公开(公告)号：US20240141875A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US18409537

申请日：2024-01-10

申请人： Energy Vault, Inc.

发明人： Andrea Pedretti ,  William Tod Gross

IPC分类号： F03G3/00

CPC分类号： F03G3/094

摘要： An energy storage and delivery system includes one or more cableways and a cage that travels along each of the one or more cableways. The cage is coupled (e.g., fixedly coupled) to one or more cables that extend between a lower elevation and a higher elevation, the cables or steel ribbons being translated along the associated cableway by a traction motor wheel to translate the cage along the associated cableway. The system is operable to pick-up, transport and deliver with the cage a plurality of blocks from the lower elevation to the higher elevation to store energy (e.g., via the potential energy of the block). The system is also operable to pick-up, transport and deliver with the cage a plurality of blocks from the higher elevation to the lower elevation at least partially under force of gravity to generate electricity via an electric generator coupled to the traction motor wheel.

公开(公告)号：US20240141874A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US18409524

申请日：2024-01-10

申请人： Energy Vault, Inc.

发明人： Andrea Pedretti ,  William Tod Gross

IPC分类号： F03G3/00

CPC分类号： F03G3/094

摘要： An energy storage and delivery system includes one or more cableways and a cage that travels along each of the one or more cableways. The cage is coupled (e.g., fixedly coupled) to one or more cables that extend between a lower elevation and a higher elevation, the cables or steel ribbons being translated along the associated cableway by a traction motor wheel to translate the cage along the associated cableway. The system is operable to pick-up, transport and deliver with the cage a plurality of blocks from the lower elevation to the higher elevation to store energy (e.g., via the potential energy of the block). The system is also operable to pick-up, transport and deliver with the cage a plurality of blocks from the higher elevation to the lower elevation at least partially under force of gravity to generate electricity via an electric generator coupled to the traction motor wheel.

公开(公告)号：US12116986B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-15

申请号：US18409537

申请日：2024-01-10

申请人： Energy Vault, Inc.

发明人： Andrea Pedretti ,  William Tod Gross

IPC分类号： F03G3/00 ,  B61B7/06 ,  F03G7/08

CPC分类号： F03G3/094 ,  B61B7/06 ,  F03G7/08

摘要： An energy storage and delivery system includes one or more cableways and a cage that travels along each of the one or more cableways. The cage is coupled (e.g., fixedly coupled) to one or more cables that extend between a lower elevation and a higher elevation, the cables or steel ribbons being translated along the associated cableway by a traction motor wheel to translate the cage along the associated cableway. The system is operable to pick-up, transport and deliver with the cage a plurality of blocks from the lower elevation to the higher elevation to store energy (e.g., via the potential energy of the block). The system is also operable to pick-up, transport and deliver with the cage a plurality of blocks from the higher elevation to the lower elevation at least partially under force of gravity to generate electricity via an electric generator coupled to the traction motor wheel.

公开(公告)号：US12017687B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-25

申请号：US18409610

申请日：2024-01-10

申请人： Energy Vault, Inc.

发明人： Andrea Pedretti ,  William Tod Gross

IPC分类号： B61B7/06 ,  F03G7/08

CPC分类号： B61B7/06 ,  F03G7/08

摘要： An energy storage and delivery system includes one or more cableways and a cage that travels along each of the one or more cableways. The cage is coupled (e.g., fixedly coupled) to one or more cables that extend between a lower elevation and a higher elevation, the cables or steel ribbons being translated along the associated cableway by a traction motor wheel to translate the cage along the associated cableway. The system is operable to pick-up, transport and deliver with the cage a plurality of blocks from the lower elevation to the higher elevation to store energy (e.g., via the potential energy of the block). The system is also operable to pick-up, transport and deliver with the cage a plurality of blocks from the higher elevation to the lower elevation at least partially under force of gravity to generate electricity via an electric generator coupled to the traction motor wheel.

公开(公告)号：US11982261B1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-14

申请号：US18409524

申请日：2024-01-10

申请人： Energy Vault, Inc.

发明人： Andrea Pedretti ,  William Tod Gross

IPC分类号： F03G3/00

CPC分类号： F03G3/094

摘要： An energy storage and delivery system includes one or more cableways and a cage that travels along each of the one or more cableways. The cage is coupled (e.g., fixedly coupled) to one or more cables that extend between a lower elevation and a higher elevation, the cables or steel ribbons being translated along the associated cableway by a traction motor wheel to translate the cage along the associated cableway. The system is operable to pick-up, transport and deliver with the cage a plurality of blocks from the lower elevation to the higher elevation to store energy (e.g., via the potential energy of the block). The system is also operable to pick-up, transport and deliver with the cage a plurality of blocks from the higher elevation to the lower elevation at least partially under force of gravity to generate electricity via an electric generator coupled to the traction motor wheel.

公开(公告)号：US20240140494A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US18409610

申请日：2024-01-10

申请人： Energy Vault, Inc.

发明人： Andrea Pedretti ,  William Tod Gross

IPC分类号： B61B7/06 ,  F03G7/08

CPC分类号： B61B7/06 ,  F03G7/08

摘要： An energy storage and delivery system includes one or more cableways and a cage that travels along each of the one or more cableways. The cage is coupled (e.g., fixedly coupled) to one or more cables that extend between a lower elevation and a higher elevation, the cables or steel ribbons being translated along the associated cableway by a traction motor wheel to translate the cage along the associated cableway. The system is operable to pick-up, transport and deliver with the cage a plurality of blocks from the lower elevation to the higher elevation to store energy (e.g., via the potential energy of the block). The system is also operable to pick-up, transport and deliver with the cage a plurality of blocks from the higher elevation to the lower elevation at least partially under force of gravity to generate electricity via an electric generator coupled to the traction motor wheel.