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Title: Encapsulation of thermal energy storage media

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1418987

In one embodiment, a method for fabricating a ceramic phase change material capsule includes forming a hollow ceramic capsule body having a filling hole, filling the ceramic capsule body with one or more phase change materials via the filling hole, and closing and sealing the filling hole.

Research Organization:
Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AR0000179
Assignee:
University of South Florida (Tampa, FL)
Patent Number(s):
9,879,166
Application Number:
14/741,427
OSTI ID:
1418987
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2015 Jun 16
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (15)

Encapsulated phase change thermal energy storage materials and process patent April 1985
Hypereutectic direct-contact thermal storage material and method of production thereof patent April 1987
Lih thermal storage capsule/heat exchanger patent March 1989
Thermal storage unit patent February 1991
Encapsulating method and products containing encapsulated material patent March 1996
Encapsulated implantable transponder patent October 1999
Thermal regulating building materials and other construction components containing polymeric phase change materials patent July 2012
Microencapsulation of a Phase Change Material with Enhanced Flame Resistance patent-application April 2010
Composition And Method For Making A Proppant patent-application March 2011
Method For Making Phase Change Products From An Encapsulated Phase Change Material patent-application May 2011
Encapsulated Phase Change Apparatus For Thermal Energy Storage patent-application October 2011
Thermal energy storage system comprising encapsulated phase change material patent-application January 2012
Ceramic Encapsulations For Nuclear Materials And Systems And Methods Of Production And Use patent-application March 2013
Systems And Methods For Thermal Energy Storage patent-application May 2013
Phase Change Aggregates Including Particulate Phase Change Material patent-application November 2013

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