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US 11,629,068 B2Granted
Method for storing energy and generating electric power and a device for storing solar energy and generating electric power
AssigneeDesolenator B.V.
InventorsJiajun Cen, Wilheimus Franciscus Johannes Janssen
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Abstract
A method for storing solar energy and generating electric power comprising the steps of utilizing a solar powered water treatment device (2) to convert non-potable water (3) into distillate (4) and concentrate (5), storing the distillate and the concentrate in a distillate storage tank (104) and a concentrate storage tank (105) respectively and feeding the distillate from the distillate storage tank and the concentrate from the concentrate storage tank to a salient gradient power device (106) to generate electric power.
Claims7
A device for storing energy and generating electric power comprising:
- a water treatment device for converting non-potable water into distillate and concentrate,
- a distillate storage tank for storing the distillate,
- a concentrate storage tank for storing the concentrate,
- a salinity gradient power device for generating electric power, wherein the-salinity gradient power device has a fluid connection with the distillate storage tank and the concentrate storage tank,
- wherein the device for storing energy and generating electric power further comprises:
- a solar power system comprising photovoltaic panels and flow paths for guiding distillate along the photovoltaic panels to generate electric power by the photovoltaic panels and to heat distillate from the water treatment device by flowing the distillate in the flow paths along the photovoltaic panels,
- the distillate being distilled water,
- means to transport the heated distillate from the solar power system into the water treatment device to convert the non-potable water into distillate and concentrate,
- means to feed at least part of the distillate of the water treatment device to the solar power system,
- wherein the water treatment device and the salinity gradient power device operate solely on electric power generated by the solar power system and the salinity-gradient power device,
- means to feed at least part of the electric power generated by the solar power system and the salinity-gradient power device to an electric power grid.
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