Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsJohn CHRISTENSEN, Daniel MAYER, Weiqi JI
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Abstract
A latent heat storage module includes a first container and a second container structured to contain a slurry; the slurry comprising a first component configured to retain its liquid phase during operation of the module, and a second component which is a phase change material suspended in the first component; a device configured to transport the slurry from the first container to the second container; and a heat exchanger in contact with the device configured to pass heat to or from the slurry.
Claims20
A latent heat storage module comprising:
- a first container and a second container structured to contain a slurry;
- the slurry comprising a first component configured to retain its liquid phase during operation of the latent heat storage module, and a second component which is a phase change material suspended in the first component;
- a device configured to transport the slurry from the first container to the second container;
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- a heat exchanger in contact with the device configured to pass heat to or from the slurry.
A latent heat storage system comprising:
- a cooling apparatus;
- a latent heat storage module in fluid communication with the cooling apparatus comprising:
- a mixture comprising a first component configured to retains its liquid phase during operation of the latent heat storage module and a second component which is a phase change material suspended in the first component;
- a device configured to mechanically move the mixture from a first area of the module to a second area of the module;
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- a heat exchanger, in contact with the device, configured to pass heat to the mixture or extract heat from the mixture while the mixture is in transit between the first area and the second area.
A latent heat storage module comprising:
- first and second containers structured to contain a slurry;
- the slurry comprising
- a first component configured to retain its liquid phase during operation of the module and
- a second component which is a phase change material suspended in the first component configured to change phase during operation of the latent heat storage module;
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- a heat exchanger in contact with the slurry configured to pass heat to or from the slurry.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.