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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Ifp Energies Nouvelles, Rueil-Malmasion, FR;
Inventors:
Christian Wittrisch, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Michel Constant, Montmorency, FR;
Assignee:
IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES, Rueil-Malmasion, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 1/02 (2006.01); F01K 3/00 (2006.01); F01K 7/30 (2006.01); F22B 1/18 (2006.01); F01K 13/00 (2006.01); F22B 1/02 (2006.01); F01K 25/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 1/02 (2013.01); F01K 3/00 (2013.01); F01K 7/30 (2013.01); F01K 13/00 (2013.01); F01K 25/04 (2013.01); F22B 1/028 (2013.01); F22B 1/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and to a method for storing energy in form of compressed air, having an assembly of connected tubes forming a storage volume, which are confined in a pressure-resistant thermally-insulating tank. The storage system according to the invention comprises a system for storing and releasing the heat of the compressed air to increase the storage system efficiency.