container at the site.
A renewable energy microgeneration system is disclosed. The system includes a portable processing container with a mixing tank for mixing waste with a liquid, a macerating pump in fluid communication with the mixing tank that is configured to macerate the waste into smaller pieces, a plurality of small holding tanks in fluid communication with the mixing tank that are configured to perform at least one of a pasteurization thermophilic anaerobic digestion on the waste, a large holding tank in fluid communication with the plurality of small holding tanks that is configured to perform mesophilic anaerobic digestion on the waste after at least one of a pasteurization thermophilic anaerobic digestion is performed on the waste, and a de-watering unit in fluid communication with the large holding tank that is configured to dry what remains of the waste after mesophilic anaerobic digestion is performed on the waste; a controller for automating the flow of the waste between the mixing tank, the plurality of small holding tanks, the large holding tank, and the de-watering unit such that a user does not need to complete any tasks for performing mesophilic anaerobic digestion after the waste is loaded into the mixing tank; and a portable gas storage container comprising a gas storage tank that is configured to store biogas generated by the mesophilic anaerobic digestion, wherein the portable processing container and the portable gas storage container are configured to be transported to a site and placed in fluid communication with each other so the gas storage tank can store biogas generated by mesophilic anaerobic digestion in the processing container at the site.
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Energy generation systems, in particular renewable energy generation systems; wind turbines; anaerobic digesters; machines and machine tools; agricultural implements other than hand-operated. Installation, maintenance and repair of energy generation systems, in particular renewable energy generation systems, wind turbines, anaerobic digesters and machines and machine tools. Design of energy generation systems, in particular renewable energy generation systems, wind turbines, anaerobic digesters and machines and machine tools; scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services.
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
renewable energy generation systems, namely, anaerobic digesters for use in generating energy that uses heat to break down animal waste into methane gas; renewable energy generation systems, namely, anaerobic digesters that use heat to convert organic waste into manure, biogas, heat energy and fertilizer; renewable energy generation systems, namely, anaerobic digesters in the nature of a waste water purification apparatus for waste water treatment processing; renewable energy generation systems, namely, solar powered apparatus and equipment used for generating energy obtained from alternative energy sources, namely, solar energy receivers and parabolic mirrors designed for the collection of solar energy installation, maintenance and repair of renewable energy generation systems design of renewable energy generation systems
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Energy generation systems, in particular renewable energy generation systems; wind turbines; anaerobic digesters; machines and machine tools; agricultural implements other than hand-operated. Installation, maintenance and repair of energy generation systems, in particular renewable energy generation systems, wind turbines, anaerobic digesters and machines and machine tools. Design of energy generation systems, in particular renewable energy generation systems, wind turbines, anaerobic digesters and machines and machine tools; scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services.
