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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Ifp Energies Nouvelles, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Inventors:
Elena Sanz, Francheville, FR;
Willi Nastoll, Lyons, FR;
Guillaume Vinay, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Cecile Plais, Les Haies, FR;
Assignee:
IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 13/00 (2006.01); F02C 6/16 (2006.01); F28D 20/00 (2006.01); F28D 20/02 (2006.01); F01K 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 13/006 (2013.01); F01K 3/12 (2013.01); F02C 6/16 (2013.01); F28D 20/0056 (2013.01); F28D 20/02 (2013.01); F28D 20/026 (2013.01); F28D 20/028 (2013.01); F28F 2270/00 (2013.01); Y02E 60/142 (2013.01); Y02E 60/145 (2013.01); Y02E 60/15 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention comprises at least one gas compressor, at least one compressed gas storage, at least one expander for expanding the compressed gas for generating energy, and at least one heat storage, wherein the heat storage comprises a staged arrangement at least two fixed beds of heat storage particles and at least one discontinuity in a thermal gradient located between two adjacent beds.