公开(公告)号：US11828495B1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-28

申请号：US18106863

申请日：2023-02-07

申请人： Steven Robert Pripps

发明人： Steven Robert Pripps

IPC分类号： F24S30/45 ,  F02G1/00 ,  F03G6/00 ,  F24S23/71 ,  F24S60/00 ,  F24S23/79 ,  F03G6/06 ,  F24S20/25

CPC分类号： F24S30/45 ,  F02G1/00 ,  F03G6/0055 ,  F03G6/068 ,  F03G6/071 ,  F24S20/25 ,  F24S23/71 ,  F24S23/79 ,  F24S60/00 ,  F02G2254/30 ,  Y02E10/46

摘要： The present disclosure solves the problem of solar energy capture and storage for solar power generating devices. This power system does not rely on batteries to accomplish energy generation during nighttime operating hours or during cloudy days. Solar energy is collected in a chamber equipped with opposing parabolic mirrors and a gaseous medium. The solar energy collector traps the majority of incoming sunlight and, through the processes of thermal radiation, heat conduction, and heat convection, converts said sunlight into useable heat energy. The heated gaseous medium is pumped to a Stirling engine for the purpose of conversion to mechanical power.

公开(公告)号：US20230358215A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-09

申请号：US18246114

申请日：2021-09-21

申请人： EQUILIBRIUM ENERGY PTY LTD

发明人： Thomas PAPADOPOULOS

IPC分类号： F03G6/00 ,  F24S60/30 ,  F03G6/02 ,  F24S10/70 ,  F03G7/06

CPC分类号： F03G6/02 ,  F03G6/071 ,  F03G7/06112 ,  F24S10/70 ,  F24S60/30

摘要： A solar power system, a solar power method and a solar thermal hydraulic motor is provided that is simple and cost-effective, that is able to function at low temperatures and low temperature differentials. The solar power system comprises: a plurality of pressure vessels configured to receive working fluid; a solar collector, configured to heat the working fluid in at least one of the pressure vessels to thereby cause the working fluid to expand in the pressure vessel without changing phase; and a mechanical work element, configured to perform work from expansion of the working fluid in the pressure vessels. At least some of the plurality of pressure vessels are selectively couplable to each other to enable transfer residual energy from one pressure vessel after it has been used to perform work to another pressure vessel to assist in performing work.

公开(公告)号：US20230313710A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US18204922

申请日：2023-06-01

申请人： Rondo Energy, Inc.

发明人： John Setel O'DONNELL ,  Yusef Desjardins FERHANI

IPC分类号： F01K3/02 ,  H02M1/00 ,  F01K3/08 ,  F01K3/18 ,  F01K15/00 ,  F28D20/00 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04029 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  B63H11/00 ,  F03G6/00 ,  F01K13/02 ,  F22B29/06 ,  F22B35/10 ,  H02J1/10 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02J3/04

CPC分类号： F01K3/02 ,  H02M1/007 ,  F01K3/08 ,  F01K3/186 ,  F01K15/00 ,  F28D20/00 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04029 ,  H01M8/04037 ,  H01M8/04052 ,  H01M8/04074 ,  B63H11/00 ,  F03G6/071 ,  F01K13/02 ,  F22B29/06 ,  F22B35/10 ,  H02J1/102 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02J3/04 ,  H02M1/0003 ,  F03D9/18

摘要： An energy storage system (TES)converts variable renewable electricity (VRE) to continuous heat at over 1000° C. Intermittent electrical energy heats a solid medium. Heat from the solid medium is delivered continuously on demand. Heat delivery via flowing gas establishes a thermocline which maintains high outlet temperature throughout discharge. The delivered heat which may be used for processes including power generation and cogeneration. In one application, the energy storage system provides higher-temperature heat to a steam cracking furnace system for converting a hydrocarbon feedstock into cracked gas, thereby increasing the efficiency of the temperature control.

公开(公告)号：US11702963B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-18

申请号：US17668333

申请日：2022-02-09

申请人： Rondo Energy, Inc.

发明人： John Setel O'Donnell ,  Peter Emery von Behrens ,  Chiaki Treynor ,  Jeremy Quentin Keller ,  Matthieu Jonemann ,  Robert Ratz ,  Yusef Desjardins Ferhani

IPC分类号： F01K3/02 ,  H02M1/00 ,  F01K3/08 ,  F01K3/18 ,  F01K15/00 ,  F28D20/00 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04029 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  B63H11/00 ,  F03G6/00 ,  F01K13/02 ,  F22B29/06 ,  F22B35/10 ,  H02J1/10 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02J3/04 ,  F03D9/18 ,  B63H11/12 ,  B63H11/14 ,  B63H11/16 ,  F01K11/02 ,  F01K19/04

CPC分类号： F01K3/02 ,  B63H11/00 ,  F01K3/08 ,  F01K3/186 ,  F01K13/02 ,  F01K15/00 ,  F03G6/071 ,  F22B29/06 ,  F22B35/10 ,  F28D20/00 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04029 ,  H01M8/04037 ,  H01M8/04052 ,  H01M8/04074 ,  H02J1/102 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02J3/04 ,  H02M1/0003 ,  H02M1/007 ,  B63H11/12 ,  B63H11/14 ,  B63H11/16 ,  F01K11/02 ,  F01K19/04 ,  F03D9/18 ,  F28D2020/0004 ,  Y02E60/14

摘要： An energy storage system converts variable renewable electricity (VRE) to continuous heat at over 1000° C. Intermittent electrical energy heats a solid medium. Heat from the solid medium is delivered continuously on demand. An array of bricks incorporating internal radiation cavities is directly heated by thermal radiation. The cavities facilitate rapid, uniform heating via reradiation. Heat delivery via flowing gas establishes a thermocline which maintains high outlet temperature throughout discharge. Gas flows through structured pathways within the array, delivering heat which may be used for processes including calcination, hydrogen electrolysis, steam generation, and thermal power generation and cogeneration. Groups of thermal storage arrays may be controlled and operated at high temperatures without thermal runaway via deep-discharge sequencing. Forecast-based control enables continuous, year-round heat supply using current and advance information of weather and VRE availability. High-voltage DC power conversion and distribution circuitry improves the efficiency of VRE power transfer into the system.

公开(公告)号：US20230184207A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-15

申请号：US17980766

申请日：2022-11-04

申请人： Norwich Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Jonathan Lynch ,  Troy McBride ,  Joel Stettenheim ,  Per Erik Kristoffer Edstrom ,  Leif Kilkenny Johnson ,  Oliver James Brambles

IPC分类号： F03C1/00 ,  F03G6/06 ,  F28D20/00 ,  F03G6/00 ,  F03C1/007

CPC分类号： F03C1/002 ,  F03G6/065 ,  F28D20/0034 ,  F03G6/071 ,  F03C1/0073 ,  F28D2020/006 ,  F28D2020/0095 ,  Y02E60/14

摘要： A thermal energy storage system comprising a working fluid to store and transfer thermal energy between a heat source and a thermal load and a vessel to store the working fluid. The vessel has an interior region and a floating separator piston in the interior region to separate a hot portion from a cold portion of the working fluid. There is a first manifold thermally coupled to an output of the heat source and to an input of the thermal load and fluidly coupled to the interior region of the vessel and a second manifold thermally coupled to an input of the heat source and an output of the thermal load and fluidly coupled to the interior region of the vessel. There is a controller configured to maintain the working fluid in a liquid state.

公开(公告)号：US20240280074A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18653319

申请日：2024-05-02

申请人： Norwich Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Jonathan Lynch ,  Troy O. McBride ,  Joel Stettenheim ,  Per Erik Kristoffer Edstrom ,  Lief Johnson ,  Oliver James Brambles

IPC分类号： F03C1/00 ,  F03C1/007 ,  F03G6/00 ,  F03G6/06 ,  F28D20/00

CPC分类号： F03C1/002 ,  F03C1/0073 ,  F03G6/065 ,  F03G6/071 ,  F28D20/0034 ,  F28D2020/006 ,  F28D2020/0095 ,  Y02E60/14

摘要： A thermal energy storage system comprising a working fluid to store and transfer thermal energy between a heat source and a thermal load and a vessel to store the working fluid. The vessel has an interior region and a floating separator piston in the interior region to separate a hot portion from a cold portion of the working fluid. There is a first manifold thermally coupled to an output of the heat source and to an input of the thermal load and fluidly coupled to the interior region of the vessel and a second manifold thermally coupled to an input of the heat source and an output of the thermal load and fluidly coupled to the interior region of the vessel. There is a controller configured to maintain the working fluid in a liquid state.

公开(公告)号：US20240229681A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-11

申请号：US18403991

申请日：2024-01-04

申请人： Rondo Energy, Inc.

发明人： John Setel O'Donnell ,  Peter Emery von Behrens ,  Chiaki Treynor ,  Jeremy Quentin Keller ,  Matthieu Jonemann ,  Robert Ratz ,  Yusef Desjardins Ferhani

IPC分类号： F01K3/02 ,  B63H1/12 ,  B63H11/00 ,  B63H11/12 ,  B63H11/14 ,  B63H11/16 ,  F01K3/08 ,  F01K3/18 ,  F01K11/02 ,  F01K13/02 ,  F01K15/00 ,  F01K19/04 ,  F03D9/18 ,  F03G6/00 ,  F22B29/06 ,  F22B35/10 ,  F28D20/00 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04029 ,  H02J1/10 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02J3/04 ,  H02M1/00

CPC分类号： F01K3/02 ,  B63H11/00 ,  F01K3/08 ,  F01K3/186 ,  F01K13/02 ,  F01K15/00 ,  F03G6/071 ,  F22B29/06 ,  F22B35/10 ,  F28D20/00 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04029 ,  H01M8/04037 ,  H01M8/04052 ,  H01M8/04074 ,  H02J1/102 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02J3/04 ,  H02M1/0003 ,  H02M1/007 ,  B63H1/12 ,  B63H11/12 ,  B63H11/14 ,  B63H11/16 ,  F01K11/02 ,  F01K19/04 ,  F03D9/18 ,  F28D2020/0004 ,  Y02E60/14

摘要： An energy storage system converts variable renewable electricity (VRE) to continuous heat at over 1000° C. Intermittent electrical energy heats a solid medium. Heat from the solid medium is delivered continuously on demand. An array of bricks incorporating internal radiation cavities is directly heated by thermal radiation. The cavities facilitate rapid, uniform heating via reradiation. Heat delivery via flowing gas establishes a thermocline which maintains high outlet temperature throughout discharge. Gas flows through structured pathways within the array, delivering heat which may be used for processes including calcination, hydrogen electrolysis, steam generation, and thermal power generation and cogeneration. Groups of thermal storage arrays may be controlled and operated at high temperatures without thermal runaway via deep-discharge sequencing. Forecast-based control enables continuous, year-round heat supply using current and advance information of weather and VRE availability. High-voltage DC power conversion and distribution circuitry improves the efficiency of VRE power transfer into the system.

公开(公告)号：US20240229680A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-11

申请号：US18403977

申请日：2024-01-04

申请人： Rondo Energy, Inc.

发明人： John Setel O'Donnell ,  Peter Emery von Behrens ,  Chiaki Treynor ,  Jeremy Quentin Keller ,  Matthieu Jonemann ,  Robert Ratz ,  Yusef Desjardins Ferhani

IPC分类号： F01K3/02 ,  B63H1/12 ,  B63H11/00 ,  B63H11/12 ,  B63H11/14 ,  B63H11/16 ,  F01K3/08 ,  F01K3/18 ,  F01K11/02 ,  F01K13/02 ,  F01K15/00 ,  F01K19/04 ,  F03D9/18 ,  F03G6/00 ,  F22B29/06 ,  F22B35/10 ,  F28D20/00 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04029 ,  H02J1/10 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02J3/04 ,  H02M1/00

CPC分类号： F01K3/02 ,  B63H11/00 ,  F01K3/08 ,  F01K3/186 ,  F01K13/02 ,  F01K15/00 ,  F03G6/071 ,  F22B29/06 ,  F22B35/10 ,  F28D20/00 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04029 ,  H01M8/04037 ,  H01M8/04052 ,  H01M8/04074 ,  H02J1/102 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02J3/04 ,  H02M1/0003 ,  H02M1/007 ,  B63H1/12 ,  B63H11/12 ,  B63H11/14 ,  B63H11/16 ,  F01K11/02 ,  F01K19/04 ,  F03D9/18 ,  F28D2020/0004 ,  Y02E60/14

摘要： An apparatus includes one or more thermal storage blocks that define a radiation chamber and a fluid flow slot positioned above the radiation chamber to define a fluid pathway in a first direction. The apparatus includes a heater element positioned adjacent to the radiation chamber in a second, different direction, wherein the radiation chamber is open on at least one side to the heater element. The apparatus includes a fluid movement system configured to direct a stream of fluid through the fluid pathway in the first direction.

公开(公告)号：US20240218811A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18404112

申请日：2024-01-04

申请人： Rondo Energy, Inc.

发明人： John Setel O'Donnell ,  Peter Emery von Behrens ,  Chiaki Treynor ,  Jeremy Quentin Keller ,  Matthieu Jonemann ,  Robert Ratz ,  Yusef Desjardins Ferhani

IPC分类号： F01K3/02 ,  B63H1/12 ,  B63H11/00 ,  B63H11/12 ,  B63H11/14 ,  B63H11/16 ,  F01K3/08 ,  F01K3/18 ,  F01K11/02 ,  F01K13/02 ,  F01K15/00 ,  F01K19/04 ,  F03D9/18 ,  F03G6/00 ,  F22B29/06 ,  F22B35/10 ,  F28D20/00 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04029 ,  H02J1/10 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02J3/04 ,  H02M1/00

CPC分类号： F01K3/02 ,  B63H11/00 ,  F01K3/08 ,  F01K3/186 ,  F01K13/02 ,  F01K15/00 ,  F03G6/071 ,  F22B29/06 ,  F22B35/10 ,  F28D20/00 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04029 ,  H01M8/04037 ,  H01M8/04052 ,  H01M8/04074 ,  H02J1/102 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02J3/04 ,  H02M1/0003 ,  H02M1/007 ,  B63H1/12 ,  B63H11/12 ,  B63H11/14 ,  B63H11/16 ,  F01K11/02 ,  F01K19/04 ,  F03D9/18 ,  F28D2020/0004 ,  Y02E60/14

摘要： An energy storage system converts variable renewable electricity (VRE) to continuous heat at over 1000° C. Intermittent electrical energy heats a solid medium. Heat from the solid medium is delivered continuously on demand. An array of bricks incorporating internal radiation cavities is directly heated by thermal radiation. The cavities facilitate rapid, uniform heating via reradiation. Heat delivery via flowing gas establishes a thermocline which maintains high outlet temperature throughout discharge. Gas flows through structured pathways within the array, delivering heat which may be used for processes including calcination, hydrogen electrolysis, steam generation, and thermal power generation and cogeneration. Groups of thermal storage arrays may be controlled and operated at high temperatures without thermal runaway via deep-discharge sequencing. Forecast-based control enables continuous, year-round heat supply using current and advance information of weather and VRE availability. High-voltage DC power conversion and distribution circuitry improves the efficiency of VRE power transfer into the system.

公开(公告)号：US20240200470A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-20

申请号：US18587787

申请日：2024-02-26

申请人： Rondo Energy, Inc.

发明人： John Setel O'DONNELL ,  Yusef Desjardins FERHANI

IPC分类号： F01K3/02 ,  B63H11/00 ,  B63H11/12 ,  B63H11/14 ,  B63H11/16 ,  F01K3/08 ,  F01K3/18 ,  F01K11/02 ,  F01K13/02 ,  F01K15/00 ,  F01K19/04 ,  F03D9/18 ,  F03G6/00 ,  F22B29/06 ,  F22B35/10 ,  F28D20/00 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04029 ,  H02J1/10 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02J3/04 ,  H02M1/00

CPC分类号： F01K3/02 ,  B63H11/00 ,  F01K3/08 ,  F01K3/186 ,  F01K13/02 ,  F01K15/00 ,  F03G6/071 ,  F22B29/06 ,  F22B35/10 ,  F28D20/00 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04029 ,  H01M8/04037 ,  H01M8/04052 ,  H01M8/04074 ,  H02J1/102 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02J3/04 ,  H02M1/0003 ,  H02M1/007 ,  B63H11/12 ,  B63H11/14 ,  B63H11/16 ,  F01K11/02 ,  F01K19/04 ,  F03D9/18 ,  F28D2020/0004 ,  Y02E60/14

摘要： An energy storage system (TES) converts variable renewable electricity (VRE) to continuous heat at over 1000° C. Intermittent electrical energy heats a solid medium. Heat from the solid medium is delivered continuously on demand. Heat delivery via flowing gas establishes a thermocline which maintains high outlet temperature throughout discharge. The delivered heat which may be used for processes including power generation and cogeneration. In one application, the TES provides higher-temperature heat through non-combustible fluid to an alumina calcination system used to remove impurities or volatile substances and/or to incur thermal decomposition to a desired product.