公开(公告)号：WO2015015184A2

公开(公告)日：2015-02-05

申请号：PCT/GB2014/052317

申请日：2014-07-29

Applicant: STORELECTRIC LIMITED

Inventor： HOWITT, Mark Aidan

IPC: F02C1/02

CPC classification number: F02C6/16 ,  F02C1/02 ,  F02C1/05 ,  F05D2260/207 ,  F05D2260/211 ,  F05D2260/42 ,  F28D20/02 ,  F28D20/028 ,  F28D2020/0082 ,  Y02E60/145 ,  Y02E60/15

Abstract: Compressed Air Energy Storage System or Other System with Cold Storage An energy storage apparatus comprises a compressor arrangement configured to compress air or other process gas and to supply the compressed air or other process gas to a compressed gas store; an expander arrangement configured to expand the air or other process gas from the compressed gas store; a first heat transfer device associated with the expander arrangement; a thermal store including a thermal storage medium; and a second heat transfer device associated with the compressor arrangement. The first heat transfer device is configured to transfer heat to the air or other process gas which has passed through the expander arrangement from the thermal storage medium, the transfer producing a reduction in the thermal energy of the thermal storage medium in order to store cold in the thermal store. The second heat transfer device is configured to transfer heat between the thermal storage medium and the air or other process gas before the air or other process gas is stored in the compressed gas store, the transfer producing an increase of the thermal energy of the thermal storage medium. The thermal store is configured to store cold such that the temperature of the thermal storage medium in use is below ambient temperature. The thermal transfer fluid and/or the thermal storage medium may be a phase change material.

Abstract translation: 压缩空气能量存储系统或具有冷藏的其他系统能量存储装置包括被配置为压缩空气或其它处理气体并将压缩空气或其它处理气体供应到压缩气体储存器的压缩机装置; 膨胀器装置构造成从压缩气体储存器膨胀空气或其它处理气体; 与所述膨胀机装置相关联的第一传热装置; 包括热存储介质的热存储器; 以及与压缩机装置相关联的第二传热装置。 第一传热装置被配置为将热量传递到已经从热存储介质通过膨胀器装置的空气或其它处理气体，该转移产生热储存介质的热能降低以便将冷存储在 热存储。 第二传热装置构造成在空气或其它处理气体储存在压缩气体储存器中之前在热存储介质和空气或其它处理气体之间传递热量，该转移产生热储存器的热能的增加 中。 热存储器被配置为存储冷，使得使用中的热存储介质的温度低于环境温度。 热转印流体和/或热存储介质可以是相变材料。

公开(公告)号：WO2020025966A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-06

申请号：PCT/GB2019/052168

申请日：2019-08-01

Applicant: STORELECTRIC LIMITED

Inventor： HOWITT, Mark Aidan ,  DRAPER, Jeffrey Thomas

IPC: F02C6/10 ,  F02C6/16

Abstract: A method of energy storage comprises receiving input energy (1) and using the input energy to compress (2) air or other process gas to produce a compressed process gas. The compressed process gas is stored (8). The compressed process gas is expanded (16) to generate output energy (17). Heat is transferred (5) from the process gas, before the process gas is stored (8) as a compressed process gas, to a hydrogen production process (10). The transferred heat is used in the hydrogen production process (10). The hydrogen may be stored (13) and subsequently used to heat to provide heat prior to, during, or after expanding (16) the compressed gas.