Thermal energy storage and power generation system
AssigneeGYFT Labs Inc.
InventorsEric Joseph Linwood, Kyle Allen Hanson, Cody William Dunlop
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Abstract
A thermal energy storage and power generation system includes a thermal energy storage device including a container, a heating element in the container, a pair of fins in the container and arranged on opposite sides of the heating element, a thermal storage material in the container, and a tube in the container and extending around the thermal storage material. The system also includes a generator in communication with the thermal energy storage device for converting thermal energy into electrical energy as well as subsystems for regulating and controlling the system.
Claims22
A system, comprising:
- a thermal energy storage device, including:
- a container;
- a heating element in the container;
- a pair of fins in the container and arranged on opposite sides of the heating element;
- a thermal storage material in the container and surrounding the heating element and the pair of fins;
- a tube in the container and extending around a perimeter of the thermal storage material, the tube having an inlet and an outlet extending through the container;
- a generator in communication with the outlet and the inlet of the tube of the thermal energy storage device;
- a cooling system in communication with the generator;
- and
- an electrical generation and distribution system in communication with the thermal energy storage device, the generator, and the cooling system.
A system, comprising:
- a thermal energy storage device, including:
- an outer container;
- an inner container;
- and
- an insulation layer between the outer container and the inner container, the inner container including:
- a heating element having electrical contacts extending through the inner container and the outer container;
- at least one fin interfacing with the heating element;
- a thermal storage material surrounding the heating element and the at least one fin;
- and
- a tube coiled around a perimeter of the thermal storage material from a bottom to a top of the inner container, the tube having an inlet and an outlet extending through the inner container and the outer container.
A system, comprising:
- a thermal energy storage device, including:
- a container;
- a heating element in the container;
- a pair of fins in the container and arranged on opposite sides of the heating element;
- a thermal storage material in the container and surrounding the heating element and the pair of fins;
- a tube in the container and extending around a perimeter of the thermal storage material, the tube having an inlet and an outlet extending through the container;
- a generator in communication with the outlet and the inlet of the tube of the thermal energy storage device in a hot loop;
- and
- an electrical generation and distribution system in communication with the thermal energy storage device and the generator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.