Energy storage systems including thermal storage tanks
Abstract
Energy storage systems include a heat source and a thermal energy storage system to store thermal energy produced by the heat source. The thermal energy storage system includes a first tank containing a first salt having a first melting temperature and a second tank containing a second salt having a second melting temperature. At least one input conduit is configured for transferring thermal energy from the heat source to the first tank and second tank. A first output conduit is in thermal communication with the first tank. A second output conduit is in thermal communication with the second tank. Additional energy storage systems include a heat booster positioned and configured to add thermal energy to a heated heat transfer fluid prior to reaching a tank containing at least one thermal storage material. Methods include transferring thermal energy from a thermal energy source to a plurality of thermal energy storage tanks.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1823992
- Patent Number(s):
- 11015877
- Application Number:
- 16/484,401
- Assignee:
- Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, ID)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-05ID14517
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 01/19/2018
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
McKellar, Michael G., Boardman, Richard D., O'Brien, James E., Stoots, Carl M., Sabharwall, Piyush, and Bragg-Sitton, Shannon. Energy storage systems including thermal storage tanks. United States: N. p., 2021.
Web.
McKellar, Michael G., Boardman, Richard D., O'Brien, James E., Stoots, Carl M., Sabharwall, Piyush, & Bragg-Sitton, Shannon. Energy storage systems including thermal storage tanks. United States.
McKellar, Michael G., Boardman, Richard D., O'Brien, James E., Stoots, Carl M., Sabharwall, Piyush, and Bragg-Sitton, Shannon. Tue .
"Energy storage systems including thermal storage tanks". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1823992.
@article{osti_1823992,
title = {Energy storage systems including thermal storage tanks},
author = {McKellar, Michael G. and Boardman, Richard D. and O'Brien, James E. and Stoots, Carl M. and Sabharwall, Piyush and Bragg-Sitton, Shannon},
abstractNote = {Energy storage systems include a heat source and a thermal energy storage system to store thermal energy produced by the heat source. The thermal energy storage system includes a first tank containing a first salt having a first melting temperature and a second tank containing a second salt having a second melting temperature. At least one input conduit is configured for transferring thermal energy from the heat source to the first tank and second tank. A first output conduit is in thermal communication with the first tank. A second output conduit is in thermal communication with the second tank. Additional energy storage systems include a heat booster positioned and configured to add thermal energy to a heated heat transfer fluid prior to reaching a tank containing at least one thermal storage material. Methods include transferring thermal energy from a thermal energy source to a plurality of thermal energy storage tanks.},
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