MULTISTAGE HYDRAULIC GAS COMPRESSION/EXPANSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    1.
    发明公开
    MULTISTAGE HYDRAULIC GAS COMPRESSION/EXPANSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS 审中-公开
    的多级液压气体压缩/膨胀系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:EP2188521A4

    公开(公告)日:2014-08-20

    申请号:EP08807625

    申请日:2008-09-12

    摘要: Multistage hydraulic systems and methods for converting the potential energy of a pressurized gas, particularly air, into mechanical work when operating in motor, and for producing compressed gas from the mechanical work of the rotating shaft when rotating when operating in compressor mode, by performing a successive expansion/compression of the said gas. Each of the systems comprises: a multistage Compression-Expansion Unit made of several hydraulic Compression-Expansion Modules having different capacity and integrating a gas/liquid separating heat exchanger, designed to convert pressure power into a hydraulic power and vice-versa, by performing an essentially isothermal compression/expansion of the gas; a single stage or multistage, direct or indirect, external forced-air Heat Exchanger for maintaining the active liquid at ambient temperature; and a multi-circuit, multi-displacement Hydraulic Motor/Pump for converting hydraulic power into mechanical power and vice-versa.

    ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
    2.
    发明公开
    ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS 审中-公开
    ENERGIESPEICHERSYSTEME

    公开(公告)号:EP2158389A4

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-23

    申请号:EP07735816

    申请日:2007-05-09

    摘要: Different types of energy storage systems are described, in particular hydro-pneumatic storage systems. In one, energy is stored by compressing gas in a chamber (44,45,54,55) with a liquid piston and released by gas expansion. A spray head or grid at the top of the chamber (44,45,54,55) supplies liquid as a shower through the gas being compressed or expanding in the cylinder (11,12) to maintain an isothermal condition. In another, energy is stored from an array of solar cells connected to an array of supercapacitors forming an auxiliary storage, and a main energy storage device such as a hydro-pneumatic storage system, for supply to an AC or DC network. The efficiency is improved by connecting the solar cells via the array of supercapacitors to the AC or DC network. An immersed hydro-pneumatic storage device for off-shore/on-shore power generation systems comprises a cylinder that is immersed in a liquid mass, wherein energy is stored by compressing gas with a liquid piston and energy is released by gas expansion. The mass of liquid maintains an isothermal condition in the cylinder during compression and expansion.

    摘要翻译: 描述了不同类型的能量存储系统,特别是液压气动存储系统。 其中,通过用液体活塞将气体压缩在室(44,45,54,55)中并通过气体膨胀释放来储存能量。 在腔室顶部的喷头或格栅(44,45,54,55)通过在气缸(11,12)中被压缩或膨胀的气体作为淋浴提供液体以维持等温状态。 另一方面,能量从连接到形成辅助存储器的超级电容器阵列的太阳能电池阵列以及诸如液压气动存储系统的主要能量存储装置存储,以供应到AC或DC网络。 通过超级电容器阵列将太阳能电池连接到AC或DC网络来提高效率。 用于离岸/岸上发电系统的浸没式液压气动存储装置包括浸没在液体块中的气缸,其中通过用液体活塞压缩气体而储存能量,并且通过气体膨胀释放能量。 在压缩和膨胀期间,液体质量在气缸中保持等温条件。