Direct-contact heat exchange thermal energy storage system
US12313346B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 15, 2024 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2044 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/14
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A thermal energy storage system having a thermal storage tank configured to hold a thermal storage media and a working fluid, an inlet in fluid communication with a liquid distributor disposed at the bottom of the thermal storage tank configured to introduce the working fluid into the thermal storage tank, a skimmer configured to direct the working fluid accumulated at the top of the thermal storage tank toward an outlet, a charging/discharging section fluidly connected to the thermal storage tank via the inlet and the outlet.
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