Underwater energy storage system and power station powered therewith
AssigneeYehuda Kahane Ltd
InventorRon Elazari-Volcani
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Abstract
An underwater energy storage system includes a tank for storing a compressed gas that is adapted to be stored underwater. The tank includes at least one water opening through which water from surrounding environment can flow into and out of the tank, and at least one gas opening through which the compressed gas is received. The underwater energy storage system further includes at least one duct communicating between the at least one opening for gas flow and a source of compressed gas and a compartment constructed over a roof of the tank, wherein said compartment is adapted for receiving weights at a sinking site of the tank.
Claims30
An underwater energy storage system comprising:
- a tank for storing a compressed gas that is adapted to be stored underwater, wherein the tank encloses a constant volume,
- the tank comprising:
- at least one water opening through which water from surrounding environment can flow into and out of the tank;
- at least one gas opening through which the compressed gas is received;
- at least one duct communicating between the at least one opening for gas flow and a source of compressed gas;
- and
- a compartment constructed over a roof of the tank, wherein said compartment is adapted for receiving weights at a sinking site of the tank and wherein said compartment is rigidly attached to the tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.