Method and apparatus for solar energy storage system using gas and rock

a technology of solar energy storage and solar energy, which is applied in the direction of lighting and heating equipment, machines/engines, greenhouse gas reduction, etc., can solve the problems of not being economical for power gird energy storage, short life, unfriendly to the natural environment, etc., and achieves continuous electric power generation, low cost, and high quality
US20080066736A1Inactive Publication Date: 2008-03-20ZHU YANONG
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US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
ZHU YANONG
Publication Date
2008-03-20
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A method and Apparatus for solar energy storage system uses gas for thermal transport for central tower solar thermal electric power plant to provide high quality, low cost, and continuously electric power generation. The storage contains a number of storage modules that each module can store energy for a given period of time. The thermal energy from central tower charges the modules one by one during the sunny time, while the thermal electric power plant discharge the modules one by one as long as it works. A control and a connection valve system control and connect the charge and discharge modules with the central tower and the power plant according to pre-arranged sequences. Fans at the cool side of the storage system push the circulation gas into the central tower or the thermal storage modules. In the discharge system, the hot gas from storage system is send to the heat exchange system, and to generate steam and to super heat steam for the power plant. In the charge system, the cold gas is pushed into the central receiver thermal exchange unit and to be heated, and the hot gas is then circulated back to storage system to charge up the storage system.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] This invention generally relates to solar thermal energy storage by using rock or other type of solid storage media and use gas, liquid metal, and steam as the thermal transfer media.

[0003] 2. Description of Prior Art

[0004] The differences between the nature characters of the solar energy and power grid requirement require thermal storage to buffer and temperature store energy. The nature characters of the solar energy are not service on demand while the power grid requires backbone power plant supply electricity to the grid must be service on demand. The solution for meeting the service on demand requirements is the thermal energy storage system.

[0005] The thermal energy storage system stores the excessive thermal energy to thermal storage during sunshine time and less electric demanding time, and release the stored thermal energy when the power plant is demanding.

[0006] In additional to meet the requirement of service on ...

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