Thermal energy storage apparatus, controllers and thermal energy storage control methods

Hammerstrom, Donald J.

Title: Thermal energy storage apparatus, controllers and thermal energy storage control methods

Patent · Tue May 03 00:00:00 EDT 2016

OSTI ID:1250434

Hammerstrom, Donald J.

Thermal energy storage apparatus, controllers and thermal energy storage control methods are described. According to one aspect, a thermal energy storage apparatus controller includes processing circuitry configured to access first information which is indicative of surpluses and deficiencies of electrical energy upon an electrical power system at a plurality of moments in time, access second information which is indicative of temperature of a thermal energy storage medium at a plurality of moments in time, and use the first and second information to control an amount of electrical energy which is utilized by a heating element to heat the thermal energy storage medium at a plurality of moments in time.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

Assignee:: Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)

Patent Number(s):: 9,331,483

Application Number:: 12/895,658

OSTI ID:: 1250434

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2010 Sep 30

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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