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WO2011163039A3 - Thermal energy utilization system and process for operation of the same - Google Patents

Thermal energy utilization system and process for operation of the same Download PDF

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WO2011163039A3
WO2011163039A3 PCT/US2011/040606 US2011040606W WO2011163039A3 WO 2011163039 A3 WO2011163039 A3 WO 2011163039A3 US 2011040606 W US2011040606 W US 2011040606W WO 2011163039 A3 WO2011163039 A3 WO 2011163039A3
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thermal energy
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Daniel C. Sherman
Dean A. Warner
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Saint Gobain Ceramics and Plastics Inc
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G6/00—Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy
    • F03G6/003—Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy having a Rankine cycle
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G6/00—Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy
    • F03G6/071—Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy with energy storage devices
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
    • Y02E10/46—Conversion of thermal power into mechanical power, e.g. Rankine, Stirling or solar thermal engines

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Abstract

A thermal energy storage system including a thermal energy capturing apparatus connected to a thermal energy transfer component and a thermal energy utilization component is disclosed. The thermal energy transfer component includes a fluid accumulator connected in series to a thermal energy storage unit and a fluid buffer. A process for utilizing thermal energy is also disclosed.
PCT/US2011/040606 2010-06-22 2011-06-16 Thermal energy utilization system and process for operation of the same Ceased WO2011163039A2 (en)

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WO2011163039A3 true WO2011163039A3 (en) 2012-04-05

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Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US20040020206A1 (en) * 2001-05-07 2004-02-05 Sullivan Timothy J. Heat energy utilization system
KR20070009349A (en) * 2005-07-15 2007-01-18 위니아만도 주식회사 Cooling System Efficiency Improvement Structure in Kimchi Storage
WO2008108870A1 (en) * 2007-03-08 2008-09-12 Research Foundation Of The City University Of New York Solar power plant and method and/or system of storing energy in a concentrated solar power plant
US20100287933A1 (en) * 2009-05-18 2010-11-18 Niknafs Hassan S Thermal energy storage apparatus

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20040020206A1 (en) * 2001-05-07 2004-02-05 Sullivan Timothy J. Heat energy utilization system
KR20070009349A (en) * 2005-07-15 2007-01-18 위니아만도 주식회사 Cooling System Efficiency Improvement Structure in Kimchi Storage
WO2008108870A1 (en) * 2007-03-08 2008-09-12 Research Foundation Of The City University Of New York Solar power plant and method and/or system of storing energy in a concentrated solar power plant
US20100287933A1 (en) * 2009-05-18 2010-11-18 Niknafs Hassan S Thermal energy storage apparatus

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