Method of using and storing energy from the environment
US4484617A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 1981 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/14
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of using and storing energy from the environment using a storage medium, especially silica gel or zeolite, which works by means of chemical reactions or sorptions, in which during charging with energy exergy is accumulated to a high density in this storage medium via an inert gaseous carrier medium for the exergy, and during discharging the stored exergy is extracted from the store, as required, also by means of an inert gaseous carrier medium for conversion into heat or cold of the desired level. The method of the present invention is carried out in such a way that: PA0 (a) on charging with energy the exergy of smaller imbalances of the environment is accumulated and/or PA0 (b) on discharging energy the residual exergy contained in the emerging gaseous inert carrier medium is used for charging a further storage medium, in which no or only a little exergy is accumulated.
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