Antora Energy Inc. Develops System for Optimizing Thermal Energy Generation from Multiple Energy Sources

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Antora Energy Inc. has developed a system for optimizing thermal energy generation from multiple energy sources, according to a patent filed by the company's inventors, Christian Fitch Briere and Jordan Kearns. The system uses a combination of combustion-powered and electric-powered thermal energy sources to generate thermal energy, with a controller configured to determine the most cost-effective energy source(s) to meet the demand of the thermal system at any given time.

Key Takeaways:

  • The system includes a thermal energy store, a thermal fluid distribution system, and a thermal energy source with a thermal fluid input and output.
  • The thermal energy source can be either a combustion-powered thermal energy source or an electric-powered thermal energy source.
  • The controller is configured to determine the cost of thermal energy based on a forecast of future energy prices and activate the thermal energy source to cause it to heat the thermal fluid and overproduce thermal energy for storage in the thermal energy store.
  • The system can also receive previously-heated thermal fluid from the thermal energy store and use sensors to provide information to the controller regarding thermal fluid input and output.
  • The controller can calculate an amount of returned thermal energy from the previously-heated fluid from the thermal energy store and increase the pressure of the thermal fluid based on the information received from the pressure sensor to increase the system storage capacity.

Statistics:

  • The patent number is 12359847, filed on September 28, 2023, and published online on July 15, 2025.
  • The system can determine the cost of thermal energy based on a forecast of future energy prices and activate the thermal energy source to cause it to heat the thermal fluid and overproduce thermal energy for storage in the thermal energy store.
  • The system can also receive previously-heated thermal fluid from the thermal energy store and use sensors to provide information to the controller regarding thermal fluid input and output.

Sources:

  • Briere, Christian Fitch. System for optimizing thermal energy generation from multiple energy sources. U.S. Patent Number 12359847, filed September 28, 2023, and published online on July 15, 2025.
  • Patent URL (for desktop use only): https://ppubs.uspto.gov/pubwebapp/external.html?q=(12359847)&db=USPAT&type=ids