Gravity compressed air energy storage system
US11815071B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 2023 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/72
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The gravity compressed air energy storage system includes: a shaft, into which a pressure-bearing cylinder is movably inserted; a locking component arranged at a top of the pressure-bearing cylinder to support the pressure-bearing cylinder on a ground at a top of the shaft through the locking component in case that the pressure-bearing cylinder is at a lowest limit position; a primary gravity block arranged above the locking component; a spherical connection component arranged and spherically connected between the primary gravity block and the locking component; in which a plurality of guide components are arranged around the primary gravity block; and a plurality of guide rails arranged on the ground and at a peripheral side of the primary gravity block; in which the plurality of guide rails cooperate with the plurality of guide components.
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