HYBRID COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND PROCESS

    公开(公告)号:US20170350318A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-07

    申请号:US15602179

    申请日:2017-05-23

    Abstract: A hybrid compressed air energy storage system is provided. A method of operation thereof includes compressing air during a storage period, and extracting thermal energy therefrom to produce a cooled compressed air. The cooled compressed air may be stored in an air storage unit, the extracted thermal energy may be stored in a thermal storage device, and the stored cooled compressed air may be heated with the stored extracted thermal energy to produce a heated compressed air during a generation period. The heated compressed air may be expanded with an expander to generate power and discharge an expanded air, which may be heated with a recuperator to produce a heated expanded air. A fuel mixture including the heated expanded air may be combusted to produce an exhaust gas, which may be expanded with a second expander to generate power and discharge the expanded exhaust gas to the recuperator.

    Hybrid compressed air energy storage system

    公开(公告)号:US11255262B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-22

    申请号:US16856627

    申请日:2020-04-23

    Abstract: A hybrid compressed air energy storage system is provided. A heat exchanger 114 extracts thermal energy from a compressed air to generate a cooled compressed air stored in an air storage reservoir 120, e.g., a cavern. A heat exchanger 124 transfers thermal energy generated by a carbon-neutral thermal energy source 130 to cooled compressed air conveyed from reservoir 120 to generate a heated compressed air. An expander 140 is solely responsive to the heated compressed air by heat exchanger 124 to produce power and generate an expanded air. Expander 140 is effective to reduce a temperature of the expanded air by expander 140, and thus a transfer of thermal energy from an expanded exhaust gas received by a recuperator 146 (used to heat the expanded air by the first expander) is effective for reducing waste of thermal energy in exhaust gas cooled by recuperator 146.

    HYBRID COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210332752A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-28

    申请号:US16856627

    申请日:2020-04-23

    Abstract: A hybrid compressed air energy storage system is provided. A heat exchanger 114 extracts thermal energy from a compressed air to generate a cooled compressed air stored in an air storage reservoir 120, e.g., a cavern. A heat exchanger 124 transfers thermal energy generated by a carbon-neutral thermal energy source 130 to cooled compressed air conveyed from reservoir 120 to generate a heated compressed air. An expander 140 is solely responsive to the heated compressed air by heat exchanger 124 to produce power and generate an expanded air. Expander 140 is effective to reduce a temperature of the expanded air by expander 140, and thus a transfer of thermal energy from an expanded exhaust gas received by a recuperator 146 (used to heat the expanded air by the first expander) is effective for reducing waste of thermal energy in exhaust gas cooled by recuperator 146.

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