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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
May. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Stamicarbon B.v. Acting Under the Name of MT Innovation Center, Sittard, NL;
Inventors:
Adriano Barsi, Rome, IT;
Gaetano Iaquaniello, Rome, IT;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 6/06 (2006.01); F24J 2/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 6/065 (2013.01); F03G 6/067 (2013.01); F24J 2/34 (2013.01); Y02E 10/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a thermal energy storage system for storing collected solar thermal energy. The system comprises a solar thermal energy collection facility in the form of a field of parabolic troughs, which is in thermal communication with a molten salt circuit. The molten salt circuit is in fluid communication with a molten salt storage facility comprising at least three storage tanks that are each in fluid communication with the molten salt circuit. The multiple tanks set-up allows using cheaper materials, and a more efficient storage of thermal energy.