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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2015
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/s, Brande, DK;
Till Andreas Barmeier, Hamburg, DE;
Volker Seidel, Barcelona, ES;
Abstract
A thermal energy storage plant is provided including a charging circuit and a discharging circuit, the charging circuit including: a first fluid transporting machine for generating a flow of a working fluid in the charging circuit, a heating device for transferring heat to the working fluid, a main heat accumulator for storing the thermal energy of the working fluid, the discharging circuit including the main heat accumulator, a heat exchanger included in a thermal cycle for transforming the thermal energy stored into mechanical power, the thermal energy storage plant further comprising a secondary heat accumulator including a first end connected to the charging circuit, downstream the heating device, a second end connected to the discharging circuit, upstream the heat exchanger.