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US 12,742,414 B2Granted
Device for generating energy from compressed air, system having such a device and method for operating the system
AssigneeEverllence SE
InventorsBob Mischo, Dominik Schlageter, Andreas Felix Villinger, Tyler Paul Pelkey, Florian Stalzer
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Abstract
A device for generating energy from compressed air, having an air turbine for expanding gaseous air starting out from a first pressure level to a second pressure level and in the process produce first energy, a combustion chamber for receiving the air expanded in the air turbine and combust fuel in the same, and an exhaust gas turbine for expanding exhaust gas generated during the combustion of the fuel in the combustion chamber and in the process produce second energy. At least the air turbine and the exhaust gas turbine have a common housing.
Claims12
A device configured to generate energy from compressed air, comprising:
- an air turbine configured to expand gaseous air starting out from a first pressure level to a second pressure level and produce first energy;
- a combustion chamber configured to receive air expanded in the air turbine and combust fuel;
- an exhaust gas turbine configured to expand exhaust gas created during combustion of the fuel in the combustion chamber and produce second energy;
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- a common housing for at least the air turbine and the exhaust gas turbine,
- wherein the air turbine and the exhaust gas turbine are oriented in a back to back arrangement such that inlet sides of the two turbines are directed away from one another and outlet sides of the two turbines face one another.
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A device configured to generate energy from compressed air, comprising:
- an air turbine configured to expand gaseous air starting out from a first pressure level to a second pressure level and produce first energy;
- a combustion chamber configured to receive air expanded in the air turbine and combust fuel;
- an exhaust gas turbine configured to expand exhaust gas created during combustion of the fuel in the combustion chamber and produce second energy;
- a common housing for at least the air turbine and the exhaust gas turbine;
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- a first heat exchanger arranged in the common housing connected between the air turbine and the combustion chamber, via which the air expanded in the air turbine and to be fed to the combustion chamber and the exhaust gas expanded in the exhaust gas turbine can be conducted to heat the air expanded in the air turbine upstream of the combustion chamber.
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A system comprising:
- an air turbine configured to expand gaseous air starting out from a first pressure level to a second pressure level and produce first energy;
- a combustion chamber configured to receive air expanded in the air turbine and combust fuel;
- an exhaust gas turbine configured to expand exhaust gas created during combustion of the fuel in the combustion chamber and produce second energy;
- a common housing for at least the air turbine and the exhaust gas turbine;
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- a liquid air energy storage device, which comprises a store for storing liquid air and an evaporator for evaporating the liquid air, wherein evaporated air can be fed to the air turbine,
- wherein the air turbine and the exhaust gas turbine are oriented in a back to back arrangement such that inlet sides of the two turbines are directed away from one another and outlet sides of the two turbines face one another.
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A system comprising:
- a device configured to generate energy from compressed air comprising:
- an air turbine configured to expand gaseous air starting out from a first pressure level to a second pressure level and produce first energy;
- a combustion chamber configured to receive air expanded in the air turbine and combust fuel;
- an exhaust gas turbine configured to expand exhaust gas created during combustion of the fuel in the combustion chamber and produce second energy;
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- a common housing for at least the air turbine and the exhaust gas turbine;
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- a compressed air energy storage device which comprises a store for storing compressed gaseous air, wherein the compressed gaseous air can be fed to the air turbine,
- wherein the air turbine and the exhaust gas turbine are oriented in a back to back arrangement such that inlet sides of the two turbines are directed away from one another and outlet sides of the two turbines face one another.
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A method for operating a system having
- a device configured to generate energy from compressed air comprising:
- an air turbine configured to expand gaseous air starting out from a first pressure level to a second pressure level and produce first energy;
- a combustion chamber configured to receive air expanded in the air turbine and combust fuel;
- an exhaust gas turbine configured to expand exhaust gas created during combustion of the fuel in the combustion chamber and produce second energy;
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- a common housing for at least the air turbine and the exhaust gas turbine,
- wherein the air turbine and the exhaust gas turbine are oriented in a back to back arrangement such that inlet sides of the two turbines are directed away from one another and outlet sides of the two turbines face one another;
- a compressed air energy storage device which comprises a store for storing compressed gaseous air, wherein the compressed gaseous air can be fed to the air turbine;
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- an electric machine coupled to the device that can be operated as a motor and as a generator,
- the method comprising:
- operating the electric machine as the motor for network stabilisation of an electrical power network coupled to the electric machine when a network frequency of an electrical power network is greater than a setpoint value;
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- operating the electric machine as the generator when the network frequency of the electrical power network is smaller than a setpoint value.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.