Thermal Storage System

A thermal storage system, comprising a porous thermally massive material, a storage fluid, a storage fluid supply plumbing, a storage fluid collector plumbing, and a storage fluid pump, wherein said storage fluid supply system provides said storage fluid for flowing through said porous thermally massive material, wherein said pump and said storage fluid collector plumbing collect said storage fluid that has flowed through said porous thermally massive material and provide said storage fluid for flowing again through said porous thermally massive material.

A thermal storage system, comprising a heat exchanger system, a thermally massive material, and a fluid, wherein said heat exchanger system holds said fluid and is immersed in said thermally massive material, wherein said heat exchanger system includes a first tank, a second tank, a first pipe, a second pipe, a third pipe, and a first connector fin, wherein said first tank is connected to said second tank with said first pipe and with said first connector fin, wherein said second pipe is connected to said first tank and wherein said third pipe is connected to said second tank, wherein said thermally massive material has a thermal mass per unit volume that is substantially greater than the thermal mass per unit volume of water.

A thermal storage system, comprising a heat exchanger system, a thermally massive material, and a fluid, wherein said heat exchanger system includes a plurality of storage tanks for holding said fluid, wherein said plurality of storage tanks are immersed in said thermally massive material.

A thermal storage system, comprising a heat exchanger system and a fluid, wherein said heat exchanger system includes a first storage tank, a second storage tank, a first pipe, a second pipe, and a device, wherein said first pipe supplies said fluid to said first storage tank, wherein said second pipe connects said first storage tank and said second storage tank, wherein said device is located for causing a portion of fluid flowing in said first pipe to remain in said first tank and a portion of fluid flowing in said first pipe to be diverted to said second tank.

A thermal storage system, comprising a heat exchanger system and a fluid, wherein said heat exchanger system includes a plurality of storage tanks and a temperature equalization device, wherein said temperature equalization device controls flow of said fluid to said tanks and from said tanks to about equalize temperature of fluid in said plurality of tanks.

A thermal storage system, comprising a heat exchanger system, thermally massive material, and a fluid, wherein said heat exchanger system includes a pre-rated heat exchanger module.