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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Advanced Rail Energy Storage, Llc, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
William R. Peitzke, Montecito, CA (US);
Matthew B. Brown, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
ADVANCED RAIL ENERGY STORAGE, LLC, Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 15/00 (2006.01); H02K 7/00 (2006.01); B61C 17/06 (2006.01); B60L 9/28 (2006.01); B60L 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 15/00 (2013.01); B61C 17/06 (2013.01); H02K 7/00 (2013.01); B60L 8/00 (2013.01); B60L 9/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A highly efficient, utility scale energy storage system employs large masses transported uphill to store energy and downhill to release energy. An electric powered cable winch or chain drive shuttles the masses between two storage yards of different elevations separated by a steep incline on rail vehicles supported by track and operated by an automated control system.