Heat transfer medium, use thereof, and method for operating a solar thermal power plant

US9506671B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Peter Gröppel · Erlangen, DE
• Pascal Heilmann · Lauter, DE
• Matthias Übler · Ursensollen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 1, 2011
• Grant date: Nov 29, 2016
• Expiry date: Mar 7, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02P20/133
• WIPO field: Materials, metallurgy
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A heat transfer medium is used in solar thermal power plants. The heat transfer medium can reversibly absorb and release water. The heat transfer medium releases water during heating and releases heat during re-absorption of the water.