Storage and recovery of thermal energy using heat storage material being filled in a plurality of enclosures
US9726437B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/14
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A thermal energy storage and recovery device is provided including a container having a first fluid terminal for inserting heat transfer medium into the interior of the container and a second fluid terminal for extracting heat transfer medium from the interior of the container, a heat storage material for receiving thermal energy from the heat transfer medium when in a first operational mode and releasing thermal energy to the heat transfer medium when in a second operational mode, and a plurality of enclosures each filled at least partially with a part of the heat storage material. The enclosures are spatially arranged within the container so a flow of the heat transfer medium is guidable between the first and second fluid terminals and a direct thermal contact between the heat transfer medium and the enclosures is achievable as the heat transfer medium flows between the first and second fluid terminals.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.