Water energy recovery system as well as computer program product and use
The water energy recovery system addresses the limitations of pumped storage power plants by providing a flexible and efficient method for storing and recovering kinetic energy from water, enabling rapid response to grid fluctuations and optimizing energy use.
DE202026102154U1Active Publication Date: 2026-06-03RB PRÜFANLAGEN & APPARATEBAU GMBH
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Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE202026102154
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2026-04-17
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-03
- Estimated Expiration
- 2036-04-30
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Existing pumped storage power plants are location-dependent, expensive, and inflexible, lacking the ability to respond quickly to short-term grid fluctuations, particularly in energy grids with high photovoltaic energy feed-in.
Method used
A water energy recovery system that temporarily stores and recovers kinetic energy from water in a rotationally symmetrical basin using a rotor and pump/conveyor devices, allowing energy input and conversion with minimal response times and flexibility.
Benefits of technology
Enables efficient, location-independent energy storage and recovery with high efficiency and rapid response times, suitable for balancing grid fluctuations and optimizing energy utilization.
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Abstract
Water energy recovery system (100) configured for temporarily buffering / storing kinetic energy of water (1) held in a preferably rotationally symmetric basin (10) of the system (100), wherein the system (100) is coupled to an energy network (3) and is configured to set the water in motion in a first time window (t1) by means of energy input in the basin, in particular by means of at least one pump / conveyor device (13) and / or by means of a rotor (15) of the system (100), and in a subsequent second time window (t2) to convert the generated kinetic energy of the water held in the basin to recover energy and optionally also to feed the recovered energy back into the energy network (3) or at least into a / the system's own energy storage device (40);characterized in that the system (100) is configured to recover energy by means of at least one rotor (15) of the system which is immersible in the moving water within a water volume (11) provided for this purpose in the basin (10) and / or which can be switched on in a torque / load-reducing manner and which is coupled / coupled to an energy generator unit (17) of the system (100) configured for conversion into electrical energy.
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