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Application US20200087591
Published 2020-03-19
Systems And Methods For Generating And Consuming Power From Natural Gas
Systems and methods are provided to mitigate flaring of natural gas. A natural gas processing system may process raw natural gas into a fuel gas stream that may be used to power any number of on-site power generation modules. In turn, the power generation modules may convert the fuel gas stream into an electrical output, which may be employed to power any number of distributed computing units housed within one or more mobile data centers. In certain embodiments, the distributed computing units may be adapted to mine cryptocurrency or perform other distributed computing tasks to generate revenue.
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- 1. A flare mitigation system comprising:
an electrical power generation system comprising:
a power generation module adapted to:
receive a fuel gas stream comprising a fuel gas associated with a heat value of at least about 1,000 Btu/scf; and
consume the fuel gas stream to generate a high-voltage electrical output associated with a first voltage; and
an electrical transformation module in electrical communication with the power generation module, the electrical transformation module adapted to:
receive the high-voltage electrical output generated by the power generation module; and
transform the high-voltage electrical output into a low-voltage electrical output associated with a second voltage that is lower than the first voltage; and
a distributed computing system powered by the electrical power generation system, the distributed computing system comprising:
a communications system comprising one or more data satellite antennas, the communications system adapted to provide a network; and
a first mobile data center comprising:
an enclosure defining an interior space;
a plurality of distributed computing units located within the interior space of the enclosure, each of the plurality of distributed computing units in communication with the network; and
a power system located at least partially within the interior space of the enclosure, the power system in electrical communication with the electrical transformation module and the plurality of distributed computing units such that the power system receives the low-voltage electrical output and powers each of the plurality of distributed computing units.
- 17. A flare mitigation system comprising:
an electrical power generation system comprising:
a first power generation module adapted to:
receive a first fuel gas stream comprising a fuel gas associated with a heat value of at least about 1,000 Btu/scf; and
consume the fuel gas stream to generate a first high-voltage electrical output associated with a first voltage;
a second power generation module adapted to:
receive a second fuel gas stream comprising the fuel gas; and
consume the second fuel gas stream to generate a second high-voltage electrical output associated with the first voltage;
a parallel panel in electrical communication with the first power generation module and the second power generation module, the parallel panel adapted to:
receive the first and second high-voltage electrical outputs; and
combine and synchronize the first and second high-voltage electrical outputs into a combined high-voltage electrical output; and
an electrical transformation module in electrical communication with the parallel panel, the electrical transformation module adapted to:
receive the combined high-voltage electrical output; and
transform the combined high-voltage electrical output into a low-voltage electrical output associated with a second voltage that is lower than the first voltage; and
a distributed computing system powered by the electrical power generation system, the distributed computing system comprising:
a communications system comprising one or more data satellite antennas, the communications system adapted to provide a network; and
a first mobile data center comprising:
an enclosure defining an interior space;
a plurality of distributed computing units located within the interior space of the enclosure, each of the plurality of distributed computing units in communication with the network; and
a power system located at least partially within the interior space of the enclosure, the power system in electrical communication with the electrical transformation module and the plurality of distributed computing units such that the power system receives the low-voltage electrical output and powers each of the plurality of distributed computing units.
