Unit for storing thermal energy
US10731926B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/14
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A unit for storing and releasing thermal energy including a plurality of blocks each having a body the lateral walls of which delimit a chamber suited to receiving storage and release elements of PCM type, to be placed in heat exchange relationship with a refrigerating or heat-transfer fluid circulating between the chambers via passages; and elements for the thermal management of the chambers arranged around said chambers and at least some of which include a thermally insulating material and others a PCM.
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