Disclosed is detecting the position of an actuator element of an actuator arrangement, having at least one actuator element movable in two opposing directions by two adjustment elements. The adjustment elements electrically connected via only one two-wire connection to a control unit comprise electrically controllable shape memory alloy wires. A resistance measurement circuit formed in the control unit periodically records the resistance values of the two adjustment elements. At an energization time of a currently actuated adjustment element, the resistance value of the adjustment element and, in a subsequent pause in energization, the resistance value of another adjustment element is determined and stored. The differential value of the two resistance values is compared with pairs of values which are stored in a table and describe a correlation between the resistance differential value and a position of the adjustment element, to determine the position of the actuator element.

Systems and methods for generating and a controller for controlling generation of geothermal power in an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) operation in the vicinity of a wellhead during hydrocarbon production to thereby supply electrical power to one or more of in-field operational equipment, a grid power structure, and an energy storage device. In an embodiment, during hydrocarbon production, a temperature of a flow of wellhead fluid from the wellhead or working fluid may be determined. If the temperature is above a vaporous phase change threshold of the working fluid, heat exchanger valves may be opened to divert flow of wellhead fluid to heat exchangers to facilitate heat transfer from the flow of wellhead fluid to working fluid through the heat exchangers, thereby to cause the working fluid to change from a liquid to vapor, the vapor to cause a generator to generate electrical power via rotation of an expander.

A seesaw-type hydroelectric power generation device is provided, including an elongated container (10), a hydroelectric turbine module (20), a pivot structure (30) below the elongated container (10), and a jacking structure (40) placed on both sides of the pivot structure (30). The elongated container (10) includes a first compartment (13) and a second compartment (14), and a water flow passage (15) connecting them. The hydroelectric turbine module (20) includes an impeller (22) and a power generator (21), the impeller (22) disposed in the water flow passage (15). When force is applied to the elongated container (10), it tilts around the pivot structure (30). The working fluid (WF) flows reciprocally through the water flow passage (15), driving the impeller (22) to rotate and thus generating electricity.