Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for Ambient Temperature Thermal Adapter For Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Power Cycle

MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617092673 A) filed by Terrapower, LLC on July 30, 2026, for Ambient Temperature Thermal Adapter For Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Power Cycle.

Inventor includes Mcwhirter, Jon D..

The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.

Abstract: A refrigeration cycle is connected to a supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) power cycle by incorporating a CO2 condenser which is also the refrigeration cycle evaporator. The heat rejected by the carbon dioxide is absorbed by the refrigerant in the CO2 condenser. Work is done on the refrigerant to raise its temperature above the local ambient temperature. The heat absorbed...