US Patent Issued to Energy Recovery on May 12 for "Geothermal power generation systems with pressure exchangers" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,681, issued on May 12, was assigned to Energy Recovery Inc. (San Leandro, Calif.).

"Geothermal power generation systems with pressure exchangers" was invented by Azam Mihir Thatte (Kensington, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a pressure exchanger (PX) configured to receive a first fluid via a first inlet and a second fluid via a second inlet. The PX is to exchange pressure between the first fluid and the second fluid and provide the first fluid at a first outlet and the second fluid at a second outlet. The system further includes a heat exchanger to exchange corresponding thermal energy between the first fluid a...