Compressed air energy storage system
Abstract
An internal combustion reciprocating engine is operable as a compressor during slack demand periods utilizing excess power from a power grid to charge air into an air storage reservoir and as an expander during peak demand periods to feed power into the power grid utilizing air obtained from the air storage reservoir together with combustible fuel. Preferably the internal combustion reciprocating engine is operated at high pressure and a low pressure turbine and compressor are also employed for air compression and power generation.
- Inventors:
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- Naperville, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863939
- Patent Number(s):
- 4281256
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES F02B - INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES F02C - GAS-TURBINE PLANTS
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- compressed; air; energy; storage; internal; combustion; reciprocating; engine; operable; compressor; slack; demand; periods; utilizing; excess; power; grid; charge; reservoir; expander; peak; feed; obtained; combustible; fuel; preferably; operated; pressure; turbine; employed; compression; generation; power grid; compressed air; internal combustion; energy storage; power generation; air compression; storage reservoir; demand periods; air energy; peak demand; utilizing air; slack demand; excess power; charge air; air storage; /290/
Citation Formats
Ahrens, Frederick W, and Kartsounes, George T. Compressed air energy storage system. United States: N. p., 1981.
Web.
Ahrens, Frederick W, & Kartsounes, George T. Compressed air energy storage system. United States.
Ahrens, Frederick W, and Kartsounes, George T. Thu .
"Compressed air energy storage system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863939.
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title = {Compressed air energy storage system},
author = {Ahrens, Frederick W and Kartsounes, George T},
abstractNote = {An internal combustion reciprocating engine is operable as a compressor during slack demand periods utilizing excess power from a power grid to charge air into an air storage reservoir and as an expander during peak demand periods to feed power into the power grid utilizing air obtained from the air storage reservoir together with combustible fuel. Preferably the internal combustion reciprocating engine is operated at high pressure and a low pressure turbine and compressor are also employed for air compression and power generation.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981}
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