| 摘要 |
A system (10) for the generation of electricity from geothermal energy relies on using endothermic reactions at the bottom of a well (12) to capture and store geothermal heat, and exothermic reactions at the top of the well (12) to release the heat stored within the products of the endothermic reactions. In one preferred embodiment, the endothermic reaction is the decomposition of water. To induce the endothermic reaction as well as to harvest and separate the resulting products, a catalytic device (22) is used where each type of product selectively diffuses into its individual conduit (24, 26). The endothermic products undergo the exothermic reaction in a combustion tubine (240), and the products of the exothermic reaction are immediately condensed in a condenser (242). In one preferred embodiment, the condenser (242) condenses steam into liquid water to be returned down the well (12), thus creating a closed system. |
